Friday, August 16, 2013

The Features And History Of Two Way VHF Radios

By Bernice Terry


Two way VHF radios are the ones that are capable of both transmitting and receiving. This is in contrast to other variants such as broadcast receivers where they only receive content and nothing more. For this variant, the user may converse with others utilizing the same or similar devices on practically the same frequency.

These devices are available in a multitude of variations. They exist in mobile forms as well as stationary base and hand held portable configurations too. The hand held ones are often referred to with the use of numerous names in itself including but not limited to walkie talkies or even handie talkies.

The systems usually operate in the half duplex mode. This is when the operator is capable of talking as well as listening but he or she is incapable of doing this at the same time. Typically, a button can be pressed so that the transmitter is activated. When released, the receiver is active. One notable example of the full duplex mode is the mobile phone, which transmits and receives at the same time.

For the full duplex mode, there are two different frequencies are being utilized. The purpose of that would be to carry the two different directions simultaneously and ensure that the conversations will go on as smoothly as possible. This has become quite common over the past few years or so.

Historically speaking, the telegraphy traffic in the two way form was, as early as the year 1907, already available commercially across the Atlantic. Military and commercial ships began carrying receivers and transmitters by the year 1912. Communication between distant ships entered the realm of possibility with that innovation.

Senior Constable Frederick William Downie, a man from the Victorian Police, was the one to develop the first mobile version. It was innovated in Australia, meaning the Victorian police utilized wireless communication well before everybody else in the world. This became the standard form of reporting statuses, effectively replacing every other method that came before it.

There are various types depending on their individual attributes. One would be the conventional, which has the capacity to operate on fixed RF channels. They will only operate on one channel at a time even in the case of there being multiple channels to begin with. The proper channel would be selected by the user.

Another different type is the trunked system. The trunked has the inherent capability to be able to pick up frequency channels that are physical in nature and immediately at that. Protocols have been set so that the relationship between radio and its supporting backbone is appropriately defined. This protocol can also allow for assignments to automatically take place.

There are considerable more topics that can be dissected and discussed as far as two way VHF radios are concerned. Among them would be the various frequencies that are assigned differently depending on the region or country that the user is currently located. These selections may be affected by the availability, the noise, presence of intermodulation and interference, the terrain, government licensing and regulations and many other varying factors.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment