Specifications

VX-5R OPERATING MANUAL 17
WEATHER BROADCAST RECEPTION
The VX-5R 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:

Press and hold in the
[
0
(
SQL
)
WX
]
key for one second to recall the Weather Broadcast
channels.

Turn the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel.

If you wish to check the other channels for activity by scanning, just press and hold the
[
MR
(
SKP
)
SC
]
key for one second.

To exit to normal operation, again press and hold in the
[
0
(
SQL
)
WX
]
key for one
second. Operation will return to the VFO or Memory channel you were operating on
before you began Weather Broadcast operation.
You can also append an alpha-numeric “Tag” (label) to a Weather Broadcast
channel. See page 44.
Operation
Channel Frequency Channel Frequency Ch an nel Frequency Chan nel Frequency
WX 1 1 62.55 0 M Hz WX 4 1 62.42 5 M Hz WX 7 1 62.52 5 M Hz WX 1 0 1 63.27 5 M Hz
WX 2 1 62.40 0 M Hz WX 5 1 62.45 0 M Hz WX 8 1 61.65 0 MHz
WX 3 1 62.47 5 M Hz WX 6 1 62.50 0 M Hz WX 9 1 61.77 5 MHz