Transmitting Power Level; Transmitting - West Marine VHF 150 Owner's Manual

Transmitting Power Level

You can select the transmitting power for all channels except
those designated as Receive Only or Low Power Channels
(see the Status column of the Frequency Charts for more de-
tails).
Repeatedly press 1/2.5/5W. Each time you press the button,
the power output level changes and the corresponding icon
appears on the display.
Note: for those channels designated as 1W maximum, even
though you have set the power level to either 2.5 or 5W, 1W
is displayed and used. Channels 13,17,67, and 77 in the US
are an exception. Normally these channels are also des-
ignated for normal operation as 1W channels. However, in
emergency, if you press and hold the PTT switch and at the
same time you momentarily press 1/2.5/5W, the power level
changes from 5 to 1W with the Li-Ion battery or 2.5 to 1W
with alkaline batteries installed.
You cannot override the 1W power level setting for
channels 75 and 76.

Transmitting

To transmit, follow the steps below.
1. Press ▲ or ▼ to select a channel. The selected
channel number appears on the display along with
the country label, and the selected power setting.
2. Press the PTT switch. TRANS-
MITTING appears at the bottom of
the screen and remains displayed
as long as you hold down the PTT
switch.
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