Icom IC-M88 instruction manual Basic Operation, Channel selection, Channel 9 Call channel

4 BASIC OPERATION

■Channel selection

DChannel 16

Channel 16 (Distress channel) is used for establishing initial contact with another station and for emergency communica- tions. Channel 16 is automatically monitored during both du- alwatch and tri-watch. While standing by, you must monitor Channel 16.

qPush [16•9] to select Channel 16.

wPush [CH/WX•U/I/C/L] to return to the condition before se- lecting Channel 16, or push [Y]/[Z] to select the operating channel.

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Push

DChannel 9 (Call channel)

Channel 9 is the leisure-use call channel. Each regular chan- nel group has separate call channels. In addition, each call channel is monitored during tri-watch. The call channels can be reprogrammed (p. 12) and are used to store your most often used channels in each channel group for quick recall.

qPush [16•9] for 1 sec. to select the call channel in the se- lected channel group.

•“CALL” and the call channel number appear.

•Each channel group may have its own call channel after pro- gramming a call channel. See the “Call channel programming” on p. 12 for details.

wPush [CH/WX•U/I/C/L] to return to the condition before se- lecting Channel 9 (call channel), or push [Y]/[Z] to select the operating channel.

9

Push

for 1 sec.

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