Scan:" "Watch your mics, you gotta open mic". .n/t

[annabanana]

[Duer 157099]

1. what a dickhead this guy is

yeah, so they think the kid on the boat is listening?

[Marrah_G]

2. No no "open mic" is when his mic is on and he doesnt know it screws up communication

creates static and noise.

[ok_cpu]

4. I think it's because it keeps everyone else from being heard

Like a conference call / speaker phone where two people are trying to talk at once.

[randome]

6. He could be. Why take the chance?

[Gravitycollapse]

8. Someone had an open mic by accident. Broadcasting everything he was saying or doing.

I've heard this problem before on the scanner. Officers leave their mics on by accident.

[Posteritatis]

11. And it blocks others from communicating at all in larger situations like this. (nt)

[Shivering Jemmy]

9. Open mics cause a feedback loop

Making communication impossible


Important to know these things before calling someone a dickhead.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. Nope, the mic is on transmit

That creates all kinds of issues.

[Tx4obama]

3. Yeah, I finally clicked on a scanner link and now hearing only ...

Watch your mics - watch your mics - watch your mics - watch your mics - watch your mics -watch your mics .....

[MjolnirTime]

5. somebodys' mic was sending out an emergency signal mistakenly

[BlueCheese]

7. That was a minor thing.