Icom IC-M502A Instruction Manual

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3BASIC OPERATION7DD U.S.A., Canadian and International channelsThere are 57 U.S.A., 61 Canadian and 57 International chan-nels. These channel groups may be specified for the operat-ing area.q Push [[CH/WXCH/WX]] (( U/I/C)U/I/C) to select a regular channel.• If a weather channel appears, push [[CH/WXCH/WX]] (( U/I/C)U/I/C) again.w While pushing [[ HI/LOHI/LO ]], push [[ CH/WXCH/WX ]] (( U/I/C)U/I/C) tochange the channel group, if necessary.• U.S.A., International (INT) and Canadian channels can be se-lected in sequence.e Rotate [[CHANNELCHANNEL]] to select a channel.• “DUP” appears for duplex channels.• “A” appears when a simplex channel is selected. “b” appearswhen a receive only channel for a Canadian channel group is se-lected.DD Weather channelsThere are 10 weather channels. Used for monitoring weatherchannels from the NOAA (National Oceanographic and At-mospheric Administration) broadcasts.The transceiver can detect a Weather alert tone on the se-lected weather channel while receiving that channel, duringstandby on a regular channel or while scanning. See“Weather alert” on p. 39.q Push [[CH/WXCH/WX]] once or twice to select a weather channel.• “WEATHER” appears when a weather channel is selected.• “WX ALT” appears when the Weather alert function is in use.(p. 39)w Rotate [[CHANNELCHANNEL]] to select a channel.Push onceor twice When Weather alert is OFF.WEATHERWhen Weather alert is ON.WX ALTCH/WXDW U/I/CPush +U.S.A. channelsHI/LO CH/WXDW U/I/CCanadian channelsCANInternational channelsINTDUPUSADWDWDW3