Dynamic / PTT talkgoup reminder
Our friend Nathan, K4NWJ from the PRN system recently sent along the following reminder that we can all use. Consider the impact of your transmission on others, and listen before you transmit.
When you're accessing PRN Chat 1, Chat 2, Tac 1 Tac 310 or whatever dynamic tg for the first time, and you need to PTT to start up the group, please just a momentary key. It can often take up to 45 seconds for you to 'hear' what could be currently going on in a talkgroup. When you key up a PTT TG (whether repeater or hotspot) and give your call, name, and qth, you're very often talking over the top of people involved in a conversation. I agree, it's tough, you had it beat in to you not to 'kerchunk' a repeater, but with DMR just blindly transmitting for a bit on your first activation of the TG is usually very disruptive.