Receiving Weather Broadcast Channels; Assigning The "Wx" Function To A Programmable Key On The Microphone; Recalling The Weather Channels; Listening With Weather Alert - Yaesu FTM-6000R Advance Manual

Receiving Weather Broadcast Channels

This transceiver includes the preprogrammed VHF Weather Broadcast Station Memory
Channel Bank, and can receive the broadcast or the weather alert by recalling or scan-
ning a desired channel.
The following channels are stored in the transceiver weather station memory bank:
Channel No.
01
02
03
04
05
This "WX" function can only be utilized when it is assigned to a programmable key [P1]
to [P4] on the microphone.

Assigning the "WX" function to a programmable key on the microphone

1. Press and hold the [F menu] key.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select [14 MIC.PGM], then press the DIAL knob.
3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the [PGM.P1], [PGM.P2], [PGM.P3] or [PGM.P4] key
to assign a WX function, then press the DIAL knob.
4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select "WX".
5. Press the DIAL knob to save the setting and return to normal operation.

Recalling the weather channels

Example: When "WX" is assigned to [P4]
1. Press [P4] on the microphone.
The WX function is activated, and the weather channel selected last time the WX
function was activated will be displayed on the screen.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the other channels.
3. Press the PTT switch on the microphone to search for additional WX stations.
Scanning of the channels stored in the weather station memory bank will start. When
the scanning pauses on a station, press the PTT switch once to halt the scan, or
press it twice to restart the scan.
4. Press the PTT switch to finish the scan.
5. Press [P4] on the microphone.
The WX function will be inactivated and the display will return to the previous screen.

Listening with weather alert

In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied
by a 1050 Hz tone and a subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather chan-
nels. You may disable receiving the weather alert tone using [34 WX ALT] in the Menu
list.
Frequency Channel No.
162.550 MHz
162.400 MHz
162.475 MHz
162.425 MHz
162.450 MHz
16
Frequency
06 162.500 MHz
07 162.525 MHz
08 161.650 MHz
09 161.775 MHz
10 163.275 MHz