Weather Channel Operation (U.s.a. Version Transceivers Only); D Weather Channel Selection; D Weather Alert Function - Icom ID-51A Advanced Instructions

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BASIC OPERATION
■ Weather channel operation
There are 10 weather channels for monitoring weather
channels from the NOAA (National Oceanographic and
Atmospheric Administration) broadcasts.

D Weather channel selection

Push [M/CALL] one or more times to select the
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weather channel mode.
• "WX" and the weather channel number appear.
Rotate [DIAL] to select the desired weather chan-
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nel.
Push [V/MHz] or [M/CALL]
e
previous frequency or Memory channel.

D Weather alert function

NOAA broadcast stations transmit weather alert tones
before important weather announcements.
When the weather alert function is turned ON, the se-
lected weather channel is monitored every 5 seconds
for the announcement.
When the alert signal is detected, the "ALT" and the
WX channel are alternately displayed, and a beep tone
sounds until the transceiver is operated.
The previously selected (used) weather channel is
checked periodically during standby or while scanning.
Push [QUICK] to open the Quick Menu screen.
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Push D-pad( ) to select "Weather Alert," and then
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push D-pad(Ent).
D-pad
(Ent)
(�)
Push D-pad( ) to select "ON" or "OFF."
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Push D-pad(Ent) to save the setting and exit the
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Quick Menu screen.
Set the desired standby mode.
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• "WX" appears when "ON" is selected in step e.
• Select the VFO, a Memory or Call channel.
• Scan or priority watch operation can also be selected.
(U.S.A. version transceivers only)
to return to the
[DIAL]
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Weather channel mode
When the alert signal is detected