Radio Setups

[Luke]

Just curious to see how others set up their radios in terms of personalities, scan groups, zones, etc. Given many radios only allow 16 channels per zone and as many as 16 channels to scan at once, I was curious to see how you break up your zones. Im also probing for some idea's on new layouts.

[nmfire10]

I go totally overboard with all of mine.

I usually make the A-B-C switch be ZONE SELECT which gives me 3 banks of 16 channels. I generally make channels 1-7 & 16 identical on all 3 banks. These are my primary fireground, operations, and police channels. 1 & 16 are identical so banging the knob either way to the stop puts me on the primary fireground channel. I want to have rapid access to these channels all the time and don't want an accidental bump of the zone switch to send off into la-la-land. It is for safety and convenience. For the PD, I made it so Zone 1 has TX in Astro, zones 2 & 3 TX in analog. Channels 8-15 are mutual aid and other stuff in order of expected use.

I always end up with at least 10 different scan lists as well. I have different scan lists based on what channel I'm on. If I'm on another town's fireground channel, it will only scan that town's channels. If I'm on my fireground channel, first priority is selected channel, 2nd priority is the repeater. If I'm on the repeater, first priority is selected, 2nd priority is fireground. Other town channels scan everything. Both small side buttons are nuisance delete. The concentric switch normally for secure turns scan on and off.

On the MT1500 and XTS1500, there is only a concentric ABC switch. So I programed it to be zone select. All the channels in zone 1 do not scan. All the channels in zone 2 an 3 are automatic scan. This way, the single switch controls both Zone Select and Scan.

Repeated channels use PTT pre-ID. Talkaround channels use PTT post-ID.

The emergency button is set for NON-SILENT emergency. The way I see it, if I push that thing, I no longer care about being covert.

[P25Digital]

I don't have enough real estate in a 48 channel radio to duplicate channels. Most daily operations tg's go into zone A, secondary operations/lesser used in zone B, and ITACs/InterOp channels go into Zone C.

[MT2000 man]

On my MTS2000 Model I I have as follows:

A - Normal Operation
B- Scan
C - Program Scan

Blue Button - Light / Flip Display
First black button - Monitor
Second black button - nuicance channel delete
The Centric Switch (the one on the channel selection knob) I have set for repeter / Simplex operation.

[nmfire10]

Luckily I have no use for monitor or scan list program. I make separate channels for talkaround rather than using a talkaround button.

[MT2000 man]

Luckily I have no use for monitor or scan list program. I make separate channels for talkaround rather than using a talkaround button.

Also great idea. My radio only fit's 48 Channels (well, the MTS2000 Model I I normally carry does anyway ) so the radio is full as it is If I had a radio with 120 or more channels, then I would duplicate those channels I use in both simplex and repeater on. For now though, I'm stuck with 48
Which reminds me, I had an old Systems Saber III with an 8D core once (many moons ago) and I remember one of the red buttons I had set up would change the PL code on the mode you were on (to no PL, 100.0, etc.) . Cool feature, wish my MTS could do that

[kb9suy]

I want to have rapid access to these channels all the time and don't want an accidental bump of the zone switch to send off into la-la-land.

Oh man nothing like being in a apartment fire on the 4th floor trying to call command and wondering why no one is answering me then I realized myht1550 switch zones after that call I went home a programmed a keylock button so i didn't make that mistake. Im sure the ambulance company which was one of my customers wondering why I was trying to reach command to tell them i found the fire. lol Know I have a xts3000 with the mic that changes the channels that I love.

[PhillyPhoto]

XTS3000:

Concentric Switch: Repeater / Talkaround
A: Blank
B: Scan List Program
C: Keypad Lock
Orange Button: Scan
Purple Button: Backlight
Middle Button: Nuisance Delete
Lower Button: RAB 1 (UHF) / Blank (All Others)

[firefighter13669]

Ht 1250

2 zones

20 channels in each

1st bank is main fire and police channels

2nd bank is all misc town and other fire,ems and police frequencies

Scan button is the emergency button

P 3 is the scrambler button

all channels have post mdc in them

[Wowbagger]

Just curious to see how others set up their radio's in terms of personalities, scan groups, zones, etc. Given many radio's only allow 16 channels per zone and as many as 16 channels to scan at once, I was curious to see how you break up your zones. Im also probing for some idea's on new layouts.

Minor nitpick: An apostrophe does not mean "Look out! Here comes an S!"

In the subject "Radio Setups" - 'Setups" is plural, not possessive, and there are no omitted letters, so an apostrophe is not appropriate.

Likewise, in your first sentence, "...set up their radio's...." radios is plural, not possessive.

[Luke]

Minor nitpick: An apostrophe does not mean "Look out! Here comes an S!"

In the subject "Radio Setups" - 'Setups" is plural, not possessive, and there are no omitted letters, so an apostrophe is not appropriate.

Likewise, in your first sentence, "...set up their radio's...." radios is plural, not possessive.

And thank you grammar police... Hopefully you don't go trolling through every post on this board and correct grammar because your head would spin

By the way, how are your "radios" setup? Corrections noted and edited. Thanks.