My radio (mobile or portable) is displaying A634T (or another alpha/numeric combination) and I don’t hear any county radio traffic or see any talk groups that look familiar. Is my radio broken?
The radio could be in OCF (OpenSky Conventional FM – sometimes referred to as the backup network). The following are instructions to return the radio to OTP (OpenSky Trunking Protocol or network operations): Portable: 1. Using the menu buttons on the top of the radio below the toggle switch press until you see SELMODE 2. Once there, with the sub menu buttons on the side of the radio, press until you see OTP (OpenSky Trunking Protocol) 3. The display will then be flashing A – GOTO or B – ABORT. 4. Press the A (left) top menu button to say GOTO. 5. The radio will then reboot back into OTP and then should look normal. Mobile: 1. Simply press the “C” preprogrammed button on the front of the control head and that will toggle the radio back and forth between OCF and OTP. 2. You can go through the menu if you wish. It is the same as the portable other than you use the up / down and left / right arrows. Then when you obtain what you want, press the select button. If the radio still does not co
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