Noaa Weather Alert Testing | Standard Horizon HX370S instruction

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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VHF/FM Marine Handheld Transceiver HX370S Table of Contents Safety Information About VHF Marine Radio Prohibited Communications FCC Radio License InformationStation License Radio Call Sign Canadian Ship Station Licensing FCC Notice FCC/INDUSTRY Canada InformatonVertex Standard Introduction General Information Packing List AccessoriesOptions FBA-25A Battery Battery ChargingBattery REMOVAL/INSTALLATION FBA-25A Waterproof Alakline Battery Tray Using the NC-88 Battery Charger Battery 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 Indicator WX KEY Preset KEYKEY Scan KEY Indicators MEM Indicator WX IndicatorBattery Indicator KEY Lock Indicator Operation Initial Setup Reception LMR Land Mobile Radio Channels Transmit 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 Scan Calling Another Vessel Channel 16 or Emergency Channel 16 USE Operating on Channel Preset Channels 1 ~ 8 Instant Access ProgrammingOperation Enabling S.O.S Strobe Operation SIMPLEX/DUPLEX Channel USE To activate the Voice Scrambler Voice Scrambler Unit Setup Mode DUL DW Display BEP KEY Beep LP Lamp Mode SnL Scan LampSCr Voice Scrambler Requires optional FVP-31 Cloning Troubleshooting Chart Symptom Probable Remedy Cause Maintenance Product Support Inquiries Channel Assignments Channel USE VHF Marine Channel VHF Marine Channel Chart Channel USE 162.550 Weather receive only Eprib Page Page Warranty Standard Horizon ON-LINE Warranty Registration General SpecificationsTransmitter Receiver Memo Memo HX370S Marine Division of Vertex Standard