Kenwood TS-480HX, TS-480SAT instruction manual GND post, Cooling Fans

3 GETTING ACQUAINTED

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qANT 1 and ANT 2 connectors

Connect your primary HF/ 50 MHz antenna to ANT 1 connector. If you are using 2 antennas for the HF/ 50 MHz band, connect the secondary antenna to the ANT 2 connector.

wGND post

Connect a heavy gauge wire or copper strap between the ground post and the nearest earth ground or vehicle body {pages 2, 4}.

eCooling Fans

The TS-480SAT is equipped with 1 cooling fan.

The TS-480HX is equipped with 2 cooling fans.

Air flows in from these fans.

rAT connector

Mates with the connecter from the cable supplied with the AT-300 external antenna tuner. Refer to the instruction manual supplied with the tuner for more information.

tDC 1 13.8 V DC power input connector

Connect a primary 13.8 V DC power source to this connector {pages 2, 3}. Use the DC cable supplied with the transceiver.

yDC 2 13.8 V DC power input connector (TS-480HX only)

You must connect a secondary 13.8 V DC power source to this connector in order to transmit {pages 2, 3}. Use the cable supplied with the transceiver. If no DC power source is available on this connector, you cannot transmit at any output power. However, you can still receive {page 18}.

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