= NOW 25 WPM = TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2022 QST PAGE 39 = EASY TO DRIVE THE TINY SPEAKER INTO DISTORTION. THE SQUELCH LEVEL IS ADJUSTED VIA THE MENU SYSTEM. THE FACTORY SETTING IS 3, WHICH I FOUND TO BE SOMEWHAT HIGH A SETTING OF 2 OR EVEN 1 WAS BETTER FOR CASUAL LISTENING YOU CAN ALSO OPEN THE SQUELCH BY PRESSING AND HOLDING THE MONI BUTTON ON THE SIDE OF THE RADIO. IF YOU GIVE THIS BUTTON JUST A BRIEF PRESS, THE GT 5R LIGHTS A WHITE LED AT THE TOP OF THE CASE THAT IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A FLASHLIGHT. PRESS THE MONI BUTTON AGAIN AND THE LED WILL BEGIN PULSING, PRESUMABLY AS A KIND OF VISUAL BEACON. WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT MANY AMATEURS CARRY THEIR HANDHELD RADIOS WHILE HIKING, THIS COULD BE A USEFUL FEATURE. IF YOU GROW TIRED OF LISTENING TO AMATEUR RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, THE GT 5R OFFERS FM BROADCAST ENJOYMENT. ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE RADIO AS THE PTT AND MONI BUTTONS, YOULL FIND AN ORANGE BUTTON WITH THE CURIOUS LABEL CALL. I SUSPECT THIS BUTTON HAS A DIFFERENT FUNCTION IN NON AMATEUR = END OF 25 WPM TEXT = QST DE W1AW <