Weather Channel Operation; Weather Channel Selection - Icom IC-92AD Instruction Manual

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OTHER FUNCTIONS

■ Weather channel operation

There are 10 weather channels for moni-
toring weather channels from the NOAA
(National Oceanographic and Atmospheric
Administration) broadcasts.
D Weather channel selection
q Push [CALL] several times to select weather channel
mode.
• "WX" and the weather channel number appear.
w Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired weather channel.
e Push [VFO] or [MR] to return to the previous frequency
or memory channel.
[DIAL]
128
Weather channel indication.
WX WX
1
A A
A
VFO
MHz
WX WX
B
MR
S.MW
C
CALL
RX CS
U.S.A. and CANADA versions only
D Weather alert function
NOAA broadcast stations transmit weather alert tones be-
fore important weather announcements. When the weather
alert function is turned ON, the selected weather channel
is monitored every 5 sec. for the announcement. When the
alert signal is detected, the "ALT" and the WX channel are
displayed alternately and sounds a beep tone until the trans-
ceiver is operated. The previously selected (used) weather
channel is checked periodically during standby or while
scanning.
q Select the desired weather channel.
w Enter "WEATHER ALERT" in set mode.
➪
❮MENU screen❯ ❮SET MODE❯
(Push [MENU/ ]) (Rotate [DIAL]
e Rotate [DIAL]
†
to select "ON" or "OFF."
r Push [ ](5)
to return to set mode, and push
(or [ ](4))
[MENU/ ] to return to the weather channel indication.
t Set the desired stand-by condition.
• Select VFO, memory or call channel.
• Scan or priority watch operation can also be selected.
(p. 98)
➪
❮WEATHER ALERT❯
† ‡
, then push [ ](5) .)