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Instruction Manual

HF ALL BAND

LINEAR AMPLIFIER

KL-1

KL-1 is designed to use only for amateur radio purpose.

You need proper license to use this amplifier.

Please keep this manual after reading well.

You can also find available options in this manual

Rev1.1 5. Nov. 2013

Summary of Contents for KL-1

Page 1: ...INEAR AMPLIFIER KL 1 KL 1 is designed to use only for amateur radio purpose You need proper license to use this amplifier Please keep this manual after reading well You can also find available options in this manual Rev1 1 5 Nov 2013 ...

Page 2: ...pc Instruction Manual Table of Contents １ For your safety 2 ２ Main Unit Power Supply and RF Deck 4 ３ Controller 7 ４ Installation and AC Wiring 10 ５ External Connection 11 ６ Disassembling Controller 12 ７ Controller Setup and Connectionｓ 13 Settings for Models 15 8 Controller Programming 22 9 Antenna Selector 27 10 PC Connection and Setting 29 １1 SteppIR Connection and Setting 31 １2 Operation CW RTT...

Page 3: ...isted here may cause fire unusual heat electric shock or major troubles of KL 1 You must be careful with AC power line capacity Never use extensions or piggy backed outlet Hold the plug when you pull out the plug Never pull the wire Donʼt step on wires or coaxial cable You must not put things on wires or coaxial cable AC wires or coaxial cable must not be twisted pulled broken or given heat You sh...

Page 4: ...move or install KL 1by only one person Install on the very hard and stable place Donʼt put anything on KL 1 Donʼt install KL 1 close to television set or radio You may cause interferences Donʼt touch KL 1 or AC plug with wet hands You may get electric shock Open the case only when you change settings Otherwise your may get injury electric shock or cause trouble Donʼt transmit without antenna or du...

Page 5: ...POWER switch on the controller the KOHJINSHA logo turns RED which means you have high voltage on the tube 2 2 Side Panel Left and Right Snap Fastener These are used when you need to remove side panels Push down the hooks to unlock then lift a panel to remove it 2 3 Upper Panel Ventilation Hole Hot air comes out of this hole to keep the tube proper temperature Donʼt block air flow at anytime Otherw...

Page 6: ...ld prevent electric shock accident or RF interferences Use a earth lug supplied with KL 1 INPUT Connector This is to connect with your transceiver transmitter RF out terminal Use the 7m coaxial cable that is supplied with KL 1 to get optimum performance REMOTE This Amphenol 5OP is to connect with the controller by using 7m accessory cable that is supplied with KL 1 Push in firmly and make sure to ...

Page 7: ...failure of KL 1 like short circuit or over current Rated current is 50A Push up the lever of the circuit breaker until you hear the click noise after you fix the trouble Primary AC Power Connection Terminals Apply primary AC200V 220 230 or 240V to this３Ｐ terminal Use thicker that AWG 8 Cable Center is for GND connection Apply AC to both side Ventilation Hole This is for KL 1 to intake outside air ...

Page 8: ...te with this OPERATION SWITCH ON usually If you donʼt use KL 1 through the amplifier press this switch to put the blue lamp out In this mode band change of the exciter wonʼt let KL 1 to tune CONTROLLER SWITCH This switch works to antenna selection switch while KL 1 is powered off You need to keep this switch on for antenna relays to work during KL 1ʼs power off DOWN SWITCH You can move band downwa...

Page 9: ...ne tune you MUST drive with 50W or little lower Because in order to prevent contacts of the variable inductor getting damaged by big amount of power and current STAND BY This lamp shows green light on when KL 1 is ready to use after band change ON AIR This lamp lights red while transmitting PLATE VOLTAGE Plate voltage meter PLATE CURRENT Plate current meter GRID CURRENT Grid current meter FORWARD ...

Page 10: ...s terminal Use cable with 2p plug SteppIR Terminal When you connect with SteppIR use this terminal Use the cable to use for this purpose 2Pプラグ D Sub9P More description regarding this cable in page 33 REMOTE Connector For Amphenol 50P connector with the supplied 7m connection cable Push the connector to the end and make sure if it is locked TX CONT Connect with your transceiverʼs remote terminal TX...

Page 11: ...on the rear panel Do not block this hole with anything Installing KL 1 in dusty or high humid area may cause high voltage leakage Primary AC connecting wire is required thicker than AWG 8 If you do not use proper wire you may have fire from the heat Primary AC Connection 10 ...

Page 12: ...５ External Connections This shows external connections 11 ...

Page 13: ...６ Controller Disassembling Unscrew 6 nuts on the cover Lift the cover and you can take it off Be careful in order not to get hurt 12 ...

Page 14: ...ith your transceiver We would like to explain how to set up KL 1 controller to get full control KL 1 with your transceiver 7 1 Boards in the Controller You need to have proper jumper and memory setting in order to control KL 1 coordinating with your transceiver The picture shows pin header locations on the CPU board 13 ...

Page 15: ...e for connection with different transceivers shows jumper pin position doesn t effect settings with or without jumper pin Each figureʼs bottom side is front side of the controller You can not have both RS 232C connector and CI V connector on the rear panel of KL 1 If you have both connectors control function doesnʼt work You should use either interface 14 ...

Page 16: ... Jumper Pin Settings on Tracking Board ２ Connecting with Your Transceiver Connect remote jack of your ICOM transceiver with CI V jack of KL 1 controller Use 2pin plug on both side with shielded cable Transceiver REMOTE KL 1 CI V φ3 5 2p plug φ3 5 2p plug 15 ...

Page 17: ... FT2000 FTDX5000 FT1000MP MK V 1 Jumper Settings on Tracking Board 2 Connecting with Your Transceiver Use straight cable with DSUB9 female connector on both sides You need to use only pin 2 3 and GND Transceiver CAT KL 1 RS 232C D SUB9 female D SUB9 female 16 ...

Page 18: ...ing on Tracking Board 2 Connection with Transceiver Connect CAT connector of your transceiver with RS232C connector of KL 1 Use DIN 6pin connector for transceiver and RS232C female for KL 1 You need to use only pin 2 3 and GND Transceiver CAT KL 1 RS 232C DIN6Pin D SUB9 female 17 ...

Page 19: ...tings on Tracking Board 2 Connection Transceiver with Controller Connect COM connector of transceiver with RS232C connector of KL 1 Use straight cable with DSUB9 female connector on both sides You need to use only pin 2 3 and GND Transceiver COM KL 1 D SUB9 female D SUB9 female RS 232C RS 232C 18 ...

Page 20: ... Jumper Settings on Tracking Board 2 Connection Transceiver with Controller Connect ACC1 of transceiver with RS232C connector of KL 1 Use only pin 2 3 and GND with DIN 6pin for transceiver and RS232C femaleforKL 1 Transceiver ACC1 KL 1 RS 232C DIN6pin D SUB9 female 19 ...

Page 21: ...racking Board ２ Connection Transceiver with Controller Connect CAT connector of your transceiver with RS232C connector of KL 1 Use D SUB9 male connector for transceiver and D SUB9 female for KL 1 You need to use only pin 2 3 and GND Transceiver CAT KL 1 D SUB9 male D SUB9 female 20 ...

Page 22: ...g Board ２ Connection Transceiver with Controller Connect RDS232C connector of your transceiver with RS232C connector of KL 1 Use D SUB25 male connector for transceiver and D SUB9 female for KL 1 You need to use only pin 2 3 and GND Transceiver RS232C KL 1 RS 232C D SUB25 male D SUB9 female 21 ...

Page 23: ...ower and turn it on again and controller has default settings Write Default Please Power OFF 8 3 Change Memory Turn on power switch of controller while pressing UP button of controller to make the memory written mode 00 Exciter Type note note displays the actual set up of the memory UP SW Upper part of LCD display scrolling like 01 02 03 DOWN SW Upper part of LCD display scrolling like 03 02 ANT S...

Page 24: ...e ０01 MK V 1000MP 01 Port1 BAUD 004 4800 fixed 02 Stop bit 02 2 Stop bit fixed FT1000D FT1021 00 Exciter Type ０10 FT 1000 01 Port1 BAUD 004 4800 fixed 02 Stop bit 02 2 Stop bit fixed KENWOOD TS950 TS850 00 Exciter Type 006 TS 950 IF 007 TS 950 AI 1 01 Port1 BAUD 004 4800 fixed 02 Stop bit 02 2 Stop bit fixed 1 Chose 007 if your TS950SDX or TS850 output power becomes half with 1 6 second interval d...

Page 25: ...r Programming Elecraft K2 K3 00 Exciter Type ０05 KWD K2 K3 AI 01 Port1 BAUD 004 4800 02 Stop bit 01 1 Stop bit JRC JST 245 JST 145 00 Exciter Type 008 JST 245 RS 01 Port1 BAUD 004 4800 02 Stop bit 01 1 Stop bit 24 ...

Page 26: ...es half with 1 6 second interval during transmittion You lose memory frequency tracking with this setting JST 145 JST 245 KL 1doesnʼt use this setting FT 1000D FT1021 FT767 KL 1doesnʼt use this setting KL 1doesnʼt use this setting KL 1doesnʼt use this setting FT2000 FTDX5000 FTDX9000 FT2000 FTDX5000 FTDX9000 FT 847 In case of the your radio has rotary switch for band selection or the radio doesn t...

Page 27: ...our logging software KENWOOD 01 05 choose your logging software Control from your rig ICOM 00 Not Use Choose this setting to use logging software YAESU 06 FTC Logger HAMLOG ZLOG Logger32 Mixw2 07 FTC LoggerCT LoggerCT KENWOOD 00 Not Use Next you need to setup 00 Exciter Type 005 KWD K2 K3 AI or 007 TS950 TS850 AI for HAMLOG Zlog CT 004 KWD K2 K3 IF or 006 TS950 TS850 IF for Logger32 と Mixw2 07 Por...

Page 28: ...r the above message is displayed press LOCK button for a while Message below should come out Now you can select antennas Band Sel MHz Note 2 Ant Sel 1 Next press ANT SEL button and you can select RF output connectors for the frequency band One press ANT SEL button select RF output connector as 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 order After you select an antenna RF output connector LOCK ボタン press LOCK button and the me...

Page 29: ...shows as below Band Sel MHz Ant Lock 1 Press LOCK button for a while and you see the display show below Band Sel MHz Ant Sel 1 Press ANT SEL button twice Each pressing make the number change by one This case the number becomes 3 Band Sel MHz Ant Sel 3 Press LOCK button Setup is done if the display shows as below Band Sel MHz Ant Lock 3 28 ...

Page 30: ...e turning KL 1 power on If you use KL 1 with logging software turn the SW on the rear panel to USB before turning KL 1 power on so that the logging software can communicate your transceiver and KL 1 In this case your transceiver cannot send band data to KL 1 without logging software is running You need to setup KL 1 itself to use with PC You can connect PC with the radio that has USB connector lik...

Page 31: ... use HAMLOG you should have HAMLOG input window otherwise CAT doesnʼt work YAESU FTDX 9000 FT 2000 FTDX 5000 03 Logging Soft Choose the logging software that you want to use To use HAMLOG you need to put check mark for FT2000 9000 in input configuration and set the timer command 0 Select KENWOOD in HAMLOG configuration You may have trouble of tracking function depending on how you use the logging ...

Page 32: ...eiver Setup ICOM Set SteppIR baud rate as same rate as KL 1 is Memory setup 007 Port2BAUD Default setting of Both KL 1 and SteppIR are 9600bps Use ICOM cable supplied by SteppIR Antenna Inc Plug it to SteppIR jack on rear panel of KL 1 controller Transceiver Setup Mode Setup Baud 9600 Set Mode ICOM 31 ...

Page 33: ...y if you change band If OPERATION switch is off KL 1 is not tuned automatically You can not transmit until KL 1 is tuned STBY lamp is off during tuning period When tuning is done STBY lamp gets GREEN Now you can transmit Note If you need to move FINE TUNE for adjustment reduce driving power to about 50W Above action should prevent the moving contact of the variable inductor from getting deteriorat...

Page 34: ...side panel Push down the lever of snap fasteners to unlock and lift the panel to remove it 3 Removing left side panel you can see primary connection of the high voltage transformer You can change the connection to match your area 4 Make sure no wrong wiring or short circuit and then put the left side panel to original position 5 Push up the lever of the breaker or connect KL 1 AC plug with outlet ...

Page 35: ...０Ｖ Single phase ５０６０Ｈｚ Ground Minus ground Maximum Driving Power ２００Ｗ Maximum Output Power ＣＷ RTTY SSB PEP 4KW see NOTE Undesired Spurious Suppression Less than ４０dB Dimension Main Unit Width４７８ height８００ Depth５６４ mm Any object that come out from the surface are not included to measure Controller Width３２０ Height１０７ Depth１８７５mm Any object that come out from the surface are not included to measure...

Page 36: ...er of the circuit breaker on the backside of main frame in order for you not to get electric shock 2 Removing left side panel Push down the lever of snap fasteners to unlock and then lift the panel to remove it 3 Removing four screws on each corners of the upper panel to take the panel off 35 ...

Page 37: ...re located lower part of both sides of RF deck Remove HV connector and 12pin canon connector from RF deck They are located right bottom of RF deck looking at from the front side 3 Pull out RF deck to backward Please be careful in order not to get hurt yourself because RF deck is heavy Slide RF deck this way 36 ...

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Page 48: ... P10 P8 No output power Insufficient exciter power Broken or wrong wiring of TX control cable No load to ANT connector The antenna is not connected to the right antenna connector number that is shown on the display No power on controller Adjust exciter RF POWER Check your TX control cable Connect an antenna or a dummy load to antenna connector Re setup antenna selector setting Press POWER button o...

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