Standard Horizon HX370S owner manual Noaa Weather Alert Testing

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5.6.2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING

In the event of a major storm or other appreciable weather condition requir- ing vessels at sea or other bodies of water to be notified, the NOAA (Na- tional Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that the HX370S can detect. (Refer to section 5.6.1 “NOAA WEATER ALERT” on how to use this feature.) This tone, when detected, will produce a loud beep from the radio speaker to signal that a weather alert is being broadcast.

In order to test this system, the NOAA broadcasts the 1050 Hz tone every Wednesday, sometime between 11 AM and 1 PM. Any marine VHF radio that can detect the weather alert tone, may use this test to verify that this feature is functioning properly.

NOTICE

Take care not to damage your hearing when operating with the optional VC-24 VOX Headset or Earpiece. The NOAA Weather Alert Tone will be emitted at full volume, irrespective of the setting of the POWER/VOL- UME CONTROL knob.

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Contents VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver HX370STable of Contents Safety Information About VHF Marine Radio Prohibited Communications FCC Radio License InformationStation License Radio Call Sign Canadian Ship Station LicensingFCC Notice FCC/INDUSTRY Canada InformatonVertex Standard Introduction General InformationPacking List AccessoriesOptions FBA-25ABattery Battery ChargingBattery REMOVAL/INSTALLATION FBA-25A Waterproof Alakline Battery Tray Using the NC-88 Battery ChargerBattery Safety Do not Short Battery Pack TerminalsDo not Incinerate Controls and Indicators PUSH-TO-TALK PTT Switch Controls and Connections Power SWITCH/VOLUME ControlSquelch SQL Switch BUSY/TX IndicatorWX KEY Preset KEYKEY Scan KEYIndicators MEM Indicator WX IndicatorBattery Indicator KEY Lock IndicatorOperation Initial Setup Reception LMR Land Mobile Radio ChannelsTransmit Time OUT Timer TOT TransmissionThis is AN FCC Requirement USA, CANADIAN, and International Bands Noaa Weather ChannelsNoaa Weather Alert Noaa Weather Alert Testing Scan Dual Watch Programmable Priority ScanCalling Another Vessel Channel 16 or Emergency Channel 16 USEOperating on Channel Preset Channels 1 ~ 8 Instant Access ProgrammingOperation Enabling S.O.S Strobe Operation SIMPLEX/DUPLEX Channel USETo activate the Voice Scrambler Voice Scrambler Unit Setup ModeDUL DW Display BEP KEY BeepLP Lamp Mode SnL Scan LampSCr Voice Scrambler Requires optional FVP-31 Cloning Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Probable Remedy Cause MaintenanceProduct Support Inquiries Channel Assignments Channel USE VHF Marine ChannelVHF Marine Channel Chart Channel USE 162.550 Weather receive only Eprib Page Page Warranty Standard Horizon ON-LINE Warranty Registration General SpecificationsTransmitter ReceiverMemo Memo HX370S Marine Division of Vertex Standard