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5-2 PLL AND TRANSMITTER ADJUSTMENTS
• The “PLL LOCK VOLTAGE” adjustment must be performed at the “NORMAL” mode.
• “REFERENCE FREQUENCY”, “IDLING CURRENT”, “OUTPUT POWER” AND ‘AM MODULATION” adjustments must be per-
formed at the “ADJUSTMENT” mode.
AM modulation
adjustment
R41
PLL lock voltage
adjustment
L40
PLL lock voltage
check point
CP1
Idling current
adjustment
R16
AM modulation
adjustment
R554
• LOGIC UNIT TOP VIEW
• RF UNIT TOP VIEW
PLL LOCK
VOLTAGE
REFERENCE
FREQUENCY
IDLING
CURRENT
OUTPUT
POWER
AM
MODULATION
[PWRADJ]
1
1
1
1
1
2
• Operating frequency: 136.975 MHz
• Receiving
• Operating channel : 0 ch [FREQADJ]
(136.975 MHz)
• Connect the RF power meter or a 50
Ω
dummy load to the antenna connector.
• Transmitting
• Operating channel : 1 ch [PWR-1]
(136.975 MHz)
• Connect the RF power meter or a 50
Ω
dummy load to the antenna connector.
• Transmitting
• Operating channel : 2 ch [PWRADJ]
(136.975 MHz)
• Transmitting
• Operating channel : 2 ch [PWRADJ]
(136.975 MHz)
• Connect an audio generator to the
[MIC] connector and set as :
1 kHz/200 mV
• Set a modulation analyzer as :
HPF
: OFF
LPF
: OFF
De-emphasis : OFF
Detector
: (P-P)/2
• Transmitting
• Connect an audio generator to [MIC]
connector and set as :
1 kHz/20 mV
• Transmitting
RF
Top
panel
Side
panel
Top
panel
Top
panel
Connect a digital multi
meter to the check
point CP1.
Loosely couple the fre-
quency counter to the
antenna connector.
Connect a DC amme-
ter between the DC
power supply and
transceiver’s DC
power jack.
Connect an RF power
meter to the antenna
connector.
Connect a modulation
analyzer to the anten-
na connector via an
attenuator.
3.7 V
136.9750 MHz
600 mA
1.5 W
85 %
30 %
RF
Top
panel
RF
Top
panel
RF
LOGIC
L40
[DIAL]
R16
[DIAL]
R554
R41
ADJUSTMENT
ADJUSTMENT CONDITIONS
UNIT
LOCATION
VALUE
UNIT
ADJUST
MEASUREMENT
ADJUSTMENT