Motorola POCSAG Pager
RF boards
UHF and VHF receiver boards.
Here is the compiled list of known part numbers. Some of it can be decoded using aaannnn and suffix tables:
- AA or N means country of origin, could be "Made in the USA" and "Portable product (i.e. Florida manufacturing plants)"
- R "Receivers and receiver related"
- D/E/F stands for 144-174 MHz or 406-470 MHz or 900MHz band
Model Band X 2nd osc 1st (Xtal) AARD4050 138-143 A x2 NRD7211A,B same AARD4051 143-148.6 B x2 AARD4051A 143-148.9 B x2 17.445 62.55-65.35 KXN6300AA NRD7212A,B same AARD4052 148.6-152 C x3 NRD7213A,B same NRD7717A LS750 RCVR VHF POCSAG SP-C AARD4053 152-159 D x3 G: ALT BRAVO II REC NAFTA NRD7214A,B same AARD4054 159-164 E NRD7215A,B same AARD4055 164-169 F NRD7216A,B same AARD4056B-D 169-172 AARD4056A 169-174 G NRD7217A,B same NRD7727A0 153-164 LS750 VHF POC RCVR NRE6421A,B 406-420 x8 NRE6550B 406-423 x6 (servicing pagers) Bravo Express NRE6512 KEYNOTE UHF RECVR B SPLIT NRE6551B 435-450 x8 44.545 48.75-50.625 NRE6513 KEYNOTE UHF RECVR C SPLIT NRE6552B 450-465 UHF BRAVO II Bravo Express NRE6423A,B same AARE4001A-0,1 same NRE6553B 465-480 NRE6424A,B same AARE4002A-0,1 same NRE6555B 495-512 NRE6426A,B same NRF4071E 928-932 x12 44.545 73.67-73.92 NXN3000A (Y551) NRE6602A1 450-457 UHF SERVICE RCVR NRE6602A3 464-471 NRE6611A3 448-469 LS750 UHF POC RCVR
For re-crystalling, VHF manual calls for a KXN6300AA (167651, 167652), and UHF manual calls for a KXN6301AA Ther also KXN6236AA (167647, 167648) in ICM catalogue. It's AT cut, third overtone, are used in a series resonant circuit, have about 5 picofarads (pf) of capacitance, and have about 25 ohms of resistance. Case: UM-1/4/5.
DAPNet
VHF: TBC, as not available in the UK
UHF: 49.3734375MHz, calculated as (439.9875 - 45)/8, within 455kHz/2 PN KXN6236AA (167648).
Sources:
- Hi-res front and back pictures.
- Folkscanomy Electronics Articles: Pager Handbook for the Radio Amateur
- AARD4050B\D through AARD4056B\D schematics
- Repeater Builder / Motorola
- Servicing pagers by David Ludvigson
- Boards shots from "Servicing pagers by David Ludvigson"