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PALSTAR

LA-1K RF SENSING 1000W
DUAL HF LDMOS AMPLIFIER

Palstar products are designed by hams for hams, 

carrying on the Palstar tradition for high-quality 

products designed and manufactured in Ohio, USA.

Speci  cations Summary

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1000 Watts PEP CW ICAS (160m to 6m)

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RF Sensing Auto Band Switching

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Color TFT Touch Screen

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Variable Speed Fans

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12.75” x 6.25” x 16.5”

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Weight: 27 lbs, 12.3 kg

9676 N. Looney Road

Piqua, OH   45356   USA

Phone: (937)-773-6255

Toll Free: (800)-773-7931

Fax: (937)-773-8003

www.palstar.com

PALSTAR

Designed and Manufactured in the USA

Copyright 2020, Palstar Inc.

LA-1K RF SENSING 1000W

DUAL HF LDMOS AMPLIFIER

Technical Manual

Содержание LA-1K

Страница 1: ...ons Summary 1000 Watts PEP CW ICAS 160m to 6m RF Sensing Auto Band Switching Color TFT Touch Screen Variable Speed Fans 12 75 x 6 25 x 16 5 Weight 27 lbs 12 3 kg 9676 N Looney Road Piqua OH 45356 USA...

Страница 2: ...1K should always be in BYPASS for antenna tuner adjustments SWR HIGH TX WAIT displays The ampli er will not key up until the SWR indication is below 2 5 1 It is waiting for lower SWR before keying up...

Страница 3: ...o meet and exceed FCC requirements on all U S amateur radio frequencies where ampliers are allowed If this amplier is used on non amateur frequencies please note that specications are not guaranteed o...

Страница 4: ...Tuner After the HF AUTO is tuned push MODE to select OPR for operation mode PALSTAR Page 20 NORMAL MODE KEYING HOW KEYING WORKS When the PTT line goes low the ampli er won t close it s transmitting ou...

Страница 5: ...To switch into operational mode or OPR press the MODE button on the touch screen display until OPR mode operational is displayed The red power bar indicator will only be visible when transmitting OPE...

Страница 6: ...isplay This message appears on the display when the PTT line is grounded but no RF is present RF must be applied with PTT line low to key the ampli er to the transmit state Won t amplify or auto band...

Страница 7: ...ss Vd as seen on the TFT display The LA 1K is in BYPASS to protect from loss of 50V drain voltage supply The fault should clear in a few seconds This can occur when operating on 120V if the drain curr...

Страница 8: ...WR This indication appears when the SWR is or has been over 2 5 1 during a transmission Transient faults such as antenna arcing can show a low SWR after the fault event while the transmitter is still...

Страница 9: ...grade power supply of the LA 1K was designed to behave this way and will not be damaged When using the LA 1K with a 208 250 VAC supply operation at 1000W PEP is available on all bands It is recommend...

Страница 10: ...OWNLOAD the latest Firmware le a ZIP archive from the Palstar website http www palstar com en la 1k The download link is near the bottom of the page The link to the le is named LATEST FIRMWARE LINK LA...

Страница 11: ...CD B IN 2 BCD A IN 3 Kenwood RX data IN 4 Kenwood TX data OUT 5 ICOM Band Data 6 GROUND 7 Amp Key IN 8 BCD D IN 9 BCD C IN PIN FUNCTION 1 N C 2 RS 232 Transmit 3 RS 232 Receive 4 N C 5 GROUND 6 N C 7...

Страница 12: ...Voltage Level Pin 5 0 low voltage 0 V 1 high voltage 5 V Band DBCA 60m 0000 160m 0001 80m 0010 40m 0011 30m 0100 20m 0101 17m 0110 15m 0111 12m 1000 10m 1001 6m 1010 NC 1111 NC 0 V 160m 7 5 V 80m 6 5...

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