So, I acquired my GMRS license from the FCC for about $70 and then bought a xts3000 model2 for my kid so we can get in contact with each other. He's too young for a cell phone and I hate dealing with them while skiing.
Anyhow. I made it so I'm scanning GMRS1 so I can hear it when he needs to talk to me and then I switch over to that channel when I need to respond. I also made it so we're Rx/Tx on PL.
Now the other day while I was programming all this stuff in the radios I came up with the idea of assigning one of the side buttons for a direct/talkaround that way I don't have to change channels to respond to him. I could very well be comepletly misunderstanding the intended use of this function. Also, even though the tab is visable in the channel programming it is greyed out and I can not select it on the MTS2k.
Your tips and advice are always welcome and appreciated =). I'm just a knuckle dragging mouth breathing idiot in this department. Teach me the ways!
Have a great day ladies and gents.
Derik A
Anyhow. I made it so I'm scanning GMRS1 so I can hear it when he needs to talk to me and then I switch over to that channel when I need to respond. I also made it so we're Rx/Tx on PL.
Now the other day while I was programming all this stuff in the radios I came up with the idea of assigning one of the side buttons for a direct/talkaround that way I don't have to change channels to respond to him. I could very well be comepletly misunderstanding the intended use of this function. Also, even though the tab is visable in the channel programming it is greyed out and I can not select it on the MTS2k.
Your tips and advice are always welcome and appreciated =). I'm just a knuckle dragging mouth breathing idiot in this department. Teach me the ways!
Have a great day ladies and gents.
Derik A