DarrylLicht Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 In the early days of radio communications a "roger" was used to acknowledge a message or question had been received. As in the "roger that" phrase used by law enforcement and military So why is the beep used at the end of TX called a roger beep? Nobody is acknowledging anything, except the broadcaster/transmitter is saying I'm finished. I highly doubt the engineer who developed it was called Roger. LOL Anyone know why its called a roger beep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleYoda Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 I remember someone suggesting to call it an over beep. Or we could call it an Elmer beep just to annoy them more. But that begs another question: why is Roger the term for understood? And why is it Elmer (who was he)? Elder would make a little more sense. But then HAM is not a good term either, unless it's short for High frequency AM. (I've heard the ham-fisted story.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRQC527 Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 hour ago, DarrylLicht said: Anyone know why its called a roger beep? I guess Roger used to be the phonetic for R, which is now Romeo, but was Robert before it was Roger. Hence its use as phonetics for "received". I think Roger beep sounds cooler than Robert beep or Romeo beep, and it was the receiving operator, not the transmitting operator, who said it. Why it ended up as a term for a hyper-annoying tone when you un-key is anyone's guess. Also, every time I go into Ham Radio Outlet, some clever Elmer thinks it's funny to say "Did you know Ham stands for Had Alotta Money?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppyjr Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Simple answer……When the chicks see your handheld radio with external speaker mic, clipped to your belt (of course), they will find it very sexy. When they hear the beep at the end of your radio transmission, it’s just more arousal the human female can bear, so they will demand a good rogering. This is why it’s called a Roger beep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUE951 Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 i think the Beep should be reengineered to say 'Rodger' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 I prefer to refer to it as the Randy Beep. WRHS218 and fe2o3 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 3 minutes ago, WRUU653 said: I prefer to refer to it as the Randy Beep. Beep if you’re randy! Wasn’t that a bumper sticker? WRUU653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUU653 Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Sounds right. I’m certain I saw one on a Jeep. It wasn’t a rubicon though. Sshannon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sshannon Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Just now, WRUU653 said: Sounds right. I’m certain I saw one on a Jeep. It wasn’t a rubicon though. You win! WRUU653 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WRUI365 Posted September 17, 2023 Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 Over analyzing can lead to baldness and paranoia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrylLicht Posted September 17, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2023 26 minutes ago, WRUI365 said: Over analyzing can lead to baldness and paranoia. Suddenly I find myself worried about balding... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fe2o3 Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 5 hours ago, DarrylLicht said: Suddenly I find myself worried about balding... Already have the paranoia? DarrylLicht 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lscott Posted September 18, 2023 Report Share Posted September 18, 2023 On 9/17/2023 at 1:38 AM, WRUZ229 said: When the chicks see your handheld radio with external speaker mic, clipped to your belt (of course), they will find it very sexy. That only works if you’re wearing a blue uniform with a shinny badge on it. Also it should be one of those huge leather Batman type utility belts with those hand restraints. Gives them crazy ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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