Error Beeps

[ag4so]

I have one channel Out of four not working, when I key up I get three beeps. I figgure something is not programmed right but cant find it compared to the other channels. It is a GMRS frequency. Can any one tell me the meaning to the error code? not in the manual

Thanks

SteveWQPL257

[SteveShannon]

2 hours ago, ag4so said:

I have one channel Out of four not working, when I key up I get three beeps. I figgure something is not programmed right but cant find it compared to the other channels. It is a GMRS frequency. Can any one tell me the meaning to the error code? not in the manual

Thanks

SteveWQPL257

What brand and model of radio? What’s the frequency? What channel is it assigned to? How did you program it?

[WRUU653]

It sounds like you are getting an out of frequency tone. As @SteveShannon mentioned we’re going to need more information to help sort it out.

[amaff]

51 minutes ago, ag4so said:

Update Just checked all channel in both Band A and B channels 8 through 14 beep and refuse to transmit. I have only touched channels 1-8, the rest are factory default.

That's because it's a mobile radio and can't transmit at a low enough power output to be legal on 8-14. That's pretty much standard on mobile GMRS radios.

[WRYZ926]

55 minutes ago, ag4so said:

Update Just checked all channel in both Band A and B channels 8 through 14 beep and refuse to transmit. I have only touched channels 1-8, the rest are factory default

@amaff beat me to it.  He is correct in that it is illegal for mobiles to transmit on channels 8-14 since the only go down to 5 watts and those channels are limited to 0.5 watts max.

[Lscott]

1 hour ago, Socalgmrs said:

I LOVE!!! post like this.  No info at all just a problem and a plead to fix it.  But how?  We know nothing about the situation?  It’s like saying my car doesn’t run right what’s the problem?   I’d bet it’s something very simple that has been over looked.  Or it’s one of the many radios that have unexplained issues right out of the box.  
 

please give more info like already asked.  Even a screen shot of the programming if possible.   

Reminds me of an eBay ad once. The guy was selling a used Kenwood TK-2170 VHF radio for about $10. Normally they go for $50 to over a $100. The ad copy said the radio beeps, shuts off, the boots back up when trying to transmit. Seller thought it was defective. I had a few an knew exactly what the issue was. So I purchased it. Yup, it was a nearly dead battery pack. Radio worked perfect with a fully charged one. That was a supper good deal I just couldn't pass up.

[ag4so]

Apologies I was running on 2 hours sleep, It is a RETEVIS RA87 for GMRS frequencies using CHIRP. I was trying to program channel 8 for 462.6875 Simplex and PL tone 2B.

It is one of eight channels (Channels 1-8) including three repeaters our EMCOM group uses.
in the snap shot only channels 4-8 modified. We standardized our channels some time back and trying to get this one to match. The other seven channels took their programming and operate just fine.

Our standard config is first three set up for the GMRS repeaters and the rest our simplex frequencies.

Regards Steve WQPL257

Update Just checked all channel in both Band A and B channels 8 through 14 beep and refuse to transmit. I have only touched channels 1-8, the rest are factory default.

[WRUU653]

5 hours ago, ag4so said:

Apologies I was running on 2 hours sleep, It is a RETEVIS RA87 for GMRS frequencies using CHIRP. I was trying to program channel 8 for 462.6875 Simplex and PL tone 2B.

It is one of eight channels (Channels 1-8) including three repeaters our EMCOM group uses. We standardized our channels some time back and trying to get this one to match. The other seven channels took their programming and operate just fine.

Our standard config is first three set up for the GMRS repeaters and the rest our simplex frequencies.

Regards Steve WQPL257

Hello Steve, 462.6875 is channel 6 not 8. One thought is the radio may have an issue programming it in the wrong position if it is one of the initial 22 channels but I'm not sure as I don't program mine out of sequence. Usually the repeaters will be programmed into channels 23-30, 31-38 and so on.

The fact that you got the others to work though makes me question the PL tone. Not all radios have the same number of tones. Retevis CTCSS #2 is 69.3 while Motorola is 71.9 so you may have the wrong tone programmed.  So you may want to check that. How are you programming your radio? Direct? Using Chirp or possibly Retevis software? Can you show us a screen shot of the program? 

Edit: On second thought the fact you are getting the beeping has me back to the wrong frequency idea. That's usually what that indicates. This may or may not be do to the position it's been put in. 
 

Edit #2: please see @amaff and @WRYZ926 responses for correct answer.

Edited Friday at 02:26 AM by WRUU653
Isn’t it obvious

[WRUU653]

4 minutes ago, WRYZ926 said:

@amaff beat me to it.  He is correct in that it is illegal for mobiles to transmit on channels 8-14 since the only go down to 5 watts and those channels are limited to 0.5 watts max.

This is it absolutely ^^^. And I'm guessing the radio won't care that you put 6 into 8 or whatever, anything in the 8-14 isn't going to work. I must need some sleep. 

[amaff]

1 minute ago, WRUU653 said:

This is it absolutely ^^^. And I'm guessing the radio won't care that you put 6 into 8 or whatever, anything in the 8-14 isn't going to work. I must need some sleep. 

It drives me bonkers that some radios are like this. Wouldn't shock me if this were one of them. Doesn't matter what's in 8-14, it won't transmit.

[Davichko5650]

1 hour ago, ag4so said:

 

Update Just checked all channel in both Band A and B channels 8 through 14 beep and refuse to transmit. I have only touched channels 1-8, the rest are factory default.

95.1763

(d) 467 MHz interstitial channels. Only hand-held portable units may transmit on these 7 channels. The channel center frequencies are: 467.5625, 467.5875, 467.6125, 467.6375, 467.6625, 467.6875, and 467.7125 MHz.

 

[WRUU653]

I would add that moving things around like this out of the normal progression is going to make things problematic when you try to communicate with someone who has their radio set up correctly. You are really better off being able to know when someone says go to channel 12 with a tone of xyz that you are doing the same thing.

 

[ag4so]

4 hours ago, WRUU653 said:

Hello Steve, 462.6875 is channel 6 not 8. One thought is the radio may have an issue programming it in the wrong position if it is one of the initial 22 channels but I'm not sure as I don't program mine out of sequence. Usually the repeaters will be programmed into channels 23-30, 31-38 and so on.

The fact that you got the others to work though makes me question the PL tone. Not all radios have the same number of tones. Retevis CTCSS #2 is 69.3 while Motorola is 71.9 so you may have the wrong tone programmed.  So you may want to check that. How are you programming your radio? Direct? Using Chirp or possibly Retevis software? Can you show us a screen shot of the program? 

Edit: On second thought the fact you are getting the beeping has me back to the wrong frequency idea. That's usually what that indicates. This may or may not be do to the position it's been put in. 

Evening I am using CHIRP to program it.

Steve

[Socalgmrs]

I LOVE!!! post like this.  No info at all just a problem and a plead to fix it.  But how?  We know nothing about the situation?  It’s like saying my car doesn’t run right what’s the problem?   I’d bet it’s something very simple that has been over looked.  Or it’s one of the many radios that have unexplained issues right out of the box.  
 

please give more info like already asked.  Even a screen shot of the programming if possible.