Changing The Channel; Making A Transmission; Boosting The Transmission Power - West Marine VHF155 Guide D'utilisation

Changing the Channel

Channel up
Press
the channels one channel at a time. Press and hold
Channel up Channel down
or
channels.

Making a Transmission

Select the channel you want to transmit on, then press
Push to talk
and hold
finished talking to let the other party respond.
To prevent stuck microphone problems or situations

Push to talk
where
your talk time to 5 minutes in a single transmission.
For the best sound quality, hold the microphone about

two inches away from your mouth.
See the channel lists starting on page E-27 for a list of

receive-only channels.

Boosting the transmission power

In most situations, the 1 Watt transmission power is all
you need. If you find yourself far away from other stations
and have trouble getting a response, you may need to
boost the transmission power from 1 Watt to 2.5 Watts or
5 Watts:
1) Select the channel you want to transmit on.
1/2.5/5W
2) Press
level (for example, from 5 Watt to 2.5 Watts; from
2.5 Watts to 1 Watt, or from 1 Watt back around to 5
Watts).
West Marine VHF155 Radio Owner's Manual
Channel down
and
to quickly scroll through the
Push to talk
. Release
is pushed accidentally, the radio limits
to switch to the next transmission power
briefly to scroll through
when you're
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