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So my hunting partners and I use radios to keep tabs on each other. I've been having difficulty with my midlands to talk to them they have Motorolas. I can hear them just fine but when I try to talk to them it is just a beep each time I talk. I called midland and they told me that Motorola radios are not compatible. I have a hard time believing that. Has any one had a similar situationames? I've tried three different Midlands with two different Motorolas. Not sure what to do.
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The Motorolas have a tone squelch that cuts out signals from other radios without the proper squelch code. I believe they have a setting that will let them hear all traffic on a frequency. Your buddies will have to look at the Motorola manual to find it.
This will also disable any privacy settings and anyone else on the frequency will hear your conversations.
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I thought that was the point of the sub channels. we run a channel with a sub.
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Our dog club has at least 25 radios of various brands including midland and Motorola. They all work until they don't then, we throw them away and get more.
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I had the same problem with Cobra radios. They were not very good to begin with so figured they were just junk. I didn't know about the squelch code.
Have Motorola's now and love them.
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yah I also had a cobra I thought it was bad then got these midlands and had the same problem. I am just tired of buying radios but may have to buy a couple of Motorola's just so I am compatible.
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Spend a little more and buy the "waterproof" versus "water resistant" model.
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the guys I go with have all motorolas, my cobras make them look sick, more range, clearer, much better!! so there ya go
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We also use two way radios which must be programmed. Makes the walkie talkies seem like Childs toys. They are about $200 each.
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