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3BASIC OPERATION
ïïU.S.A.,Canadian and international channels
The IC-M304 is pre-programmed with 59 U.S.A., 59 interna-
tional and 63 Canadian channels. These channel groups may
be specified for the operating area.
qPush [CH/WX] to select a regular channel.
•If a weather channel appears, push [CH/WX] again.
wPush [U/I/C] (both [Y] and [Z]) on the transceiver to
change the channel group, if necessary.
•U.S.A., International and Canadian channel groups can be se-
lected in sequence.
ePush [Y]or [Z]to select a channel.
•“ ” appears for duplex channels.
ïïWeather channels
The IC-M304 has 10 pre-programmed weather channels.
These are used for monitoring broadcasts from NOAA (Na-
tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.)
The transceiver can automatically detect a weather alert tone
on the selected weather channel while receiving the channel
or during scanning. (p. 29)
qPush [CH/WX] once or twice to select a weather channel.
•“WX” appears when a weather channel is selected.
• “WX ALT” appears when the Weather alert function is in use.
(p. 29)
wPush [Y]or [Z]to select a channel.
Push once or twice
When Weather alert is OFF. When Weather alert is ON.
and )
Push [U/I/C] (both