Motorola Type IIi Hybrid
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A Motorola Type IIi Hybrid system is a type of Trunked radio system
Trunked radio system
A trunked radio system is a complex type of computer-controlled radio system. Trunked systems use a few channels , and can have virtually unlimited talkgroups. The control channel computer sends packets of data to enable one talkgroup to talk together, regardless of frequency...

 that mixes "blocks" of Type I
Motorola Type I
Motorola Type I Is the original type of Motorola's Trunked radio system; it is based on Fleets and Subfleets. Each system had a certain number of Fleets assigned, and then each Fleet had a certain number of Subfleets and radio IDs. The distribution of Fleets and Subfleets on a Type I system is...

 Fleets/Subfleets with Type II
Motorola Type II
Motorola Type II refers to the second generation Motorola Trunked radio systems that replaced fleets and subfleets with the concept of talkgroups and individual radio IDs. There are no dependencies on fleetmaps, therefore there are no limitations on how many radio IDs can participate on a...

 talkgroups. In some cases, all radios support Type II
Motorola Type II
Motorola Type II refers to the second generation Motorola Trunked radio systems that replaced fleets and subfleets with the concept of talkgroups and individual radio IDs. There are no dependencies on fleetmaps, therefore there are no limitations on how many radio IDs can participate on a...

, but in some cases, Type I
Motorola Type I
Motorola Type I Is the original type of Motorola's Trunked radio system; it is based on Fleets and Subfleets. Each system had a certain number of Fleets assigned, and then each Fleet had a certain number of Subfleets and radio IDs. The distribution of Fleets and Subfleets on a Type I system is...

 radios might be used exclusively in subfleets while the Type II
Motorola Type II
Motorola Type II refers to the second generation Motorola Trunked radio systems that replaced fleets and subfleets with the concept of talkgroups and individual radio IDs. There are no dependencies on fleetmaps, therefore there are no limitations on how many radio IDs can participate on a...

s are used exclusively in talkgroups.

The most common reason that an agency sets up a Type IIi Hybrid system is because they have newer Type II
Motorola Type II
Motorola Type II refers to the second generation Motorola Trunked radio systems that replaced fleets and subfleets with the concept of talkgroups and individual radio IDs. There are no dependencies on fleetmaps, therefore there are no limitations on how many radio IDs can participate on a...

 radios that they want to interoperate with older Type I
Motorola Type I
Motorola Type I Is the original type of Motorola's Trunked radio system; it is based on Fleets and Subfleets. Each system had a certain number of Fleets assigned, and then each Fleet had a certain number of Subfleets and radio IDs. The distribution of Fleets and Subfleets on a Type I system is...

 radios, without having to create new Type II
Motorola Type II
Motorola Type II refers to the second generation Motorola Trunked radio systems that replaced fleets and subfleets with the concept of talkgroups and individual radio IDs. There are no dependencies on fleetmaps, therefore there are no limitations on how many radio IDs can participate on a...

 talkgroups.
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