norcalbusa
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(Not sure what forum to post this in, move as you see fit)
We've all heard those emergency beeps every 6-10 seconds when a unit wants an open channel during a search, felony stop, etc. I get that.
I wonder (depending on the agency) how officers can possibly stand to have that going off in their ear (or car or hip) endlessly- as the tone is sometimes so very loud- and it ties up the air. Radio 101 is to listen for traffic before you start talking, especially if you are just turning on your radio (to go 10-8 or whatever), so why the tone? I often hear guys telling dispatch to kill the tone, yet hold the channel- and that works fine. So why the tone beyond the initial "hold the air" broadcast (or say the first minute)?
We've all heard those emergency beeps every 6-10 seconds when a unit wants an open channel during a search, felony stop, etc. I get that.
I wonder (depending on the agency) how officers can possibly stand to have that going off in their ear (or car or hip) endlessly- as the tone is sometimes so very loud- and it ties up the air. Radio 101 is to listen for traffic before you start talking, especially if you are just turning on your radio (to go 10-8 or whatever), so why the tone? I often hear guys telling dispatch to kill the tone, yet hold the channel- and that works fine. So why the tone beyond the initial "hold the air" broadcast (or say the first minute)?