The call/vox, on/off volume, PTT, MON, and light/lock buttons will not be locked.
Call Tone Transmission
If you want to contact someone in your party, press the call/vox button. ”CALL” and the transmit icon appear on the LCD for 2 seconds. Anyone on the same channel and the same CTCSS code will be alerted with your Call Tone.
Monitoring Weather Channels
Your radio has 7 preprogrammed weather channel frequencies, represented by numbers
To listen to the weather channels in your area:
1. Press the wx/ctcss button. The radio will begin scanning automatically.
The scan and 
icon appear while scanning.
2. Scanning stops when the radio finds an active channel. It stays on the channel until its transmission ends, and resumes scanning after a 2 second delay.
3. To exit from this weather channel mode, press the wx/ctcss button again.
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