{"id":927,"date":"2015-01-12T07:25:09","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T15:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.impactcomms.com\/?p=927"},"modified":"2019-11-28T10:27:46","modified_gmt":"2019-11-28T10:27:46","slug":"two-way-radio-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impactcomms.com\/blog\/two-way-radio-what-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Two-Way Radio Explained. Part 1. What is Two-Way Radio?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Introduction.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2380 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.impactcomms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Learning-Part-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"170\" height=\"133\" \/><\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2><strong><em>What is Two-Way Radio<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>A two-way radio is simply a radio that can both transmit and receive (a transceiver). In broader terms, most voice wireless communications systems, including cellular system, fall into two-way radio definition. For this series \u2018Two-Way Radio Explained,\u2019 two-way radio refers to a radio system mainly used for group call communication. This two-way radio system is also known as Professional Mobile Radio (PMR), Land Mobile Radio (LMR), Private Mobile Radio (PMR) and Public Access Mobile Radio (PAMR) system. Portable two-way radios are often called walkie-talkies or handy-talkies. Two-way radios are also available in mobile and base configurations as well as utilizing radio network infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>A two-way radio is typically equipped with a Push-To-Talk \u2018PTT\u2019 button to activate the transmitter. User just simply presses the PTT button and can immediately start to talk. User releases the PTT button to listen to others.<\/p>\n<p>Two-way radio can \u2018talk\u2019 directly to other radios or use radio network infrastructure. A direct talk among radios (usually also known as direct more operation, talk around mode) has limited range due to limitation of radio power. To overcome this limitation, a radio network infrastructure can be utilized to extend communication range.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction.\u00a0 What is Two-Way Radio? A two-way radio is simply a radio that can both transmit and receive (a transceiver). In broader terms, most voice wireless communications systems, including cellular system, fall into two-way radio definition. For this series \u2018Two-Way Radio Explained,\u2019 two-way radio refers to a radio system mainly used for group call communication. 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