Channels 75 and 76.
Transmitting
To transmit, follow the steps below.
1.Press ▲ or ▼ to select a channel. The selected channel number appears on the display along with the country label, and the selected power setting.
.Press the PTT switch. TRANSMITTING appears at the bottom of the screen and remains displayed as long as you hold down the PTT switch.
Notes:
•You cannot transmit on the weather frequencies. They are designated ‘receive’ only. An error tones sounds when you press PTT and a weather channel is selected. The displayed weather channel number flashes, and RELEASE PTT KEY is displayed to remind you that you cannot transmit on the selected channel.
•You cannot transmit on Channel 70, and 15 in the USA. Channel 70 is reserved for digital data only while channel
15 is reserved for receive only. If you attempt to transmit,
RELEASE PTT KEY appears in the LCD message line.
•Do not hold down PTT while turning on the radio. An error tone sounds and the same message appears.
•Pressing PTT halts Scanning. For Scanning and the settings for Dual and TripleWatch, see Page 51. If the channel has no carrier, the first press of PTT takes the radio out of scan mode. Press PTT to activate transmitting. Continuous transmitting is limited to 5 minutes by regulations. After this time, an error tone sounds and RELEASE PTT KEY displays. After you release PTT, pressing PTT again restarts the
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