User's Guide

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LICENSING —The NT-152M Radio operates on VHF MURS frequencies and does not
require an FCC License.
SAFETY STANDARDS —The FCC has adopted a safety standard for RF energy exposure
awareness and control information, and operational instructions for FCC occupational use
require- ments. Refer to page 20 for complete details.
SERVICE — Federal law prohibits you from making any internal adjustments to the
transmitter, and/ or from changing transmit frequencies unless you are specically
designated by the licensee.
If your radio equipment fails to operate properly, or you wish to have the radio programmed,
contact your authorized dealer or Ritron.
FCC Regulations
About This User Guide
RITRON, INC., Repair Department
505 West Carmel Dr.
Carmel, IN 46082-1998 USA
Phone: [phone]
FAX: [phone]
This user guide covers two NT Series, FCC license-required model radios.
Your model number is shown on the inside of the radio.
Model NT-152M
Frequency Band VHF
Transmit Pwr Out Hi/Lo (Watt) 2*
Channel Capacity up to 255
Selectable Frequency Codes 26
Interference Eliminator Codes 158 possible
NOAA Weather Channel 7 possible
Programble Function Buttons 3 assignable PFB’s
Emergency Call Feature Yes
Voice Scrambler Yess
VOX Capability Yes
* Per FCC regulations VHF MURS frequencies
are allowed to operate at 2 Watt maximum
NOAA Weather Radio (NWR) Feature
As an added benet, your VHF NT Series radio is capable of receiving broadcasts from
the National Weather Service. Use this extremely useful feature during times of hazardous
weather or simply to better schedule activities that are weather dependent.
The National Weather Service (NWR) broadcasts are transmitted 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. Your area has a specic NOAA weather frequency. To nd the frequency for your
area go to:
https://www.weather.gov/NWR/station_listing
Click on your state. Then click on the county closest to you. You will see a frequency listed.
Match the frequency for your area with 1 of the 7 listed in the table on this page.
Refer to page 12 [NOAA WX] How To Program Radio-Wide Features for details on how
to program your VHF NT Series radio to a National Weather Service frequency.
You may select from the
National Weather Service
frequencies listed at right:
NOAA WEATHER BROADCAST FREQUENCY TABLE
Code Frequency
W1 162.400
W2 162.425
W3 162.450
W4 162.475
W5 162.500
W6 162.525
W7 162.550
Field Programmable and *PC Programmable (*requires custom cable and PC software)
The NT-152M portable radio is designed to allow the user to eld-program many of the
radio settings without the use of any additional tools, i.e. a custom PC-to-radio cable and
custom PC programming software.
However, to program and manage a large eet of NT-152M radios it may be easier
if you download a FREE version of the NT-152M PC programming software.
Go to https://www.ritron.com/tools and look for
“PC Programming Software for the NT-152M VHF MURS Radio”
Note: you will also need to purchase the custom radio-to-PC/USB connector programming
cable, Ritron pn 214BE001. Contact your Ritron reseller or call Ritron at 317-846-1201