Which system is described as a 700/800 MHz digital trunked statewide voice radio network?

Which system is described as a 700/800 MHz digital trunked statewide voice radio network?

• A. MERCI
• B. STARCOM21
• C. MED Channels
• D. Cellular Line

Answer: (B)

Public-safety radio systems that are trunked in the 700/800 MHz range are designed to provide scalable, interoperable voice communications across a wide area. A statewide voice network means the system is intended to cover the entire state, connecting many agencies so they can talk to each other when needed. The Illinois statewide digital trunked radio system that operates on 700/800 MHz and uses trunked technology to allocate channels dynamically across users is STARCOM21. This makes it the system described in the question. The other options don’t fit this description: MERCI is a regional/interoperability network used in parts of Illinois rather than the official statewide trunked system; MED Channels are typically hospital/EMS-related medical channels rather than a statewide public-safety trunked network; Cellular Line refers to commercial cellular service, not a public-safety trunked radio network.

Public-safety radio systems that are trunked in the 700/800 MHz range are designed to provide scalable, interoperable voice communications across a wide area. A statewide voice network means the system is intended to cover the entire state, connecting many agencies so they can talk to each other when needed. The Illinois statewide digital trunked radio system that operates on 700/800 MHz and uses trunked technology to allocate channels dynamically across users is STARCOM21. This makes it the system described in the question.

The other options don’t fit this description: MERCI is a regional/interoperability network used in parts of Illinois rather than the official statewide trunked system; MED Channels are typically hospital/EMS-related medical channels rather than a statewide public-safety trunked network; Cellular Line refers to commercial cellular service, not a public-safety trunked radio network.