Uniden MHS550 Radio Owner’s Manual4IntroductionFeaturesThe MHS550 provides the following key features:Submersible designComplies with JIS8 water-resistant standards, whichmeans the radio can be submerged in 1.5 meters ofwater for 30 minutes without damage.Family Radio Service (FRS) band with privacy codesProvides 2-way communication using the 14 FRSchannels, and Continuous Tone Coded SquelchSystem/Digital Squelch Control (CTCSS/DSC) privacycodes reduce interference from nearby FRS units.Standard AM and FM broadcast bandsAircraft broadcast reception (108-137MHz)Lets you monitor aircraft-to-ground transmissions.Memory scan modeLets you save channels to memory and monitor them inquick succession.Transmitter power level selectLets you boost the transmitter power from 1 Watt to 2.5or 5 Watts for added transmission distance.Battery level display and low battery alert.Triple or dual watch operationChecks the Coast Guard Distress/Hailing channels 16and 9 in the background.All marine VHF channels for the U.S., Canada, andinternational watersNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) weather channel watchSounds a warning tone when a hazard alert is issuedfor your area.••••••••••
