User's Manual

Operating in conventional mode 49
Communicating directly with other radios
You can bypass the radio repeater and communicate directly
with another radio. This feature is known as repeater
talkaround.
You can do this, for example, when you are out of range of
the repeater, or if the repeater is busy or stops working.
While repeater talkaround is active, all transmissions are
made on the receive frequency of the channel you are on.
To activate repeater talkaround, you may be able to either:
■ use a programmed function key, or
■ use the Main menu.
Activating repeater talkaround by using a
function key
1 Change to the required channel.
2 Press the programmed function key to turn repeater
talkaround on.
The message Talkaround
activated appears and the
repeater talkaround symbol
appears in the display.
3 Proceed with your call.
4 To turn repeater talkaround off, either:
■ change the channel, or
■ press the function key again.
Talkaround
activated