SKU 242-4018-630 · A few units in stock

Radio modem Integra-TR CalAmp DataRadio · VHF 150–174 MHz · asynchronous, transparent

Professional radio modem for building data-acquisition radio networks and remote control of fixed assets. Transparent serial-data transfer, sleep and suspend modes, and software-adjustable RF power. Channel bandwidth depends on the hardware variant; protocol compatibility and port settings must be checked for the specific SCADA system.

  • VHF 150–174 MHz — Russian frequency plan
  • Up to 19,200 bit/s, DRCMSK modulation
  • 1–5 W software-configurable output power
  • 2 power-saving modes (less than 20 mA per Rev3)
  • 2 × RS-232, DIN-rail mounting
  • Operating range −30 °C to +60 °C
Price per unit 270 000 ₽ In stock
●A few units in stock
●12-month warranty
●Delivery to Russia / Kazakhstan
Integra-TR 242-4018-630 150-174 MHz CalAmp DataRadio radio modem
Why this specific model

12 reasons to choose Integra-TR 242-4018-630

CalAmp DataRadio Integra-TR ships in dozens of sub-band variants. The 242-4018-630 (150–174 MHz) variant is exactly the one historically used in Russian SCADA deployments and delivers the most under our operating conditions.

01

VHF band 150–174 MHz

This is exactly the sub-band allocated in the Russian SCRF frequency plans for industrial radio. UHF Integra-TR variants are harder to deploy in Russia — no such issue here.

02

Transparent asynchronous modem

Data is transmitted over the radio channel exactly as it arrived on RS-232. No complex setup, no external controller — the modem behaves like a “transparent cable”.

03

2 power-saving modes

Sleep and suspend are the two low-power modes; CalAmp Rev3 specifies less than 20 mA. RF power adjustment from 1 to 5 W is a separate transmitter setting. Size an autonomous power supply for the transmit, receive and standby duty cycle.

04

Channel bandwidth depends on the variant

Compatible with every active Russian professional-radio frequency plan.

05

Built-in remote diagnostics

Real-time voltage, temperature, signal power and antenna-feeder status. On remote sites this means “arrive and fix”, not “arrive and spend a day chasing the cause”.

06

Transparent serial-data transport

Check serial Modbus RTU, DNP3 and PLC protocols for interface, baud rate, timing and flow control. HART and network protocols may require external converters.

07

Configurable 1–5 W output

Set in software per network site — preserves transmitter life, reduces adjacent-channel interference and tunes the range / power-draw trade-off.

08

DOX + RTS/CTS

Transmission starts when data arrives on the port — no control lines needed. Full RTS/CTS support is still there for heavy traffic.

09

Repeater from two modems

Two Integra-TR 242-4018-630 units make a fully functional repeater without any external controller. A standard solution for long oil pipelines and wide-area SCADA.

10

Rated for −30 °C

Factory operating range −30 °C to +60 °C with no extra enclosure heating. Field-proven across YaNAO, KhMAO, Yakutia and Sakhalin sites.

11

Explosion-proof certification

The manufacturer’s variant is approved for hazardous-atmosphere operation (US / Canada certification) — a clear advantage for oil & gas.

12

DIN-rail mounting

Native DIN enclosure — drops into any automation cabinet next to the PLC and PSU. No custom brackets required.

Datasheet

Technical specifications

Complete spec sheet for the Integra-TR 242-4018-630 150–174 MHz radio modem, from the official CalAmp DataRadio datasheet (Rev 3).

Product nameIntegra-TR 242-4018-630 150–174 MHz radio modem
ManufacturerCalAmp DataRadio (USA)
SKU / Model242-4018-630
Frequency range150–174 MHz (VHF)
Channel spacingVariant-dependent; check the specific part number
Tuning-free bandwidth24 MHz (150–174)
Emission designator9K30F1D, 15K3F1D
ModulationDRCMSK
Data rate2400 / 4800 / 9600 / 19200 bit/s (25 kHz)
Transmitter output1–5 W, software-configurable
Transmitter attack time< 7 ms
Duty cycle50 % @ 5 W (max 30 s), up to 100 % on Integra-TR/F
Receiver sensitivity0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity75 dB (25 kHz) / 65 dB (12.5 kHz)
Frequency stability2,5 ppm
Operating modeSimplex or half-duplex
Flow controlDOX, RTS/CTS
Interfaces2 × RS-232 (data + setup)
Supply voltage10–16 V DC
Transmit current (13.3 V)2600 mA
Receive current (13.3 V)less than 270 mA with a COM terminal (Rev3)
Power-save currentless than 20 mA per Rev3
Power-saving modesSleep / Suspend
Sleep wake-up time45–70 ms wake-up; about 4 s cold start (Rev3)
Operating temperature−30 °C to +60 °C
Dimensions (W × D × H)12.1 × 11.4 × 5.6 cm
Weight (packaged)680 g
MountingDIN rail
CertificationHazardous atmosphere (USA / Canada)
Warranty / Stock12 months · A few units in stock
PriceRUB 270,000 per unit
This is not a public offer. Please confirm price, availability and lead time by email.
Where this equipment fits

Deployment of Integra-TR 242-4018-630

All modems in our batch are new, functional CalAmp factory units. Below are the industries where Integra-TR 150–174 MHz is deployed at scale and still the de-facto standard.

Oil pipelines

Telemetry on pipeline linear sections, valve instrumentation, oil metering units. A classic Integra-TR deployment in Russia.

Gas pipelines and GDS

Data collection from gas distribution stations, pressure monitoring, telemetry on main gas pipeline linear sections.

SCADA and process control

Polling remote PLCs, collecting telemetry from area sites. Transparent transport of compatible serial protocols.

Weather stations

Autonomous weather posts in remote regions. Low power + solar-panel supply — a native use case for Integra-TR.

Far North and Arctic

Sites across YaNAO, KhMAO, Yakutia, Chukotka, Norilsk. Operating range from −30 °C and low power draw are the key properties.

Utilities and water

Pump stations, clean-water tanks, sewage stations, heating substations. Remote readings and pump control without wired-link costs.

Rail transport

Linear telemetry, data collection from signalling and fare-control devices, monitoring of sidings and isolated sections.

Mining and quarries

Quarry equipment dispatch control, telemetry from drills and crushers, hazardous-zone alarms.

Electric power

Substation telemetry, data collection from transformer stations, AMR-meter polling, remote control of isolators.

River and marine fleet

Links to shore radars, river beacons, leading marks, port facilities and floating stations.

Security telemetry

Intrusion-alarm event delivery from the perimeters of remote sites: industrial zones, quarries, fuel depots.

Environmental monitoring

Water, air and background-radiation sensors. Autonomous posts with no subscription fees and no SIM cards.

Frequency plan and applications

One band. Different hardware variants. Practical applications.

The Integra-TR 242-4018-630 operates in a single licensed VHF band 150–174 MHz — check the channel bandwidth for the hardware variant: Variant-dependent; check the specific part number. One modem — dozens of use cases, from narrowband telemetry to high-speed SCADA.

Operating band
150 – 174 MHz
VHF 150–174 MHz, simplex/half-duplex; channel grid depends on the variant
6.25 kHz
up to 4,800 bit/s
Narrowband mode for crowded spectrum and long-range SCADA
12.5 kHz
up to 9,600 bit/s
EU / narrowband standard - optimal range and speed balance for Modbus / DNP3 / IEC-101, dispatching, security telemetry
25 kHz
up to 19,200 bit/s
High-rate mode for data-heavy traffic, file transfer and intensive SCADA polling

Channel bandwidth depends on the hardware variant. The modem carries serial data over RS-232; Modbus RTU and serial DNP3/IEC101 require matching settings. Modbus TCP and IEC104 need an external gateway; the modem has no built-in Ethernet interface.

Real-world applications

SCADA dispatch

Collect telemetry from remote objects, redundancy of wired channels, integration with Modbus / DNP3 / IEC-101.

Oil and gas

Wellpad telemetry, metering nodes, pipeline cathodic protection, remote pump stations and tank farms.

Water utilities

Pump-station control, level and pressure monitoring, dispatch for sewage stations and clean-water tanks.

Power and substations

Links to distribution substations, telesignalling, remote switching, meter reading.

Mining industry

Quarry telemetry, links to crushers and conveyors, drainage-pump monitoring.

Telemetry and M2M

Data collection from weather stations, level sensors, hydrological stations, environmental monitoring posts.

Security alarms

Alarm delivery from remote sites, perimeter protection, links to central monitoring stations.

Agriculture

Smart irrigation, elevator and grain-store monitoring, artesian-well telemetry, field automation.

Backbone links

Point-to-Point and Point-to-Multipoint links tens of kilometres long, with CSMA, DOX and CWID support.

Delivery geography

Delivery across Russia and the CIS

We ship Integra-TR 242-4018-630 by courier to any location in Russia and the CIS. Below is a schematic map of the key cities and regions we deliver to.

Moscow Saint Petersburg Murmansk Arkhangelsk Kazan Ufa Perm Yekaterinburg Tyumen Surgut Novy Urengoy Salekhard Omsk Novosibirsk Tomsk Barnaul Kemerovo Krasnoyarsk Norilsk Irkutsk Yakutsk Khabarovsk Vladivostok Magadan Yu.-Sakhalinsk Anadyr Kaliningrad Rostov-on-Don Krasnodar Sochi Volgograd Astrakhan Chelyabinsk P.-Kamchatsky Nizhnevartovsk Minsk Astana Almaty Bishkek Tashkent Ashgabat Yerevan Baku
Russian cities — delivery available CIS capitals — delivery available

The map is schematic. Shipment is available to any city across Russia and the CIS via carriers.

Link range

A radio link from a few hundred metres to tens of kilometres

The real range of the Integra-TR 242-4018-630 depends on three factors: antenna mounting height, transmit power (1–5 W in software) and channel width. In open terrain with a Yagi/collinear antenna on a 15–25 m mast, 25 kHz spacing and 5 W, confident line-of-sight links span tens of kilometres.

For complex terrain, a “two Integra-TR units in half-duplex” repeater scheme is used — assembled directly from units in this batch.

5 W
Max Tx
0,35
µV
Rx sensitivity
<7 ms
Tx attack
0 1 W 2 W 3 W 5 W 5 km 15 km 30 km 50 km km Transmit power / link range
Real-world cases

Integra-TR in action

How Integra-TR 150–174 MHz is actually used in Russia — not theory, but sites where units have been running and passing data for years.

Oil · KhMAO

Linear-section telemetry on a trunk oil pipeline

Integra-TR units live in line-valve automation cabinets along the trunk pipeline. Transparent Modbus-RTU traffic with low-level PLCs — not a single workaround on the SCADA side.

Gas · YaNAO

Gas distribution stations and metering units

Radio link from a linear metering point to a modular control post. Solar + battery power with sleep-mode draw below 20 mA per Rev3.

SCADA · Krasnoyarsk Krai

Wide-area quarry telemetry

Two Integra-TR units form a repeater on an observation-tower mast, gathering data from every mining machine and pump station over DOX with no control lines.

Water · Volga region

Water-utility pump stations

Scattered sewage stations and tanks are unified into a single network with no wiring costs and no mobile-operator subscriptions.

Weather · Yakutia

Autonomous weather posts

Operating temperature starts at −30°C. Daily energy use must be calculated from transmit, receive and sleep durations; 0.5 Ah/day is not a universal rated limit.

Fleet · Yenisei

River leading marks

Status monitoring of leading-mark opto-electric systems: light on/off, battery voltage. Polled from the shore centre over the radio channel.

Documentation

Datasheet and manual Integra-TR

The official CalAmp DataRadio technical docs and the Russian datasheet are hosted on our server. Open them straight from the card.

Open datasheet and manual

Full description of protocols, wiring diagrams, dimensioned drawings and a commissioning guide.

  • Purpose, protocols, DRCMSK modulation
  • Drawings and mounting dimensions
  • RS-232 wiring and DIP-switch diagram
Integra-TR wiring diagram
Integra-TR wiring diagram: SMA antenna, COM DE-9F port, Setup DE-9F port, BLACK/RED power connector, I/O 1 (green) and I/O 2 RXTP (white), power supply
Antenna, COM / Setup ports, 13.3 V supply and I/O line wiring. The full schematic and pinout live in the CalAmp DataRadio manual (Rev 3).
Frequently asked questions

FAQ on Integra-TR 242-4018-630

If you didn’t find an answer, just write to office@omegaintegral.ru — we reply the same day.

This is the specific variant covering the VHF 150–174 MHz band. CalAmp builds more than 30 Integra-TR versions for different sub-bands (132–174 MHz, 380–512 MHz and so on). Our SKU is the one historically used in Russian SCADA, oil & gas and Far North deployments.

The family includes 6.25/12.5 kHz and 12.5/25 kHz hardware variants. Check the specific 242-4018-630 documentation and the frequency authorization for the network.

No. Integra-TR is a transparent asynchronous radio modem. Anything arriving on RS-232 from your PLC or computer is forwarded into the radio channel without distortion or processing. Serial-protocol compatibility depends on baud rate, timing and flow control.

Yes. Sleep and suspend draw less than 20 mA according to Rev3. Receiver wake-up takes 45–60 ms and transmitter wake-up 55–70 ms; a cold start takes about 4 s. Reliable delivery depends on the protocol, buffering and system settings.

A few Integra-TR 242-4018-630 units are on the shelf. Shipment within the business day after order confirmation by e-mail. Delivery by carrier across Russia and Kazakhstan.

Yes. In real time: supply, temperature, voltage, signal level, antenna-feeder status. Critical on remote sites.

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12 months. Units with clear factory defects are replaced from stock. Modems are new, not refurbished.