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BASIC OPERATION
■ Channel selection
Channel 16
Channel 16 is the distress and safety channel. It is used for
establishing initial contact with another station and for emer-
gency communications. Channel 16 is monitored during both
dualwatch and tri-watch. While standing by, you must monitor
channel 16.
➥Push [16•9] momentarily to select channel 16.
➥Push [CH/WX] to return to the condition before selecting
channel 16, or rotate [CHANNEL] to select operating chan-
nel.
Channel 9 (Call channel)
Each regular channel group has a separate leisure-use call
channel. The call channel is monitored during tri-watch. The
call channels can be programmed (p. 9) and are used to store
your most often used channels in each channel group for
quick recall.
➥Push [16•9] for 1 sec. to select the call channel of the se-
lected channel group.
•“CALL” and call channel number appear.
•Each channel group may have an independent call channel after
changing a call channel.
➥Push [CH/WX] to return to the condition before selecting
call channel
, or rotate [CHANNEL] to select operating
channel.
U.S.A., Canadian and international channels
There are 57 U.S.A., 61 Canadian and 57 international chan-
nels. These channel groups may be specified for the operat-
ing area.
q Push [CH/WX] to select a regular channel.
•If a weather channel appears, push [CH/WX] again.
w Push [CH/WX•U/I/C] while pushing [HI/LO] to change the
channel group, if necessary.
•U.S.A., International (INT) and Canadian channels can be se-
lected in sequence.
e Rotate the channel selector to select a channel.
•“DUP” appears for duplex channels.
•“A” appears for simplex channels.
Push for
1 sec.
INT
25W CALL
TAG
CALLING
916
INT
25W
TAG
CALLING
Push
916