VA-300 Alert Monitor
When disaster strikes, deliver urgent and critical 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 an internal antenna

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

OPTIONS:

• VA300XC: External BNC Antenna Connector only
• VA300ANT: Local Chassis Mount Antenna

 MODEL 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.

Datasheet (in pdf)

No Installation manual available