Vertex Standard FT-2800M WEATHER BROADCAST RECEPTION, Severe Weather Alert Feature, To exit to normal operation, press the, To listen to a Weather Broadcast Channel:

ADVANCED OPERATION

WEATHER BROADCAST RECEPTION

The FT-2800Mincludes a unique feature which allows reception of weather broadcasts in the 160-MHz frequency range. Ten standard Weather Broadcast channels are pre-loaded into a special memory bank.

To listen to a Weather Broadcast Channel:1. Press the Microphone’s [P4] button to recall the Weather Broadcast channels.2. Turn the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel.

3.If you wish to check the other channels for activity by scanning, just press the Microphone’s PTT switch.

4.To exit to normal operation, press the [P4] button again. Operation will return to the VFO or Memory channel you were operating on before you began Weather Broadcast operation.

Severe Weather Alert Feature

In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels. You may enable the this feature via Menu “32 W ALT,” if desired. See page 55 for details.

If NOAA issues a severe weather alert, the FT-2800Mwill issue a warbling pair of audio tones. Press the PTT button momentarily to disable the alarm, and the Severe Weather message will now be audible from the speaker.

If you have the Severe Weather Alert feature engaged, and you engage scanning of the Weather Channel bank by pressing and holding in the [UP] or [DWN] key, the radio will not stop on a “busy” weather broadcast channel until the 1050 Hz Alert Tone is received from a NOAA weather broadcast station! You may, however, select any of the ten weather broadcast channels manually by rotating the main tuning dial, or by pressing the [UP] or [DWN] key momentarily, step by step, to choose the desired station.

When scanning the band or the “regular” memories, with the Severe Weather Alert feature engaged, you will notice that the FT-2800Mwill break over to the Weather Channel bank every five seconds, performing a quick scan of those channels in search for the 1050 Hz alert tone. If the alert tone is received, operation will lock on the weather broadcast station issuing the alert; otherwise, the radio will revert to the VFO or memory scan session in progress without interruption.

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