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Adding Conventional Freqs to Zone/Knob Position

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MrRadio

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Ok guys.

I've hit a snag trying to add 22 VHF conventional freqs to an empty Zone/Knob position (Zone 2, Knob Position 4) to be exact.

In the first screen shot you can see most of the 22 channels I added, however when I go to the zone & channel list grid squares, the added channels are not in the "Available" list. Only the previous 10 VHF channels are there to be selected.

Either I'm missing something, or there is a 10 freq limit in a conventional zone/knob position.


Does anyone see the problem?
 

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I could be wrong but if I remember correctly in order to scan conventional channels they most be added to a knob position elsewhere before their eligible to be added to a scan list

So you'll have to create a zone and add those channels on a stand alone position before you can add it to scan

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There is a limit - I think 16... however, the problem is most likely that you must first create a knob in Monitor Mode for each frequency and only then can you see/select them for inclusion in a Normal Scan list (three step process).
 

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Do you have the other frequencies programmed into a Zone? The G5 scans from a list of frequencies already added as an individual Knob Position.

Edit: Looks like I was late to the party.
 

MrRadio

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Thanks Zack but it must be something else.

That grid square was/is empty when I double-click to program it.

I also tried adding a zone 5 but clicking into it still doesn't show me the freqs.

Here's a couple more screen shots.
 

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MrRadio

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Troy and Uni1, thank you!

I forgot about having to add each freq to a knob in monitor mode first.

That now begs the question, since there's only 8 knob positions and I've used the 8th as the "scan" knob position, that only leaves the previous 7 positions for 1 freq each. I think I can just keep creating more zones to add individual freqs to and then can combine from all the different zones to have all 22 freqs scanned in that one zone/knob position (zone 5, knob 8)?

Is that correct?
 

MrRadio

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Thanks Troy!

I just went with it as it appeared as if it would work.

Now I know.

The last time I programmed this thing was about 2 months ago so I forgot the details. ;-)
 
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