Mototrbo transmit interrupt in conventional environments
Capacity Max systems have a granular system of call priorities which allow, for instance, a supervisor initiating a priority call to tear down calls of a lower priority where a free slot is not available.
Conventional (digital direct mode and single site repeater mode), IP Site Connect and Capacity Plus systems do not recognise priorities, but radios can still be programmed to interrupt others.
Transmit interrupt is a Mototrbo proprietary feature, not a DMR standard. Some third-party manufacturers have implemented similar features.
The ability to be interrupted and the right to interrupt others is set per-radio and per-channel or system. All radios may have the right to interrupt to make an emergency call, with managers’ radios additionally able to interrupt with group calls on their relevant department channel.
Types of interruption
‘Transmit interrupt’ covers four different types...