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Making Group Calls (P25)
Channels programmed for Conventional P2 and Trunking
P2 operation already have a Group ID assigned. For
these channels, simply press and hold the
PTT
switch to
make the call.
• On Trunking channels, if the traffic channel is busy, a busy
message appears and the busy tone sounds. Release the
PTT
switch and wait for the channel to become free. When the
traffic channel becomes free, a proceed tone sounds.
Otherwise, on K2/K3/K/K/K7 model transceivers, if a key
has been programmed with
Talkgroup
(Conventional P2
only), you can select a group ID from the list to make a call
to those parties. To select a group ID:
1
Press the key programmed as
Talkgroup
.
2
Press the
Side 2
and
Side 3
keys or the
<C
and
D>
keys to select a group ID/name from the list that has
been pre-entered into your transceiver.
• The target group ID/name appears on the display.
3
Press the
Side 1
key to set the selected group ID.
4
Press and hold the
PTT
switch to make the call. Speak
into the transceiver as you would during a normal
transmission.