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How is a specific group of stations selected on a DMR digital voice transceiver?

By entering the group's identification code.

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  1. By entering the group's identification code ✔
  2. By enabling the group's CTCSS tone
  3. By inserting a five-pin code plug

Why: DMR groups are chosen by their identification code, not by tones. Enter the group's ID, and your radio talks and listens on that group.

Huh, didn't know that: CTCSS tones belong to analog FM repeaters, not DMR groups.

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Answer: By entering the group's identification code. DMR groups are chosen by their identification code, not by tones. Enter the group's ID, and your radio talks and listens on that group.

  1. HamStudy 2026 Technician pool, T4B09 hamstudy.org/browse/E2_2026/T4B
    By entering the group’s identification code
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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