Basic operation 31
Using the 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.
While voting is active, the amber LED glows and the
display shows:
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the transmit channel,
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the voting group number, or
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or
.
Activating voting
Voting can be activated by selecting a voting group (see
“Selecting a channel or group” on page 22
) or by using a
function key programmed for voting.
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 a
long key press activates nuisance delete.
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Press and hold the function key programmed for voting to
remove the current channel from the voting group.
