Boosting The Transmission Power - Uniden MHS550 Owner's Manual

• For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about
two inches away from your mouth.
• See the tables starting on page 42 for a list of receive-
only channels.

Boosting the transmission power

In most situations, 1 Watt of transmission power is all you
need. If you find yourself far away from other stations and
have trouble getting a response, you may need to boost the
transmission power from 1 Watt to 2.5 Watts or 5 Watts:
1. Select the channel you want
to transmit on
2. Press and hold the
1/2.5/5W
seconds to switch to the next
transmission power level (for
example, from 5 Watts to 2.5
Watts; from 2.5 Watts to 1
Watt, or from 1 Watt around
to 5 Watts).
3. The display shows the new
transmission power in the
upper left hand corner. The
transmit power remains at
the new setting until you
change it again.
Note: Don't forget to
change the transmission setting back to 1 Watt when
you move close to other stations.
Some channels (for example, channels 13 and 67) limit
the power of transmission to 1 Watt so that there is less
interference between boaters attempting to use the channel
at the same time. If you switch to one of these channels, the
radio changes back to 1 Watt automatically. See the tables
starting on page 42 for a list of power-restricted channels.
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BAND-
button for two
5 Watts 5 Watts
2.5 Watts 2.5 Watts
1 Watt 1 Watt