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((Afd-merge to|Trunked radio system|Specialized Mobile Radio|23 December 2023))
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'''Specialized Mobile Radio''' ('''SMR''') may be an analog or digital [[trunking|trunked]] [[two-way radio]] system, operated by a service in the VHF, 220, UHF, 700, 800 or 900&nbsp;MHz bands. Some systems with advanced features are referred to as an '''Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio''' ('''ESMR''').<ref>See External link: Federal Communications Commission definition of ''SMR'' below.</ref> Specialized Mobile Radio is a term defined in US [[Federal Communications Commission|Federal Communications Commission (FCC)]] regulations. The term is of US regulatory origin but may be used in other regions to describe similar commercial systems which offer a radio communications service to businesses.

==History==
SMRs were created when the Federal Communications Commission began to license business and commercial 800&nbsp;MHz two-way radio systems in the late 1970s.<ref>The date is unclear. The FCC web site has a page under the Wireless Telecommunication Bureau defining Specialized Mobile Radio Service. It claims licenses were first issued in 1979. Another publication suggests licenses were first issued in 1976. See: "3.6.1 Overview," ''Statewide Radio Interoperability Needs Assessment,'' (Phoenix, Arizona: Macro Corporation and The State of Arizona, 2004) pp. 30.)</ref>

==Compatibility and purpose==
Any company, such as a taxi service, towing service, or construction company, may use an SMR service. These concerns may rent radios from the SMR operator or may buy compatible radios. SMR systems use differing protocols, frequency ranges, and modulation schemes: not every radio is compatible with every SMR system. 

These systems generally consist of one or more repeaters used to maintain communications between a [[Dispatch (logistics)|dispatch]] fleet of [[Mobile radio|mobile]] or hand-held [[walkie talkie]] radios. One- to five-channel systems may be [[Radio repeater|conventional two-way radio repeaters]]. More than five channel systems must be trunked.

==Fees==
The radio system is operated by a commercial service. Paying a fee allows users to utilize the radio system backbone, increasing their range. Some SMR systems offer telephone interconnect. This allows telephone calls to be made from the mobile radio or walkie talkie. Some systems may also offer selective calling, allowing customers to communicate with individual radios or segments of their entire radio fleet. 

Users are charged a fee for some combination of:
*Air time (the amount of time any of the user's radio units is talking).
*A monthly fee covering site lease costs, engineering, maintenance, and overhead.
*Rental of radio units, in some cases.

==Conventional two-way radio SMR system==
In conventional systems, units are separated into groups by [[selective calling]]. Radios are usually segmented into customers with each customer on a separate selective calling code. Systems may use [[CTCSS|continuous tone-coded squelch system]] for this purpose. A disadvantage is that conventional systems require the user to disable selective calling, (to ''monitor'',) in order to see if another company is talking before using the channel. Conventional systems are usually analog FM.[[Image:Trunked 5ch central control.svg|thumb|right|250px|Block diagram of a five channel trunked system.]]

==Trunked SMR system==
((main|Trunked radio system))

In trunked systems, units are separated into virtual groups by the embedded radio system logic. Channel assignments are controlled by a computer and software. These virtual groups are often referred to as "fleet" and "subfleet" or "talk groups". There is no ''monitor'' function on trunked systems, but users may get busy signals or cryptic overload messages on their radio's display if an attempt is made to transmit while all channels are busy.<ref>Some [[Nextel]] phones give the message, 'Please try again' when all channels are busy.</ref> 

A service operating an SMR system must maintain a certain number of users for each licensed channel. This is called ''loading''. The service must show adequate loading before licenses for more channels can be granted.

==Quality of service==
In SMR systems, many factors affect the quality of service. This may include the capacity of the radio system versus the number of radio units using the system. A talkative user community may cause busy signals while a disciplined, professional group of SMR users may keep channels idle. 

Some systems experience seasonal peaks. For example, a trunked system in an [[agriculture|agricultural]] area used by crop harvesting crews may overload and experience busy signals during peaks in harvesting. A system used by a ski resort may overload on a holiday weekend. Disaster planning experts like to say that trunked system users are likely to hear busy signals for the first time when a disaster occurs. A major flood or earthquake is likely to generate a level of call traffic that loads the system to capacity.<ref>SMR systems are not designed and built to the same standards as government trunked systems used to manage emergencies. There are many documents addressing this issue. One article discussing this topic is, "Intra- and Inter-County Coordination and Interoperability: Existing Cooperative Agreements," ''Contra Costa County Public Safety Mobile Radio Master Plan, Final Report, June 18, 2002,'' (Fairfax, Virginia: Federal Engineering, Inc., 2002) pp. 25.</ref>

Siting of the system affects coverage: the system [[Antenna (radio)|antennas]] should overlook the desired coverage area. Federal Communications Commission regulations require systems using the same radio frequency to be spaced 70 miles from one another or do an engineering study to confirm there will be no interference from closer spacing. 

Maintenance practices also can affect quality. In some systems, the operator may remove one channel of a trunked system from service to perform repairs. In a heavily used system, this could cause busy signals. 

Engineering documentation for these systems suggests another evaluation would be ''delivered audio quality''. This is a measurement of the sound quality over all of the involved pieces of communications equipment from end to end. The first clue this may be an issue is that radio users with normal hearing have trouble understanding others when speaking over the radio.

==See also==
*[[Business band]]
*[[iDEN]]
* [[Mobile radio]]
** [[Professional Mobile Radio]]
** [[Motorola Type I]] [[trunked radio system]]

==Notes==
((reflist))

==External links==
*[http://wireless.fcc.gov/smrs/ FCC definition of Specialized Mobile Radio.]
*[http://wireless.fcc.gov/reports/documents/whtepapr.pdf FCC PDF file describing US private radio services.]

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