VX-8GR/GE O
PERATING
M
ANUAL
52
M
EMORY
M
ODE
(
S
PECIAL
M
EMORY
C
HANNEL
O
PERATION
)
The
VX-8GR/GE
provides Special Memory Channels, which are made up of:
10 Weather Broadcast Channels.
57 VHF Marine 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 49 re-
garding Memory Bank Operation for details.
W
EATHER
B
ROADCAST
C
HANNELS
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
a
key briefly to set the “A-Band” to the “Operating” band.
2.
Press the
f
key, then press the
9
key, to recall the Special Memory Menu.
3.
Press the
B
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 Broad-
cast 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
c
key, or press
f
key followed by the
9
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 100: WX ALERT, if desired. See page 147.
CH
1
2
3
4
5
CH
6
7
8
9
10
F
REQUENCY
162.550 MHz
162.400 MHz
162.475 MHz
162.425 MHz
162.450 MHz
F
REQUENCY
162.500 MHz
162.525 MHz
161.650 MHz
161.775 MHz
163.275 MHz
WX C
HANNEL
F
REQUENCY
L
IST
