SRP9170/80 P25 Portable Radio – User Manual
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9 GLOSSARY
A summary of common radio terms and some other terms used in this document, and their
meanings, are given below.
Term Description
Bank See Zone
Channel A logical combination of
Network Access Code (NAC)
RF Frequency
Default TalkGroup Identity (TGID)
Encryption Key Index (KID)
Other channel associated parameters (CTCSS, scan etc)
DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency
FPP Field Personality Programmer or Field Programmer - Used for configuring the
radio options and parameters
FM Frequency Modulation
LED Light Emitting Diode
Monitor Mode of Radio Receive - Any P25 signal regardless of NAC or TGID will be
heard
MPT Trunked MPT1327 Trunked Mode
NAC Network Access Code - Used as a filter where multiple networks may share a
common RF frequency
Normal Mute Mode of Radio Receive - Only signals with matching NAC will be heard.
P25 Channel Definition consisting of TX and RX RF frequencies, NAC and TGID
P25 Conventional Non-trunked digital, like digital PMR
PMR Private Mobile Radio
PTT Push To Talk
Radio Unit ID Unique identifier allocated to each radio (0-16,000,000)
RF Radio Frequency
RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication
RX Receive
Selective Mode of radio receive - Only signals with matching NAC and TGID or Unit ID