Trunking Communications

(Glossary)

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In a Trunking radio system, radios are always listening to the control channel of the radio's current Trunking System for channel assignment instructions. Trunking channels can only communicate with radios operating on Trunking channels. WFForward.png Trunking and Conventional channels are assigned to the channels of the radio from the Zone Channel Assignment Window.

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Trunking methods include basic Motorola Trunking, Other Band Trunking (OBT), Motorola SmartZone Trunking, and SmartZone OmniLink Trunking.

 

Trunking coverage types include Type II and ASTRO 25.

 

Trunking channel types can include Talkgroup, Announcement Group, and Dynamic Regroupings.

 

See also the Trunking Personality Window and the Trunking System Window.