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AA7

 

 

 

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ALL BAND

 HF, VHF, UHF 

ACTIVE ANTENNA 

Ramsey Electronics Model No.           AA7 

Great for perking up scanner reception. 

Dual preamp HF-VHF/UHF front panel switching. 

Circuit based on true active antenna research. 

Performance rivals units costing many times more! 

Front panel RF gain control. 

Uses Dual Gate MOSFET technology for low noise HF amplification, 
and a high gain microwave transistor for VHF/UHF. 

Includes internal telescopic whip antenna plus auxiliary antenna 
input jack for jazzing up existing antennas. 

Clear, concise assembly instructions carefully guide you to a 
finished kit that works FIRST time! 

Informative manual answers questions on theory, hookups and 
uses - enhances resale value, too! 

Ideal companion to any Ramsey receiver. 

Power switch cuts the AA7 active antenna in and out of the antenna 
line with no need to change cables. 

Runs on a standard 9 volt battery! 

Stuck for antenna space?  Don’t want to string any more wires?  
This ACTIVE ANTENNA KIT gives you roof-top performance on 
a desk top! 

Summary of Contents for AA7

Page 1: ...ludes internal telescopic whip antenna plus auxiliary antenna input jack for jazzing up existing antennas Clear concise assembly instructions carefully guide you to a finished kit that works FIRST tim...

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Page 3: ...pose 5 Parts List 6 Assembly Instructions 7 Schematic Diagram 8 Parts Layout Diagram 9 Initial Tests 12 Using your AA7 12 Troubleshooting Guide 13 Active Antenna Comparisons 14 The AA7 s Enclosure 14...

Page 4: ...If what you want is a great quality active antenna for a whole lot less than others sell it for the answer is obvious The Ramsey AA7 active antenna An active antenna is a compromise between what is id...

Page 5: ...r hooked to a piece of wire The AA7 was designed with reference to research carried out by Ulrich L Rohde and T T N Bucher who co authored Communications Receivers Principals and Design New York McGra...

Page 6: ...7 F to 10 uF electrolytic capacitor C4 RESISTORS 1 100 ohm brown black brown R4 2 100K ohm brown black yellow R3 R6 1 220K ohm red red yellow R2 1 1M ohm brown black green R1 1 10K ohm PC mount poten...

Page 7: ...solder A cardboard box cut so that it is flat tends to work well if you do not have such a surface conveniently available Always use caution operating and storing a hot soldering iron We like to live...

Page 8: ...AA7 8...

Page 9: ...AA7 9 AA7 PARTS LAYOUT DIAGRAM...

Page 10: ...nstall R6 100K brown black yellow next to C3 NOTE Save the extra wires nipped away from C3 R6 and similar parts You will use them to make jumper wires 5 Notice that Q2 the 2SC2498 transistor is instal...

Page 11: ...ts the antenna jack J1 and the receiver jack J2 directly together when in the turned off position Solder all six points of the switch 20 Install receiver jack J2 Solder all four points of the jack 21...

Page 12: ...nice about the AA7 is that using it is simple enjoyable and immediate We have two suggestions that will increase your enjoyment of the AA7 right from the beginning 1 Prepare a reliable coaxial cable w...

Page 13: ...current limiting resistor of about 1K ohm to the closest PC board ground point Note This can be locations such as the black wire of the battery the mounting case of either jack but it CANNOT be the an...

Page 14: ...hs of the other units resulted in increased signal strength It becomes a question of how much you wish to pay for the shortest possible indoor antenna The AA7 s competition performs well but we are su...

Page 15: ...g part problem If you re missing five 10K ohm resistors and received five extra 1K resistors you can pretty much be assured that the 1K ohm resistors are actually the missing 10 K parts Hum m m I gues...

Page 16: ...00 Ramsey Publication No MAA7 Assembly and Instruction manual for RAMSEY MODEL NO AA7 ACTIVE ANTENNA KIT REQUIRED TOOLS Soldering Iron WLC100 Thin Rosin Core Solder RTS12 Needle Nose Pliers MPP4 or R...

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