Instant Audible Emergency Information

Expand the Reach of Your Public Warning System with the VA-2000.

When disaster strikes, deliver urgent and critical text-based emergency information directly to:

• Homes
• Schools
• Hospitals
• Business/Industrial Facilities
• Government Offices
• Emergency Vehicles

Warning the public is a two step process: Alert and Inform. The VA300 provides an economical manner to expand the reach of your Whelen Warning System. When activated from Whelen's series of DTMF base station controls, the VA300 sounds a piercing alert tone for about 5 seconds, flashes a high intensity LED and enables an audio speaker to monitor radio activity with a commercial grade receiver.

FEATURES

• Complements a Whelen Emergency All Hazards Warning System
  
• Simple and Easu to Use CLEAR and TEST Controls
  
• Receive Only Warning Device Featuring an Alert Tone and Flashing LED
  
• Follows Whelen's All Hazards Public Warning Activation Command Sequences as well as other DTMF Protocols
  
• Continuously Monitors Local Public Warning System Radio Frequency, Enabling Instantly in a Real Time Response
  
• Stand-Alone Desk Top Unit
  
• Operates on 12VDC, a UL Listed Wall Mount Transformer is Supplied for Primary Power
  
• Includes a Whip Antenna Appropriate to the Radio Frequency Utilized.
  
  SPECIFICATION DATA
  
  BASIC SYSTEM
  
  Communication: Radio receiver and internal antenna.
  DTMF Decoding: Whelen 10 digit protocol. Other protocols of 3 or more DTMF digits.
  Alert Indicator: Flashing, high-intensity red LED.
  Local Controls: Clear, Test, LO/HI volume setting.
  Weight: 1.2 Lbs. (0.6kg).
  Enclosure: High Impact Polymer.
  Color: Driftwood/Black.
  Size: 2.3" (5.8cm) high x 8.2" (20.2cm) wide x 4.46" (11.2cm) deep.
  
  ELECTRICAL
  
  Tone Alert: Piezo, 3.7Khz tone
  Input power: 12VDC nominal. VA300 is supplied with UL listed wall mount transformer.
  Power Consumption: 40ma@12VDC typical, 225ma maximum.
  Operating Temperature: 0C to 60C.
  Humidity: 0-95%, non-condensing.
  Relay Contact: ½ @ 120VAC, 1a @ 12VDC
  
  RECEIVER
  
  Receive frequency: 150-174Mhz, 450-470Mhz
  FCC Rule Parts: 90,95
  Operating Temperature Range: -30C to +60C
  Receiving System: Dual Conversion Superheterodyne
  Frequency Stability: +/-10 PPM (-30C to +30C)
  Selectivity: -55dB minimum @ +/-25 Khz
  Intermodulation: -65dB minimum @ +/-25 Khz
  Sensitivity: -35µV minimum @ 12dB SINAD ORDERING INFORMATION
  
  Model VA300H
  VA-300 basic unit with VHF high-band receiver, 150-174Mhz.
  
  Model VA300U
  VA-300 basic unit with UHF receiver, 450-470 Mhz.
  
  OPTIONS
  • VA300XC: External BNC Antenna Connector only
  • VA300ANT: Local Chassis Mount Antenna