Receiving and Making Calls
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Talkaround
NOTE: This is a conventional only feature.
You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not
operating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but
within talking range of other radios. This is called “talkaround”.
Procedure:
1Press the programmed Repeater/Talkaround button.
2You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio is in
Talkaround mode.
OR
You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio is in
Repeater mode.
The Talkaround setting is retained even after powering down.

Monitoring Features

NOTE: This is a conventional only feature.
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.
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