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HFT-1500 Digital Antenna Tuner with Roller Inductor 

Owner's Manual

 

controls for a minimum REFLECTED reading while maintaining a FORWARD 
reading of 50-100 watts using your transmitter power control. 

9.  Read the SWR on the red scale at the point where the two needles intersect.  Repeat 

step 8 until the lowest SWR reading is obtained.  The SWR should be 2:1 or lower. 

Note: 

This procedure takes patience the first time.  The TRANSMITTER and 
ANTENNA controls vary the capacitors and provide fine adjustments.  The 
INDUCTOR control provides coarse adjustment.   

10. When you have tuned your antenna to the best SWR, record the settings of the 

TRANSMITTER, ANTENNA, and INDUCTANCE controls on the previous chart for 
future reference.  When you retune, use these settings as your starting point. 

 

USING THE BARGRAPH 

 
1.  Plug in the AC adapter provided with your tuner into jack located on the back panel. 

2.  In the Tuning Section after completing the tune-up sequence, key your transmitter 

through the tuner into the dummy load (e.g. DL-650; DL-500).  Adjust for a meter 
reading of 100 Watts Forward (at this time the SWR will have been adjusted for 
minimum value as outlined in the Tuning Section). 

3.  Rotating the LEVEL control activates the bargraph and the segments will illuminate 

progressively as the LEVEL control is increased.  If your cross-needle meter is 
reading 100 Watts as indicated in (2) rotate LEVEL control so that the last LED (red) 
illuminates.  

This signifies that the 100 Watt average single tone reading on the 

cross-needle meter display is identical to the power reading of 100 Watts single 
tone on the digital display.

  Without any further adjustment of the LEVEL control, 

switch your transmitter to SSB and speak normally into the microphone and you will 
notice that the cross-needle meter will read approximately 30-40 Watts and the digital 
display will show an output of 100 Watts PEP when red LED ignites while you are 
speaking.  This will confirm that the cross-needle meter reads 30-40 Watts average 
assuming you started with the 100 Watts single-tone as described above and the 
digital display will read voice peaks of 100 Watts 

(100 Watts PEP)

Note:

  All cross-needle meters read average power when you are using the transmitter 

in the SSB mode.  Some cross-needle meter displays are capable of peak-
reading but will read 20% low because of directional coupler driver 
impedance problems. 

4.  Once satisfied you are getting the right results in (3), while you are speaking into the 

microphone with the DELAY control fully counter-clockwise, the forward peak 
indication on the meter will be as quick in response as the delay.  If this is not a 
desirable condition, rotate the DELAY control counter-clockwise until the desired 
amount of DELAY is introduced in the display.  The forward fast attack time is not 
affected by the DELAY control. 

 

Содержание HFT-1500

Страница 1: ...ANEL CONNECTORS 1 OTHER 2 CONTOLS CONNECTORS 2 FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS 2 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS 4 INSTALLATION 5 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 5 BEFORE OPERATION 5 TUNING 6 USING THE BARGRAPH 7 NOTES 8 TECHNIC...

Страница 2: ......

Страница 3: ...justments SPECIFICATIONS FRONT PANEL INDICATORS AND CONTROLS Meter Dual movement D Arsonval lighted cross needle Power and SWR meter RF directional coupler sensing head for the internal wattmeter circ...

Страница 4: ...e End Fed Wire High voltage Derlin terminal post OTHER Frequency Coverage 1 8 30 MHz continuously tunable Power Maximum 1000 Watts single tone continuous 2 kW PEP SSB Dimensions 5 5 140 mm H x 12 5 31...

Страница 5: ...RE BAL selects the END FED WIRE connector through the impedance matching circuit For balanced antennas the wire antenna post is externally connected to the balanced line 5 INDUCTOR 28 uH continuously...

Страница 6: ...ial connector for output to dummy load or third coax output Bypasses tuner but meter circuits and digital bargraph remain active if AC adapter is connected to the jack located on the rear panel 5 GROU...

Страница 7: ...ngle tone through the tuner 2 Connect coax cable s from your antenna to COAX 1 or COAX 2 connectors on the rear panel These connectors are either direct from the transmitter or through the tuned circu...

Страница 8: ...ter to a low power output If your transmitter has a TUNE position select that position 4 If you use a linear amplifier set it to STANDBY Do not use the linear amplifier until the HFT 1500 is tuned WAR...

Страница 9: ...r cross needle meter is reading 100 Watts as indicated in 2 rotate LEVEL control so that the last LED red illuminates This signifies that the 100 Watt average single tone reading on the cross needle m...

Страница 10: ...nt antenna is connected it is necessary to repeat the tuning procedure for each antenna TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE If you have any problem with this unit first check the appropriate section of this manual I...

Страница 11: ...Select the 300 W range button and zero the two meters using a small slot screwdriver Apply 100W of RF at 7 0 MHz from the receiver By adjusting the trimmer capacitor closest to the rear panel null the...

Страница 12: ...nnections on RF INPUT and COAX 1 Select the 300 watt range on the RANGE button apply 100 Watts of RF power at 7 0 MHz and adjust R2 for a forward reading on 100 Watts Select the 3000 Watt range apply...

Страница 13: ...HFT 1500 Digital Antenna Tuner with Roller Inductor Owner s Manual 11 SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM...

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