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VERTEX STANDARD CO., LTD.

4-8-8 Nakameguro, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8644, Japan

VERTEX STANDARD

US Headquarters

10900 Walker Street, Cypress, CA 90630, U.S.A.

YAESU UK LTD.

Unit 12, Sun Valley Business Park, Winnall Close

Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 0LB, U.K.

VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD.

Unit 1306-1308, 13F., Millennium City 2,  378 Kwun Tong Road,

Kwun Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong

VERTEX STANDARD 

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AUSTRALIA

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 PTY., LTD.

Tally Ho Business Park, 10 Wesley Court, East Burwood, VIC, 3151

FCC ID: K6620321X70

Vertex Standard Co., Ltd.

Summary of Contents for VL-2000

Page 1: ...Street Cypress CA 90630 U S A YAESU UK LTD Unit 12 Sun Valley Business Park Winnall Close Winchester Hampshire SO23 0LB U K VERTEX STANDARD HK LTD Unit 1306 1308 13F Millennium City 2 378 Kwun Tong Ro...

Page 2: ...000 7 FT 2000 D 8 FT 950 9 FT 450 D 10 FT 897 D 11 FT 857 D 12 Multi Connection 13 General Transceiver 14 Operation 16 Preparations 16 Linear Amplifier Operation 17 Automatic Antenna Tuner Operation 1...

Page 3: ...ion of antennas for different bands The separate VP 2000 Power Supply Unit provides the 48 Volts required by the PA transistors as well as all required control voltages for the amplifier The VL 2000 n...

Page 4: ...es the antenna system observed stand ing wave ratio SWR from 1 0 to 5 0 METER 2 Switch Press this switch to toggle the METER 2 function be tween ID meter and VDD meter METER 2 This is the two function...

Page 5: ...when the antenna tuning is processing Pressing this button briefly while the Tuner is en gaged will take the Automatic Antenna Tuner out of the transmit line HI SWR LED This LED blinks red when the an...

Page 6: ...2000 when operating with the exciter which is connected to the INPUT 1 jack ALC 2 Potentiometer This potentiometer adjusts the maximum output pow er of the VL 2000 when operating with the exciter whic...

Page 7: ...of the transceivers ANT Jacks Connect these type M SO 239 jacks to your anten nas using large RG 239 or larger 50 ohm coaxial cable with mating plugs Type M PL 259 GND Terminal Post Connect this termi...

Page 8: ...e ALC cable must be connected between the transceiver and VL 2000 to prevent overdrive of the amplifier and especially to facilitate the proper operation of the protection circuitry if sudden antenna...

Page 9: ...rive of the amplifier and especially to facilitate the proper operation of the protection circuitry if sudden antenna system problems should cause the SWR to rise to dangerous levels r Do not attempt...

Page 10: ...drive of the amplifier and especially to facilitate the proper operation of the protection circuitry if sudden antenna system problems should cause the SWR to rise to dangerous levels r Do not attempt...

Page 11: ...system problems should cause the SWR to rise to dangerous levels r Do not attempt to connect or disconnect coaxial antenna cables when your hands are wet Note r When the VL 2000 s POWER switch is tur...

Page 12: ...tection circuitry if sudden antenna system problems should cause the SWR to rise to dangerous levels r Do not attempt to connect or disconnect coaxial antenna cables when your hands are wet Note r Whe...

Page 13: ...if sudden antenna system problems should cause the SWR to rise to dangerous levels r Do not attempt to connect or disconnect coaxial antenna cables when your hands are wet Note r When the VL 2000 s PO...

Page 14: ...proper operation of the protection circuitry if sudden antenna system problems should cause the SWR to rise to dangerous levels r Do not attempt to connect or disconnect coaxial antenna cables when y...

Page 15: ...f the amplifier and especially to facilitate the proper operation of the protection circuitry if sudden antenna system problems should cause the SWR to rise to dangerous levels r Do not attempt to con...

Page 16: ...ected between the transceiver and VL 2000 to prevent overdrive of the amplifier and especially to facilitate the proper operation of the protection circuitry if sudden antenna system problems should c...

Page 17: ...15 VL 2000 Operating Manual Installation Interconnections Note FCC ID K6620321X70 Vertex Standard Co Ltd...

Page 18: ...1 function to PO by pressing the METER 1 switch The PO LED will glow red 7 Press the one of the ANT 1 4 buttons correspond ing to the antenna jack connecting the Dummy Load 8 Press the PTT switch of...

Page 19: ...trans ceiver for proper ALC indication on the transceiver ALC meter as described in the transceiver manual Generally for SSB the ALC meter indication should not deflect beyond a certain ALC limit the...

Page 20: ...ll blink while tun ing is in progress When the optimum tuning point has been reached the transceiver and VL 2000 will return to receive and the TUNE LED will glow red steadily instead of blinking 4 To...

Page 21: ...eature is activated Advice Even if the SO2R switch is off you can con nect the two transceivers deservedly However you must switch the INPUT switch to the position which is the transceiver that is tra...

Page 22: ...er falls Unbalance the power combine circuit of the final transistor OPERATE LED blinks red Stop the transmission immediately then contact your Vertex Standard dealer High or Low drain voltage VD METE...

Page 23: ...erating Band Change Manual Automatic Automatic requires the BAND DATA Cable Final Transistor VRF2933 x 8 Final Amplifier Circuit Type Class AB Push pull Circuit Power Combine Cooling System Forced air...

Page 24: ...Copyright 2011 VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD All rights reserved No portion of this manual may be reproduced without the permission of VERTEX STANDARD CO LTD FCC ID K6620321X70 Vertex Standard Co Ltd...

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