(07-05-2014, 10:05 PM)Alwarren link Wrote:Easier...
Team 1 - channel 1
Team 2 - channel 2
Team 3 - channel 3
all times: alternate channel n (for example, channel 9)
So to speak to all teams, simply speak on alternate channel
I was thinking about this after that mission and what would've also worked is:
Team 1 - Channel 1 - 100Mhz
Team 2 - Channel 1 - 200Mhz
Team 3 - Channel 1 - 300Mhz
All teams - Channel 2 (set as alternate) - 400Mhz
So every team still uses Channel 1 for internal comms and if they need to talk to another team, they press T to transmit on the alternate channel (2 - 400Mhz) and the other team does the same to reply.
This obviously only works up to 5km, so if only two of the teams are that close, with the third further away, only teams 1 & 2 set and use the alternate channel and comms with team 3 go over the LR.
EDIT: Thinking about it some more, if everyone's radio starts with each channel set to the same freq., e.g. Ch.1 - 100Mhz, Ch.2 - 200Mhz, Ch.3 - 300Mhz, then it will be easier to do what Alwarren suggested and just have everyone in Team 1/Alpha use Ch.1, everyone in Team 2/Bravo use Ch.2, etc and then use Ch.9 for the Alternate. If Ch.9 is also on the same freq. for everyone by default, we won't even need to change that but if not, it's still only one freq. to change, rather than two doing it my way.