Understanding Talkgroups - Tait TM9355 User Manual

Understanding talkgroups

54 Operating in conventional mode
This feature is available for DMR digital channels only.
A talkgroup is a collection of radio users with whom
you want to have private conversations. For example,
a state's public safety agencies could have the
following talkgroups:
■
Local talkgroups—used by a specific agency to
communicate within their own local agency. It may
even be made up of a county of public safety offi-
cers.
■
Regional talkgroups—used by large state agen-
cies that have regional divisions.
■
Statewide talkgroups—used by an agency to com-
municate with public safety members in other
regions. Statewide talkgroups, as their name sug-
gests, enable public safety agencies to communi-
cate with each other from one end of the state to
the other.
■
Special event talkgroups—may be used to man-
age emergencies encompassing a large area, or
even events such as visits by heads of state.
Talkgroups can be assigned to each channel, to allow
a users to:
■
initiate a call to a talkgroup by pressing PTT
■
listen and respond to conversations on none, one
or multiple talkgroups
The channel may be named to reflect its talkgroup
association. When making a call, the talkgroup name
will appear.
Your radio may also be programmed to show the
Talkgroups menu which allows you to change the
talkgroup you want to call and listen to on the current
channel.