"Somebody check your mike on the radio, please..."

Gene Seibel wrote:
Some 2-way
radios we used in broadcasting had timers that shut them down after 5
minutes because they weren't designed for full time duty cycle. That
wouldn't be a bad idea either.

Most programmable communications transceivers have a timeout feature
(with selectable delay). Really helps in stuck mike situations (and
pulls the rug out from under long-winded people, too). All 2-way
transmitters should be so equipped.

David Johnson

wrote:
Gene Seibel wrote:
Some 2-way

radios we used in broadcasting had timers that shut them down after 5
minutes because they weren't designed for full time duty cycle. That
wouldn't be a bad idea either.


Most programmable communications transceivers have a timeout feature
(with selectable delay). Really helps in stuck mike situations (and
pulls the rug out from under long-winded people, too). All 2-way
transmitters should be so equipped.

The guys who designed the original EtherNet anticipated this problem and
built an "anti-jabber" circuit to every node.

wrote:
Gene Seibel wrote:
Some 2-way

radios we used in broadcasting had timers that shut them down after 5
minutes because they weren't designed for full time duty cycle. That
wouldn't be a bad idea either.


Most programmable communications transceivers have a timeout feature
(with selectable delay). Really helps in stuck mike situations (and
pulls the rug out from under long-winded people, too). All 2-way
transmitters should be so equipped.

The guys who designed the original EtherNet anticipated this problem and
built an "anti-jabber" circuit to every node.

You'll never have to worry about ME doing that, Jay!


Jay Honeck wrote:
If I hear this ONE more time on Unicom, I'm going to scream!

Is it *really* possible that one can be a certificated pilot, and *NOT*
know that it's impossible to receive AND transmit at the same time?

Is it *really* possible that a certicated pilot would transmit a
statement like this into the ether, expecting the guy with the stuck
mike to actually be able to HEAR what he's saying?

Sadly, the answer is "yes". We hear it almost every time there's a
stuck-mike situation.

Truly scary...

I'll take a hundred guys saying "Any other traffic, please advise..."
over THIS kind of stupidity.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Henry K." wrote in message
oups.com...
You'll never have to worry about ME doing that, Jay!

Henry! Where ya been, man?!

Good to hear from you (so to speak) again. How's the plane/flying/life been
treating you?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Henry K." wrote in message
oups.com...
You'll never have to worry about ME doing that, Jay!

Henry, I thought you had a radio with some whizz bang options to allow you
to tell when the frequency was busy so you wouldn't step on others
transmissions.

I do have a homemade radio level meter plugged into the headset jack to
tell me when there's traffic on the frequency. Works well.

"Henry K." wrote in message
oups.com...
I do have a homemade radio level meter plugged into the headset jack to
tell me when there's traffic on the frequency. Works well.

Please elaborate.

I can't describe the circuit, being an electronic dumbo. A friend who
is a ham made up a circuit board inserted into a Radio Shack case about
the size of a cigarette pack. A 9v battery drives it. It is Velcroed to
the top of my C150's glare shield. One cable plugs into the headset
jack and there is one large LED on the case that flickers when there is
traffic on the frequency. Cost less than $10 in parts to put together.

These are the same people who, when they receive a superfluous email
(like "remove me") from a mailing list, send a response to the entire
list asking "Why did I receive this?". :-)