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Gaming communities are limited to two users with hardware access enabled at a time, across all rooms. Real-world agencies will need Sonoran Radio Enterprise (coming soon).
Hardware support is experimental and in testing. You may encounter bugs.
Use an external push-to-talk button to transmit on your Sonoran Radio channels: hold to talk, release to stop. Audio pairing and PTT button setup are separate.

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Connection options

See Protocols and Standards for the exact interfaces.

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Set up an accessory

  1. Connect to your community, then open Settings → Hotkeys → External PTT Button.
  2. Pair headset audio in your phone’s Bluetooth settings. Pair Android serial and BlueParrott Classic accessories there too.
  3. Choose the control connection below, select your accessory, and press Connect.
  4. The primary button is selected automatically. Press and release once to arm it. To choose another button, select Assign Accessory Button and press/release it. Button checks in settings do not transmit.
  5. Close settings, hold the button to talk, and release to stop. Wait for the transmit indication before speaking. Keep the app open and the screen awake.
Your first assigned PTT press requests a hardware slot; Enable Hardware Access reserves one beforehand. The slot stays reserved between transmissions. If both slots are occupied, a popup explains the limit and on-screen PTT remains available. Use Release Hardware Slot to free it when finished. Connecting a Jabra / BlueParrott control assigns its configurable button to Sonoran Radio. Restore its previous function in the manufacturer’s app when needed. Close other PTT apps that may own the accessory connection.

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Falconclaw setup

Follow the Falconclaw pairing manual to pair FALCONCLAW audio and BLU-PTT control. Choose the Blu-PTT entry in Find Bluetooth Accessory. FC-PTT compatibility is awaiting confirmation from hardware testing. Bluetooth audio uses Falconclaw’s onboard microphone.

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Configured Android phone buttons

Configure your phone’s button mapper to send the Zello-style press/release actions to Sonoran Radio. A mapping targeted only at Zello will not reach Sonoran; available mapping options depend on your phone’s firmware.

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Reconnecting

Leaving the app, losing the control connection, or disconnecting releases hardware access. Return to the app and reconnect if needed. For a sleeping PTT-Z button, press and release to wake it, then hold again to talk. A continuous transmission ends after 60 seconds; release before pressing again.