Monitoring Features
Monitoring a Channel
Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is free before transmitting.
Procedure:
1Press and hold the programmed Monitor button and listen for activity.
2You hear radio activity or total silence, depending on how your radio is programmed.
3When you hear “white noise” (that is, the channel is free), press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen. The LED lights up solid yellow.
Permanent Monitor
Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a selected channel for activity.
Procedure:
1Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button.
2Radio sounds alert tone, and the LED lights up solid yellow.
3Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button to remove the radio from permanent monitor mode.
4Radio sounds an alert tone and the LED turns off.
Receiving and Making Calls
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