2 and 5 Tone Radios?

[Fivealpha11]

i just recently recieved a Vertex VX400 VHF radio on a trade...and i opened it up and it had a option board...i took it to a friend and he told me it was a 2 Tone or 5 tone option Board....i was wondering what you use 2 and 5 tones for?...and what it will do for the my VX400?...i have heard of this before...but i do not belive i will need to use this...i am just wondering what you use this option for?

 

[KB1DVG]

Vertex Radio

The tone board is for alerting you of something important like being a member of a fire dept/ems etc. I have a Motorola HT1250 which has the tones set up when we get dispatched it will make a beeping noise. Thats all it's for. If you're not a member for something like that then don't worry about it. You may want to sell it on e-Bay?? Hope that I answered your question, Joe.....

 

[Fivealpha11]

does it actually make 2 or 5 sounds to alert you?

 

[KB1DVG]

It all depends on the type of system using the tones. If you're on the receiving end (radio in hand) then it will just give off a beep(s) of some sort. The 2/5 tone is sent over the air by someone other than you (your radio) & has a set tones (could be any) & when the radio hears it in that order it opens up. Ours is 2575/1130 when the radio hears it on a specific channel it will beep a few times. Joe.....

 

[nmfire10]

In simple terms, it is for making your radio act like a 2-Tone fire pager. It DECODES the 2-Tone page and makes the radio beep and open the audio. It would otherwise stay silent, just like a fire pager. It is programmable by channel in the radio. It has nothing to do with generating sounds.

 

[Fivealpha11]

ok i see now..i am looking to trade the radio for a Pro 95 anyway, so it will do no good to me...thanks alot.

 

[SeanEMS]

What I don't get is why someone who supposably was only going to be using and getting scanners would go and get another radio. What are you trying to do find a radio that you can illegally transmit on? With all the stunts you've pulled on this board and other places, it's amazing that we aren't reading about your actions in the Record Journal or some other media form. and where are you a security guard at because I for one will avoid that place for sure as I would not feel secure seeing your immature actions here. I think you'd be more of a liabilty than an asset. You want to play with radios, go find a job dispatching cabs or oil trucks.

Sean

 

[Fivealpha11]

For One thing....i do my job and i know when to play and when to be serious....and for the record...when i got the VX400 i traded on the spot with someone...i thought it would be a good deal to trade out for a PRO 95 Police scanner...i told you and everyone else that i am out of the radio game...so if you have an issue with me please PM me and stop interupting my post...

 

[PJH]

2/5 tone is a popular format for Eurpoean radios. It may be Select V. Either way, still makes no sense for you to buy another radio to trade for a scanner. How about just buying the scanner?

 

[Fivealpha11]

well i had a GP300 and it was UHF...i traded with a Man on the Spot in a Ham Club, i thougt it would be a better Idea to take it here and trade it for a scanner...there is not much i want with a radio...i want to track the Casions and other stuff like Bayer in west haven and all that...but...i don't even know who this guy is...and he just joins and he starts Talking S**T about me like he has been here the whole time.
I still know where my Repoutation Stands and that is why i keep posting to show everyone i am Done with Radios...i am into scanners now like i should have been in the 1st place,
I take my Job Seriously...there is not much to Guard at teh Old Saint-Gobain Factory in new haven...but it is my site and i take my job seriously, but i am tryimg to get on the rigth track now, and i hope all of everyone can see my attempt...thanks for the help...

I am just trying to Understand the Terms and Equipment that i never took the time to look at.....

 

[PJH]

So, make it simple.

Sell all your radios.

Use that money and buy a scanner.

If not enough $$ in radio sales, put that cash, and extra cash each week into a coffee cup and then when you have enough.... buy the scanner.

Not rocket science.

If you would stop making excuses about having the stuff, then I don't think there would be such a backlash. You are your own enemy here.

 

[Fivealpha11]

that is why i am trading it all off...but i hear you...imight do that if this scanner trade falls through...the VX400 is the last i have besides this pile of worthless LTR Equipment...i have some EF Johnson 8600 mobiles and 8565 Portables that i am looking to get rid off...might take them to EBAY soon and try again...but i hear you, i wanta scanner...alot more interesting in all bands than just 1

i was also wondering...why Don't they make a Wide Band scanner like the R20 from Icom or the R10 with a trunking option?

 

[joetnymedic]

I'm not going to jump in with opinions and/or accusations. All I'm going to say is maybe, just maybe the person read prior posts? It's not that hard.


Joe