Specifications

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ntroducing the ComLink™ CS-540 FM Communications System by BridgeCom Systems, Inc. The CS-540 provides a feature
rich repeater/base station platform to meet a variety of applications in the land mobile radio industry. Packed with 40 Watts of RF
power, this dual fan-cooled unit can become a community repeater, a 16 channel base station, manage a channel in an LTR®
trunking system, and much more.
ComLink CS-540 FM Communications System
On-Site Communications: Provides
clear, reliable communications for
settings such as golf courses, warehouses,
office buildings, factories, colleges, and
universities.
Community Repeater: Each channel
provides for quick and reliable decodes
for up to 64 users with 50 CTCSS and
112 DCS codes available.
Trunking Systems: Excellent choice for
interfacing LTR® and Passport® trunk-
ing controllers.
External Peripherals: Easily connects to
your favorite telephone interconnects, DC
remotes, external tone panels, and all
sorts of signaling products.
Amateur Repeater: Both the VHF and
UHF versions operate in their respective
amateur region of the spectrum.
Link-Radio Ready: Connect a "Link-
Radio" to the repeater for cross-band ap-
plications and interoperability.
GMRS Ready: Add a tuned internal du-
plexer and everything is set to put a
GMRS repeater on the air.
Feature Rich Base Station: 16 full-
duplex channels that can support up to 64
users per channel.
Customizable: The CS-540 uses Flash
Memory which permits updates. If you
have a need that is not mentioned here, let
us know and we’ll see if we can make
your idea a reality!
Built-In 10A Power Supply: No need for
purchasing a power supply. It’s included!
Battery Backup with Built-in Charging
Circuit: Automatically switches to external
battery when AC-Line fails. Charging cir-
cuit keeps battery fully charged. Battery
not supplied.
13.8 Volts Output: Perfect for powering
peripherals requiring high current and sav-
ing valuable site resources.
Dual Cooling Fans: Programmable opera-
tion TX only or continuous operation.
Front Panel Speaker: Ideal for monitoring
the channel.
External Speaker Out: Connect an exter-
nal speaker for 10 Watts output into an 8Ω
load. Great for routing received audio to
another room.
25-pin Accessory Connector: All the sig-
nals are here to connect the CS-540 to just
about anything:
RX Discriminator Out
External PTT In
TX Audio In
Broadband Audio In
+13.8V Out (1A Max)
COS Output
Multipurpose I/O
Keypad Lock: Prevent tampering when
repeater is in service at site.
Excellent Receiver Sensitivity of 0.25µV
Channel Spacing: 12.5 kHz/25 kHz
Built-In LTR Decoder: Decodes and
displays ID and Home channel of call
being repeated.
Transmitter Fine-Tune Alignment
from Front Panel:
Mic Gain
Sub Audible Deviation
Overall TX Deviation
TX Frequency
TX Power
Over-the-Air Programming and
Maintenance via DTMF Tone Se-
quences: For example, add a new user
or deactivate a non-paying customer.
Saves costly trips to the site.
Composite Input: Ideal for handling
external peripherals that mix sub-audible
and voice information.
TX Timeout Timer: Limit TX time to
protect against ’stuck mic’ situations.
Per User Features:
Air Time Logging
Courtesy Tone
(0, 500, 1000, 1500)
TX Hang Timer
Tone-In-Tail Selectable*
*
Makes for quicker decodes
Built-in CWID: Programmable broad-
cast interval and transmission rate (11 or
22 wpm).
CSQ Repeat: Channel can be set up to
repeat all incoming transmissions re-
gardless of signaling.
Applications
Features
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