FT-270R OPERA TING MANUAL 35
MEMORY MODE
WEATHER BROADCAST CHANNELS
The VHF Weather Broadcast Station Memory Channel Bank has been pre-programmed at
the factory, for quick selection of NOAA weather information stations.
1. Press and hold in the
[
1
(
SQ TYP
)]
key for one second to recall
the Weather Broadcast Memory Bank.
2. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast
channel.
3. If you wish to scan this bank to search for louder
stations, just press the PTT switch. When the
scanner pauses on a station, press the PTT switch
once to halt the scan, or press it twice to restart
the scan.
4. To exit to normal operation, press the
[
VFO
(
PRI
)]
key, or press and hold in the
[
1
(
SQ TYP
)]
key again.
Severe Weather Alert
In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as severe thunderstorms and hurri-
canes, the NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) sends a weather
alert accompanied by a 1050 Hz tone and subsequent weather report on one of the NOAA
weather channels. See page 45 for details regarding activation of this mode.
CH
01
02
03
04
05
CH
06
07
08
09
10
FREQUENCY
162.550 MHz
162.400 MHz
162.475 MHz
162.425 MHz
162.450 MHz
FREQUENCY
162.500 MHz
162.525 MHz
161.650 MHz
161.775 MHz
163.275 MHz
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