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SiriusHardware · 3rd Oct 2019, 5:00 pm

Agreed, and for the original purpose that they were probably conceived for - hands free 'Vox' (Voice operated PTT) they are also quite sensible.

Ones which didn't have an off switch (and that meant most radios which had roger beeps) were unforgivable though. The HyGain 'low-high-low' beep was probably the most irritating of the lot.

I didn't even restore their operation if I sold a radio on, because I didn't want to be on the receiving end of it if it ended up in my local area.

3rd Oct 2019, 5:00 pm	#13
SiriusHardware Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 11,558	Re: Cobra 150-GTL ( cybernet PTBM121D4X ) Agreed, and for the original purpose that they were probably conceived for - hands free 'Vox' (Voice operated PTT) they are also quite sensible. Ones which didn't have an off switch (and that meant most radios which had roger beeps) were unforgivable though. The HyGain 'low-high-low' beep was probably the most irritating of the lot. I didn't even restore their operation if I sold a radio on, because I didn't want to be on the receiving end of it if it ended up in my local area.