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GETTING

STARTED

Monitoring

Weather

Channels

Weather Channel & Weather Alert Display

	Select
	Weather
	or Regular
ALERT	Channels
	Activate
	Weather
	Alert
	Select
	Channel

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NOTE: If you enter channel 16 into memory for the Scan Mode, it will not have the priority it receives in the Tri-Watch Mode.

Monitoring Weather Channels

There are ten weather channels which provide continual broadcasts of area weather information as provided by the National Weather Service. Typically, only the first seven channels are actively used.

To monitor weather channels:

1.Press the WX/CH-ALERTkey to toggle between regular channel and weather channel bands. The WX symbol on the display screen will appear when you have accessed the weather band. (Figure 9)

2.Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select the weather channel broadcast for the area you are navigating.

NOTE: You can monitor channels to determine the area weather broadcast you desire to monitor or refer to the list of weather broadcast stations published in the “Maritime Radio Users Handbook”.

Once you have selected a weather channel you can toggle back and forth to the regular channel bands by pressing the WX/CH ALERT key.

Weather Alert

The Weather Alert Feature can be activated to briefly monitor for a weather alert tone (every 5 seconds). You can choose a weather channel to monitor, activate the “WX Alert” feature then resume regular use of the radio. When a weather alert signal is detected the “WX ALERT” wording on the display will flash, and after an alert tone, the VHF 725 will automatically access the weather channel. It will increase the volume to mid-range, if set lower, and allow you to hear severe weather information.

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