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Glossary
Directory Number (DN) – A 4-digit identification number assigned
by the MSAT Network to each radio. The radio displays the DN of the
current speaker during each call as a means of notifying other subscribers
who is talking.
Monitor Code – A code stored within each radio that controls when the
radio should join a talkgroup conversation.
Priority-1 Interruption – Network feature which allows a radio user to
interrupt a current speaker by pressing a specific key on the handset.
Private Mode – Private Mode allows two MSAT users to establish a
private Dispatch Radio conversation over the Network. Users must be
members of a Private Mode talkgroup before Private Mode conversations
between them can take place.
PTT – MSAT Dispatch Radio users who wish to communicate with other
MSAT users within a Talkgroup must press and hold a specific key on the
handset. This key is referred to as the Push-to-Talk (PTT) key.
Tag Numbe r – A 2-digit number corresponding to each Talkgroup to
which the radio belongs. A radio can have up to a maximum of 15 Tag
Numbers (and tag number 00 for Private Mode operation).
Talkgroup – A defined group of MSAT radio users within an organization
that can talk together in a PTT conversation. Each radio can be a member
of up to 15 talkgroups but can participate in only one conversation at a
time. On the radio, talkgroups are identified by a 2-digit Tag Number.