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 Fold down C1, C2, and C3 at about a 45-degree angle, but not so far that they contact the nearby relay 

pins. C1 should be folded toward K1, C2 toward K4, and C3 toward K2. 

 Solder C1-C3 and C10 from the bottom side to avoid damaging the relays. Trim the leads on the top. 

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  In the following step, the installed height of the capacitors must be no more than 5/16" (7.5 mm). 

The leads may be pre-formed so that the capacitors sit a small distance above the board. As long as the 
installed height is below the limit specified, there's no need to straighten the leads. 

 Install the .01-µF capacitors ("103") on the top side of the board (C6, C4, C5, C7, C8, C11). They 

should be seated as far down onto the board as possible (see above). 

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  In the following steps, inductors L1 through L3 will be wound and installed. 

There is no need to 

adjust the windings to precisely match the inductances shown on the schematic. 

 

 Inductor L1 is wound on a T37-2 core (red) using 8" (20 cm) of #26 red enamel wire. To wind the 

inductor, pass the long end of the wire through the core exactly 12 times

. Each pass through the core 

counts as one turn.

 The finished winding should look like the illustration below. Exact turns spacing is not 

critical. 
 

 

 Spread out the turns of L1 so they occupy about 80-90% of the core’s circumference. 

 Cut L1's leads to about 1/2" (12 mm) long. Completely remove the enamel insulation from the leads 

to within 1/8” (3 mm) of the core. The enamel wire provided can be heat-stripped using a small amount of 
solder on the tip of your iron. Stripping using this method takes 4-6 seconds. 

Summary of Contents for KXAT1

Page 1: ...hing parameters are saved so that the settings can be recalled immediately on any band change ATU parameters L C SWR etc can be viewed using the KX1 s ATU menu entry Additional settings are provided t...

Page 2: ...620072 P3 Connector 5 pin male 0 1 spcg 1 E620073 R1 R2 Potentiometer 100 k trimmer low profile 2 E520012 R3 Resistor 200 ohms 1 4 W 5 red black brown 1 E500020 R4 Resistor 3 3 k 1 4 W 5 orange orange...

Page 3: ...Install the IC socket at U1 Align the socket s notched end with the notch in the component outline On the bottom side install R3 200 ohms red black brown and R4 3 3 k orange orange red Install D1 and...

Page 4: ...the board as possible see above i In the following steps inductors L1 through L3 will be wound and installed There is no need to adjust the windings to precisely match the inductances shown on the sc...

Page 5: ...0 25 cm lengths of 26 enamel wire one red and one green Inspect the wires closely to make sure the enamel coating is not chipped or broken Twist the two wires together crossing over each other about 3...

Page 6: ...rom the KX1 transceiver 2 thumbscrews and turn it upside down with the BNC connector on the left On the KX1 PC board locate J8 2 pins J7 3 pins and J6 5 pins Remove the jumper installed between pins 1...

Page 7: ...ning tool for adjusting ceramic trimmer C9 You can use a small flat blade screwdriver or jeweler s driver with tape wrapped around the metal shaft to prevent you from contacting it Enter TUNE mode by...

Page 8: ...will still be displayed in TUNE mode Note The KXAT1 cannot display SWR continuously during TUNE so an external tuner with built in SWR bridge is recommended Most stand alone tuners include a bridge Im...

Page 9: ...toss the wire into a tree try to keep all but about one foot of wire exposed A wire that is mostly in a tree will still radiate but not as well Wire antenna length Since the KX1 can only match a mode...

Page 10: ...is strong lightweight and easy to keep straight A 25 ft length weighs less than half an ounce Adapters To go from BNC directly to wires you ll need an adapter The smallest suitable adapter is the Pomo...

Page 11: ...e antenna farther away or use a balun If the tuner is unable to achieve a low SWR on some bands even with several different antennas you could have a single defective relay or component on the L C boa...

Page 12: ...chniques to improve accuracy During transmit the VFWD line provides an analog power indication to the KX1 s main microcontroller At other times this line used to transmit digital data between the ATU...

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