SGC Smartuner SG-211, Operating Manual

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SG-211 User’s Manual
© 2004 SGC Inc. Page 3
Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ................................................ 5
1.1 S
PECIFICATIONS
............................................. 5
1.2 M
ECHANICAL
D
ESIGN
................................... 7
2 SG-211 SETUP ..................................................... 8
2.1 C
ONNECTIONS TO THE
SG-211 ...................... 8
2.1.1 RF Input from your transceiver................ 8
2.1.2 Antenna and RF Ground Connections ..... 9
2.2 B
ATTERY
R
EPLACEMENT
............................. 11
3 ANTENNAS AND THE SG-211 ....................... 13
3.1 O
PTIMUM
C
OUPLING
................................... 13
3.2 C
ONNECTING
A
NTENNAS
............................. 13
3.3 B
ALANCED VS
. U
NBALANCED
A
NTENNAS
... 15
3.4 A
NTENNA
R
ECOMMENDATIONS
................... 16
3.4.1 Dipoles ................................................... 16
3.4.2 The Inverted V Antenna.......................... 17
3.4.3 Dipoles with Matching Lines ................. 17
3.4.4 Long Wires & Inverted Ls ...................... 18
3.4.5 Vertical Antennas................................... 20
3.4.6 Loops...................................................... 23
3.4.7 Portable Antennas.................................. 24
3.4.8 Beams..................................................... 27
3.5 T
IPS
& T
RICKS
............................................. 27
3.6 R
EFERENCES ON
A
NTENNAS
........................ 29
3.6.1 From SGC .............................................. 29
3.6.2 Books...................................................... 29
3.7 T
HE
G
OLDEN
R
ULES OF
HF I
NSTALLATION
. 30
3.8 D
O
-
IT
-Y
OURSELF
L
IGHT
B
ULB
T
EST
........... 31
4 THEORY OF OPERATION ............................. 35
4.1 N
O
E
XTERNAL
P
OWER
R
EQUIRED
............... 35