excuse me, but I believe this feature is probably meant to be used as a 
panic alarm in case of emergency or if someone is in trouble and needs 
immediate assistance.  I don't believe you can blame the radio designers 
for putting in this very useful feature. Unfortunately, like so many 
other things, some people take advantage and just don't use any common 
sense.  Kind of like the gun laws. I've said many times, it's not the 
tool, it's the hands in which the tool is placed.  Some people just 
shouldn't be turned loose on society!
73

On 10/10/2015 12:19 AM, doug and sheilla emerson wrote:
> There's a guy back here who just loves to use that alarm to cause melicious
> interfeerence on the various local repeaters around here. I wish that they
> would never have put that alarm on that radio! Doug, N6NFF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Allen
> Sent: Friday, October 09, 2015 8:28 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: UV5R Alarm
>
> Hi all!
>
> I like this radio so much (or maybe it's so cheap) that I recently bought a
> second one.
>
> I'm thinking about recording a podcast soon to demonstrate what I consider
> as important features, including accessibility, but would like a bit of help
> appreciating the alarm feature.
>
> When I press and hold the button on the left side above the PTT, I hear
> something that sounds like a car alarm.
>
> Pressing the button again stops the sound.
>
> I just can't think of a practical use for this feature. I know it works and
> it's working as intended, but has anyone found a practical use for it? I
> guess it would get attention quickly in a crowd that seem to ignore my
> presence, but other than that little bit of fun, which admittedly is a
> switch for the myriad of talking watches heard at big meetings of blind
> people, does this handy feature have some practical purpose that I haven't
> discovered?
>
> In case anyone is looking for one, I boughnt my new one from 409shop.com for
> around $35 including postage all the way to New Zealand. Thanks again Buddy
> for that tip. Problems with the web site including captcha were easily
> negated by Email. Once they understood what I wanted, they sent me a paypal
> invoice, which I paid.
>
> The radio was complete including belt clip duck antenna and appropriate
> charger which I had specified in my order.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> 73,
> Dave
>
> David Allen, Director
> Blind-Sight Limited
> For computer training and support world-wide, equipment or braille
> production please contact me through any of the following ways:
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Telephone: 64-3-455-7694 (Home)
> 64-27-224-5489 (Mobile)
> PO Box 9046
> St Clair
> Dunedin 9047
> NEW ZEALAND

-- 
Jeff Busch