Reception Of Weather Channel Broadcasts - Yaesu FTA-230 Operating Manual

Reception of Weather Channel Broadcasts

The FTA-230 can receive VHF Weather Channel broad-
casts, which may assist your flight planning. The FTA-
230 includes a ten-channel auto-search feature, which
simplifies access to Weather Channels when you are in
an unfamiliar location.
 To r e c e i v e We a t h e r
Channels, press the
[ ENT ( )] key (re-
peatedly, if necessary)
to select the Weather
C h a n n e l m o d e . I n
the Weather Channel
mode, " - WX - " will ap-
pear on the display.
 The FTA-230 will now
scan quickly through the
ten standard Weather Channels, and will stop on the
first active station found.
 If there are two or more weather channels audible in
your area, you may select the alternate channel(s) by
pressing the PTT switch. Pressing the PTT switch
re-initiates the scanning process.
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 If there are no Weather Channels in your area, the
scanner will not stop. Press the [ MONITOR ] button
to stop the scanner.
 You can also select Weather Channels manually by
rotating the DIAL selector knob
 To confirm the current Weather Channel frequency,
press the [ ( SET )] key
momentarily. The display
c h a n g e s t o f r e q u e n c y
indication. Press the [
( SET )] key again to return to normal display.
 To exit the Weather Channel mode, press the
[ ENT ( )] key momentarily to return to the VFO
mode.
: If you change the function of DIAL and [  ] /
[  ] key by pressing the [ F ] key followed by the
[ 5 ( DIAL/  )] key, you may select Weather Chan-
nels by pressing the [  ] / [  ] key.
Note 1: In the event of extreme weather disturbances,
such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA (Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion) sends a weather alert accompanied by a
1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report
on one of the NOAA weather channels. You
may setup the Alert function when receiving the
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