Glossary
Digital Private Line | A type of coded squelch using data bursts. |
(DPL) | Similar to PL except a digital code is used |
| instead of a tone. |
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Digital Signal | An RF signal that has a pulsed, or discrete |
| nature, rather than a continuous nature. |
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Dispatcher | An individual who has radio system |
| management duties. |
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Dynamic | A feature that allows the dispatcher to |
Regrouping | temporarily reassign selected radios to a |
| single special channel so they can |
| communicate with each other. |
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Failsoft | A feature that allows communications to take |
| place even though the central controller has |
| failed. Each trunked repeater in the system |
| will transmit a data word informing every radio |
| that the system has gone into failsoft. |
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FCC | Federal Communications Commission. |
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Hang Up | Disconnect. |
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Monitor | Check channel activity by pressing the |
| Monitor button. If the channel is clear, you will |
| hear static. If the channel is in use, you will |
| hear conversation. It also serves as a way to |
| check the volume level of the radio, as the |
| radio will “open the squelch” when pressing |
| the monitor button. |
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Network Access | Network Access Code (NAC) operates on |
Code | digital channels to reduce voice channel |
| interference between adjacent systems and |
| sites. |
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NiCd | Nickel Cadmium. |
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NiMH | Nickel Metal Hydride. |
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