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3
Press
Select
.
The message
Squelch override
activated
appears in the
display.
While squelch override is on, the green LED flashes
continually and the squelch override symbol appears
in the display.
Using your radio in different repeater areas
Your radio may have a group of channels programmed as a
voting group. The channels in the voting group all carry the
same traffic, but from different repeaters. As your radio
moves in and out of different repeater coverage areas, the
best communication channel is automatically selected for
you to use, until a better communications channel is
selected.
This channel is known as the “home” channel, and will be
the channel you make and receive calls on. While voting is
active, the amber LED glows and the scanning symbol
appears in the display.
The section
“Selecting a group” on page 48
explains how to
select a group. A group can be either a voting or a
scanning group.
Suspending a channel from a voting group
You may be able to use the function key programmed for
nuisance delete to temporarily delete one of the channels
from the voting group.
When that voting group is next selected, or after the radio
has been turned off and then on, the deleted channel is
again part of the voting group.
Alternatively, the function key programmed for voting may be
programmed so that:
■
a short key press turns on voting, and
