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West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual
Display icons and what they mean
Icon What it means
You are currently transmitting.
LO, MID, HI
The transmitter power is set to L (Low - 1W), M
(Mid - 2.5W), or H (HIGH - 6W).
LOCK
The keys are locked.
US, CAN, or INT
Indicates if the radio is set for US channels,
CANadian channels, or INTernational channels.
TRI or DUAL
TRIple Watch or DUAL Watch is turned on.
MEM
The current channel is saved in memory.
SCAN
The radio is in Scan mode.
WX
The radio is in Weather mode
Weather Alert Watch is turned on.
The battery is fully charged, mostly charged, half
charged, mostly empty, or completely empty.
88A
Current channel number