At 05:31 PM 5/17/2009, you wrote: >And how does that work when attempting to use callsign squelch?
Hmm, I'd have thought that callsign squelch would be generally an impediment to emergency operations. I know that if I was an operator on duty, I'd much rather an open channel, so I could be attentive to whatever's happening, and not accidentally hit the PTT before listening. Proper procedure would require one to open the squelch, listen, then call Net Control. I prefer to know the status of the channel, before I touch the radio. Visual indication of callsigns in general is of limited use, because my eyes would normally be occupied with a message form or similar. Exception of course would be if I was using D-RATS, rather than voice, where it's all visual. 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com
