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D U.S.A., International and Canadian channels
The IC-M34 is pre-programmed with 59 U.S.A., 59 Interna-
tional and 63 Canadian channels. These channel groups may
be specified for the operating area.
q Push [CH/WX] to select a regular channel.
• If a weather channel appears, push [CH/WX] again.
w Push and hold [U/I/C] (CH/WX) for 1 sec. to change the
channel group. Repeat to advance to the next group.
• U.S.A., International and Canadian channel groups can be se-
lected in sequence.
e Push [
YY
]/[
ZZ
] to select a channel.
•“DUP” appears for duplex channels.
D Weather channels
The IC-M34 has 10 pre-programmed weather channels.
These are used for monitoring broadcasts from the NOAA
(National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
The transceiver can automatically detect a weather alert tone
on the selected weather channel while receiving another
channel or while scanning. (p. 18)
q Push [CH/WX] once or twice to select a weather channel.
•“WX” appears when a weather channel is selected.
• “WX ALT” appears when the weather alert function is turned ON.
(p. 18)
w Push [
YY
]/[
ZZ
] to select a weather channel.