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HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER

AT-130

AT-130E

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for AT-130

Page 1: ...HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER AT 130 AT 130E INSTRUCTION MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...ard or elec tric shock may occur CAUTION Equipment damage may occur NOTE If disregarded inconvenience only No risk of personal injury fire or elec tric shock FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing the AT 130 or AT 130E HF AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNER The AT 130 and AT 130E are designed primarily for use with Icom HF transceivers To meet with European regulations the AT 130E includes an extra emergency tuner...

Page 3: ...tly installed both on the deck or in the cabin near the antenna element Simple installation Installation is simple Just connect the control and an tenna cables and short times internal settings After in stallation you never need to open the cover for main tenance Preset tuning function This function provides super fast tuning on your most used frequency 45 memories for shorter tuning time To decre...

Page 4: ...5 m 49 2 feet is selected for an antenna element length you have no problem in the 1 6 25 MHz marine bands range Insulator Backstay operates as a long wire antenna Insulator Whip antenna NOTE Keep antennas as far away from other ob jects as possible especially metal objects n Antenna for land operation In some countries HF transceivers can be used for land mobile operation Ask your Icom Dealer for...

Page 5: ... connections may cause noise or electrolysis Engine block Keel bolt Electrolysis All ground cables from the AT 130 E HF transceiver etc on your ship should be connected to only one ship s ground DO NOT connect to two or more points Voltage difference between two or more ship s grounds may cause electrolysis DO NOT connect between dissimilar metals where an electric current is present These connect...

Page 6: ...MAL mode center position Replace the top cover n PL 259 connector q Slide the coupling ring down Strip the cable jacket and tin the shield Coupling 30 mm 10 mm tin here w Strip the cable as shown below Tin the center conductor e Slide the connector body on and solder it Solder Solder r Screw the coupling ring onto the connector body n Cable installation q Remove the 10 screws from the top cover Re...

Page 7: ... for details GND To the AT 130 E For an optional OPC 420 CONTROL CABLE you need to not assemble the supplied four pin connector To the Icom HF marine transceiver Control cable AT 130E E AT 130E ANTC 13 6 STAR KEY n Cable connections Coaxial cable Icom HF transceiver AT 130 AT 130E PL 259 connector To antenna element PL 259 connector E 13 6 STAR KEY ANTC 13 6 STAR KEY ANT GND TUNER 4 pin connector ...

Page 8: ...ut See the Fig 1 to the right Carefully bend the wire terminal up after you tighten the wing nut See the Fig 2 to the right r Place the weatherproof cap over as much of the insulator as possible How far down it will go depends on the height of the wing nut t Start wrapping the rubber vulcanizing tape at the bot tom of the insulator then the weatherproof cap and finally the antenna wire to prevent ...

Page 9: ...ry Mounting on a flat surface Using self tapping screws Using nuts and bolts Using self tapping screws Using nuts and bolts Nut Spring washer Flat washer L Flat washer L Hex head bolt Drill a hole here Diameter 7 8 mm 9 32 5 16 inches Weatherproof cap Flat washer S Nut Spring washer Flat washer L Flat washer L Hex head bolt Drill a hole here Diameter 7 8 mm 9 32 5 16 inches Flat washer S Nut Sprin...

Page 10: ...ct your most used operating frequency r Push the TUNE switch on the HF transceiver When the AT 130 E succeeds in automatic tuning an LED DS24 lights up Confirm that SWR reading is less than 2 1 t Make a note of which LED s DS1 DS23 light up y Select S1 to PRESET mode upper position u Select the preset switches S3 S4 S5 so that the same LED s light up as in step 5 i Select S1 to NORMAL mode center ...

Page 11: ...rs A F indicate the capacity of the tuning condenser A has the minimum capacity The condencer is connected The condencer is disconnected E F C B D A J302 J324 J325 r Disconnect the 13 6 V DC cable from the 13 6 terminal Tape the end of the wire NEVER allow the 13 6 V DC cable end to touch any other parts t Disconnect all six pins on J302 J324 and J325 as shown below y Connect a red cable to a pin ...

Page 12: ...oints when using a non Icom transceiver Start voltage STAR When a start voltage less than 1 V is received the AT 130 E begins automatic tuning 8 6 4 2 0 Time More than 50 milliseconds Approximately 7 5 V Less than 1 V to start tuning Start voltage V Key voltage KEY During automatic tuning the AT 130 E grounds key voltage line and the HF transceiver reduces output power 8 6 4 2 0 Time Key voltage V...

Page 13: ...A Operating temperature range 30 C to 60 C 22 F to 140 F Weight approximately AT 130 2 5 kg 5 5 lb AT 130E 2 7 kg 6 0 lb Antenna connector SO 239 50 Ω Maximum Input power 150 W PEP 100 W continuous Automatic tuning time Approximately 2 to 3 seconds general condition Maximum 15 seconds Approximately 1 second re tuning for a memorized frequency Automatic tuning accuracy SWR 2 0 1 after tuning except...

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Page 16: ...1 1 32 Kamiminami Hirano ku Osaka 547 0003 Japan A 8163D 1EX r Printed in Japan 1992 2010 Icom Inc Printed on recycled paper with soy ink ...

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