Radio presets - can you have less than 12?
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I live in a place where there are not 12 stations that I like enough to program into the presets on the radio. Is there a way to only program 7 or 8. Now I have one key set with the stations I like and sometimes the same station is position 1 and 10 and the other key set to 12 stations, but some I skip over.
I know I should let my wife have the other key, but
she looses things
and
she refused to sit in the car while I programmed a key around her
I know I should let my wife have the other key, but
she looses things
and
she refused to sit in the car while I programmed a key around her
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Originally Posted by dgjk' post='212016' date='Dec 16 2005, 08:55 AM
I live in a place where there are not 12 stations that I like enough to program into the presets on the radio. Is there a way to only program 7 or 8. Now I have one key set with the stations I like and sometimes the same station is position 1 and 10 and the other key set to 12 stations, but some I skip over.
I know I should let my wife have the other key, but
she looses things
and
she refused to sit in the car while I programmed a key around her
I know I should let my wife have the other key, but
she looses things
and
she refused to sit in the car while I programmed a key around her
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You can't program less than 12 but one trick is to program your favorites more than once. For example, program the first 7 or 8 and then put whatever station is stored in 1 in 9, 2 in 10, etc.
It's a silly trick but it's better than nothing, I suppose...
It's a silly trick but it's better than nothing, I suppose...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='212022' date='Dec 16 2005, 06:17 AM
You can't program less than 12 but one trick is to program your favorites more than once. For example, program the first 7 or 8 and then put whatever station is stored in 1 in 9, 2 in 10, etc.
It's a silly trick but it's better than nothing, I suppose...
It's a silly trick but it's better than nothing, I suppose...
haha tahts what I do... I only listen to 2 station on the AM channel both news so I repeat 980 and 1070 through out the 12 presets.
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='212022' date='Dec 16 2005, 08:17 AM
You can't program less than 12 but one trick is to program your favorites more than once. For example, program the first 7 or 8 and then put whatever station is stored in 1 in 9, 2 in 10, etc.
It's a silly trick but it's better than nothing, I suppose...
It's a silly trick but it's better than nothing, I suppose...
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='212502' date='Dec 17 2005, 06:24 PM
I think the default to 87 is what we're trying to avoid here...
Is this you driving your John BMW Deere?
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='212509' date='Dec 17 2005, 11:30 AM
Exactly!
Is this you driving your John BMW Deere?
Sorry, I'm trying to understand your avatars???
Is this you driving your John BMW Deere?
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='212502' date='Dec 17 2005, 10:24 AM
I think the default to 87 is what we're trying to avoid here...
