Wednesday, October 19, 2011

"Trunking" and Public Service Radio Systems

Public Service Radio and trunking have been supplying communication solutions for over two decades.  Teams have worked together to provide systems around the world to governments and private companies.  A "trunked" radio system is very different in comparison to the normal radio communications we usually experience.  Trunked radio systems go through a progression of steps in order to ensure that the public is addressed about occurring situations.  Police departments, fire departments, ambulances, and other governmental departments all use these systems to ensure safety.  Not only are trunking radio systems used in the United States, but they have all been installed and used across three of the Virgin Islands: St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John. 

Radios and the method of trunking have provided the United States Government with over 50,000 Motorola radios.  Iraq Police and the Iraq Army are currently using over 100 Motorola MTR2000 repeaters to support the communication paths.  There are many other uses of these trunking radio systems in more countries than just the United States.


Radios and trunking offer planning to ensure mobile and portable coverage is achieved as well as providing a network path design.  Using advanced software tools; there is a guarantee that network performance will meet customer needs.  Here's how it works: This radio planning covers frequency and antenna selection, location and transmission parameters, diversity requirements, and availability calculations.  To ensure that no signals interfere with the planned link, radio and trunking provides customers with on-site frequency surveys, which detail all link specifications and results.  Also available are radio planning consulting services and design verifications.  




2 comments:

  1. Nice post. Information was clear and easy to follow. Good use of links and pictures throughout posting. I also liked the easier to understand description of trunking in the final paragraph.

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  2. Good post, very informative on trunking. The pictures kept me interested and the links were helpful.

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