Looks like it’s working not so much cutting out thanks! And I’m not sure what wild cards are but I locked them out and I seem to no longer hear city employees.
Wildcards can be set for "talkgroups" and "radios" to find things that you do not have programmed.
A "talkgroup" is a "group call" where all radios that are switched to that talkgroup hear the conversation.
You should not use a "talkgroup" Wildcard unless you have programmed ALL known "talkgroups". If for example a system has 100 "talkgroups" and you only program 25 and also a wildcard, you'll start hearing the 75 you didn't program but without any description.
If you want to find new talkgroups, program all known talkgroups and then lock out those you don't want to listen to. The widlcard will check all of your programming and determine if the talkgroup is known and if you have it locked out. If a new TGID is found and isn't in your programming, you'll hear it.
A "radio" wildcard is used to find "private calls" - essentially, this is a direct "radio to radio" call - like making a phone call - you and one other person (generally).
