What radios do the police use UK?

The British police and the other emergency services use a system called Airwave. This uses a technology called Tetra (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) which is half way between a mobile phone system and a walkie talkie. It's an ancient technology and very poor at mobile data, which runs at 7.2kbs. read more

United Kingdom It is an offence under the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 to listen to police radio in the UK. The move from open analogue to the encrypted digital Airwave system in the UK has made it practically impossible to just listen in to police radio. read more

The British police and the other emergency services use a system called Airwave. This uses a technology called Tetra (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) which is half way between a mobile phone system and a walkie talkie. read more

Has to do with the fact that the citizens, via the elected officials, control the police. The first company to make the hand held transceivers that cops use was Motorola. They still call the radios Handie-Talkies, not walkie talkies. read more