Is "radiotelephone" the British English word for two-way radio? User:David Jordan 10/02/2006.
I'm pulling the flag to merge the articles because there is not a solid case for both terms meaning the same thing. User:David Jordan 11/30/2006.
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Taxonomy
Here's one idea of how articles could fall under Two-way radio category. Comment on why this doesn't work below. Talk:David Jordan
Comments
2 Way Radios For Schools Video
Cleanup needed
The frequency-response figure is baffling. There's too much specialized jargon too early in the article. Organization is poor (talk about conventional *before* trunked, clearer that way and the motivation for trunking becomes easier to explain). How about some *H*I*S*T*O*R*Y, darn it? The first two-way system applied to police cars was in the US in the '20s, I think...got to find more. If someone wants to read about FRS or GMRS or other services there's LINKs to follow - we don't need to beat this to death here. I'm putting this one on my to-do list. --Wtshymanski 23:12, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
February 2007 Merge discussion
Can anyone please explain why Walkie-talkie and Two-way radio have distinct articles when they both seem to describe the same technology? It is my opinion that is is redundant, confusing, and that content from the walkie-talkie article be merged to two-way radio article.--Kevin586 18:56, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Oppose. Distinct topics, "walkie talkie" is a historical two-way radio system as well as being modern jargon for a hand-held transciever. There can be a lot of depth to the WT article that would be too much for a more general two-way radio article. Two-way radio systems also include fixed (base station), and vehicular equipment. If we can have individual Pokemon articles, we surely can afford to have "walkie talkie" as a separate article. --Wtshymanski 19:00, 26 February 2007 (UTC)
Oppose I agree with wtshymanski 's point and add that the "walkie talkie" is a distinct part of the culture, being the way that many events and firms communicated before the advent of cell Phones. Indeed early cell phones were a logical extension of the walkie talkie concept. Two way radio far predates the technology that allowed a hand held (or even AN/PRC style backback) unit. Early 2 way instalations had several chassis and a Dynamotor all mounted in the trunk of the vehicle.cmacd 13:39, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
The Two Way Radio article has 22,000 characters. This approaches the maximum limit before it needs to be broken into a separate article. Oppose. 146.74.231.245 23:54, 27 February 2007 (UTC)
Between 50 and 100 articles link to Two-way radio and Walkie-Talkie. Some overlap but there are differences. They're not the same thing, in my opinion. 03-02-2007 User:David Jordan
First
I've learned never to call anything on Wikipedia the "first" but can anyone give me a reference for the anon addition which I've just moved here: In 1930 the first three cities debuted two-way police radios. The Pasadena, Berkley, and Tulare Police Departments added police band radios. These were licensed as KSW 2410kc and WPDA 1712 kc. This isn't what the IEEE milestones site says, though they refer to "high frequency". These two frequencies would be called "medium wave" or medium frequency. --Wtshymanski 17:56, 2 October 2007 (UTC)
One might note, too that the Wikipedia page for the Detroit Police Department credits them with the first two-way car radios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Police_Department); the author got his information at http://www.michmarkers.com/startup.asp?startpage=S0529a.htm. I'm a little dubious about the Australian claim... -- Preceding unsigned comment added by Ejdamer (talk o contribs) 00:43, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
In Practice?
This article is very informative on the technical side. As a lay person with an interest in how schools could use 2-way radios in day-to-day operations as well as in communicating with first responders in an emergency (i.e., when an active shooter is on the premises), I was hoping an article on Wikipedia would include a section that focuses on the human side of using 2-way radios. How do you "get the hang of it?" Why use 2-way radios if we all have cell phones? How does the technology shape the communication experience between or among the users? Does it shape what to say, how to say it, when to say it?
Also, I'm interested in interoperability issues and just how seriously they're taken. For instance, here in Colorado, when first responders from different agencies arrived on the scene at Columbine during the student shooting rampage, they were unable to communicate with one another, and this caused considerable confusion related to chain of command. I'm finding out in my private discussions that many schools using 2-way radios can only afford units that come nowhere near the sophistication of the 2-way radios used by professional law enforcement, firefighters and other responders. As a result the schools' systems cannot communicate with first responders arriving on the scene for any emergency.
In addition, the lack of interoperability seems to go hand-in-hand with the human use of the 2-way radios in the school system. Schools may develop their own codes or jargon that cannot be understood by professional responders. Slowly, schools are being required to follow National Incident Management System guidelines or become NIMS-compliant, which means they must follow Incident Command System (ICS) doctrine. ICS includes rules on the use of "clear text" instead of any jargon at all. So this brings us back to the topic of The Human Side of 2-Way Radios -- namely, what part does the technology play in building a team or a community?
Any suggestions on whether to include this in the general article? Thank you for your comments.
12.42.161.3 (talk) 16:35, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
UHF vs VHF
Its worth mentioning that in the Northern Ireland "Troubles" the British army radios upset the ROI TV signal, so people knew when a raid was coming. This was a major issue at the time. -- Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.36.121.12 (talk) 12:32, 14 June 2011 (UTC)
Alternatives
Please include VoIP over Wifi/WiMax as a alternative see http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Internet/2005/voIP_WiFi.asp --Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.246.175.36 (talk) 09:57, 2 March 2009 (UTC)
History of hand-helds
I'd like to read in the article more about the history of hand-helds. Can someone savvy add that with dates? Thanks! (Btw, Is there also a Suggestion section here?) Misty MH (talk) 21:20, 19 September 2012 (UTC)
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