Weather Channels - Icom IC-M25 Instruction Manual

Selecting Channel 16
❏
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for
establishing initial contact with a station, and for emergency
communications. While in the standby, you must monitor
Channel 16.
Push [16/C] to select Channel 16.
q
[CH/WX] to recall the channel that was displayed
Push
w
before selecting Channel 16.
Push
Selecting Call channel
❏
Each channel group has a Call channel.
Hold down [16/C] for 1 second to select the Call channel
q
of the selected channel group.
• "CALL" and the Call channel number appear.
Push [CH/WX] to recall the channel that was displayed
w
before selecting Channel 9.
Hold down
for 1 second
NOTE: You can set your most often-used channel. See page 13.
❏ Weather channels
(
For USA, EXP, CHN and AUS versions.)
The transceiver has 10 weather channels. These are used
for monitoring the broadcasts from the National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
[CH/WX] once or twice to select the Weather
Push
q
channel group.
• "WX" appears when a weather channel is selected.
Push once or twice.
A weather channel is selected.
[Y] or [Z] to select a weather channel.
Push
w
About the Weather Alert function:
A NOAA broadcast station
transmits a weather alert tone
before any important weather
announcements.
The Weather Alert function
automatically detects a weather
alert tone on the selected
weather channel.
See page 18 for details.
BASIC OPERATION
Weather Alert function is ON.
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