6881094C12-A November 11, 2004

Troubleshooting Charts: VCO TX/RX Unlock 9-15

9.10 VCO TX/RX Unlock
MAEPF-27398-A
VCOTX/RX
unlock
<0.6Vdc
>11.0Vdcor
drifting?
3VatTP5?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Frequency
detected?
VCOlocked?
No
Yes
No
5VatTP3?
Check
VOCONboard
Checkparts
aroundBJT.If
OK,replaceBJT
Checkcontrol
voltageat
TP243
Checkparts
aroundU1.If
OK,replaceU1
Aux.line
4highforTX
orlowforRX?
No
FET
drainvoltage
0V?
Checkparts
aroundFET.If
OK,replaceFET
No
BJT
emittervoltage
>1.2V?
Checkparts
aroundU250.If
OK,replaceU250
Yes
No
Ispin
19ofVCOBIC
lowforRXand
4.5forTX?
Remove
VCObuffer
shield(SH302)
Checkparts
aroundQ302.If
OK,replaceQ302
Checkparts
aroundU2.If
OK,replaceU2
Remove
VCOshield
Checkparts
aroundU202.If
OK,replaceU202
"Sniff"
frequencynear
VCOshield
CheckifVCO
islockedusing
spectrumanalyzer
Sniff:Usinganinductivefieldprobe
asanantennatomeasure
frequency.Placetheprobe
approximately1/2inchaway
fromcomponentstobesniffed.
Q210Q214
FieldEffectTransistor(FET)
Q211Q215
Bi-polarTransistor(BJT)