TS-440S

s

ADJUSTMENT

 

 

Measurement

 

 

Adjustmen t

 

 

 

 

Item

Condition

Tes t

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specification/Remark s

 

 

equipment

Unit

Terminal

Unit

Part

Method

 

I -40

 

 

8 . Carrie r

FREQ : 14 .1750 MH z

Power mete r

Rear Panel

AN T

IF

VR 7,8

MIN

 

dB or les s

 

suppression

MODES : USB and LS B

Oscilloscop e

 

(Direc -

 

 

 

Directional coupler

 

 

MIC LEVEL control : MIN

or Spectrum

 

tional

 

 

Ts-44o

 

L~

Power

 

 

STBY : SEND

analyzer

 

coupler)

 

 

-

 

 

 

 

 

mete r

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

_

Osciilo I or Spectru m

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

scope

analyze r

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9 . SSB mad e

FREQ : 14 .1750 MH z

Oscilloscop e Rear

panel

AN T

Cont .

 

S5 0

Adjust as shown

 

frequenc y

MODES : USB and LS B

 

 

(Direc-

 

 

(DI P

below .

 

 

 

response

AG output : Two tones 5 m V

 

 

tiona l

 

 

SW)

 

 

 

 

 

300, 2700 H z

 

 

coupler)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set output to 50 W using MI C

 

 

I DIP SW

 

 

 

Al 1111I'

.illlIii

 

 

LEVEL control .

Aci

 

 

 

 

OK

 

5m v

 

 

 

 

 

I

 

STBY : SEND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

4

e e e

 

 

~r

 

 

 

300HZ OKO

5608

eeee e e 0

,'I IIII I'

,1IIIII

 

 

 

 

AG 2

 

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

 

2700H=©

 

USa-

 

 

LSa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

r.1dIIIILdffIIIi

N G

 

 

 

 

200 50

400

 

100 2 5

 

 

 

 

 

r~1IIIIII~i~''IIIII'1~

*If this adjustment is performed, step 8 must als o be performed .

400 100 25 200 50

DIP SW are adjustable from -400 to +375 Hz .

If two tone generator is not available, adjust for equal output power at 300, 2700 Hz, as measured on wattmeter .

J

10 . Speech

1) FREQ : 14 .2000 MH z

processor

MODE : US B

 

AG output : 1 kHz, 10 mV

 

Set output to 50 W using MIC

 

LEVEL contro l

 

PROC SW : ON and OFF

 

STBY : SEN D

Power mete r Rear panel

ANT

IF

VR6 Level should be th e

A G

 

 

same between O N

AF V . M .

 

 

and OF F

11 . FM . DEV .

12 . CW Sid e tone

21 AG output : 1 kHz, 1 m V

25W or mor e

(20 dB down )

 

STBY : SEND

 

1) FREQ : 28 .7000 MH z

Power mete r Rear panel

AN T

RF

VR6

4 .6 kHz

-0 .1 kH z

MODE : F M

Linea r

(Direc -

 

 

 

 

AG output : 1 kHz, 30 mV

detecto r

tiona l

 

 

 

 

50 mV (K)

A G

coupler)

 

 

 

 

 

AF V . M .

 

 

 

 

 

2) AG output : 1 kHz, 3 m V

 

 

RF

 

 

±0 .1 kH z

5 mV (K )

 

 

VR3

3 kHz

MODE : C W

Power mete r

EXT .

 

 

0.63V/8f2

 

CW BREAK IN SW : SEM I

AF V . M

SP

IF

VR9

 

 

AF GAIN control : 12 o'cloc k

Oscilloscope

 

 

 

 

 

VOX GAIN control : MI N

 

 

 

 

 

 

STBY : RE C

 

 

 

 

 

 

Connect KEY to KEY jack an d

 

 

 

 

 

 

close the key contacts .

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 Auto antenn a

1) BAND : 28.5000 MHz

1509 R F

AT TC 1 Minimum SWR mete r Repeat 2-3 times .

tuner

MODE: CW

dummy load

reading

If AT-440 is

CAR LEVEL control : MAX

 

10 cm

 

TS-4401—15oo1

installed)

AT unit VR1 : 12 o'clock

 

 

 

 

VR2 : Fully CC W

 

 

 

AUTOTHRU SW : AUTO

 

 

 

ATTUNE SW : ON

 

 

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