radio dispatch
Transmitted emergency communication
Radio dispatch is the coordination of vehicles, personnel, or resources through two-way radio communication.
A dispatcher receives information and sends instructions to field units—police cars, ambulances, taxis, delivery trucks: The radio dispatch sent two units to the scene.
The term covers both the system and individual transmissions within it.
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- frequencyRate of recurrence
- transmitTo send onward
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
- staticWithout motion or change
come in · emergency · code red · police · scanner · call · base · patrol · patrol car · 911 · ambulance · respond · copy · over · roger · squawk · channel · walkie-talkie
communication medium
radio dispatchletter
Written symbol or message
telegram · email · text message · phone call · semaphore
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