"Dave Hall" wrote in message
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On Wed, 26 May 2004 15:54:34 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote:


Would you happen to to have the FCC I.D. number of that radio? That
radio, other than the roger beep, also has variable power,
something
else no other legal CB has. I have my doubts that this radio is
entirely legal.

Dave
"Sandbagger"



Wrong again, Dave. Here's the link:
http://www.galaxyradios.com/2547.html



There are no current equipment authorizations for any Galaxy CB radio.
Search the database yourself if you want:

https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/c...ericSearch.cfm


Well, by golly, I goofed again. The FCC ID number is C2R-DX-2547, it's
a Ranger, and it is legal for CB. But what I didn't see on the Galaxy
website was a built-in roger-beep -- instead the board is available as
an accessory.


Galaxy and Ranger are basically one in the same. They are notorious
for "pushing the limit" as far as legality is concerned. I've never
liked Galaxy radios. They're basically knock-offs of Uniden designs,
many of which were not the most reliable.


"Fragile" is the word I have heard most often used to describe all
three makes.

Among other less flattering adjectives......



What I don't understand is your last statement. Which Galaxy website
did you see the roger beep listed as an add-on accessory? The link
provided above lists the roger beep as a standard feature.


You are right, it's in the list. I just missed it the first time.

Ok.



I'm perfectly willing to admit when I'm wrong, but I'm curious when
the FCC changed its opinion on roger beeps from their earlier
proclamation that they were considered "amusement" devices and
therefore not legal. This happened about 20-some years ago when roger
beeps first started springing up.


They might justify it's use under 95.412(b) "You may use your CB
station to transmit a tone signal only when the signal is used to make
contact or to continue communications." The reason might be that a
beep at the end of a transmission is useful to indicate when the
person is finished transmitting, and not to 'amuse or entertain'.

Then there is a really fine line here. A single tone might be
acceptable under that clause. But those multi-tone "roger beeps",
"farts", tarzan yells, and other such devices clearly cross the line
into the "amusement" category.



The Galaxy has none of those.