Motorola ASTRO APX User Manual

Glossary
This glossary is a list of specialized terms used in this
manual.
ACK Acknowledgment of
communication.
Active Channel A channel that has traffic on it.
Analog Signal An RF signal that has a
continuous nature rather than a
pulsed or discrete nature.
ARS Automatic Registration Service
ASTRO 25 Motorola standard for wireless
digital trunked communications.
ASTRO
Conventional
Motorola standard for wireless
digital conventional
communications.
Autoscan A feature that allows the radio
to automatically scan the
members of a scan list.
AUX CH Auxiliary Control Head
Call Alert Privately page an individual by
sending an audible tone.
Carrier Squelch Feature that responds to the
presence of an RF carrier by
opening or unmuting (turning
on) a receiver’s audio circuit. A
squelch circuit silences the
radio when no signal is being
received so that the user does
not have to listen to “noise”.
Central Controller A software-controlled,
computer-driven device that
receives and generates data
for the trunked radios assigned
to it. It monitors and directs the
operations of the trunked
repeaters.
Channel A group of characteristics such
as transmit/ receive frequency
pairs, radio parameters, and
encryption encoding.
CHIB Control Head Interface Board
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Motorola ASTRO APX Specifications

General

Brand	Motorola
Model	ASTRO APX
Category	Two-Way Radio
Language	English