What is a DMR Zone
User DMR radios support Zones. A Zone is just a grouping of individual channels. Some model radios may limit the number of channels per Zone and the number of Zones allowed. You could program Zones for local channels (DMR or analog), another Zone for a neighboring state, and a Zone for business and government channels.
If you do program non-amateur channels in your radio, make sure they are RX only unless you are licensed or authorized to use them as per FCC 90.427(b); otherwise you will be in violation of FCC R&Rs and enforcement action could be taken against you. If you have a VHF model, you could program a Zone for all the possible NWS Weather Channels (again, make sure you program the channels as receive only). Zones are just a way to manage large number of channels, much like file folders or directories on your computer.
If you do program non-amateur channels in your radio, make sure they are RX only unless you are licensed or authorized to use them as per FCC 90.427(b); otherwise you will be in violation of FCC R&Rs and enforcement action could be taken against you. If you have a VHF model, you could program a Zone for all the possible NWS Weather Channels (again, make sure you program the channels as receive only). Zones are just a way to manage large number of channels, much like file folders or directories on your computer.