Vertex Standard HX760S 6.8 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS, NOTE, 13 ALt, HX760S, HX760S, HX760S, HX760S, TX/BUSY, WX ALERT, Weather Alarm, 6.8.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT, 6.8.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT

6.8 NOAA WEATHER CHANNELS

1.To receive a NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) weather broadcast, press the [WX] key.

The transceiver changes to the weather channel mode. This mode consists of a preset memory bank containing the NOAA weather channels.

2.When the [WX] key is pressed, the transceiver will be set to the last used NOAA weather channel. Press the [T] or [S] key to change to other weather channels.

3.To exit from the weather channel mode, press the [WX] key. The trans- ceiver will revert to the channel you were using prior to switching to the weather channel mode.

6.8.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT

In the event of extreme weather disturbances such as storms and hurricanes, NOAA sends a “weather alert” consisting of a 1050 Hz tone, followed by weather reports on the weather channels.

When a “weather alert” is received on a weather channel, the transceiver emits a beep tone and the TX/BUSY indicator blinks white. Press the [WX] key to stop the beep tone and listen to the weather reports.

NOTE

Options for the Weather Alert feature are available, refer to Menu Mode Item “13 ALt (WX ALERT)” on page 38 for details.

6.8.2 NOAA WEATHER ALERT TESTING

In the event of a major storm or other appreciable weather condition requiring vessels at sea (or other bodies of water) to be notified, the NOAA (National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration) broadcasts a 1050 Hz tone that some VHF radios, including your HX760S, can detect for “Weather Alarm” purposes (refer to section “6.8.1 NOAA WEATHER ALERT” for a discussion of how to use this feature). The 1050 Hz tone, when detected, will produce a loud beep in the speaker of the HX760S, to signal that a Weather Alert Broadcast is being received.

In order to test this system, NOAA broadcasts the 1050 Hz tone every Wednes- day sometime between 11 AM and 1 PM local time. You may use this opportunity to test your HX760S periodically to confirm that the Weather Alert feature is working, or for training crew members on how to configure the HX760S to receive the NOAA Weather Alerts.

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