Roger beep settings

[nokones]

I remember them well back in the Micor days. I use to carry a box of various reeds around and change them out along with the channel elements (crystals) in my company car when I traveled from one zone to a different zone.

[WSAG780]

On 2/12/2024 at 6:12 PM, Adamdaj said:

I don't mind Roger Beeps, but those call-tones can be annoying at times. 

Indeed!

[WSAY435]

I just got a new BTech GMRS-50V2 and the radio is sending out a roger beep which I can't seem to find the option to turn off. I researched the manual that came with it, Looked for the option in chirp and also a google search turns up nothing about a menu option to turn this off. Anyone have a clue?

[OffRoaderX]

You wont find it in the manual because the 50V2 (at least, the one that I had) does not have a Roger Beep.

[SteveShannon]

1 hour ago, WSAY435 said:

I just got a new BTech GMRS-50V2 and the radio is sending out a roger beep which I can't seem to find the option to turn off. I researched the manual that came with it, Looked for the option in chirp and also a google search turns up nothing about a menu option to turn this off. Anyone have a clue?

How about menu 9: BEEP?

And if not then menu 20 and tell it not to send an ID. You could be sending an ID at the end of PTT. This has several options. You want to turn it off. 

[WSAY435]

16 hours ago, Sshannon said:

How about menu 9: BEEP?

And if not then menu 20 and tell it not to send an ID. You could be sending an ID at the end of PTT. This has several options. You want to turn it off. 

Nope #9 does key press beep and #20 is already turned off.

[WSAY435]

16 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

You wont find it in the manual because the 50V2 (at least, the one that I had) does not have a Roger Beep.

It's a two tone beep that I hear when I stop transmitting and I have another radio to monitor my transmission and it definitely is transmitting the tones.

[OffRoaderX]

16 minutes ago, WSAY435 said:

It's a two tone beep that I hear when I stop transmitting and I have another radio to monitor my transmission and it definitely is transmitting the tones.

Ok.. 
Mine did not do that..
It's not in the user-manual because this radio does not have a Roger Beep..

So yours must be defective.  What did BTech Support have to say?

[WSAY435]

19 minutes ago, WSAY435 said:

Nope #9 does key press beep and #20 is already turned off.

Option 25 Signal Beep is also off.

[WSAY435]

11 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

Ok.. 
Mine did not do that..
It's not in the user-manual.

So yours must be defective.  What did BTech Support have to say?

I had not contacted them yet. And I also have not yet found anything in the manual that speaks of it.

[OffRoaderX]

1 minute ago, WSAY435 said:

I also have not yet found anything in the manual that speaks of it.

Yah, there is a reason for that.

[WSAY435]

1 minute ago, WSAY435 said:

I had not contacted them yet. And I also have not yet found anything in the manual that speaks of it.

Funny I bought this radio off of eBay from mygmrs.com 

[WSAY435]

20 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

Ok.. 
Mine did not do that..
It's not in the user-manual.

So yours must be defective.  What did BTech Support have to say?

Well that sucks. I originally tried to buy this radio off of Amazon but they instead sent me a UV-25X2 two times in a row (which I still need to return) and I finally bought it off eBay

[UncleYoda]

19 hours ago, WSAY435 said:

I just got a new BTech GMRS-50V2 and the radio is sending out a roger beep which I can't seem to find the option to turn off. I researched the manual that came with it, Looked for the option in chirp and also a google search turns up nothing about a menu option to turn this off. Anyone have a clue?

Some repeaters have a courtesy tone that you hear when you or the other person let go of the PTT button.  The purpose of the courtesy tone is so you don't have to let the repeater drop every time before speaking.

[mikiea130]

On 6/12/2021 at 8:04 PM, OffRoaderX said:

I keep my Roger Beep on - when someone complains about it, I remind them that its my radio and nobody is forcing them to listen to me.

That's fine if your on Simplex...but if you are using a Repeater...that is someone else's radio. Some of the older (and more reliable) repeaters can be confused by the tone and hold the frequency open, sometimes for minutes. give the repeater owners a brake and turn it off.

[OffRoaderX]

3 hours ago, mikiea130 said:

Some of the older (and more reliable) repeaters can be confused by the tone and hold the frequency open

Uh huh.. Are these older repeaters here in the room with us now?

[Ian]

On 6/8/2021 at 7:28 PM, JeepCrawler98 said:

the person listening knows when you have released the PTT just fine without it

LOL you say that, but my mother for example doesn't know when I've "released the PTT" when I'm talking to her face to face!  

 

It took her a while to learn that if the other radio is still transmitting, you can't just jump in and talk over it and expect the other radio to hear what you're saying, and she still jumps the gun sometimes.

[Hoppyjr]

The only setting that matters is “off”

Please. Off.

[OffRoaderX]

6 minutes ago, Hoppyjr said:

The only setting that matters is “off”

My radio, my choice.

[jsneezy]

2 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

My radio, my choice.

The Queen has spoken. 

[Hoppyjr]

My radio, my choice.

Yeah, but they are soooo annoying.

[OffRoaderX]

15 minutes ago, Hoppyjr said:

Yeah, but they are soooo annoying.

YOUR radio, YOUR choice - if you hear something objectionable, perhaps you should exercise your right to use your radio, the way you wish, and change the channel.. Nothing gives you the right to inflict your opinion and violate someone ELSEs right to use their radio the way they wish.

[jsneezy]

26 minutes ago, OffRoaderX said:

YOUR radio, YOUR choice - if you hear something objectionable, perhaps you should exercise your right to use your radio, the way you wish, and change the channel.. Nothing gives you the right to inflict your opinion and violate someone ELSEs right to use their radio the way they wish.

That seems like it would be too logical. 

Then again, some of us have learned to tune out the parts we don't want to listen to. My wife calls it selective hearing. Apparently I only hear what I want to. I guess "just do whatever you want to" doesn't actually mean what it sounds like. 

[Hoppyjr]

YOUR radio, YOUR choice - if you hear something objectionable, perhaps you should exercise your right to use your radio, the way you wish, and change the channel.. Nothing gives you the right to inflict your opinion and violate someone ELSEs right to use their radio the way they wish.

Take a breath, just expressing my opinion. Step away from the candy dish.

[WRUU653]

11 hours ago, OffRoaderX said:

YOUR radio, YOUR choice - if you hear something objectionable, perhaps you should exercise your right to use your radio, the way you wish, and change the channel.. Nothing gives you the right to inflict your opinion and violate someone ELSEs right to use their radio the way they wish.

Everyone is entitled to an opinion, saying they think a roger beep is annoying equates to violating rights is a bit of a stretch.

beep

edit. In my opinion.