Bi-Directional Amplifier (BDA) Comparison Chart

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Product Name Comba Public Safety Class B UHF 450MHz to 512MHz BDA (AC/DC) - 1 Window Passband Comba Public Safety 37dBm Class A Dual Band 800MHz BDA (AC/DC) Westell CS45-737-834-A0 2.5W Class A BDA TruePath - Class B 700 and 800 MHz Public Safety BDA, 1/2 watt, DC LTE Band 14 / 700 Dual band BDA
Supported Bands UHF (Includes T-Band) 800 700, 800 700/800 Dual-Band, Band 14 Band 14
Class B A A B A
Uplink Frequencies in MHz From: MHz To: MHz From: MHz To: MHz From: 799-806 MHz MHz To: 806-824 MHz MHz From: 788 MHz To: 824 MHz From: 788 MHz To: 805 MHz
Downlink Frequencies in MHz From: MHz To: MHz From: MHz To: MHz From: 769-776 MHz MHz To: 851-869 MHz MHz From: 758 MHz To: 896 MHz From: 758 MHz To: 755 MHz
Uplink Composite Power in dBm 27 dBm 27 dBm 30 dBm
Downlink Composite Power in dBm 34 dBm 27 dBm 33 dBm
Power Consumption (Input Power) 123 Watts 160 Watts 50 Watts
2524 Listing Status Listed Listed Listed Listed In NRTL Lab / Pending
2524 NRTL for Listed Products SGS SGS INTERTEK/ETL UL MET
2524 Certification Date 05/09/2020 08/16/2019 04/09/2025 05/31/2023
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STD 2524 Comments Requires CS19-BBU-005. Uses one CS19-BAT-145AH for 12 HR and qty 2 for 24 HR operation Investigated to UL2524 - 2nd Edition Revised 2019-02-28, Bi-directional amplifier UL62368 / 60970
Other Certifications UL 60950-1 & UL 60950-22 Compliant UL 60950-1 & UL 60950-22 Compliant FCC Part 90.219 dB DL Gain, 80 dB UL Gain, 60 dB AGC Dynamic Range, squelch adjustment -70 to -100 dBm, Meets June 1 2025 PSERN compliance, P25 Phase 2 CS45-734-834-K1 12 hr, CS45-734-834-K2 24 hr CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62638-1, FCC Part 20 Part 90 UL 62368 Certified, FCC Certified, NFPA & IFC Compliant
Website Link or Product Page https://www.westell.com/products/cs45-734-834-a0 7831851-0023 Safe-Com Wireless Product Download Page
Notes The Westell ProtectLink Public Safety Next Generation 2.5W BDA is Westell’s newest Fiber DAS ready bi-directional amplifier. The Class A or Class B BDA includes 700/800 MHz dual-band support, 2.5W/bnd Wireless Supply also offers our BDA products as a kit which includes the BBU, annunciator, and alarm junction boxes for connection to a buildings fire alarm panel Multi-band capable, Dual Class A & B in one unit, NFPA compliant, Interlaced frequencies, Simplex, BBU available