3 BASIC OPERATION
■Channel selection
DChannel 16
Channel 16 is the distress channel. It is used for establishing initial contact with another station and for emergency communications. Channel 16 is monitored during dualwatch or
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Push 16
DChannel 9 (Call channel)
Channel 9 is the
•Push [16•9] for 1 sec. to select the call channel for the
selected channel group.
- “CALL” and call channel number appear.
- Each channel group can have its own call channel when programmed.
DU.S.A., International and Canadian channels
There are 57 U.S.A., 57 International and 61 Canadian chan- nels. These channel groups may be specified for the operat- ing area.
qPush [CH/WX] to select a regular channel.
-If a weather channel appears, push [CH/WX] again.
wPush [Y]/[Z] switches to select a channel.
-“DUP” appears for duplex channels.
eTo change the channel group, push [CH/WX•U/I/C] for 1 sec.
-U.S.A.,International and Canadian channels can be selected in sequence.
Push for 1 sec. | U.S.A. channels |
| |
U/I/C | U/I/C |
CH | CH |
/WX | /WX |
U/I/C
CH /WX
International channels | Canadian channels |
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