Which statement about the Mobile Radio is correct?

• A. A handheld two-way radio
• B. A satellite radio
• C. Usually a simplex radio mounted inside an ambulance
• D. A base station outside the ambulance

Answer: (C)

Mobile radios are the radios installed in the EMS vehicle. They’re fixed in the ambulance and powered by the vehicle, with the antenna mounted on or in the rig for reliable communication. They aren’t handheld units carried by the provider, they aren’t satellite radios, and they aren’t fixed base stations located outside. In routine use, this radio handles direct in-area communications and dispatch links and can switch to longer-range channels via a repeater when needed, but it’s fundamentally a device mounted inside the ambulance. That makes the description of a simplex radio mounted inside the ambulance the best fit.