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Palstar Incorporated 

9676 N. Looney Rd.,  

Piqua, OH 45356 USA 

Customer Service and Sales Telephone: 

1-800-773-7931 

Fax: 

1-937-773-8003 

Email: 

[email protected] 

Rev. 1.10  31 Aug 2010 

© Copyright 2006-2010 Palstar, Inc. 

Printed in the U.S.A. 

BT1500A 1500 Watt  

Balanced Antenna Tuner 

Owner’s Manual 

Summary of Contents for BT1500A

Page 1: ...qua OH 45356 USA Customer Service and Sales Telephone 1 800 773 7931 Fax 1 937 773 8003 Email info palstar com Rev 1 10 31 Aug 2010 Copyright 2006 2010 Palstar Inc Printed in the U S A BT1500A 1500 Wa...

Page 2: ...THE CABINET WHILE OPERATING REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL ONLY CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THE THREE WIRE CORD WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTIACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE B...

Page 3: ...se you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to quali fied service personnel 18 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified s...

Page 4: ...possible to calculate favorable line lengths for each band for any combina tion of antenna and feedline The very large variety of antennas and the many types of feedlines used by amateur operators pla...

Page 5: ...of a wavelength long will present a very high impedance If your feedline is the right length you may find that the impedance at the antenna termi nals is very low Alternatively at other lengths you ma...

Page 6: ...s no exception Understanding those limitations will help you to effect a match on every band The impedance presented to the tuner antenna terminals is usually expressed as a series combination of resi...

Page 7: ...capacitor on the antenna side of the coil the system is limited to antenna terminal imped ances greater than about 50 Ohms If we wish to use the single ended network with a balanced feedline we have...

Page 8: ...on the FORWARD scale Adjust the TUNE and INDUCTOR controls for a minimum REFLECTED reading while maintaining a FORWARD reading of 50 100 watts using your transmitter power control The TUNE control var...

Page 9: ...M 66 HI C HI Z 156 80 M 35 HI C HI Z 184 40 M 20 HI C HI Z 215 20 M 11 HI C HI Z 231 17 M 15 M 35 HI C HI Z 237 12 M 18 HI C HI Z 238 10 M 15 HI C HI Z 240 BAND function only works if the unit is pro...

Page 10: ...1 800 773 7931 WWW PALSTAR COM 10 Schematic Diagram 1 800 773 7931 WWW PALSTAR COM Schematic Diagram 11...

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