COUNTER UNIT INSTALLATION ON FT- l O l Z
This se ction will deal with the installation of the
COUNTER UNIT and digital display , which are
optional equipment for the economy FT- 1 0 1 Z
model.
PARTS NEEDED
Optical Filter with double-face tap e
Counter Module
Guide Pins
Support Tower
Vinyl Tubes
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(2)
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( 1 ) Rem ove the top cover of the transceiver,
according to the drawing on page 1 7 .
( 2 ) Remove t h e screws m arked " A " in Figure l .
These screws support the LED board .
(3 ) Remove the screws m arked "B" in Figure l ,
as well as the tension spring, and rem ove the
analog display panel.
( 4)
Locate the an alog display lam p . Cut the leads
to this lamp, insert 1 lead each into the vinyl
tube supplied with the counter kit , and posi
tion these leads out of the way of the VFO
gears, et c .
( 5 ) Install t h e orange optical filter o n t h e inside
of the front panel of the transceiver, in the
position formerly occupied by the analog
display p anel . Be sure that it is corre ctly
centere d . The filter is held in place by the
double-face tape included with the filter.
(6) Install the two guide pins into the holes
previously occupied by the "A" screws . When
doing this, install the LED board
in
its
previous position. Install the support tower
into the hole m arked "C" in Figure 1 .
( 7 ) Remove the 8 20 ohm (Gray-Red-Bro wn )
resistor from the terminal strip m arked "E"
in Figures l and 2 .
( 8 ) Install the COUNTER UNIT . The conne ction
to the guide pins should not be force d . Use
the screws previously installed at " A" for
securing the counter m odule at points "C"
(support) and " D" in Figure I . Conne ct the
COUNTE R UNIT 9-pin plug into the 9-pin
so cket on the transceiver at point
"G"
in the
drawing.
The
coaxial cable from the
COUNTE R UNIT is connected to point "F"
in Figure l .
(9) Close the transceiver. No alignment of the
unit is necessary , unless some change in the
preset carrier frequen cies is required for a
special application . In this case , refer to the
section on the COUNTER UNIT in the
"ALIGNMENT" chapter of this manual .
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