Yaesu FTM-7250DR Operating Manual

Also see for FTM-7250DE: Information for Customers Operating Manual Technical supplement Advance manual

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25Advanced OperationWeather Broadcast Reception (USA version only)The FTM-7250DR includes a unique feature which allows reception of weather broad-casts in the 160 MHz frequency range. Ten standard Weather Broadcast channels arepreloaded into a special memory bank.To listen to a Weather Broadcast Channel (Example: When “WX CH” is assigned to [P4]):1. Press the Microphone [P4] key to recall the WeatherBroadcast channels.Note: In the USA model, the [P4] key one of the pro-grammable keys, is assigned (default setting)as the “WX Broad-cast” one-touch access key.Please note that if you change/assign anotherfunction to the [P4] key, one-touch access tothe WX channel will be unavailable.LOCKP3P2P171482059BACD36P4LAMPDTMF MICROPHONEMH-48ABCJKLTUVGHIPQRSDEFMNOWXYZMICPTTP4 key2. Turn the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast channel.CH Frequency CH Frequency1 162.550 MHz 6 162.500 MHz2 162.400 MHz 7 162.525 MHz3 162.475 MHz 8 161.650 MHz4 162.425 MHz 9 161.775 MHz5 162.450 MHz 10 163.275 MHz3. To scan the other channels for activity, press the Microphone PTT switch.4. To exit to normal operation, press the [P4] key again. Operation will return to the VFOor Memory channel in operation before you began Weather Broadcast operation.Severe Weather Alert FeatureIn the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms and hurricanes, NOAA (theNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather alert accompaniedby a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA weather channels.You may enable this feature via Setup Menu Item “WX ALERT 53” (USA version only).