VR-160 OPERATING MANUAL 41
The VR-160 provides Special Memory Channels, which made up of:
10 “Weather Broadcast” Channels.
281 VHF Marine Channels
89 popular Short-wave Broadcast Station Memory Channels.
You may assign the Special Memory Channels to a Memory Bank. See page 36 regard-
ing Memory Bank Operation for details.
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 the
[
S.BNK
]
key briefly to recall the Special Memory Menu.
2. Press the
[
BAND
]
key, repeatedly if necessary to select the “WX
CH” (thus recalling the Weather Broadcast Memory Bank).
3. Rotate the DIAL knob to select the desired Weather Broadcast
channel.
Note: Do not forget to pull the DIAL knob to rotate the DIAL
knob.
4. If you wish to scan this bank to search for louder stations, just
press the SCAN switch. When the scanner pauses on a station,
press the SCAN switch once to halt the scan, or press it twice to restart the scan.
5. To exit to normal operation, press the
[
S.BNK
]
or
[
V/M
]
key.
1) In the event of extreme weather disturbances, such as storms 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. You may disable the Weather Alert tone
via Set Mode Item 62: WX ALERT, if desired. See page 87.
2) You may append and display an alpha-numeric “Tag” (label) to a Weather Broadcast
channel or channels. See page 35 regarding the labeling of a memory for details.
MEMORY MODE
(
SPECIAL MEMORY CHANNEL OPERATION
)
CH
1
2
3
4
5
CH
6
7
8
9
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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