SSB TRANSCEIVER
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
T he model
FT-101E/277E
SSB T ransceiver i s a precision
built, compact high performance transceiver of advanced
design providing SSB ( USB, LSB selectable ), CW and
AM
modes of operation. T he transceiver operates at an
input of
260
watts SSB,
180
watts CW and
80
watts
AM on all bands
1 60
to
1 0
m eters.
All circuits, except the transmitter driver and linear
am'plifier, are transistorized and com posed of standard
computer type
plug-in
modules. permiting easy main
tenance.
The tran'.'iceiver is sel f-contained. req u i ri ng only an an·
ten na and an
A.C.
mains for home. portable or mobile oper
ation. The transceiver m ay be operated from
100/ 1 1 0/
117 /200/220/2 3 4
volts AC when appropriately wired
but is normally suppl ied for
117
volt AC and
12
volt
DC operation. The two-way solid state power supply
is an integral part of the unit. Two power cords . are
provided with the transceiver. Selection of AC or DC
power source is automatically made w hen the proper
line cord plug is inserted.
For mobile operation a separate switch is provided on
the front panel to turn off the tube heaters while in
the receive mode. In this mode the
transceiver d raws only
0.5
amp . less than your auto dash lights.
All accessories, such as VOX, break-in CW with side
tone,
25
and
100
KHz calibrators, noise blanker.
10
MHz WWV are built-in. In addition , dual VFO adaptor,
crystal control adaptor, speaker and clarifier are
integral parts of the unit. Provision is made for the
installation of
600
Hz crystal filter for the expert CW
DX operator. The CW filter is selected automatically
when the transceiver mode switch is placed in the CW
position.
The entire transceiver weighs approximately
3 0
pounds,
is
13 1/2"
wide,
6"
h igh,
11 1/2"
deep. Construction
is of heavy-gauge steel which provides an extremely
rugged package, virtually imm une to the effects of
vibration and shock.
1he SP 101PB/277PB combination phone patch
and
ex
ternal speaker. is a valuable optional accessory for base
operation. The unit features an elliptical type speaker
for high quality voice reproduct
i
on. Other optional
equ ipment includes the FV-1018/ 2 7 78 external YFO
and mobi le mounting br
a
cke
t
s.
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