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Index
IMPORTANT...................................................................................................................................................... 4
HOW TO READ THIS MANUAL........................................................................................................................ 4
PRECAUTIONS.................................................................................................................................................. 5
UNPACKING...................................................................................................................................................... 7
1. PANEL DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................................. 8
1.1 Front Panel ........................................................................................................................................ 8
1.2 Rear Panel ......................................................................................................................................... 9
2. GENERAL INFORMATION.................................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Power supply ................................................................................................................................... 10
2.2 Input / Output .................................................................................................................................. 10
2.3 ALC / RELAY / CAT....................................................................................................................... 10
3. INTERCONNECTION WITH THE TRANSCEIVER................................................................................. 12
4. USE OF THE LINEAR AMPLIFIER ........................................................................................................ 13
4.1 SO2R (Single Operator Two Radio )................................................................................................. 14
4.2 Band-Pass Filters Set “SPE BPF1” .................................................................................................... 15
4.3 QSK (Full Break-In) Operation ......................................................................................................... 17
4.4 Tunable Antenna Control ................................................................................................................ 17
4.5 Setting Up a Single Antenna for Reception......................................................................................... 19
4.6 Two Possible Sets of Antennas (Bank A or Bank B)............................................................................ 19
4.7 Predistortion .................................................................................................................................... 20
5. EXTERNAL GROUND CONNECTION .................................................................................................. 21
6. ANTENNA............................................................................................................................................. 22
7. POWER SUPPLY (PSU) ..................................................................................................................... 23
8. TUNER (ATU)..................................................................................................................................... 25
9. PROTECTIONS / ALARMS.................................................................................................................... 27
10. PROGRAMMING................................................................................................................................... 28
10.1 Ways to operate ............................................................................................................................... 28
11. INITIAL OPERATION OF THE AMPLIFIER.......................................................................................... 31
11.1 Initial Programming.......................................................................................................................... 31
11.2 Operating......................................................................................................................................... 34
Setting Driving Levels .................................................................................................................... 34
12. CONNECTIONS..................................................................................................................................... 36
12.1 CAT Connector................................................................................................................................ 36
12.2 Icom................................................................................................................................................ 37
CAT CI–V Interface......................................................................................................................... 37
12.3 Kenwood......................................................................................................................................... 38
CAT RS232 Interface ....................................................................................................................... 38
CAT 5V TTL Interface ..................................................................................................................... 38
12.4 Yaesu .............................................................................................................................................. 39
CAT RS232 Interface ....................................................................................................................... 39
CAT 5V TTL Interface ..................................................................................................................... 39
15.5 BAND DATA Interface.................................................................................................................... 40
12.6 Ten –Tec, Flex-Radio, Elecraft ....................................................................................................... 40
CAT RS232 Interface ....................................................................................................................... 40
ALC with Flex-Radio ..................................................................................................................... 41
12.6 Transceivers of other Brands ........................................................................................................... 42
13. OTHER CONNECTIONS........................................................................................................................ 43
13.1 ALC, Relay Connections................................................................................................................. 43
13.2 Remote- ON Link............................................................................................................................. 43
13.3 Connections TX-INH, / TX-INH...................................................................................................... 44
TX-INH Link................................................................................................................................... 44
/ TX-INH Link................................................................................................................................ 45
13.4 AUX Connector ............................................................................................................................... 46
13.5 PORT Connector.............................................................................................................................. 47
SteppIR cable:.................................................................................................................................. 47
