Vertex Standard FTM-10R manual Weather Broadcast Channel Operation, Severe Weather Alert

WEATHER BROADCAST CHANNEL OPERATION

The VHF Weather Broadcast Station Memory Channel Bank has been pre-programmed at the factory, for quick selection of NOAA weather information stations.

1.	Press the front panel		/	key to recall the Weather Broadcast Station Memory
	Bank (“WX” notation will appear at the upper left corner in the display for a moment).
2.	Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired
					CH	FREQUENCY	CH	FREQUENCY
	Weather Broadcast channel.				1	162.550 MHz	6	162.500 MHz
					2	162.400 MHz	7	162.525 MHz
3.	If you wish to scan this bank to search for louder
					3	162.475 MHz	8	161.650 MHz
	stations, just press the PTT key. When the scan-
					4	162.425 MHz	9	161.775 MHz
	ner pauses on a station, press the PTT key once				5	162.450 MHz	10	163.275 MHz
	to halt the can, or press it twice to restart the scan.
4.	To exit from the Weather Broadcast Station Memory mode, press the front panel								/
		keys to select the desired operating band.

Severe Weather Alert

In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels.

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