Radio overview

We are not radio experts. But we need to know Radio's technology. So we'd like to summarize about Radio's technology in our aspect.

Frequency type

Types are based on Frequency.

FRS

Family Radio Service (FRS) is an improved walkie-talkie radio system authorized in the United States since 1996. This personal radio service uses channelized frequencies around 462 and 467 MHz in the ultra high frequency (UHF) band.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_Radio_Service


VHF

Very high frequency (VHF) is the ITU designation for the range of radio frequency electromagnetic waves from 30 MHz to 300 MHz, with corresponding wavelengths of one to ten meters

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VHF


UHF

Ultra high frequency (UHF) is the ITU designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 MHz and 3 GHz (3,000 MHz), also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra_high_frequency


TRS(Trunked Radio System)

A trunked radio system is a complex type of computer-controlled two-way radio system that allows sharing of relatively few radio frequency channels among a large group of users

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trunked_radio_system

TETRA and Motoloras' iDEN are major systems.

Market type

Types are based on Market.

Consumer Two-way Radios (walkie-talkies)


Business Radios


Mobile Radios


TRS Radios


Venders

There are venders in the world.

MOTOROLA


iCOM


KENWOOD


Hytera


Airtech


ALINCO