
TK-280
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4-3. APC circuit
The APC circuit always monitors the current flowing through
the RF power amplifier (IC100) and keeps a constant current.
The voltage drop at R244, R246 and R248 is caused by the
current flowing through the RF power amplifier and this voltage
is applied to the differential amplifier (IC23 1/2).
IC23(2/2) compares the output voltage of IC23(1/2) with the
reference voltage from IC8, and the output of IC23(2/2) controls
the VGG of the RF power amplifier to make the both voltages
to same voltage.
The change of power high/low is carried out by the change
of the reference voltage. Q22,23 and 25 are turned on in
transmit and the APC circuit is active.
5. Frequency Synthesizer Unit
5-1. Frequency synthesizer
The frequency synthesizer consists of the VCXO (X1), VCO
(A1), PLL IC(IC14) and buffer amplifiers.
The VCXO generates 16.8MHz. The frequency stability is
1.5ppm within the temperature range of -30 to +60˚C. The
frequency tuning and modulation of the VCXO are done to
apply a voltage to pin 1 of the VCXO. The output of the VCXO
is applied to pin 8 of the PLL IC.
The TK-280’s VCO consists of 2VCO and covers a dual
range of the 190.85~218.85MHz (E,T) and the 146~174MHz
(E,T). The VCO generates 190.85~218.85MHz (E,T) for
providing to the first local signal in receive. In TX, the pin 3 of
the VCO goes low and the VCO generates 146~174MHz (E,T).
The output of the VCO is amplified by the buffer amplifier
(Q16) and routed to the pin 5 of the PLL IC. Also the output of
the VCO is amplified by the buffer amplifier (Q18) and routed
to the next stage according to T/R switch (D9, D23).
The PLL IC consists of a prescaler, fractional divider,
reference divider, phase comparator, charge pump. This PLL
IC is fractional-N type synthesizer and performs in the 40, 50
or 60kHz reference signal which is eighth of the channel step
(5, 6.25 or 7.5kHz). The input signal from the pins 5 and 8 of
the PLL IC is divided down to the 40, 50 or 60kHz and compared
at phase comparator. The pulsed output signal of the phase
comparator is applied to the charge pump and transformed
into DC signal in the loop filter (LPF). The DC signal is applied
to the pin 1 of the VCO and locked to keep the VCO frequency
constant.
PLL data is output from DT (pin 75). CP (pin 19) and EP
(pin 47) of the microprocessor (IC19). The data are input to
the PLL IC when the channel is changed or when transmission
is changed to reception and vice versa. A PLL lock condition is
always monitored by the pin 31 (UL) of the microprocessor.
When the PLL is unlocked, the UL goes low.
CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION
Fig. 7 Microphone amplifier
12
HPF
LPF
HPF
IDC
PRE
EMP
ALC
COMP
SW
LIMIT
SW
MIC
Q300
D8
LPF
IC25(1/2)
MIC
EXT.
MIC
Q301
IC13
15
16
18
19
Q13
MUTE
DTMF
9
8
6
D/A
D/A
IC8
IC8
IC1
I5
O5
I1
O1
D/A
IC8
I2
O2
LSD
DI9
IC7 (1/2)
SUM
AMP
BUFF
AMP
VCXO
VCO
A1
X1
MIC
MUTE
Q17
PTT
MSW
attached, MSW is connected to GND at inside of SP-MIC. For
this reason, Q300 is turned OFF, the internal microphone is
muted, and only the input of the external microphone is supplied
to the microphone amplifier of the TX-RX unit.
The signal from microphone passes through the limitter
circuit in D8, and Mic mute switch (Q17 is off in TX) and through
the low-pass filter (IC25:1/2), the high-pass filter, the ALC
circuit, the low-pass filter, the high-pass filter, and pre-
emphasis/IDC circuit in IC13. When encoding DTMF, mute
switch (Q13) is turned OFF for muting the microphone input
signal.
The signal passes through the D/A converter (IC8) for the
maximum deviation adjustment, and enters the summing
amplifier consisting of IC7 (1/2), and is mixed with the low speed
data from the CPU (IC19) and 9600bps DATA from Optional
Board Terminal.
The output signal from the summing amplifier passes
through the D/A converter (IC8) again and goes to the VCO
modulation input.
The other output signal from the summing amplifier passes
through the D/A converter (IC8) again for the BAL adjustment,
and the buffer amplifier (IC1 : 2/2), and goes to the VCXO
modulation input.
Fig. 8 Drive and final amplifier and APC circuit
From
T/R SW
(D9)
DRIVE
AMP
RF
POWER AMP
LPF
ANT
SW
D12,D401
ANT
VGG
Q20
IC100
VDD
R244
R246
R248
+B
IC23
(1/2)
IC23
(2/2)
REF
VOL
(IC8)
4-2. Drive and Final amplifier
The signal from the T/R switch (D9 is on) is amplified by
drive amplifier (Q20) to 30mW.
The output of the drive amplifier is amplified by the RF power
amplifier (IC100) to 5.0W (1W when the power is low). The RF
power amplifier consists of two stages MOS FET transistor.
The output of the RF power amplifier is then passed through
the harmonic filter (LPF) and antenna switch (D12 and D401
is on) and applied to the antenna terminal.