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7.4TRANSMITTER SECTION

SYMPTOMS

RF m e ~ e rdeflects with no outpur In0 piale

current.]

ALC meter doer not deflect and there ir output.

The TS-820 will not ooerate on SSB,

There is output, but the RF meter shows no output.

RF meter deflects too far.

VOX trips with AF round from the speak.

er.

VOX circuit releaser between words or holds too long.

Excessive plate current.

Plate current is too high or too low for

on all bandr.

Broad DRIVE tuning on one or more bandr.

No drive or intermittent drive on one or more bandr.

Low drive and broad DRIVE tuning on all bandr.

CAUSE

1.NO high voltage (+800v) on the final tuber.

2.Bad final tuber.

3.SG rwirch is turned off .

1.Too little MIC gain.

1.Open microohone plug or bad micro. phone.

2. Too little microphone gain.

3 . Defective microphone am~lifieron the GENERATOR board.

1.RF VOLT control not adjusted cor- rectly.

1.RF VOLT control not adjusted cor- rectly.

1.VOX GAIN control i s closed.

2.VOX switch is OFF.

1.ANTI VOX control requires adjust- ment.

1.VOX time hold control requires adiurt- ment.

1.Detuned final recrion.

2.Low negative power supply voltage.

3 . Idling current requires adjustment.

1.Carrier requires adjustment.

requires alignment.

1 . PLL unic requires adjustment.

1.Bad driver tube.

1. Carriei requires balancing.

REMEDY

1.Cheek the HV power supply.

2.Replace the tuber.

3.Slide the switch up.

1.Increase the MIC GAIN control.

1.Check the microphone.

2.Increase the MIC GAIN conlrol.

3. Repair the circuit.

1.Adiurt control for 213 scale readong ar full output.

1.Adjust control for 213 scale reading at full output.

1.See Semion 4.12

2.Turn the switch on.

1.See Section 4.12.

1.See Section 4.12.

1.See Section 6.4

2.Check the power rupoly ourput.

3 . See Section 4.1 I

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1. Adiurt CAR conrrol.

1. See Section 6.4.

1.See Section 6.4.

1.Replace the tube.

1.See Section 6.4

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I Signal reports of dirtortian.

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Too

much microphone gain.

Plate current is too low.

1.

Bad

final rubes.

Tuning becomer very broad.

Idling current increaser.

Every rime either of the final tuber is replaced, the TS-820 requirer neutraltrb tion.

( 1. Reduce MIC control.

1.Replace the tuber.

1.See Section 6.4

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TS-820 specifications

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