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West Marine VHF160 Radio Owner’s Manual
Some marine channels and Weather mode channels are
Receive Only. See page E-27 for a list of receive-only
channels.
# There is a 5 minute limit for continuous transmission.
After 5 minutes the unit goes into a PTT error condition;
the timeout tone sounds, TX displays, and the channel
indicators blink.
Boosting the transmission power
In most situations, 1W transmission power is all you need.
If you nd yourself far away from other stations and have
trouble getting a response, you may need to boost the
transmission power from 1W to 2.5W or 6W.
# Alkaline battery boost is limited to 2.5W
# Channels 75 and 76 are 1W only and do not have power
override capability.
1) Select the channel you want to transmit on.
2) Press L/M/H to switch to the next transmission power level
(for example, from 1W to 2.5W; from 2.5W to 6W, or from
6W back to 1W).
3) The display shows the new transmission power. The
transmit power remains at the new setting until you
change it again.
# Don’t forget to change the transmission setting back to
1W when you move close to other stations.
Some channels (for example, channels 13 and 67) limit
the transmission power to 1W. When you tune to a limited-
power channel, the radio automatically switches to 1W.
See page E-27 for a list of power-restricted channels.