
VEC-1220K/1230K/1240K/1280K Owner's
Manual
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1. Find a 68 pF multilayer capacitor (marked 68 or 680). Install at C6
and solder.
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2. Find a 100 pF multilayer cap (101). Install at C8 and solder.
Find two (2) 470 pF multilayer caps (471).
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3. Install 470 pF at C13 and solder.
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4. Install 470 pF at C16 and solder.
Find two (2) 820 pF multilayer caps (821).
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5. Install 820 pF at C19 and solder.
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6. Install 820 pF at C20 and solder.
Find two (2) 1000 pF multilayer caps (102).
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7. Install 1000 pF at C7 and solder.
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8. Install 1000 pF at C14 and solder.
Locate three (3) 10 uH molded chokes (brown-black-black-gold or silver).
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9. Install a 10 uH choke at RFC1 and solder.
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10. Install a 10 uH choke at RFC2 and solder.
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11. Install a 10 uH choke at RFC3 and solder.
Locate the T37-2 toroid form, a donut-shaped part about 3/8" in diameter and
color-coded red. Also, find the #24 enameled coil wire provided with your kit.
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12. Wind twenty-two (22) turns of #24 wire onto the T37-2 form. Turns
are counted
inside
of the form, and each turn is pulled tight before
winding the next. Turns for the 80 meter coil should fill the entire
form.
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13. Trim coil leads to 1/2" and tin with solder.
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14. Install the coil at L1 and solder.
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15. Locate the 3.579 MHz crystal (metal can, two wire leads). Install at
Y1 and solder.
This completes stage 2 construction of the
VEC-1280K 80-meter kit
. After
checking for errors, you may now move on to the final stage of construction.
Phase 8: Completing your Kit
During this final stage of construction, you'll install the remaining larger
components. From now on, the finished product will take shape very quickly!