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Operating procedures | RS90 Operating Manual
5. Say “over” and then release [PTT] when you have finished speaking.
6. Allow a short time for a reply.
7. If you don’t hear a reply, repeat the distress call (steps 3 to 6 as
above).
8. When you receive a reply, continue the conversation:
• Hold down [PTT] while you are speaking.
• Release [PTT] while you are listening.
You may be asked to change to a working channel.
¼ Notes
• In the USA, you can toggle between Channel 16 and Channel 9 as
the priority channel. Hold down [16/9] until a beep sounds and the
required priority channel is displayed.
• This feature needs to be setup in the radio settings (“Setting the
priority channel” on page 76).
Making a DSC distress call
Using the DSC system (where available) you can make a distress
call by pressing a single Distress button. For further information, see
“Introduction to DSC” on page 41.
Receiving weather alerts (US model only)
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
provides several weather forecast channels on USA and Canadian
channel banks. If severe weather is forecast, the NOAA broadcasts a
weather alert on 1050 Hz.
To access weather alerts:
1. Short press [WX] to enter WX mode.
2. Press ▲ or ▼ to change WX channel.
3. If WX TONE ALERT setting is ON (see “Setting up weather tone alert”
on page 77), the radio will monitor the WX channel you select.
If an alert tone is broadcast from the NOAA weather station, the
weather alert is picked up automatically and the RS90 alarm sounds.
Press any key to cancel the alarm and to hear the weather alert
message.
4. When finished, press [WX] again or [X] to exit WX mode.
¼ Note: In WX mode, the Wx icon appears on screen.
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27 Feb 2014