Vertex Standard VX-8R PTT, PTT, DIAL, VX-8R, WEATHER BROADCAST CHANNELS, 1)The Special Memory Channels are only recalled on the “A-Band”

MEMORY MODE (SPECIAL MEMORY CHANNEL OPERATION)

The VX-8Rprovides Special Memory Channels, which are made up of:

ˆ10 Weather Broadcast Channels.

ˆ281 VHF Marine Channels

ˆ89 popular Short-wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels.

1)The Special Memory Channels are only recalled on the “A-Band”

2)You may assign the Special Memory Channels to a Memory Bank. See page ?? re- garding Memory Bank Operation for details.

WEATHER BROADCAST CHANNELS

The VHF Weather Broadcast Station Memory Channel Bank has been pre-programmed at the factory, for quick selection of NOAA weather information stations.

1.Press the key briefly to set the “A-Band” to the “Operating” band.

2.Press the key, then press the key, to recall the Special Memory Menu.

3.Press the key, repeatedly if necessary to select the “WX

CH” (thus recalling the Weather Broadcast Memory Bank).

4. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel.

5. If you wish to scan this bank to search for louder stations, just press the PTT switch. When the scanner pauses on a station, press the PTT switch once to halt the scan, or press it twice to restart the scan.

6.To exit to normal operation, press the key, or press key followed by the key.

In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurri- canes, 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 disable the Weather Alert tone via Set Mode Item 111: WX ALERT, if desired. See page 160.

WX CHANNEL FREQUENCY LIST

CH	FREQUENCY	CH	FREQUENCY
1	162.550 MHz	6	162.500 MHz
2	162.400 MHz	7	162.525 MHz
3	162.475 MHz	8	161.650 MHz
4	162.425 MHz	9	161.775 MHz
5	162.450 MHz	10	163.275 MHz

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