chrisw8189
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I am trying to understand digital vs. analog trunking systems.
Doesn't trunking have to be digital?
Don't both require a computer to route traffic?
How does an analog receiver know what channel to switch to?
How is it possible for a system such as Motorola SmartZone to be Analog AND Digital? Why are speeds such as 3600 or 9600 bps important? Is that because when signals are transmitted in 9600bps you need a radio that has enough processing power to process that signal efficiently? Shouldn’t something capable of 9600 bps be able to handle 3600 bps?
Why are Motorola radios so proprietary? Aren’t they transmitting on the same frequencies any other radio can transmit on? What prevents use from hearing a SmartZone system transmission if we have the frequency on our scanner?
Is it possible to just program old Motorola radios to receive trunking frequencies like a scanner so you hear everything?
Doesn't trunking have to be digital?
Don't both require a computer to route traffic?
How does an analog receiver know what channel to switch to?
How is it possible for a system such as Motorola SmartZone to be Analog AND Digital? Why are speeds such as 3600 or 9600 bps important? Is that because when signals are transmitted in 9600bps you need a radio that has enough processing power to process that signal efficiently? Shouldn’t something capable of 9600 bps be able to handle 3600 bps?
Why are Motorola radios so proprietary? Aren’t they transmitting on the same frequencies any other radio can transmit on? What prevents use from hearing a SmartZone system transmission if we have the frequency on our scanner?
Is it possible to just program old Motorola radios to receive trunking frequencies like a scanner so you hear everything?