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XPR Zone position

Rudy3145

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MOTOTRBO software allows you to place your zones in the position you want them. But then when I write the XPR - the zones default alphabetically. Any way to stop this?
 

otobmark

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Not directly. You can put a number plus one space in front of each zone. You might have to start numbering with 11 instead of 1 for it to work correctly (maybe 01, 02 etc) but you can start with 1 and see if it works. Numbers come first in order, then letters so anything not beginning with a number will come after all the numbers and in alphabetical order.
 

otobmark

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To clarify last post, After the number and the space you can then put in alpha zone name ie: 12 HOME ZONE, 13 LOGISTICS etc. and so on.
 

kg6nlw

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I use 00-21 for my zones, so 00 HOME, 01 BACKUP, 02 COUNTY1, 03 COUNTY2, etc...

Regards,

-Frank C.
 

Project25_MASTR

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Are you changing Zone's through the menu or have you assigned Zone Up/Down buttons and or changed the rotary knob to change zones instead of channels?
 
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