Does anyone have any experience with the subject radio. I just acquired my first FPP XTS5000 radio just to see if I would like it or not and try to master the programming of this radio. It is definitely a different animal. Is it normal for the first seventeen Conventional Personalities be hard program whereas you can only change a couple of the settings like power setting Analog or Astro Digital, Scan List, etc.?
Also, you can not change the change the conventional personalities in Zone 1 and they are hard programmed personalities 1 through 16 for each of the 16 channels. In addition, you can not insert channels or zones except for at the end nor can you move any channel or zone around.
I haven't learned how to do the FPP yet and I'm not sure that it is a big deal for me to FPP. I have well over 500 channels programmed in 35 zones that very well meets my needs for not only GMRS but also my Part 90 freqs as well.
I think the FPP feature on this radio not only limits my ability to amend the data my moving things around and insert as I please, but I think the FPP feature is overrated. I prefer that I have the ability to amend (insert and/or move) the data in the Zone Assignments more than having the ability to FPP the radio.
Is it normal for the 16 fixed personalities be like that in the first Zone?
Also, you can not change the change the conventional personalities in Zone 1 and they are hard programmed personalities 1 through 16 for each of the 16 channels. In addition, you can not insert channels or zones except for at the end nor can you move any channel or zone around.
I haven't learned how to do the FPP yet and I'm not sure that it is a big deal for me to FPP. I have well over 500 channels programmed in 35 zones that very well meets my needs for not only GMRS but also my Part 90 freqs as well.
I think the FPP feature on this radio not only limits my ability to amend the data my moving things around and insert as I please, but I think the FPP feature is overrated. I prefer that I have the ability to amend (insert and/or move) the data in the Zone Assignments more than having the ability to FPP the radio.
Is it normal for the 16 fixed personalities be like that in the first Zone?