Advanced Operation
Weather Broadcast Reception (USA Version)
The
FT-2980R
includes 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 Weath-
er Broadcast channels.
2. Turn the
DIAL
knob to select the desired Weather
Broadcast channel.
CH
Frequency
CH
Frequency
01
162.550 MHz
06
162.500 MHz
02
162.400 MHz
07
162.525 MHz
03
162.475 MHz
08
161.650 MHz
04
162.425 MHz
09
161.775 MHz
05
162.450 MHz
10
163.275 MHz
3. If you wish to check the other channels for activity by scanning, just press the Micro-
phone’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 Broad-
cast operation.
The [P4] key, one of the programmable keys, is assigned (default setting) as
the “WX Broadcast” one-touch access key. Please note that if you change/
assign another function to the [P4] key, one-touch access to the WX channel will
be unavailable.
Severe Weather Alert Feature
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, NOAA (the
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 this feature via Menu Item “57 WX ALT”, if desired. See page 43 for
details.
When scanning the band or the “regular” memories, with the Severe Weather Alert feature
engaged, you will notice that the
FT-2980R
will 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.
When the alert tone is received, press the
PTT
button momentarily to disable the alarm,
and the Severe Weather message will now be audible from the speaker.
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