Icom IC-M25 Instruction Manual page 17

■ Selecting a channel
D Regular Channel
You can select a channel by pushing [▲] or [▼].
D Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used to
establish the initial contact with a station, and for emergency
communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both
Dualwatch and Tri-watch. While in the standby, you must
monitor Channel 16.
z Push [16/C] to select Channel 16.
L To return to the previously selected channel, push [CH/WX].
D Call channel
Each Channel Group has separate leisure-use Call channels.
The Call channel is scanned during Tri-watch. The Call
channels can be selected and used to store your most often
used channels in each Channel Group, for quick recall.
See page 12 for details on setting the Call channel.
z Hold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call channel.
• The Call channel number and "CALL" are displayed.
L To return to the previously selected channel, push [CH/WX].
D Selecting a Channel Group
Channel Groups are preset into your transceiver. You can
select a Channel Group for USA, International, Canadian, and
ATIS, depending on the transceiver version.
z Hold down [U/I/C] (CH/WX) for 1 second to change the
channel group.
L The selectable channel groups may differ, depending on the
transceiver version.
Version
USA
USA

UK

EUR
FRG
NLD
AUS

EXP

(Other)
NOTE: You cannot transmit on Channel 70.
BASIC OPERATIONS
Preset Channel Group
INT CAN
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ATIS
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