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K5CDR
Hello RR members,
I have a question that seems to be eluding me. While I think it is of interest in my shop where I have a BCT15X (not my SDR PC or the BCD HT) to be able to listen to a variety of radio spectrum, most of it I can't or do not wish to hear while I am working in my shop. As an member of the HOA we have here and a CERT member, I only care to hear those frequencies along with EMS or Fire in my direct vicinity of the base unit (meaning very close).
I know how to program groups and understand systems along with the overwhelming amount of options these now have, but I cannot understand what the purpose of the FM Broadcast band options are and how to store let's say some Classic Rock or Today's Country with priority (not DND) on another system assigned to a different quick key. I guess what I am asking is how to add certain frequencies of FM Broadcast along with certain Air and Ham traffic to systems with groups and have them not locked out as they typically are so that I may turn on CC Priority. As, perhaps another question I am confused of - there is certainly a difference in the Close Call band selections between my BCT15X and let's say the BCD996XT but how does one instead get Close Call to only use the frequencies of certain systems already known? For instance, I want to be working with machinery most of the time, listening to talk, sports or occasional music but I want to be interrupted and only interrupted if there is a close call of my local fire department that is 1000ft from our home. I also would like to know if there is an incident at my son's elementary or an accident that my be causing traffic issues on the neighboring state highway (which BTW is the ONLY way out of here other than boat and that doesn't look very wise with the current water levels in north Texas).
Anyone else do this? Listen to the radio and only care if you have a friend wanting to rag chew on a ham channel or there is an important neighborhood event that may require avoidance or more importantly, my assistance? Anyone help a fellow ham amateur out? Thank you RR!
I have a question that seems to be eluding me. While I think it is of interest in my shop where I have a BCT15X (not my SDR PC or the BCD HT) to be able to listen to a variety of radio spectrum, most of it I can't or do not wish to hear while I am working in my shop. As an member of the HOA we have here and a CERT member, I only care to hear those frequencies along with EMS or Fire in my direct vicinity of the base unit (meaning very close).
I know how to program groups and understand systems along with the overwhelming amount of options these now have, but I cannot understand what the purpose of the FM Broadcast band options are and how to store let's say some Classic Rock or Today's Country with priority (not DND) on another system assigned to a different quick key. I guess what I am asking is how to add certain frequencies of FM Broadcast along with certain Air and Ham traffic to systems with groups and have them not locked out as they typically are so that I may turn on CC Priority. As, perhaps another question I am confused of - there is certainly a difference in the Close Call band selections between my BCT15X and let's say the BCD996XT but how does one instead get Close Call to only use the frequencies of certain systems already known? For instance, I want to be working with machinery most of the time, listening to talk, sports or occasional music but I want to be interrupted and only interrupted if there is a close call of my local fire department that is 1000ft from our home. I also would like to know if there is an incident at my son's elementary or an accident that my be causing traffic issues on the neighboring state highway (which BTW is the ONLY way out of here other than boat and that doesn't look very wise with the current water levels in north Texas).
Anyone else do this? Listen to the radio and only care if you have a friend wanting to rag chew on a ham channel or there is an important neighborhood event that may require avoidance or more importantly, my assistance? Anyone help a fellow ham amateur out? Thank you RR!