Vertex Standard FT-60R PROGRAMMABLE (BAND LIMIT) MEMORY SCAN (PMS), WEATHER ALERT SCAN

FT-60R OPERATING MANUAL40
1) When the Weather Alert Scan feature is engaged, the Scan-Resume mode
is fixed to “TIME.”
2) If you are just scanning the Weather Broadcast Channels, the FT-60R's
receiver will remain muted indefinitely unless the Alert Tone is received. This yields a
long period of monitoring time, as no power will be consumed via audio output while
scanning for the Alert Tone is in progress.
PROGRAMMABLE (BAND LIMIT) MEMORY SCAN (PMS)
This feature allows you to set sub-band limits for either scanning or manual VFO opera-
tion. For example, you might wish to set up a limit (in North America) of 144.300 MHz to
148.000 MHz so as to prevent encroachment into the SSB/CW “Weak Signal” portion of
the band below 144.300 MHz. Here’s how to do this:
1. Set the radio to the VFO mode by pressing the [V/M(PRI)] key, if necessary.
2. Using the techniques learned earlier, store (per the above concept) 144.300 MHz into
Memory Channel #L01 (the “L” designates the Lower sub-band limit).
3. Likewise, store 148.000 MHz into Memory Channel #U01 (the “U” designates the
Upper sub-band limit).
4. Confirm the radio is in the VFO mode, press and hold in the [BAND(BAND DN)] key
for one second, and rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired
PMS frequency pair (PMSxx), then press the [BAND(BAND
DN)] key.
5. Now, press and hold in the [V/M(PRI)] key for one second to initiate the Program-
mable (Band Limit) Memory Scan; the Memory Channel number will be replaced by
“Pxx.” Scanning and tuning will now be limited within the just-programmed range.
6. 50 pairs of Band Limit memories, labeled L01/U01 through L50/U50 are available.
You therefore can set upper and lower operation limits in multiple segments on a
number of bands, if you like.
SCANNING
WEATHER ALERT SCAN