Chapter 6. -Dual Watch - Radioddity GA-5S User Manual

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Scanning for CTCSS Tone

1. Press the

key to enter the menu.

2. Enter

on your numeric keypad to come to Menu 11:R-CTCS

3. Press the

key to select.

4. Press the

to begin CTCSS scanning

A flashing "CT' will be in the left status display to indicate the radio is in CTCSS scanning

mode. In this mode, whenever the radio is receiving an RF signal on the selected MR

channel or VFO frequency, the lower display will cycle through the CTCSS tones as they

are being test. Once the frequency of the received CTCSS tone is determined, the "CT"

indicator will stop flashing.

Press the

key to save the scanned tone into memory (VFO Mode Only) then press the

key to exit the menu.

Don't forget to set VFO menu 11 back to OFF when the CTCSS tone is no longer

required.

Scanning for a DCS tone

7. Press the

key to enter the menu

8 Enter

on your numeric keypad to come to Menu 10: R-DCS

9. Press the

key to select.

10. Press the

to begin DCS scanning

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A flashing "DCS" will be in the left status display to indicate the radio is in DCS scanning

mode.

In this mode, whenever the radio is receiving an RF signal on the selected MR channel or

VFO frequency, the lower display will cycle through the DCS codes as they are being

tested. Once the bits of the received DCS code are determined, the "DCS" indicator will

stop flashing.

Press the

key to save the scanned tone into memory (VFO Mode Only) then press

the

key to exit the manual.

EXIT

Don't forget to set VFO menu 10 back to OFF when the DCS tone is no longer

required.

In certain situations, the ability to monitor two channels simultaneously can be a valuable

asset.

The Radioddity UV-5RX3 features Dual Watch functionality with the ability scans between

two frequencies at a fixed intervals and to lock the transmit frequency to one of the two

channels it monitors.