Digital 2-Way Radio

Icom IDAS

NXDN is implemented by Icom in their IDAS system.

DStar

DStar was designed for amateur radio.

DMR

DMR is an open and published international digital radio standard that specifies the 2-slot (channel) TDMA communications. D It was developed for commercial use, however, ham radio now has approval to use DMR. MR is amateur radio's newest digital protocol.

Motorola does not own theDMR standard. MOTOTRBO is DMR. The manufacturers of DMR equipment have agreed to use the ABME2+ vocoder algorithm from DVSI Inc. - ABME2+ is licensed by DVSI Inc.

dPMR

dPMR is an open, non-proprietary standard that was developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute.

TRBO / MOTOTRBO

Motorola digital radio. Compatible with the European 2-slot DMR standard and uses Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA). MOTOTRBO has a few more features than a standard DMR radio including IP Site Connect.

MOTOTRBO radios have the ability to scan an analogue and digital channel for activity.