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Failsoft (F/S) A pre-assigned channel. In the event that the Central Controller
should fail, the radios in the system will enter a “Conventional”
Failsoft channel. Each Trunked repeater in the system will key and
transmit a data word informing every radio in the system that the
system has gone into the Failsoft mode and communication will act as
a Conventional radio repeater.
Field Choices A set of direct-entry values (or values that can be scrolled) from which
the user may select to populate a field (feature) on an RSS screen.
FLASHport™
A Motorola-proprietary technology that makes it possible to load new
operating software onto radios equipped with the Flash EEPROM
Memory Chip. Features and enhancements can thus be added based
on changing user needs.
Fleet A grouping structure used in Type I Trunking. A fleet is a group of radio
users with a common functional responsibility who, under normal
circumstances, coordinate actions among themselves.
Fleet Call A type of call that can be directed simultaneously to all radios in the
fleet.
Fleet Mapping The process of identifying who needs to talk to whom and how
individual radio users should be grouped. The fleet map also addresses
expansion needs, that is, how many radios can be added to the system
in future.
Firmware Software or a software/hardware combination of computer programs
and data, with a fixed logic configuration stored in a read-only
memory. Information cannot be altered or reprogrammed.
Frequency The location of the center of a channel of operation in the radio
spectrum (typically measured in MHz).
Function Keys The ten (or twelve) keys located on the PC keyboard that are labeled
F1 through F10 (or F1 through F12 ) that perform specific functions
within the RSS.
GET The term used for the process by which personality data is transferred
from a radio codeplug or from a radio archive file to the computer’s
RAM for use by an RSS user. Synonymous with “READ”.
Group A collection of radios the users of which communicate with each other
on a regular basis.
Group ID This ID is used to call a number of radios that form a group.
Hz Hertz, or cycles per second.
Handshaking The data interchange that takes place between the radio and the
Central Controller via the control and voice channels. This is to make
sure that each side knows that the other is present on the channel and
is ready to exchange information or allow voice conversation to
proceed.
Hard Disk An alterable permanent magnetic storage medium with a much larger
storage capacity than a diskette, located inside the computer’s system
unit.