
FREQUENCY MODULATED OSCILLATOR, Q6 Q7 & Q8:
Q6, Q7, and Q8, with associated components, comprise a voltage controlled
FM oscillator operating in the 88-108 MHz FM stereo band. The frequency deviation
is set by VR501, the master modulation control, which varies the drive to D501, a
voltage controlled capacitor. This, with L501, controls the resonant frequency of
oscillator Q6. Q7 buffers the output of Q6 and drives Q8, the RF output transistor.
The RF output level is adjusted by VR503, accessible through a front panel hole with
a small screwdriver. The output of Q8 is tuned to peak the desired frequency and
reduce harmonics by C515-517 and L502-504. L504 is also the output directional
coupling, in conjunction with R529.
PHASE-LOCK-LOOP, Q9, Q10, U13, & U14:
The FM oscillator center frequency is set by comparing its output with a
precision frequency derived from a crystal oscillator. Q9 taps a portion of the FM
oscillator output from Q7 and applies it to U13 a frequency divide by ten circuit, then
to U14, which divides by the number programmed on frequency set switch SW501.
The total division is down to 10 KHz, which is also the frequency generated by the
reference crystal oscillator after it is separately divided. The two 10 KHz signals are
applied to a phase comparator in U14. The output of the phase comparator is a
control voltage proportional to any phase and frequency difference between the
reference and the FM oscillator center frequency. Whenever the FM oscillator free-
running frequency is outside the control range, the red unlock LED on the front panel
lights, indicating that the RF output frequency is not controlled by the reference
crystal. (See Section 6, Tuning Procedures, FM Channel Frequency Change, to
correct this condition, which normally occurs only when switching to a new RF output
frequency.
VOLTAGE REGULATORS, U15, Q2, Q12, & Q16:
U15 is a three terminal voltage regulator, set to -18 VDC. All power used In the
FMU622CA passes through U15, essentially eliminating any fluctuations due to
variations of the -24 VDC supply. Most of the unit operates directly from -18 VDC,
although U1 & U11 operate from -12 VDC, regulated by a zener diode D101 and
buffered by Q2 & Q12, and U13 & U14 operate from -5 VDC, regulated by emitter-
follower Q16.
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