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Speakeasy Ultra Lives up to its Name
I've been using Midland Speakeasy Ultra 75-517 FRS Weather radios
for several months now, and am quite satisfied. Overall, I think
they are great, and are packed with features.
One of the first things I did was to disable the
roger beep, which each radio emits upon release of the PTT (push
to talk) button. I also killed the button press beep. The last thing
I want when hunting is some gadget beeping at me! Even with roger
beep disabled, Motorola Talkabout radios beep after the Midland
is done transmitting.
Unfortunately, I can't disable
the Call function, which causes a musical beep on all radios within
range when the button's pushed. It's meant to get someone's attention
so he/she knows to listen up, and it's useful. It's also easy to
hit the call button by accident - and then the person(s) on the
other end may cuss you for spooking all the game in their area.
If you and your friends are careful, it's a non-issue.
I wouldn't hesitate to buy these radios, and found them more comfortable
and easier to use than Motorola's popular Talkabout radios. Alkaline
batteries in the Talkabouts did not last nearly as long as the Ni-Cd
cells in the SpeakEasys.
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