[Motorola] HT 1000 questions

[Denny Beringer]

Agreed.. and those of us who have radios with
signalling can enable data muting so that we don't
hear them. Other than unit ID and alias assignment
there are several radio/ratio signalling features
supported in Stat Alert.

There is really no useful purpose for such signalling
schems on a system that doesn't support them. On such
a system it becomes no more that an annoying "roger
beep" reminiscant of another radio service. Many
repeaters have a courtesy tone that serves such a
purpose. Sometimes it takes awhile for a guy with a
new toy to get the word.

Years ago I had a radio on a 70cm simplex frequency
that we used primarily for air/air and air/ground
communications. I inadvertently had MDC PTT ID
programme on one of the freqs. I was promptly
chastised for "blowin the wax" out of someones ears
when he heard that "gawdawful noise" in his headset.. 
Nuff Said.

db

> At 05:22 AM 3/23/04 -0500, you wrote:
> Anyway Having a 440 repeater in My Home QTH  , I do
> not Like hearing the 
> MDC and other type tones going out over the air. if
> not needed  most 
> repeater owners will use a controller to mask the TT
> For various reasons.
> 
> I have a Couple of Friends that do belong to a
> Motorola Ham club that 
> requires the Tones to activate their repeater and
> that is great ,  spend a 
> $ 1000 Dollars for a Motorola HT with the display to
> show Your Ham friends 
> call ,   But Do not put the tones out over a System
> that don't need them . 
> It has got so bad A Lot of the other as You call
> them Old farts, New ones 
> too will ignore the Guys and not talk to them.  as
> You know We need 
> more  not less to get in this Wonderful hobby .
> 
> Don 73 De KA9QJG/ Old Fart