President Grant

CB-Radio


ALIGNMENT PROCEDURE


TRANSMITTER ADJUSTMENT


Test equipment required:

       
Power Supply: 13,8 V AF Signal Generator RF Dummy Load 50 ohm Oscilloscope
RF Power Meter Frequency Counter    


Preparation alignment:

   
Clarifier Mid.
SQ GAIN Max.
AF GAIN Max.
RF GAIN Max.
MIC GAIN Max.
MOD, S/RF S/RF
NB/ANL Off
Step Condition Adjustment Procedure
1 Mode: TX USB
27.185MHz
S1 and S2 OFF
VR11 Disconnect PC834. Connect DC Current Meter on TP9(+) and TP8(-). Adjust for 50mA.
2 Mode: TX USB
27.185MHz
S1 and S2 OFF
VR9 Disconnect PC834. Connect DC Current Meter on TP9(+) and TP8(-). Adjust for 4mA.
3 Mode: TX USB
27.185MHz
S1 and S2 OFF
VR10 Disconnect PC834. Connect DC Current Meter on TP9(+) and TP8(-). Adjust for 80mA.
4 Mode: TX USB
27.185MHz
S1 and S2 ON
Modulation: 2,4kHz and 500Hz
L46 Set the core of L46 to the bottom, adjust VR12 to minimum.
5 Mode: TX USB
27.185MHz
S1 and S2 ON
Modulation: 2,4kHz and 500Hz
L45 L48 L49 Adjust the cores to obtain max. deviation on RF VoltMeter. Repeat this operation with lower AF levelss on MIC input.
6 Mode: TX USB
27.185MHz
S1 and S2 ON
Modulation: 2,4kHz and 500Hz
L46 Adjut to obtain max deviation on RF Voltmeter. Adjust to obtain a mimimum power difference between Ch.40 HIGH and Ch.1 LOW
7 Mode: TX AM
27.185MHz
S1 ON
Modulation: 1kHz
L37 Adjust to obtain max deviation on S/RF Meter
8 Mode: TX AM
27.185MHz
S1 ON
Modulation: 1kHz
VR12 Adjust to obtain 32,4 Volt on RF VoltMeter
9 Mode: TX USB
27.185MHz
S1 and S2 OFF
VR7 Adjust to obtain minimum difference between USB and LSB
10 Mode: TX AM
27.185MHz
S2 OFF
VR13 Adjust to obtain 10 Watt on RF Power meter
11 Mode: TX AM
27.185MHz
S2 OFF
VR8 Set Switch on S/RF. Adjust to set the S-meter between the Red and Green field
12 Mode: TX AM
27.185MHz
S1 ON
Modulation: 1kHz 30mV
VR14 Adjust to obtain 90 % AM-Modulation on Oscilloscope.
13 Mode: TX FM
27.185MHz
S1 ON
Modulation: 1kHz 30mV
VR5 Adjust to obtain +/- 2 kHz deviation on DeviationMeter.
14 Mode: TX AM
27.185MHz
S1 ON
VR15 Set switch on MOD, AF SignalGenerator to obtain 50% modulation. Adjust levels of AF Signal Generator to 16dB. Adjust VR15 to obtain 100% modulation on S-Meter.
       


#DréCB { } 1999

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