by Mark Abrams | Jun 14, 2021 | Articles
It has been a long road starting in 2017 when we purchased the new Kenwood Gen II NEXEDGE system to upgrade our radio system. We completed the last of the changeovers with customers and the tower sites on Wednesday, June 9, 2021. We decided to purchase the Gen II...
by Mark Abrams | Jun 19, 2020 | Articles, Top
INTRODUCTION Like any other technology, the history of radio is one that developed over time. Radios started off being spark gap transmitters which contained radio energy over a wide range of frequencies. Eventually a range of frequencies became referred...
by Mark Abrams | Jun 11, 2020 | Articles, Top
A discussion of radio communications equipment for personal and family use
by Mark Abrams | Mar 24, 2020 | Articles
The answer to this question is dependent upon a number of factors which include the type of radio system you operate, where you are attempting to cover, how many repeaters or base stations you need to cover the required area, are you dealing with flat terrain or is it...
by Mark Abrams | Mar 9, 2020 | Articles, Top
The issue of exclusive channels is the most critical item in the design and implementation of advanced radio systems. From a legal standpoint, all trunking formats in use today (except for SmartTrunk and Capacity Plus) requires the use of exclusive frequencies to...
by Mark Abrams | Mar 5, 2020 | Articles
When one radio user is transmitting on a radio channel, another radio user can use the radio channel if they are in different areas where there is no coverage overlap. Each radio user can use the radio without any interference to the other radio user. What happens...