Icom M802 User manual

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Icom America
04/27/07
M802 Channels
HF Marine Transceiver
Your new Icom M802 has 160 user programmable marine channels in addition to the
ITU channels, most of which have been preprogrammed by Icom America. These
channels have been programmed to best reflect the needs of boaters throughout the
United States. These user channels can be reprogrammed by you, the user. A list of
the preprogrammed channels is included. Also included is a procedure you can use to
reprogram these channels to best reflect your operating needs, as well as an article
explaining SSB channels and frequencies.

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Table A: User Channels
Ch.
N°. Receive Freq.
Ship
Transmit
Freq. MODE Comment Channel
Name
1 2182.0 2182.0 USB Distress LOCAL DISTRESS (Intl Ch)
2 4125.0 4125.0 USB SOS 4S DISTRESS CALLS
3 6215.0 6215.0 USB SOS 6S DISTRESS CALLS
4 8291.0 8291.0 USB SOS 8S DISTRESS CALLS
5 12290.0 12290.0 USB SOS 12S DISTRESS CALLS
6 16420.0 16420.0 USB SOS 16S DISTRESS CALLS
7 2670.0 2670.0 USB USCG LCL USCG WX & Working
8 4426.0 4134.0 USB USCG 424 USCG WX & Working
9 6501.0 6200.0 USB USCG 601 USCG WX & Working
10 8764.0 8240.0 USB USCG 816 USCG WX & Working
11 13089.0 12242.0 USB USCG1205 USCG WX & Working
12 17314.0 16432.0 USB USCG1625 USCG WX & Working
13 2500.0 Rx Only AM WWV 2 WWV Time/Noise Check RX
14 5000.0 Rx Only AM WWV 5 WWV Time/Noise Check RX
15 10000.0 Rx Only AM WWV 10 WWV Time/Noise Check RX
16 15000.0 Rx Only AM WWV 15 WWV Time/Noise Check RX
17 20000.0 Rx Only AM WWV 20 WWV Time/Noise Check RX
18 3330.0 Rx Only USB CHU 3 CHU Canada Time/Check RX
19 7335.0 Rx Only USB CHU 7 CHU Canada Time/Check RX
20 14670.0 Rx Only USB CHU 14 CHU Canada Time/Check RX
21 4369.0 4077.0 USB WLO 405 Phone Service / Radio Check
22 8788.0 8264.0 USB WLO 824 Phone Service / Radio Check
23 8806.0 8282.0 USB WLO 830 Phone Service / Radio Check
24 13110.0 12263.0 USB WLO 1212 Phone Service / Radio Check
25 13152.0 12305.0 USB WLO 1226 Phone Service / Radio Check
26 17260.0 16378.0 USB WLO 1607 Phone Service / Radio Check
27 17362.0 16480.0 USB WLO 1641 Phone Service / Radio Check
28 19773.0 18798.0 USB WLO 1807 Phone Service / Radio Check
29 22804.0 22108.0 USB WLO 2237 Phone Service / Radio Check
30 26151.0 25076.0 USB WLO 2503 Phone Service / Radio Check
31 4405.0 4113.0 USB KLB 417 Phone Service / Radio Check
32 8731.0 8207.0 USB KLB 805 Phone Service / Radio Check
33 13101.0 12254.0 USB KLB 1209 Phone Service / Radio Check
34 17311.0 16429.0 USB KLB 1624 Phone Service / Radio Check

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Ch.
N°. Receive Freq.
Ship
Transmit
Freq. MODE Comment
Channel
Name
35 2054.0 Weather
Charts USB WXFX AK Weather Fax Kodiak, Alaska
36 4298.0 Weather
Charts USB WXFX AK Weather Fax Kodiak, Alaska
37 8459.0 Weather
Charts USB WXFX AK Weather Fax Kodiak, Alaska
38 12412.5 Weather
Charts USB WXFX AK Weather Fax Kodiak, Alaska
39 4344.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX
PAC Weather Fax Pt. Reyes, CA
40 6451.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX
PAC Weather Fax Pacific
41 8680.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX
PAC Weather Fax Pt. Reyes, CA
42 12784.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX
PAC Weather Fax Pt. Reyes, CA
43 17149.3 Weather
Charts USB WXFX
PAC Weather Fax Pt. Reyes, CA
44 22525.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX
PAC Weather Fax Pt. Reyes, CA
45 9980.6 Weather
Charts USB WXFX HI Weather Fax Honolulu, HI
46 11088.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX HI Weather Fax Honolulu, HI
47 16133.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX HI Weather Fax Honolulu, HI
48 4235.0 Weather
Charts USB WXFX ATL Weather Fax Boston, MA
49 6338.6 Weather
Charts USB WXFX ATL Weather Fax Boston, MA
50 9108.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX ATL Weather Fax Boston, MA
51 12748.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX ATL Weather Fax Boston, MA
52 19534.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX ATL Weather Fax Atlantic
53 13503.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX ATL Weather Fax Atlantic
54 4316.0 Weather
Charts USB WXFX GLF Weather Fax New Orleans
55 8502.0 Weather
Charts USB WXFX GLF Weather Fax New Orleans
56 12788.0 Weather
Charts USB WXFX GLF Weather Fax New Orleans
57 17144.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX GLF Weather Fax New Orleans
58 11120.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX UAF Weather Fax US Air Force
59 10553.1 Weather
Charts USB WXFX
AUS Weather Fax Australia
60 11028.0 Weather
Charts USB WXFX
AUS Weather Fax Australia
61 13548.2 Weather
Charts USB WXFX NZL Weather Fax New Zealand

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Ch.
N°. Receive Freq.
Ship
Transmit
Freq. MODE Comment
Channel
Name
62 5975.0 Receive Only AM BBC 5 BBC World Service News
63 11835.0 Receive Only AM BBC 11 BBC World Service News
64 15190.0 Receive Only AM BBC 15 BBC World Service News
65 9755.0 Receive Only AM CBC NEWS CBC Radio Canada News
66 15290.0 Receive Only AM V of A Voice of America News
67 12133.5 Receive Only USB NPR INTL NPR International
68 5547.0 Listen Only USB AIR EM 6 Airlines (Life / Death)
69 8843.0 Listen Only USB AIR EM 8 Airlines (Life / Death)
70 13300.0 Listen Only USB AIR EM13 Airlines (Life / Death)
71 10493.0 Listen Only USB FEMA FEMA (Listen Only)
72 8971.0 Listen Only USB CGA 897 US Coast Guard Aircraft
73 8983.0 Listen Only USB CGA 898 US Coast Guard Aircraft
74 13270.0 Listen Only USB TWR WX E East Coast Weather
75 13282.0 Listen Only USB TWR WX W West Coast Weather
76 2638.0 2638.0 USB S-S 2638 2 MHz Ship-to-Ship
77 4146.0 4146.0 USB Ship 4A Ship-to-Ship "4 Alpha"
78 4149.0 4149.0 USB Ship 4B Ship-to-Ship "4 Bravo"
79 4417.0 4417.0 USB Ship 4C Ship-to-Ship "4 Charlie"
80 4003.0 4003.0 USB S-S 4003 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
81 4006.0 4006.0 USB S-S 4006 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
82 4009.0 4009.0 USB S-S 4009 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
83 4012.0 4012.0 USB S-S 4012 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
84 4015.0 4015.0 USB S-S 4015 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
85 4018.0 4018.0 USB S-S 4018 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
86 4021.0 4021.0 USB S-S 4021 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
87 4024.0 4024.0 USB S-S 4024 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
88 4027.0 4027.0 USB S-S 4027 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
89 4030.0 4030.0 USB S-S 4030 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
90 4051.0 4051.0 USB S-S 4051 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
91 4060.0 4060.0 USB S-S 4060 4 MHz Ship-to-Ship
92 6224.0 6224.0 USB Ship 6A Ship-to-Ship "6 Alpha"
93 6227.0 6227.0 USB Ship 6B Ship-to-Ship "6 Bravo"
94 6230.0 6230.0 USB Ship 6C Ship-to-Ship "6 Charlie"
95 6516.0 6516.0 USB Ship 6D Ship-to-Ship "6 Delta"
96 6212.0 6212.0 USB S-S 6212 6 MHz Ship-to-Ship
97 8294.0 8294.0 USB Ship 8A Ship-to-Ship "8 Alpha"
98 8297.0 8297.0 USB Ship 8B Ship-to-Ship "8 Bravo"
99 8101.0 8101.0 USB S-S 8101 8 MHz Ship-to-Ship
100 8104.0 8104.0 USB S-S 8104 8 MHz Ship-to-Ship
101 8107.0 8107.0 USB S-S 8107 8 MHz Ship-to-Ship
102 8110.0 8110.0 USB S-S 8110 8 MHz Ship-to-Ship
103 8116.0 8116.0 USB S-S 8116 8 MHz Ship-to-Ship
104 8119.0 8119.0 USB S-S 8119 8 MHz Ship-to-Ship

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Ch.
N°. Receive Freq.
Ship
Transmit
Freq. MODE Comment
Channel
Name
105 8122.0 8122.0 USB AMIGO Amigo Net (Don's Wx)
106 8125.0 8125.0 USB S-S 8125 8 MHz Ship-to-Ship
107 8131.0 8131.0 USB S-S 8131 8 MHz Ship-to-Ship
108 8137.0 8137.0 USB CARIB WX Caribbean WX Center Net
109 8152.0 8152.0 USB CRUZHIMR Cruzheimers Net Summer
110 8146.0 8146.0 USB CRUZ ALT Cruzheimers Net Alt Summer
111 8164.0 8164.0 USB CRUZ ALT Cruzheimers Net Alt Summer
112 6227.0 6227.0 USB CRUZHIMR Cruzheimers Net Winter
113 6224.0 6224.0 USB CRUZ ALT Cruzheimers Net Alt Winter
114 6230.0 6230.0 USB CRUZ ALT Cruzheimers Net Alt Winter
115 8167.0 8167.0 USB PANAMA Panama Net
116 8188.0 8188.0 USB NW CARIB NW Caribbean Net
117 12353.0 12353.0 USB SHIP 12A Ship-to-Ship "12 Alpha"
118 12356.0 12356.0 USB SHIP 12B Ship-to-Ship "12 Bravo"
119 12359.0 12359.0 USB SHIP 12C "12 Charlie" (Herb's Wx)
120 16528.0 16528.0 USB SHIP 16A Ship-to-Ship "16 Alpha"
121 16531.0 16531.0 USB SHIP 16B Ship-to-Ship "16 Bravo"
122 16534.0 16534.0 USB SHIP 16C Ship-to-Ship "16 Charlie"
123 18825.0 18825.0 USB SHIP 18A Ship-to-Ship "18 Alpha"
124 18828.0 18828.0 USB SHIP 18B Ship-to-Ship "18 Bravo"
125 22159.0 22159.0 USB SHIP 22A Ship-to-Ship "22 Alpha"
126 22162.0 22162.0 USB SHIP 22B Ship-to-Ship "22 Bravo"
127 25100.0 25100.0 USB SHIP 25A Ship-to-Ship "25 Alpha"
128 25103.0 25103.0 USB SHIP 25B Ship-to-Ship "25 Bravo"
129 3696.0 3696.0 LSB BAHAMAS Bahamas Wx Net Ham
130 3815.0 3815.0 LSB W CARIB WX Caribbean Net Ham
131 3820.0 3820.0 LSB BAYof IS Bay of Islands Net Ham
132 3856.0 3856.0 LSB TACO 385 Taco Net Ham
133 3930.0 3930.0 LSB PR/VI WX PR / VI Wx Net Ham
134 3964.0 3964.0 LSB EC WW 39 EC Waterway Net Ham
135 3968.0 3968.0 LSB SONRISA Sonrisa Net Ham
136 7158.0 7158.0 LSB CARIBNET Caribbean Net Ham
137 7163.0 7163.0 LSB CARIB WX Caribbean WX Net Ham
138 7185.0 7185.0 LSB BARBADOS Barbados Net Ham
139 7197.0 7197.0 LSB SPACIFIC South Pacific Net Ham
140 7200.0 7200.0 LSB TACO 720 Taco Net Ham

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Ch.
N°. Receive Freq.
Ship
Transmit
Freq. MODE Comment
Channel
Name
141 7238.0 7238.0 LSB BAJA 723 Baja Calif. Net Ham
142 7250.0 7250.0 LSB GORDO Gordo Net Ham
143 7260.0 7260.0 LSB BAJA 723 Baja Calif. Net Ham
144 7268.0 7268.0 LSB EC WW 72 EC Waterway Net Ham
145 7270.0 7270.0 LSB S ATLNTC South Atlantic Net Ham
146 7285.0 7285.0 LSB HAWAII A Hawaii AM Net Ham
147 7290.0 7290.0 LSB HAWAII P Hawaii PM Net Ham
148 7292.0 7292.0 LSB FLORIDA Florida Net Ham
149 7294.0 7294.0 LSB CHUBASCO Chubasco Net Ham
150 14285.0 14285.0 USB CA S PAC CA - S Pacific Net Ham
151 14300.0 14300.0 USB HAM 1430 Ham Nets Ham
152 14303.0 14303.0 USB CA HI CA - Hawaii Net Ham
153 14313.0 14313.0 USB HAM SHIP Hams on Ships Ham
154 14325.0 14325.0 USB HUR'CANE Hurricane Net Ham
155 14330.0 14330.0 USB GUNKHOLE Gunkholers Net Ham
156 14340.0 14340.0 USB MANANA Mañana Net Ham
157 21325.0 21325.0 USB ATLANTIC Atlantic Net Ham
158 21390.0 21390.0 USB HALO Halo Net Ham
159 21402.0 21402.0 USB PACIFIC Pacific Net Ham
160 28400.0 28400.0 USB HAM 2840 Ham Net Ham
Note: Ham channels are listen-only without the proper class FCC Amateur Radio
Service license.

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UNDERSTANDING YOUR SSB CHANNELS AND
FREQUENCIES
By Gordon West, CMET
Of the nearly 1000 SSB channels pre-stored in your SSB radio, only a
hundred or so can actually lead to meaningful reception. Those “hot
100” channels are likely pre-loaded in user programmable memory
(UPM), and Gordo explains how to dial in these most-important
frequencies….
NAVIGATING YOUR SSB
Your marine single sideband transceiver (transmitter and receiver
combined in one unit) operates on frequencies in the shortwave
spectrum between 2 MHz and 26 MHz. These short wavelength
frequencies refract radio signals off the ionosphere, reflect off sea
water, and may easily skip hundreds and thousands of miles around
the earth.
Marine single sideband channels and frequencies are managed by the
International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Included among these
are all the emergency distress channels for the Global Maritime
Distress Safety System (GMDSS). ITU’s stewardship of these channels
ensures that a marine SSB radio purchased anywhere in the world will
have the same international safety and distress channels as all other
SSB’s. As a result, all SSB radios can be used anywhere in the world,
from the Med, the Caribbean, or the South Seas to the Bering Strait.

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Here is a simple formula to figure an approximate range of reception.
MHz x 100 = expected minimum range
MHz x 200 = expected maximum range
Marine SSB channels, and their approximate range, are listed here:
2 MHz 0-200 miles very short range, local
4 MHz 400-800 miles popular race and regatta channels
6 MHz 600-1200 miles excellent skywave, short range
8 MHz 800-1600 miles medium range, day and night
12 MHz 1200-2400+ miles long range “high seas”, days and
evenings
16 MHz 1600-3200+ miles long range “high seas”, days
22 MHz 2200+ miles very long range, days
26 MHz 2600 + miles few skywaves until 2009
Most marine SSB transceivers are loaded with all worldwide ITU
channels, identified with 3 or 4 digit designators beginning at 401, and
ending at 2510. RARELY will you hear anything but static. But within
each ITU BAND are specific marine SSB channels. While some are
simple “talk or listen” (SIMPLEX) channels sharing a single frequency,
most are simultaneous “talk and listen” (DUPLEX) channels made up of
closely spaced but separate transmit and receive frequencies.
Most DUPLEX ITU channels, such as ITU no. 411 and ITU no. 2203, are
associated with major shore stations and telephone interconnect
facilities. Domestic and international GMDSS rescue agencies,
including the US Coast Guard, use a duplex channel in each band for
weather broadcasting and routine communications. While competition
with global sat phone networks has pushed most of the telephone
interconnect stations off the air, we still have one powerful USA Public
correspondence station, WLO, in Mobile, Alabama with companion

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transmission and reception near Seattle (KLB), that can receive SSB
transmissions from subscribers sailing the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
north of the equator and connect them with any telephone in the
world.
SIMPLEX ITU channels have been “split” to offer ship-to-ship and ship-
to-shore communications. The US Coast Guard and other rescue
agencies throughout the world listen for transmissions on those ITU
simplex channels that end with “50”.
ITU 450
ITU 650
ITU 850
ITU 1250
ITU 1650
Ship-to-ship simplex channels end with ITU numbers like “51”, “52”,
and “53”, i.e. 451, 851, and 1252. But then again, ship-to-ship
channels may also be listed by frequency in kilohertz, and then AGAIN,
with a designator, like “4 ALPHA”, and then aqain, “4-1”.
CONFUSED WITH ALL THESE NUMBERS? You go to the instruction
manual, and nearly go over the edge when popular ship-to-ship
channel “4 ALPHA”, regularly used by race committees, is listed as
“bus and op” (Business and Operational). Say what?

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LOGICAL USER CHANNELS
SSB Manufacturer ICOM, with their flagship radios the M-802 and M-
710, realized the frustrating confusion arising from the huge number
of channels available, where they all fit, and who needs which
frequencies when cruising to far off places. A list of the top 160 USER
CHANNELS was recently developed by marine radio experts coast-to-
coast, and compiled by Rick Waedekin, Sr., ICOM America technical
specialist for SSB installations. This list prioritizes and makes sense
out of those channels that will regularly lead to meaningful radio
reception, with instant access to ship-to-ship and ship to Coast Guard
channels in case of an emergency. The national Marine Electronics
Association (NMEA) recently published this list of 160 important SSB
frequencies in an effort to standardize a “user programmable load” for
use in any manufacturer’s model of marine SSB equipment.
The user programmable load normally begins at “user channel” 1, and
may end at “user channel” 100 or “user channel” 160. The user
channel “load” is normally stored after the succession of ITU channels
4 MHz through 26 MHz duplex.
THE NEW “USER CHANNEL” LINEUP
Refer to table “A” 1-160 channels and their associated frequencies, in
this article. Cross reference YOUR user memory programmable load
with THIS to better understand how you may already have an
excellent frequency lineup but in a slightly different order than what
appears here.

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Channel 1: 2182 kHz This is an ultra short range distress channel
likely to have no further range than VHF Channel 16.
Channels 2-6: These are simplex distress channels monitored
continuously by our US Coast Guard at various locations throughout
the country. Medium range frequency 8291 kHz, and longer range
frequency 12,290 kHz, are best when cruising well offshore.
Channels 8-12: Here is where you can tune in US Coast Guard
automated weather broadcasts. These are not continuous, so dial
around on the hour and half-hour until you pick up a local or distant
weather report.
Channel 13-20: These are American and Canadian powerful time
signal frequencies. This is a good way to check your antenna’s
reception capability. 10,000 kHz (10 MHz) and 15,000 kHz (15 MHz)
time signals from WWV should come in relatively loud and clear
throughout the USA during the day and evening. Cycle off
refrigeration, battery charger, florescent lights, and small motors to
see how reception can improve with noise makers shut down!
Channels 21-34: This is the last remaining high seas voice long
range telephone service on the air in the United States. Station WLO
transmits centrally from Mobile, Alabama serving the Atlantic and
Caribbean areas and station KLB transmits from the Northwest to
extend reception out into the Pacific. For more information on their
regular weather forecasts on these channels, go to
www.WLORadio.com WLO welcomes radio checks.

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Channels 35-61: These are your weather facsimile frequencies.
“PAC” is for Pacific coverage, “ATL” for the Atlantic, “GUL” for the Gulf.
Alaska is “AK” and Hawaii is “HI”. These are not continuous weather
fax signals, but at least 4 times a day you should hear activity for up
to an hour. Listen for twice a second rhythmic sweeping of the
weather fax signal. A simple patch cable takes your SSB audio output
to your laptop’s sound card INPUT, and running a program like MSCAN
(www.MSCAN.com) makes that twice a second sound turn into lines of
weather fax imagery! Your laptop does all the work without the need
of an expensive “black box” between your computer and your SSB’s
audio output.
Channels 62-67: These channels contain randomly selected
international shortwave broadcast stations, many using the English
language. Your SSB can also change to other global broadcasters in
case you want to listen to other programming coming in from around
the world. These channels are a great way to stay up-to-date on
current events when you’re far from home.
Channel 68-75: These are fascinating aeronautical channels that
receive broadcasts from airplanes, local and thousands of miles away.
Many times they will transmit observed weather, so you have a bird’s
eye view of what the pilots are seeing all around you.
Channels 76-128: These are ship-to-ship marine SSB channels.
Authorized shore stations may also use these channels as well. This

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could allow you to talk thousands of miles away at sea to other boats,
or to your local yacht club if they have the marine SSB station license.
Ship-to-ship channels labeled with “A”, “B”, and “C” are primary racing
channels, in regular use by long range cruising mariners, as well as
race committees.
The FCC authorizes shared use of 4 MHz and 8 MHz radio channels --
these frequencies are spelled out in kHz. These ADDITIONAL ship-to-
ship channels are popular in congested coastal and Caribbean radio-
traffic areas where the “A”,”B”, “C” primary ship-to-ship channels are
regularly tied up.
Remember the x100 rule about how far your radio signals will bounce:
4000 kHz = 4 MHz = 400 to 800 miles
8000 kHz = 8 MHz = 800 to 1600 miles
12000 kHz = 12 MHz = 1200 to 2400 miles
If you select a ship-to-ship or ship-to-shore channel too high in
frequency for short and medium range communications, your signal
will actually skip over the station you want to contact. 8 MHz and 12
MHz are the primary medium range and long range ship-to-ship
channels. 4 MHz and 6 MHz are primarily the short to medium range
ship-to-ship channels.
Channels 129-160: DON’T TRANSMIT! Unless it is a true life and
death emergency, do not transmit on these HAM RADIO channels until
you have passed your General Class license exam. No more Morse
code test!

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Ham radio channels, pre-loaded in your marine SSB allow you to
LISTEN and glean valuable weather information. The powerful shore-
side net control stations are easily heard over hundreds, perhaps
thousands of miles, giving out great weather forecasts and taking
reports from licensed ham operators from around the country --
sometimes from around the world.
You must be a General, Advanced, or Extra Class licensed ham radio
operator to transmit on these frequencies. However, in an emergency,
ham radio operators would always take your distress traffic if you
simply say your vessel name and your FCC assigned ship station call
letters.

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WHERE ARE THESE CHANNELS?
To take advantage of these pre-memorized user channels, you first
need to find where the user channels have been stored in YOUR
marine SSB. Try this: On your keypad, type 1-0-0 ENT. You should
be in the middle of the user channel set, at user channel 100. Next,
verify that YOUR user channels are similar to those in table A. If they
are abridged and completely different, your local marine electronics
dealer needs to provide a computer upload.
If just a few channels are different, follow your SSB instruction book
for writing over an existing memory channel frequency. Most likely,
you will be adding 5-10 new channels discovered in Table A, and
writing over, or correcting 5-10 existing channels not found in your
memory.
USER CHANNELS are specifically field re-programmable, allowing you
to add a custom lineup of popular SSB frequencies in order of their
use. The 3 digit and 4 digit ITU channels are frozen, and you cannot
alter them – only USER programmable channels may be written over.
Finally, tune in the time signals, channels 13-20, and check for
reception. These signals are on the air 24 hours a day and provide a
ready reference to make sure on board noise is not ruining reception.
Be sure to turn off any Danfoss refrigeration controllers – they can
block most strong signals with a Morse code type sound. Just be sure
to turn the fridge back on afterward!
Enjoy user programmable memory on your SSB and keep this list
handy. (See Table A, USER Channel list)

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FCC Rule Part 80.13(b) requires all marine SSB installations to be
licensed with call letters. Please contact Radio School at 714 549 5000
Monday to Thursday 10AM-4PM for info and/or assistance with
licensing.
For ham radio licensing information please contact Radio School at 714
549 5000 Monday to Thursday 10AM-4PM.
For US Coast Guard Voice and Weather Fax schedule: go to
http://www.ominous-valve.com/uteworld.html and look for a large
text file called uscg-fax.txt.
HOW TO WRITE OVER ANY FREQUENCY
If there is a special frequency that you would like to program in your
user channel list, IT IS EASY!
First, dial up a channel you may never need, like channels 59, 60, and
61 (Australia weather fax). Or you can write over a weather fax
channel on the opposite coast! You can always write-back any channel
you wish to restore, too! There are no limits on write-over’s.
Next, consult the section of this document on programming a new
frequency in the user channel list. This will allow you to easily write
over any of the 1-160 channels that may not be as important as that
new frequency you wish stored in user memory! USER CHANNELS are
YOUR channels of choice, for easy recall and easy storage. Follow the
instructions to customize your user channel list of popular channels!