Yaesu FT-8800R, Technical Supplement

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Alignment
Entering the Alignment mode
Alignment of the FT-8800R is performed using a front-panel
software-based procedure. To perform alignment of the trans-
ceiver, it must first be placed in the “Alignment Mode,” in which
the adjustments will be made and then stored into memory.
To enter the Alignment mode:
1. Press and hold in the “Left” band [ V/M
] key and the
Hyper Memory [ 6
] key while turning the radio on.
Once the radio is on, release these two keys.
2. Press the front panel keys in the following sequence.
“Left” band [
LOW
]
“Left” band [
V/M
]
“Left” band [ HM
]
“Left” band [ SCN
]
“Right” band [
LOW
]
“Right” band [
V/M
]
“Right” band [ HM
]
“Right” band [ SCN
].
3. You will now note the appearance of “
b-0 REF.xxH
” on
the display, this signifies that the transceiver is now
in the “Alignment” mode.
PLL Reference Frequency
1. Press the “Sub” band DIAL knob momentarily, if
needed, to switch the “Main” band to be the “Right”
band.
2. Tune the “Right” band frequency to 435.050 MHz.
3. Press and hold in the in the “Left”
DIAL knob, if
needed, to set the Alignment parameter to “
b-0
REF.xxH
.”
4. Press the PTT switch to activate the transmitter, and
adjust the “Left” DIAL knob, as needed, so that the
counter frequency reading is 435.050 MHz (±100 Hz).
5. Press the “Right” band [ SCN
] key.
6. Press and hold in the in the “Right” DIAL knob, if
needed, to set the Alignment parameter to “
A-0
REF.xxH
.”
7. Tune the “Left” band frequency to 435.050 MHz.
8. Connect the frequency counter fed through the 0.001
µF capactor to the TP1104 .
9. Adjust the “Right” DIAL knob, as needed, so that the
counter frequency reading is 387.800 MHz (±100 Hz).
RF Front-end Tuning
1. Connect the DC voltmeter to TP1020 on the MAIN
Unit, then inject a 439.050 MHz signal at a level of +10
dBµ (with 1 kHz modulation @ ±3.5 kHz deviation)
from the RF Signal Generator.
2. Press the “Sub” band DIAL knob momentarily, if
needed, to switch the “Main” band to be the “Right”
band.
3. Tune the “Right” band frequency to 439.050 MHz.
4. Press and hold in the in the “Left”
DIAL knob to set
the Alignment parameter to “
b-1 TUN.xxH
.”
5. Adjust the “Left” DIAL knob, as needed, so that the
DC voltmeter reading is 1.1 V.
6. Tune the “Right” band frequency to 145.050 MHz.
7. Inject a 145.050 MHz signal at a level of +10 dBµ (with
1 kHz modulation @ ±3.5 kHz deviation) from the RF
Signal Generator.
8. Adjust the “Left” DIAL knob, as needed, so that the
DC voltmeter reading is 1.2 V.
9. Press the “Right” band [ SCN
] key.
10. Press and hold in the in the “Right” DIAL knob, if
needed, to set the Alignment parameter to “
A-1
TUN.xxH
.”
11. Connect the DC voltmeter to TP1023 on the MAIN
Unit.
12. Tune the “Left” band frequency to 439.050 MHz.
13. Inject a 439.050 MHz signal at a level of +10 dBµ (with
1 kHz modulation @ ±3.5 kHz deviation) from the RF
Signal Generator.
14. Adjust the “Right” DIAL knob, as needed, so that the
DC voltmeter reading is 1.1 V.
15. Tune the “Left” band frequency to 145.050 MHz.
16. Inject a 145.050 MHz signal at a level of +10 dBµ (with
1 kHz modulation @ ±3.5 kHz deviation) from the RF
Signal Generator.
17. Adjust the “Right” DIAL knob, as needed, so that the
DC voltmeter reading is 1.2 V.
TP1020
TP1023
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