packet radio
Noun
Meaning
packet radio (uncountable)
A digital form of radio that uses packet switching to transmit datagrams.
Examples
Packet radio networks use the AX.25 data link layer protocol, derived from the X.25 protocol suite and adapted for amateur radio use.
Packet radio uses the AX.25 (Amateur X.25) data link layer protocol, derived from the X.25 protocol suite and adapted for amateur radio use.
Packet radio proved its value for emergency operations following the crash of an Aeromexico airliner in a neighborhood in Cerritos, California Labor Day weekend, 1986.
Packet radio started becoming more and more popular across North America and by 1984 the first packet based bulletin board systems began to appear.
Purpose and advantages Packet radio is a digital radio communications mode.