Bi-Directional Amplifier (BDA) Comparison Chart

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Product Name Public Safety VHF BDA Public Safety UHF BDA VHF BDA - Federal Bands ProtectLink UHF Class A/B BDA Comba Public Safety Class B UHF 450MHz to 512MHz BDA (AC/DC) - 2 Window Passband
Supported Bands VHF UHF (Includes T-Band) VHF UHF (Includes T-Band) UHF (Includes T-Band)
Class A B A A B
Uplink Frequencies in MHz From: 138 MHz To: 174 MHz From: 380 MHz To: 512 MHz From: 138 MHz To: 144 MHz From: 450 MHz To: 512 MHz From: MHz To: MHz
Downlink Frequencies in MHz From: 138 MHz To: 174 MHz From: 380 MHz To: 512 MHz From: 138 MHz To: 144 MHz From: 450 MHz To: 512 MHz From: MHz To: MHz
Uplink Composite Power in dBm 27 dBm 28 dBm 30 dBm 27 dBm
Downlink Composite Power in dBm 27 dBm 28 dBm 33 dBm 37 dBm
Power Consumption (Input Power) 50 Watts 50 Watts 50 Watts 200 Watts
2524 Listing Status Listed Listed In NRTL Lab / Pending Listed Listed
2524 NRTL for Listed Products No NRTL Reported No NRTL Reported MET INTERTEK/ETL SGS
2524 Certification Date 06/20/2022 05/09/2020
STD 2524 Certification Image View Certification View Certification
STD 2524 Comments UL62368 / 60954 Certification completed and covers all models 080-300926 CS40-U37-U0D-A0 UHF 450-512 MHz, 5 Watt, 4 Port Simplex, 62 MHz, Class A/B BDA CS40-U37-U2D-A0 UHF 450-512 MHz, 5 Watt, 3.5 MHz PB/1.5 MHz GB Duplex, Class A/B BDA CS40-U37-U4D-A0 UHF 450-512 MHz, 5 Watt, 3.5 MHz PB/1.5 MHz GB Dual Window Duplex, Class A/B BDA CS40-U37-U2D-BF UHF Boston Fire 5 Watt, 0.075 MHz, PB/3 MHz Duplex Class A/B, Dual Window Duplex, Class A/B BDA CS40-U37-U4D-PT UHF Pittsburgh 5 Watt, 0.1/1 MHz, 1.5 MHz GB Dual Window Duplex Class A/B BDA and CS40-U34-U0D-A0 UHF 450-512 MHz, 2.5 Watts, 4 Port Simplex, 62 MHz, Class A/B CS40-U34-U2D-A0 UHF 450-512 MHz, 2.5 Watts, 3.5 MHz PB/1.5 MHz GB Duplex, Class A/B CS40-U34-U4D-A0 UHF 450-512 MHz, 2.5 Watts, 3.5 MHz PB/1.5 MHz GB Dual Window Duplex, Class A/B
Other Certifications UL62368, NFPA and IFC Complaint UL 62368, NFPA, IFC Compliant UL 62368 Certified, FCC Certified, NFPA & IFC Compliant UHF FCC ID FCC ID: NVR230021014U UL 62368-1 Audio/Video, Information and Communication Technology UL 60950-1 & UL 60950-22 Compliant
Website Link or Product Page Public Safety VHF BDA Public Safety UHF BDA Safe-Com Wireless Product Download Page ProtectLink UHF Class A/B BDA
Notes Multi-band capable, Class A/B. Multi-band capable, Class A/B. Multi-band capable, Dual Class A & B in one unit, NFPA compliant, Interlaced frequencies, Simplex, BBU available BDA's support Simplex, Single Window Duplex and Dual Window Duplex with 2.5W CS40-U34 and 5W CS40-U37