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Trunking Programming and Preferred Site List

tdedwardsjr

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I am hoping someone can explain how the Preferred Site List works on BK radios. We use a variety of radios but have a lot of KNG radios and a couple of the new BKR9000. I use this feature on the EFJ VP series and it works perfectly. When I try to set it up similar on the BK it does not switch sites or it locks on and will not roam on the roaming talk groups. The reason this is important is we have several talk groups that roam our three site system, then some talk groups that are one site only. I thought I had it figured out but it did not work. On the EFJ when I switch to the non roaming talk group which is set for site 1 only the radio switches to site one. When switched back to a roaming channel and closer to say site 2 it will switch to site 2. I need help setting up the BK to do this. I know its supposed to but everything I have tried has failed.

I am hopeful someone has figured it out and can provide a little more information than the RES help file provides.
 
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