Sunday, January 27, 2008

Mobile Radio and Cellular Telephone Systems

Private Mobile Radio

(PMR) or as it sometimes called professional mobile radio is widely used for businesses as very convenient way of communicating.It typically refers to sophisticated radio trucking services that provided two way mobile radio communications for mobile users to connect to PMR voice and telephony and data networks. There are a wide variety of such systems, for example.PMR offers a two-way communications service. Permits users to talk over a short distance on a simple local system or wide-o complex system, without incurre any costs on the calls made no matter how many or for how long.


Background to private mobile radio (PMR).

PMR is the oldest of mobile communication it has been in used for over 70 years. It is used by many taxi and courier firms, security guards and utility companies. Many rural businesses choose the PMR option, because they find that thy simply do not have mob phone coverage, or they are in an as where the network frequently goes down. Initially the PMR systems consisted of a base station whit a number of mobile stations, communication used a singe frequency, with simplex push to talk transmission.


What determines the range of the radio?

The power of the radio transmitter is one of the main factors in determining range.
Hand-portable radios are limited to 5 watts ERP (radiated power from the aerial), whereas the power allowed from some mobile (vehicle-mounted) radios is 25 watts ERP. Height is another important factor, as the higher the radio waves can travel unobstructed. Under ideal conditions, a PRM radio signal may be received up to 3Km away; a professional handheld up to 5Km; and a vehicle mounted up to several tens of kms. With the addition of repeater systems, the coverage can be extended to an entire country!

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