Sel Call vs Call Alert

[The Comish]

I have not had any luck searching the forum and would like to know the difference between Select Call and Call Alert. Which one is best to use to receive a page on the radio?

[Code3]

Call Alert is best used for radio paging. Select Call is a "private call" of sorts, assuming all radios are programmed correctly only the unit being Select Called unmutes.

[pfd radio]

I know that the CDM and Pro series HT's - Sel call beeps once at the called radio (or group of radios) Call Alert is a persistent beep at the called radio. Both will show "Call Received" and the ID of the caller on the display.

[speedbird727]

Can you give us an idea what your "ideal setup" would be? Perhaps we could make recommendations based on that...

In a nutshell, Call Alerts will persist until you manually acknowledge them whereas Selective Calls will automatically clear in a time interval you specify.