•
J6
interconnects
with
J5
of
the
Metering
board
for
the
AGC,
VSWR
cutback,
and
VSWR
shutdown
signals.
•
J7
is
the
connection
to
the
AGC
feedback
input
of
the
exciter.
The
transmitter
interlock
chain
begins
with
the
+12V
at
K1
‐
7.
When
K1
is
set
ON
by
energizing
its
coil
K1
‐
1,
contacts
7
and
12
close
and
contacts
7
and
10
open,
turning
off
the
LED
inside
the
OFF
button
S4.
The
+12V
from
closed
contact
7
‐
12
lights
the
LED
inside
the
ON
button
S3
and
lights
the
opto
‐
diode
in
U3D,
which
provides
a
logical
active
low
out
of
its
pin
10
for
a
remote
control
status
interface.
This
status
signal
simply
tells
the
remote
control
through
J5
‐
6
that
the
transmitter
was
instructed
to
be
ON,
nothing
more.
The
+12V
from
contact
7
‐
12
also
comes
out
of
the
board
on
J3
‐
5,
which
is
one
side
of
the
EXT
1
interlock.
EXT
1
in
larger
transmitters
is
often
used
with
a
fire
alarm
system
to
stop
all
blowers,
and
in
lower
power
transmitters
it
is
still
worthwhile
that
a
normally
closed
fire
alarm
contact
be
connected
to
EXT
1
because
the
fan(s)
in
the
transmitter
could
cause
enough
air
currents
in
the
transmitter
room
to
fan
the
flames.
When
the
EXT
1
interlock
is
closed
and
the
+12V
appears
on
J3
‐
4,
the
+12V
is
now
at
DS5
(marked
EXT
1)
and
the
opto
‐
diode
of
U3C
which
both
light
up
to
say
EXT
1
is
closed.
The
active
low
from
U3C
pin
11
informs
the
remote
control
via
J5
‐
14
that
EXT
1
interlock
is
closed.
The
+12V
now
is
applied
to
J2
‐
8
which
connects
to
a
normally
closed
contact
in
a
thermostat
that
responds
to
the
temperature
of
the
RF
power
amplifier.
If
a
cooling
fan
should
stop
and
the
amplifier
should
overheat,
this
contact
will
open
and
prevent
the
+12V
from
appearing
at
J2
‐
3.
This
of
course
breaks
the
chain
and
removes
the
12V
from
the
solenoid
of
the
power
supply
contactor.
Assuming
the
thermostat
is
cool,
DS4
and
the
opto
‐
diode
in
U3B
are
lighted,
confirming
TEMP
is
okay.
The
logical
active
low
out
of
U3B
pin
14
informs
the
remote
control
of
this
fact
through
J5
‐
7.
Next
stop
for
the
+12V
is
a
normally
closed
VSWR
lockout
relay
contact
connected
via
J1
‐
5
and
J1
‐
9
from
the
Metering
Board
(Prefix
5A,
K2).
This
relay
operates
and
the
interlock
chain
is
opened,
if
for
some
reason
the
transmitter
has
seen
a
large
amount
of
reflected
power
and
the
Metering
Board
VSWR
supervisory
circuit
has
repeatedly
tried
and
retried
to
keep
the
transmitter
on
and
finally
decided
"Enough!"
The
VSWR
lockout
relay
can
be
reset
from
RESET
button
S6,
or
by
the
VOR
Enable
and/or
Remote
ON
via
jumpers
E1,
E3.
Assuming
the
VSWR
is
low
and
5A
‐
K2
contacts
are
closed,
the
+12V
next
appears
at
J3
‐
3,
which
is
EXT
2
interlock.
This
is
the
place
where
RF
patch
panel
link
contacts
or
coaxial
switch
auxiliary
contacts,
and/or
dummy
load
thermostat
contacts
would
be
connected
so
that
the
transmitter
can
only
be
ON
when
valid
RF
paths
are
present,
consequently
the
EXT
2
path
from
J3
‐
3
to
J3
‐
7
will
be
intact.
Finally,
when
the
interlock
chain
is
complete,
the
+12V
is
applied
to
the
solenoid
of
the
power
supply
primary
contactor
through
J2
‐
10,
and
the
cooling
fans
and
power
supply
are
all
turned
on.
The
DS3
LED
marked
EXT
2
is
lighted,
as
is
the
opto
‐
diode
in
U3A.
The
output
active
low
from
U3A
at
pin
15
informs
the
remote
control
via
J5
‐
15
that
the
EXT
2
interlock
is
intact.
The
interlocked
+12V
is
also
available
at
J3
‐
6
so
it
can
be
used
for
special
on
‐
site
control
functions.
The
transmitter
control
circuit
permits
the
transmitter
always
to
be
turned
OFF.
Any
+12V
applied
to
the
K1
Reset
coil
at
pin
6
will
cause
the
+12V
to
be
removed
from
the
interlock
chain
discussed
above,
and
diverted
instead
to
the
LED
inside
the
OFF
button
S4.
The
fact
that
turn
off
is
possible
regardless
of
the
position
of
the
REMOTE/LOCAL
switch,
is
a
valuable
safety
feature
provided
in
all
LARCAN
transmitters.
The
transmitter
AGC
system
is
based
on
an
RF
attenuator
located
near
the
output
stage
of
the
exciter,
and
this
is
controlled
by
DC
voltage
supplied
from
RF
detectors
which
sample
the
RF
output
from
the
transmitter.
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