Motorola Roger Tone

[MT22FD]

I've got a dumb question for you guys and gals:


Does anyone know what radio produces the roger tone (for lack of better words) that follows most of the transmissions in this video?


You hear the tone frequently after the 3:15 mark of the video.

I'm assuming it's from an older Motorola radio. Was hoping I could have it programmed on my HT1250.


Thanks,


Cyle

 

[Respondcode3]

That sounds like Modat ,a signaling format that is not used anymore. HT1250 will not do it.

 

[ful-vue]

That sounds like Modat ,a signaling format that is not used anymore. HT1250 will not do it.

I believe it's MDC1200, and I'm pretty sure a 1250 will do it.

 

[Respondcode3]

I know MDC and thats not it. It may be GE star the last Motrola that I know did that was the HT1000

 

[upnorth896]

have a cm300 vhf that does that after releasing the PTT button on the mic. believe it can be programed in/out in the software.

 

[bfd740]

MTA Police has that and it's annoying as shit to listen to.

 

[Steve0625]

I believe it's MDC1200, and I'm pretty sure a 1250 will do it.

It's definitely not MDC which uses tones. This is clearly a data burst of some kind, possibly the old Modat system.


IIRC, GE had a similar system in the late '70's and early '80's, too. It sent a data burst at the end of each transmission which included the mobile unit number. We had that system when I started dispatching for Rochester PD in 1976.


I also recall the NY State Police had a system that squawked a data burst at the end of each transmission in those days. I don't know if the was the same GE Mastr system that we had or something different.

 

[CHIEFOPS]

It's definitely not MDC which uses tones. This is clearly a data burst of some kind, possibly the old Modat system.

IIRC, GE had a similar system in the late '70's and early '80's, too. It sent a data burst at the end of each transmission which included the mobile unit number. We had that system when I started dispatching for Rochester PD in 1976.


I also recall the NY State Police had a system that squawked a data burst at the end of each transmission in those days. I don't know if the was the same GE Mastr system that we had or something different.

MODAT sounds nothing like that, it sounds like GE STAR or similar data burst.

 

[VolEms]

In Rockland Ramapo Police have the same sound set on post. They have GE radios. It's not from a Motorola radio. You can program the HT1250 to have an ID Post and it will make a chirp after you talk but it sounds different.

 

[wema628]

its ge star go to this web site and listen to all the different ones used


W2SJW - Radio Sounds

 

[JazzDad]

So, have we ruled out that it's not just the radio operator burping after each transmission?

 

[MESDA6]

So, have we ruled out that it's not just the radio operator burping after each transmission?

That would be known as the JazzDad tone.....

 

[Zoe]

Sounds like the noise our HT1250s make when they are turned on while still sitting in a charger, then the person attempts to transmit... they freak out and tie up the frequency.

 

[delcofirecop]

sounds like ge star to me as well.

 

[Ultimate D]

Yep, GE Star signalling.

 

[tvsjr]

And to be clear, it's not a "roger tone"... it's a digital ID burst.

 

[Respondcode3]

10-4 good buddy

 

[SurfCityCar2]

Could be MDC600, half the speed of the more common MDC1200 by Motorola. GE Star is one and there are a few others out there in the older radios.


I have an MT1000 VHF with the MDC front installed on it and it does MDC600 and MDC1200.


The HT1250 will do MDC1200 at pre-PTT, post-PTT or both..

 

[lafd55]

I like the beep after you press the PTT before you transmit. Unfortunately that only happens on trunked systems/radios.

 

[EMT-BLS]

I like the beep after you press the PTT before you transmit. Unfortunately that only happens on trunked systems/radios.

My HT1250 can do that...Just program MDC-1200 to have the ID transmitted Pre-. It'll beep for a second and then let you transmit.

 

[homer2123]

Def ge star sounds like my first portable .... I have most of my portables set up pre id mdc, the annoying beep prevents open mics....

 

[Zoe]

My HT1250 can do that...Just program MDC-1200 to have the ID transmitted Pre-. It'll beep for a second and then let you transmit.

+1


Plus you can set it for a "long" or "short" beep.


It has nothing to do with Trunking... just MDC.

 

[wkr518]

sounds like GE* to me,same exact sound as NYS Thruway uses on its system.

 

[MT22FD]

Thanks all. I'll have to mess around with my 1250's settings. Figured this was the place to turn to!

 

[EMT-BLS]

Thanks all. I'll have to mess around with my 1250's settings. Figured this was the place to turn to!

Actually, the place to turn to would be '>www.radioreference.com... :thumbsup: They do not much other than radios. But searching for a tone will be rather difficult.

 

[Respondcode3]

Radioreference is the last place I would go for any information on Motorola radios. Batlabs has much more info from people who know what they are doing. Not a bunch of scanner heads who think they know what they are doing.

 

[tvsjr]

Radioreference is great, if your IQ is 80. If you want to know about Moto gear, Batlabs is a much better place to start.


Your HT1250 can't do GEStar - just MDC. And if you're just turning on IDs to sound cool (as in, there aren't other radios or a dispatch console to receive your ID information) - well, you're treading into whacker territory...

 

[wkr518]

We just put some Midian TS-120-MPP1 boards into HT1250s a few months back for tow company that worked on NYS Thruway,needed the GE-Star signalling for ID on the system.