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1
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Sematic

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Related to the meaning of a word

2
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10-code

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Radio communications system using codes that begin with the word ten

3
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Radio band

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A range of radio frequencies

4
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Radio frequency

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The number of times per second a radio wave oscillates

5
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Ultrahigh frequency (UHF)

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Radio frequency band from 300-3000 megahertz

6
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Prehospital care report (PCR)

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The written record of an EMS response

7
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Public Safety answering point (PSAP)

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An agency that takes emergency calls from citizens in a given region and dispatches the necessary emergency resources

8
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Automated collision notification (ACN) system

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Data collection and transmission system that can automatically contact a national call center or local public safety answering point and transmit specific crash data

9
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Prearrival instructions

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Dispatcher’s instructions to caller for appropriate emergency measures

10
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Simplex

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Communication system that transmits and receives on the same frequency

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Duplex

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Communication system that allows simultaneous two-way communications by using two frequencies for each channel

12
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Multiplex

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Duplex system that can transmit voice and data simultaneously

13
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Trunking

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Communication system that pools all frequencies and routes transmissions to the next available frequency

14
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Digital communications

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Data or sounds that are translated into a digital code for transmission

15
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Mobile data terminal

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Vehicle-mounted computer keyboard and display

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Cellular telephone system

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Telephone system divided into regions, or cells, that are served by radio base stateions

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Facsimile Machine (FAX)

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Device for electronically transmitting and receiving printed information

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Touch pad

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Computer on which you enter data by touching areas of the display screen

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Echo Procedure

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Immediately repeating each transmission received during radio communications

20
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

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Agency that controls all nongovernmental communications in the United States.

21
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Very high frequency (VHF)

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Radio frequency band from 30 to 300 megahertz