Quote History Originally Posted By Shootindave:
If you are using memory banks with the "skip" feature and that works for you....... then I would say your problem is solved.
DMR style radios separate the concept of memory banks and scan lists.
Perhaps your radio does what you need it to and I added further complication by mentioning that.
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Yeah, this is an FM radio. The banks on the FT60 (and FT7800/7900/8800/8900) are useful and work like banks in a typical analog scanner. You can assign channels to certain banks, and you'll be working only within that bank. For instance...
You have 2m repeaters, 70cm repeaters, simplex, and FRS/GMRS channels programmed.
Bank 1 can be 2m repeaters and maybe 2m simplex freqs.
Bank 2 can be 70cm repeaters and 70cm simplex freqs.
Bank 3 can be FRS/GMRS freqs.
Bank 4 can be just FRS and 2m/70cm simplex.
Can mix and match which memory channels are in which banks. The mobile rigs have 20 banks, and they have HyperMemory banks, which basically can recall various banks, and other settings, with a single button. It's a nice feature, that's useful if you're using the radio in multiple AOs.