How PDA’s Work With 2-Way Radio Systems
A 2-way radio is a kind of walkie-talkie, but has additional capabilities. In fact, these radios are very similar to the walkie-talkies (the ones you hang around your ears) but have a built-in capability to communicate by either transmitting or receiving data. In other words, a 2-way radio can act like a telephone with an added built-in microphone. In addition to the standard voice channels for communicating with people, some 2-way radios include a Data Channel, which allows data to be communicated in the form of channel codes to other radios on the same channel. In other words, a 2-way radio can function much like an inexpensive walkie-talkie. However, despite the similarity of the two-way radio and the walkie-talkie, there are differences that make them distinctly different from one ano...