Picked up a VX-4204 vhf mobile and after programming it noticed something. If the radio is scanning you cannot change groups. You must stop scanning before being able to change to another group and scan that group. Anyone notice this or am I missing something....or was this addressed in a firmware upgrade? Thanks.,
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VX-4200 series: Changing Group while scanning
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radio259
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as far as I know, that is the only way to do it. Even my Kenwoods work that way.
Not my Kennies. I've got a TK-7150, TK-8180, and a TK-7180. They all allow simply changing the zone/group while scanning and will scan only the channels designated to be scanned in that group/zone. No stopping scan, change zone/group, then restart scan for them. I own or used Motorolas, GE/Ericcson, and others and the Vertex is the only radio that you have to stop scanning to change the zone/group, then hit scan again to scan that zone/group.
radio259
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OK. My bad. I always took radio out of scan so I would not foul it up. Never too old to learn something new.
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