Atruly all purpose Communications Receiver 10Khz to 30Mhz Type approved to British Specifications MPT1201 and TSC75 The M100 communications receiver gives Unrivalled cost effective receiver capability, designed to be used for all forms of monitoring and reception, Construction is rugged using a cast aluminium chassis and glass fibre printed circuit boards. Excellent signal path performance is achieved with field effect transistors and a high pertormance hot, carrier diode mixer combined with full triple tuned front-end band pass filtering The receiver is completely solid state employing silicon transistors and integrated circuits throughout. There are two modes of tuning; either continuous search which allows the operator to tune normally across the full range of each band, or high stability mode when the first oscillator can be locked toa high stability internal standard at 10kHz intervals, with final tuning within the synthesised step accomplished by use of the fine tune control, The frequency display is a seven digit readout giving 10Hz resolution, the accuracy of the display is plus or MIOOM. Communications Receiver FEATURES *Digita frequency p: sd construction lability eHigh stabiity *Full search tuning capabiity minus 1 part in 10 plus or minus 10H2 at all times. there being no possibility of tuning error. Leading zero blanking is incorporated. As anid to locking the first oscillator the kHz digit on the readout is made to blink on and off until lock is achieved, this also serves as a warning that lock has been lost Design of the M100 receiver was aimed at producing a truly all purpose receiver and it is now in widespread use on board ships, in point to point communication systems, broadcast monitoring and relay, international monitoring, government authorities etc AYR COMMUNICATIONS Industial Estate, Mayland, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 6AX, England ‘Telephone: Maldon (0621) 740171 Telex: 99301 AYR C Registered Office: 2 Canada Road, Byleat, Surrey, KT14 7X, England J Sophone: Bytiet 83156 (ines) Telex: 8962789 AYR.G.MIOOM Communications Receiver Specification Frequency Range 100KHz- 3OMHz (10kHz option available) Modes of Reception AYA A2H A3 ASH A3J (USB) FSK (LSB available) Tuning 7 Switched Ranges (8 ranges with 10kHz option) Coarse and fine tuning over each range with 1OkHz lock intervals on high stability Electronic readout of requency to 10Hz increments. High Speed Tuning Option ‘Addition of a further tuning control gives end to end coverage of each range with only one turn. Frequency Stability (Standard) ‘Synthesised Mode: Less than 20He drift for + 10% change in supply. Less than 20Hz/15 minutes drift for 7°C change in temperature per hour. Intermediate Stability Option ‘Synthesised Mode: Frequency will remain within approximately 20Hz + 1 partin 10° per day after 1 hour warm up with “10% supply variation andlor + 5*C temperature variation High Stability Option ‘Synthesised Mode: A high stability module is available which provides a lock facihty on the fine tuning to give stability of “ {part in 10% + 10H2 over the temperature range 0-40°C. with t0Hz tuning increments. Sensitivity MHz aM ssB SINRatio — SINRatio 30% Moc Min Typical 4-30 “3,vemt Vem! Better than 1008 1508 16—4 19,Vemi 2uVemt Better than 100B 1508 16-16 30,Vem! — — — Bettertnan 10dB 1508 Aerial Impedance ‘50 Ohms above 4 MHz ‘0. Ohms in series with 200-500 pF below 4MHz Selectivity Wide intermediate Narrow CW SSB BkH2 kHz TkHz— 400Hz 350HZ2.7kH2 Image Rejection Better than 6048, Typically 8048 Better than 9008, Typically 11008 Cross Modulation Wanted signal + 6008 Unwanted signal more than 20kH2 removed trom wanted frequency ata level o! + 9048 will produce an unwanted product nat greater than + 30dB. (Typical unwanted level of “+ 9608 increasing to greater than 110d8 for unwanted signals greater than 10% removed from wanted frequency) (Allievels relative 10 taV emt) Blocking Wanted + 6008 Unwanted signal more than 20kHz removed trom wanted frequency ata level of + 10008 will cause an output change of less than 308. (Typical unwanted level of + 10608 increasing to 11648 for unwanted signals greater than 10% removed rom wanted frequency) All levels relative to tpV em!) Intermodulation Two unwanted signals will produce an output which is equal to ‘a wanted signal of + 30d8 when removed from wanted frequency by not less than 30kHz as shown below frequency 16—3OMH2 Unwanted +8048 (Typically 6648) 5—16MHz Unwanted +9048 (Typically 9608) 1— 5MH2 Unwanted + 10008. (Typically 10648) ‘With unwanted signals removed 10% or more trom wanted frequency the unwanted signal levels are typically 10dB better than above increasing to typically 20dB better at greater than fone octave removed irom wanted frequency acc Typically less than 648 change in output for a 9048 increase Ininput above 3uV Radiation Less than 1.0 nano watts n aerial resistance above Aerial Protection Withstands greater than SOV rms at the aerial Muting Standard: OV operate (ground) ‘OVC mute (No external voltage required) Muting Option An external solid state muting unit is available which ‘combines a muting unit and external services connection termination strip for 600 Ohms line o/p, power suoDly eic and {gives + 24V muting option. Suitable for wali or bulkhead ng IF Output (Optional) 2omv rms into 50 Onms at 455kHz AF Output Less than 5% distortion for '500mW into internal speaker 1W into & Onm external speaker 10mW into 609 Ohm line (Balanced, centre tapped) ‘2mW into 600 Ohm headohones ‘The lovaspeaker outouts are automaically disabled by nse't1o0n of the headonones. The internal speaker nas an oniot! seiicn AF. response Flat to within 34B, 250Hz — 4kHz Power Supply 110/250V 40/60Hz AC. 110/250V D.C. with external unit 12/24V DC with external (type approved on 24V) unit Consumption Typically SOVA Environment —15°C to +55%C and 95% Relative Humidity at 40°C Dimensions (Fitted in casey Height 216mm (8 Sin) agin 508mm (20in) Deptn 406 4mm (16in) ‘Also suitable for rack mounting Front panel size 483mm x 178mm (19 x 7in) Weight 23K (51 Ibs) Shipping weight 34Kg (75 tbs) packed ‘Special Options ‘Various special options are available including higher accuracy of external standard facility, frequency readout switchable 10 1Hz resolution. 100kHz IF output convertor (Synthesised or Crystal controtiea) etc ATR wisve ieased to consider moatications and acattions for special requirements Specification subject to change without notice.CRYSTAL CONTROLLED INTERPOLATION BOARD MC1042 In some receivers, this PCB MC1042 is fitted and supercedes PCBs MC1007, MC1020 and Gang Capacitor VC108-110. This board contains three different circuits: (a) ic) 2.55 MHz Filter: This is a tuned band pass filter with a centre frequency of 2,555 MHz and a bandwidth of approximately 20 KHz, L1 and L2 are balanced at 2.555 MHz. Oscillator Sect! nm This section has two separate crystal oscillators, one oscillating at 21.240 MHz and the other at 23,340 MHz, thus giving a difference frequency of 2.1 MHz. These oscillators are varicap tuned, shifting each oscillator 5 KHz. This means the difference signal varies by the desired 10 KHz. Thermal drift in each oscillator will be equal, thus maintaining accuracy of the 2.1 MHz difference frequency. TRI and TR3 are the oscillator transistors. TR2 is a dual-gate FET which is used as a mixer, the output of which is filtered by C14/L5 and C16/L6 to remove unwanted fundamental frequencies. Mixer and 455 KHz ter: An output is taken from the emitter of VT4 via a coaxial cable to the counter circuitry. The main output of VT4 is via C42 to gate 2 of VTS, a dual gate MOSFET, whicn is the second mixer, R29 connects gate 2 to the decoupled negative supply point, and therefore gate 2 is biased back, and is turned on by the second oscillator voltage fed to it. The signal at a centre frequency of 2555 KHz is fed to gate 1 of VTS from L2, and mixing takes place in the transistor. The wanted output at the difference frequency of 455 KHz appears across the drain load consisting of the primary of T2 and R34, and is stepped down into the secondary winding. R33 increases the impedance at terminal 5 to approximately 1000 ohms, which is the correct value for the following crystal filters. The negative voltage suoply to VT2 is stabilised by zener diode D1, which is fed by R27, A series-tuned circuit consisting of Ti_and an internal capacitor is connected across gate 2 of VT5. This circuit resonates as an acceptor at 455 KHz, and removes any 455 KHz signal present in the oscillator output, which might lead to additional noise in the mixing process.NOID3fOWd JTONY G¥IHL AOL- 0 Z7019W Z YSXIW ASS¥ WI ANOwS “zoLow y3XIW. Tver Jai 90 INTROS LS xO8 ¥3LNN09 , 6IS VIA 4 SHRUTI 31ERS en — on oo 5 a4 cao cao Gs ao S30) a ae 1@Q = 8S = eS & 8 oe “B25 (6) cm op oe Ca 5 (yam Filip fe *H fod ea io ee THIRD ANGLE PROJECTION| Nou>arOwd STONY uIHL NOTLO3NNGD Hin O mas 101 ¥3XIN 01 soenasse wia Toes Z70LON Zz B3XIW eePAGE Specification Section 1. Installation Installation Instructions Cabinet Dinensions Muting/Junetion Unit ‘Typical Installation Connections Mains Voltage Adjustnent Operation from non standard uppli Installation operation checks Section 2. Operation Control Identification Control Functions Operating Instructions, Search Mode Operating Instructions, High Stability Mode Brief Circuit Description Block Diagram Section 3. Maintenance Removal from Cabinet Front Panel Resoval Chassis Underside View Chassis Top View ‘Fuse and Lamp Replacezent Fault Gharte Fault Chart Notes 1 = Mo audio output, no readouts 2 - Wo signals, readouts {]}uminated 3 - No signals, audio hies audible 4/~ Wo signals range 4 and lover 5 - Signals heavily distorted 6 ~ Weak and Strong signals audible but low output 7 = Audio output cuts out Indicated frequency inaccurate 9 - Synthesiser function faulty "Lamp Test! evitch action faulty 11 ~ Faulty operation on different modee 12 ~ BPO Frequency out of calibration 13 - Nolee Limiter function faulty 14 ~ Low Sensitivity 3 4 16 16 18 2 23 25 26 UBess VREBseIRaEE Detatled Printed Circuit Board Section Pover supply MC1001 Power Distribution Boine Liniter Main Oscillator 01004 Range 7 Oscillator Mo1004Y Second Mixer M1007 I.P, Amplifier MC1008 RAP. Amplifier MC1009 AGC Amplifier MC1010 ALP, Amplifier Mo1011 Detector MO1017 2.5502 Filter Mc1020 Aerial Protector M1024 LP. Mixer M1025 ‘Trimmer Board M01026 Mixer 1 01027 LP. RP. Amplifier MC1028 L.F. Tuned Cirouits Syntheeieer and Counter MC1029 ‘and C1030 (Readout and Decade boards MC1031 and MC1032 included) Baffer Amplifier MC1035 ‘YEP Trimmer Board MC1036 VAP Filter Mc1039 Mating Unit MC1040 Range 7 Pover Supply Mo1041 Crystal Filter Section Circuit Diagran RP. Circuito Ctreuit Disgran T/AF Cirouite Cizoult Diagram Counter and Synthes Auigument and Adjustaents Parte List 4a 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 6 70 cr 14 14 16 er ” 92 95 n 101 103 107DNSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Before reaoving the receiver from the cabinet the ving mute si the rear of the unit, mst be unscreved. With the front panel screvs renoved, withdray the receiver unit. If it te necessary to take the chasais completely from the cabinet pull out the aerial coax plug, situated at the inside rear of the cabinet and unclip the 12vay maine input socket. Tne purpose of the earthing studs ia to provide a good sol{d earth between chassie, cabinet and the extemal earth ant also to ensure that the chassie ie mechanically secured to the The input and output of the receiver is carried via a 12vay cable hich ts cured by a clip the to a plate onthe inner right hand side of the cabinet. A 12vay socket terminat, input/output leads, The external leade met be fitted as follows 1) When ends are terminated to a terminal block - fit ae for instructions given by figure 4. Tt te e tial that the "Mite! lead te correctly connected. If the input to No, 2 of JMIE2 terminal block 18 of positive polarity, the red flying lead fron the PCB C1040 18 connected to terminal 3 of the JMIBI terminal block. Should the input be of negative polarity the black flying lead is connected to terminal 3 of JMTBI terninal block. 2) When ends are terminated as shown by figure 4B the connections ehould be made instructed by table 4A. If there f8 no citing voltage available and the unit {8 used only ae a junction box, the red flying lead mist be connected to terminal 5 of JMIBI. After comecting te the junction box the input cable should be firmly secured by the cable clip as shown in figure 4. Lf the input cablefora ts not terminated by a terminal block but in the manner shows by figure 4B then connect all leade ae table 44, After connecting engure the cable clip secusee the cable as show by figure 4. The Junction/Muting unit ie usually fixed to th bulkhead adjacent to the receiver. Should the cable length appcar too long do not reduce the length tut take up slack by running the cable fixing into a loop as shown by Sheure 5.CABLE ENTRY. REAR OF CABINE: to AERIAL SOCKET. ARTHING PLATE Ao EARTA/SECURING STUDS HELD WITR BUTTERFLY UTS BOITOM OF CABINET front jro7s j273mm) Wr SCREW AND WASHER FOR SECURING INTERNAL RUNNER ‘B THROUGH HOLES FOR MOUNTING FEET OR SHOCK ABSORBERS AND FOR #162 FIKING CABINET 10 TABLE TOR OLAMETER 3/16 °(5.0mm) INSIDE RK_OF CABINET GROMMET 12 CORE CABLE ule front CABLE CLEAT TOWAY SOCKET FGMUTING/SUNCTION UNIT woo, O"0 gg 5 oe ® en eNL, ar"e 08 . 8 : ay @ 1] [ é 1 ' 1 ' ' \ al | oe o h ‘i oe @ . arastareatastee tte S ooo oYo|loPo||oYalJoFo}mn a tig ‘eareaucage Kream Ext noe tctivee ome sit Cameo nance fy ® ett : 6000600 8o6 cancion sure eon sieht Te own iF apr vittchTYPICAL INSTALLATION ecu one cass oD nso \ mi remind = sue dernucn re acinth moma emai + sear “eram tea oct its ae 1 7 iMesaita} } mar [acres a ecienea_ wits 8 TF 0,8 fies 9 Fee SEE ACARD OE HE ras ue or = “ otk a 23 jos beet os 33 weccre asc eoe or ance! tum roteen sok ree) asa sheEXTERNAL CONNECTIONS fig 6 TABLE IDENTIFICATION [ski rinf colour | FUNCTION [ras | MUTE EARTH REO EXTERNAL SPEAKER ORANGE MUTE YELLOW Gaeen ab tt AE OUTPUT BLUE ‘TO OTHER AMPLIFIES VOILET EXTERNAL SPEAKER * SIDE TONE SIGNAL INPUT * SUDE TONE EARTH BLACK EARTH PINK MAINS NEUTRAL IHPUT TURQUOISE | MAINS LIVE (LIME) INPUT SCREEN EARTH SHEILD TO USE SIDE TONE FACILITY A SCREENED LEAD MUST BERUM FROM INSIDE THE RECEIVER ,TB2,T0 THE EXTERNAL TERMINAL BLOCK TBS 00. NOT USE THE MULTIWAY LEAD AND SOCKET cuss —___hyg sett we newer rutMAINS VOLTAGE ADJUL IMENT fio7 GREEW YELLOW ORANGE 6 5 4.3 2 piesiima ly GU Eom PIN 14 ON C8 C1001 |__.rin's3 ov pce ciao BLACK Pina PIN 15 ON PCB wc 1001 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD m0 RANGE 7 POWER SUPPLY MC1D41 EXAMPLE FOR 120¥ ac, CONNECTIONS 120Vec mnPUT 720) MAINS TRANSFORMER CONNECTIONSOPERATION FEOM NON STANDARD SUPPLTES Supply Varfations ‘The receiver can be operated directly from 200 .C. supplios in the ranges 100 - 125¥ and w"250v (Nominal) 40 - 6082. (See maine voltage adjustment section’ Other supplies can be used in conjunction vith an extemal power unit. Standard unite can be supplied to cover the folloving supply voltages. 200 ~ 240v D.c. 100 = 120¥ D.C. 24v D.C. tay Dic. The 24v Power Unit ie type approved for sarine reserve receiver use to British specification, TSCTS. ALL the above units have a standard 240v 50Hs output to supply the receiver. Installation hen the receiver ie ueed vith the power units above the usual extra care with earthing and Screening mst be taken. In particular: Engure that a eolid earth fofl or braid makes good connection directly between the power eapply chassis and the receiver earth bus on the rear of the case (or chassis in a rack mounted installation). ‘The receiver must have a good connection to station earth. Keep the aerial fecders as far as possible avay from the pover unit. only use high quelity co-ax feeder with a good earth braid. Fun the wiring to the renote pover unit on/off switch in screened lead. ASSEMBLY METHOD FOR COAX PLIGS rc mm st aleea 3. a 5. 6. Te 9. 10. Ww 2. 3. 4. 15 16. 1 18. 19. a 22. 23. 24. 25. 28. 29. Before avitching the equipment on all controls should be set as follove:— Loudspeaker svitched to ton! ‘AP! and 'RF Gain' controls to maximum - rotate fully clockwise. Range evitch to position '3' - (600 to 1.6kis) ‘acct evitched to £6 Mode evitch (CW/AM/SS3) ovitched to ‘AN’. Woiee Limiter svitch (N.L.) to off - rotate fully anticlockwise. (If fitted) "HPO Freq.' control to centre. Synthesiser svitch to ‘search’ Fine tune control to read '5'. Brake - knob belov coarse tune control - to off. (anticlockwise) The receiver may now be avitched on. ‘Switch on equipment by setting to bandwidth twide'. The readouts should light up and indicate a frequency between 600ki2 and 1.6kEz. Hotate the coarse tune control anticlockwise until the frequency readout is approximately 600kE2. Leave the tuming control at this position and carry out the folloving procedure. ‘Range' evitch to position 1 check readout frequency is approx. 100kiiz . se 2 oo sm 250K « oo 8 3 ) = 5 © 600KHs . sone é & 0 8 tere . son oe 5 a) git . cea 6 ar) ets 0 oe 1 oo e146 = 15m Rotate the coarse tune control fully clockwise and carry out the folloving procedure. ‘Range! switch to position 7 —_— check readout frequency is approx. 30 - 32Miiz . sone ‘ . o# ha 5tete . nome 5 oe ne ata * nome 4 . . = on gate 6 oe o* 5 * . er . som 2 . . sm GoouHE * wom om 1 oon sm 25 0KKe If a YUP range ie fitted the lover end of the band should read zero to 15illz and the high end 100kH2 ~ 120KHz. Chock 1} ranges for eignal reception Switch to range 2 and tune to 500klls on the readout. Adjust fine tune control and check that the readout varies from 495kliz to 505kiiz approximately. To check Synthesiser Lock Return fine tune to read '5'. Switch synthesiser control to lock position, tk digit vill flash - if it does not Flach the receiver frequency is in 2 locked’ condition. Position 1 on the range switch is fully anticlockwise 100 - 250kllz, Position 7 is fully clockwise 15-302. "Check to be carried out if the receiver frequenc wo. 3 32. 3 3a. 35 38. 39. 40. ate 42. 3. 45. 46. 4a. 48. 49. in fe condition If the meter needle is reading hard over to the left-rotate coarse tuning clockwise until meter reading is '5'. The recelver is now set to its operating lock frequency condition. If the meter needle is reading hard over to the right rotate coarse tuning anti- clockwise until meter is reading '5'. The receiver ie nov set to ite operating lock frequency condition. If This digit 19 flashing - thie indicates an off lock condition - rotate the coarse ‘rune control until the digit ceases to flash. Curry out procedure ae for 50. ‘There ie no need to check all ranges 1 - 6 but range 7 should be checked separately. Tune to any frequency and carry cut procedure aa for 30 and 31. Switch to lock/meter position. Meter should bebsve as signal strength indicator vbilet remaining in lock. Switch to search position and AGC to manual. ‘Tune to any strength signal on range 3 (Medium Wave broadcast). Check manual gain control by rotating anticlockwise to minimum position, rotate clockwise, signals vill increase to uaximm. If signal ie very strong receiver vill overload and signal cutput may reduce considerably. Switch AGC to fast. Check audio control by rotating anticlockwise whieh will reduce eignal output. Retum control to maximn or comfortable level of output. ‘Tune to any broadcast station usually to be found in the (600 - 1600kiHz) band. Switch mode control to SSB and tune to zero beat by adjusting the coarse tune control. You are now exactly on frequency. To check BPO, ovitch,to CW and by rotating control the pitch of the note will vary about sero position 2 Siz. Switch to range 2 (250 - 600ki2) and tune receiver to a position where there io no inevaing signal Switch AGC to slow. ‘Tune to a strong eignal eo that the 'S' meter reads greater than 'St. Quickly tune to @ vacant channel oF remove the aerial. The meter reading should slovly decay to zero. ‘Tine to any signal and evitch on noise limiter. Botate W.L. control in a clockwise @irection, signals should slovly attenuate until fully cutting off. Re-urn thie control to the off position. (If fitted) Wan If thie control is set incorrectly it te possible for the receiver to appear Yehave a tho signal’ condition fault. Jo check bandwidth control tune to any broadcast signal and rotate the control to (it) "and (N), Signals should lose "igh frequency content giving the impression of increased distortion. ‘To check Ve=y Narrov bandwidth evit:”. to SSB mode ir“ermediate bandwidth. ‘Tune to a Cw(Moree) signal, (Usually availabl- around 450 - X liz) and tune receiver to give wero beat. Svitch to CW ode and V.N. Bandwidth, Signal should etill be available and the HPO control vill vary the beat not To check SSB bandwidth tune to a broadcast signal as in 38 and 39 above. Switch to slow AGC and SSB (USB) Handwidth, Signal should be accurately zeeolved in an SSB Banner. (Limited Bandwidth and distortion if the receiver is even elightly detuned), Telephone Feadset check. Insert phones and check operation. In the case of marine equipment the internal loudspeaker is disconnected vien the telephone neadset jack is sneerted. Warning: If a low impedance output such as a lomdepeaker of impedance less than Braise is connected the safety cut-out on the audfo aaplifier vill operate thereby rendering the equipment inoperative, Before the receiver will operate again it is necessary to evitch off the supply for tvo or three seconde and evitch on again. A test should be carried out from the external loadapeaker connection to ensure operation. The warning given in the preceeding section number 47 applies. Jo check the 600 chm Line output stage the following procedure can be adopted. Insert two leads into the sain input terminal block mimbere 4 and 6." By ueing the telephone headset a connection may be made between the telephone jack and the bare ended leads to establish an audio output.CONTROL IVENTIFICATION 1. ON/OFF and BANDWIDTH 10, COARSE OR MAIN. TUNING 2. yOnE 11, R/TP CAT 3. BPO FREQUENCY 12, Pow TUDES 4. NOISE LDGTER O8/OFP and LEVEL 13, PHONE JACK SocKED 5. ace 14. LOUDSPEAKER 08/OFF S¥ITCR 6. AuDt0 camm 15, nereR 7. RANGE 16. PREQUIICY READOUT 8, SYNTHESISER/METER 7. vow rue DUL 9. TONING BRAKE 18, LAMP TEST SWITCH‘GoNMROL FuNcTIONS 1, Bandwidth and Power on/off - Fully anti-clockwise switches off mains pover to the Feceiver, Clockwise rotation of the avitch selects the bandvidthe shown below. PASSBAND SUITABLE MODE w_ (wide) ees AM Int (Intermediate) Pea ax HCW ¥ (arrow) Tea ow MCW va (Very Narrow) 4082 ow USB {Upper Sideband) 035-2. Tele SSB “ISB (Lover Sideband) 0.35-2. Telia S83 SW/AM/SSB/IMO Mode Switch - Selects the demodulator euitable for the indicated mode of reception. GW ~ Selects the product detector demodulation eireult and the variable frequency B.¥.0. adjusted by the 3.P,0. frequency control (3). SSB - Ae for Cy except that the B.P.O. is crystal controlled and the B.F.0. frequency control (3) is therefore inoperative. AM - Selects a diode demodulator circuit. = Selects a separate detector circuit board which ue Limiting amplifier and Mt denodulator. 3. wency - Adjuste the frequency of the BPO 3x2 about zero beat approximately as ‘HEove Se Whe scale around the Ligh: “operative on Gi aode onlge (2) 4. “LL. (Woise Liniter) - Pilly anti-clockwise evitches the noiee limiter efreuit completely off. Clockwive rovation progressively increases the severity of the clipping action until it is almost total vhen the control ie fully clockwise. 5+ Hide Man (Nawal )/Fast/Slow Man ~ Selects manual gain control adjusted by the RF gain control (11). Fast - Selects automatic gain control vith fast attack fast release tine constants Slow ~ Selects automatic gain control with fast attack elov release tine constant. IMPORTANT NOTE On all early models, and vhere requested, there ie a manual override available when on automatic gain contfol, viich may be used to reduce the noise output in the absence of a signal, Thi facility is brought into use by reducing the eetting of the R.P. gain control (11) until the noise level ie sufficiently reduced. Thie reduces the gain of the receiver by producing a false AGC threshold voltage. When thie facility 18 not in use alvaye tum the BP. gain control (11) fully clockwise to saximum vnen on automatic gain control. A.P. Gain - Adjuste the output level of the audio amplifier feeding the intemal and ‘Setemaat Loudepeakere and the headphones Tum elockvise for sazigus outputs ' ee + VIP - This range selects the frequency band 15 - 100kHs. an integrated circuit - Selects the frequency range of the receiver according to the scale around PORTANT NOTE, The ranges iniicated on the front pane] are approximate only. If a frequency cannot be tuned near a range end it will be tunable on an adjacent range, e.g. if 6MEz cannot be tuned at the HF end of range 4 ~ 6Miz it will be available at the LP end of the next range up, i.e, 8 - 15Miz. Thie ie in no vay indicative of a fault condition, ©. Smthes:ser. Search/tock/Lock Meter ~ This evitch selects normal search tuning or ‘the synthesise’, hign stabilit™, mode. Search - Permis the receiver to be continuously tuned in the normal manner using the coarse and fini tuning controle, this facility is very useful ven the frequency of a wanted signal ie not knovm and it has to be searched for. The Meter indicates relative signal etrength. “ Wot normally fitted, available if required. 1%10. " 12. 3. 4. 5. 16. 17 18. “Lock - Locks the coarse tuning to the intemal master crystal oscillator at 10kiz Imtervals. The meter lamp is illuminated and the meter indicates the centre of a lock when it 18 at centre '5'. Should the 'lock' poaition be selected vhen the coarse tuning 18 not close to a 10kiz lock point or should lock be lost vhen operating the coarse tuning control the ‘kHz! digit (5th from the left) on the frequency display will ‘flash' to indicate an unlocked condition and the seter vill rest at centre, To regain lock the coarse tuning must be rotated until the readout ceases to flash and ‘the meter will then become re-activated. An aid to locking is provided by the fine tune scale, see operational proceedure. ‘Lock Meter ~ The receiver function ie the same ae for lock above but the meter remains ‘Mluainated and retume to indicating signal strength aa in the 'search' condition above. Tuning Brake - When rotated clockwise - stiff click action - this control applies « wechanical brake to the coarse tuning to avoid mechanical drift with shock or vibration. ‘Tuning, Coarse - Controls the tuning of the receiver across each range or band. ew ‘tuning rate can be changed from normal to very rapid to facilitate tuning from end to end of a range by depressing the knob to engage a clutch device fitted inside the receiver. R.P. Gain (Manual in control) ~ Controls the R.P. and I.P. gain of the Receiver vnen the AGO Bviteh (5) selecte manual gain control mode. ‘Tum clockwise for maximm gain. See also the information on the AGC switch (5). Tuning, Fine - Adjusts the frequency of the first I.F. to alloy fine tuning over This control operates on both 'Searcn' and 'lock' modes as selected by the aynthesiser switch (8) and provides continuous tuning between the 10kEz lock points on the coarse tuning in the 'Lock' condition. i. hones - Accepts standard aize phone Jack, 2 pole. Intemal and external Loudspeakers fre sutonatically diaconnected when the plone jack ie inserted. LS. on/off - Switches the intemal loudspeaker on and off, as indicated, viths ‘affecting any other function. Meter - Indicates relative signal strength and centre of lock according to the position of the synthesiser eviteh (8). Frequency Readout - Indicates the frequency to which the receiver is tuned. The extreme left Hand digit indicates in tens of Miz and the extreme Right Hand digit in ‘tens of Hz. Leading zero blanking is incorporated in later models. The accuracy of the readout is unaffected by any of the extemal receiver controls including the synthesiser svitcn (8) and the fine tune control (12). Fine Tuning Dial - This is operated by the fine tuning control (12) and {9 fitted as fan afd to locking the receiver in the synthesised aode and to indicate the fine t range availatle. The setting of thie dial does not affect the accuracy of the frequency readout. Lamp Test sviteh - This evitct checks the readout lamps, vhen pressed all the readouts should indicate the figure 8. * Barly models have different lock indication. + Barly models 4id not have thie facility,OPERATING ISTHUCT?O: SEARCH MODE Switch the BANDWIDTH control (1) to the passband required. (The digital readouts will Light imediately, indicating the presence of supplies). Switch the loudepeaker on/off avitch to on. (1.8. ON OFP (14)) Select the mode required, i.e. CW AM or SSB (2). choose the appropria BANDWIDTH position (1). Select the appropriate RANGE vith the range switeh (7). Adjust the A.P. GADI control (6) for @ convenient output level. Set the fine tune ecale (17) vith the PINE TUNE control (12) to '5' Switch the SYWTHESISER eviteh (8) to SEARCH. The receiver is now ready for use in the general search condition. Tune to the wanted frequency by use of the COARSE TUNING control (10) and the PINE TUNING 1 (12) df required. When receiving CW signals use the B.P.0. FREQUENCY control (3) to obtain a suitable beat STABILITY MODE Uae of th high stability mode is advised for reception of eigale vhere long term high stability 4s required such ae long term SSB reception and vatchkeeping on a particular channel. Basically the high stability mode ‘locks’ the oscillator controlled by the COARSE TUNING control (10) at iOkifz intervals leaving the PINE TUNING control (12) continuouely variable to alloy tuning within the 10kiz lock increments. Genorsl Locking Proceeduret Deeechatte SATE ETETE evtieh (6) te tose. ‘The ueter lamp will illuninate to indicate’ tlock* mode haa been selected) If the COARSE TUNING (10) vae eet near lock point the receiver vill jump into the locked condition and the neter vill indicate the centre of the lock if it is at 5". If the COARSE TONING (10) vas not near a lock point. the 3ri digit from the right on the Frequency readout vill flash to indicate an unlocked condition. Rotate th digit ce COARSE TUNING (10) until the receiver achieves lock as indicated by the flashing ing to flash. Rotate the COARSE TUNING (10) to centre the meter reading at '5'. Tue receiver ie nov eet for high stability operation at the particular frequency indicated vith fine tuning available vith the fine tune control. ‘The FINE TUWE DIAL (17) assists vith the locking proceedure because the 3nt digit from the Fignt on the frequency readout should approximately agree vith the fine tune dial reading vhen the receiver is locked. I) 8 very important to note that the fine tune @ial and synthesiser evitch will not affect the accuracy of the frequency readout. The agreement between the fine tune dial and third digit from the left on the readout ie intended as an approximate guide only and any Giscrepancy does not affect the receivers accuracy or performance and it ie not a fault 16To Yt to a particular frequency in the Bigh Stability mode: Baample: 250tklls (Readout 230100) Svitch the SYNTHESISER eviteh (8) to ‘search’, Switch to range 1.6 - 4Miz on the RANGE SWITCH (7). Adjust the PINE TUNING control (12) eo that the FINE TUNE scale (17) reade '1", tats the COMBSE TONG contrat (10) eo that the frequency indicated 18 clo Svitch the SUNTEESISER aviten (8) to "lock? Rotate the COARSE TUNING control (10) 80 that the 3rd digit from the right on the frequency readout ceases to flash and then set the meter to centre reading on the sane control. to Must the FINE TUNING control (12) #0 that the Frequency readout ie exactly Tiiz. Buample: 25.56540Miz (Readout 2556340) Switch the SYWTEESISER evitch (8) to ‘search’. Switch to range 15 - 3OMFs on the RANGE SWITCH (7). Adjust the FINE TUNTNG control (12) 80 that the PINE TUNE scale (17) reads '3'. Rotate the COARSE TUNING control (10) go that the frequency indicated is close to 25.56540Miz. Switch the SYNTHESISER switch (8) to "lock". Rotate the COARSE TUWING control (10) ao that the 3rd digit from the right on ‘the frequency readout ceasee to flash and then set the aeter to centre reading on ‘the same control. AAjuet the PINE TUNING control (12) so that the frequency readout is exactly 25.56540ti2. IMPORTANT Ie in either of the above examples the ‘lock’ point achieved is at a wrong 10kiiz point the coarse tuning can be adjusted to force the eynthesiser to ' jump’ to the next lock point until it da correct. It should be noted that the above examples describe one zothod of using the high stability ode only. It is not necessary to perform each step as described vhen faniliarity with the receiver has been gained. For example anothen vay of tuning to 2301kliz is as follows: Switch to range 1.6 - 40a. Sviteh to "lock! Jasust the coarse tuning to nearly 2301kH2 and observe the meter need! the tuning is forced to go to successive locks. When the readout indicates between 2300 and 2301kHz stop tuning and centre the meter. Adjust the fine tuning to give a readout of 2301kiz. * jumping" as This method of tuning vith practice, can become so fast and easy that when the wanted frequency ie know it ia generally unnecessary to use the receiver in ‘search’ mode at all, which is to be recomended. "Seurching' in the high stability mode ie aleo feasible on some bands where vanted simals fare paced at 10kliz intervals. For example the FF broadcast bands have frequency allocations giving channele every SkHz. To 'search' a broadcaat band tune the receiver to ‘2 signal on high stability code say at 9.145Miz. If the coarse tuning is now adjusted the frequency lock will be forced to jump to the next 10kHz lock point and the readout will Jump to exactly 9.155!iz or 9.135Miz. This can te repeated through the band, the receiver W11 jump to exact tuning every 10kHiz, no fine adjustaent being required. Of course in tne above exanple only half of the existing channels vill be searched, those falling on an odé Skillz frequency. To eearch the other half of the band start by tuning to a channel st an exact 10kiiz multiple, say 9.150Miz, and proceed through the band again. 7BRIEF CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION Circuit block diagram is shown in Figure 2.2 The receiver eaploys double conversion above 4M and triple conversion below 4Miz. Intermediate frequencies are:~ 10.1 = 14Na (Piret IF for aignals below ais} 2.55 ~ 2.5602 ‘Tunable IF comon to all ranges 4552 (Final IP) The receiver is protected against high voltage at the aerial input by the protection circuit. This circuit, sensing the current drawn by diodes, operates a reed relay that open circuits the aerial connection and connects the receiver input to earth within a period of 20 mill1-seconds Fact transients are removed by diodes which can absorb large amounts of pover for a short tine. The protector circuit is also used to provide the mute function vhen transmitting sigale from an adjacent transmitter. An external connection is provided at the rear of the receiver chassis and may be connected, say, to the rear terminals of a telegraph key. ‘An external miting unit ie available vhich provides a terminal block for connecting all external services and a 424v muting option, A MUTING SYSTEM INVOLVING A VOLTAGE FEED MUST NOT BE CONNECTED TO THE RECEIVER DIRECTLY. When tuned to a frequency of 4MHz or higher, band pass circuits tuned by the main tuning capacitor gang are evitched to cover the three ranges 4-OMiz, 8-15Miz, 15-30Miz. The tuned circuits have s aaximun bandwidth of 10% of the signal frequency giving high selectivity to signals near the vanted signal and good image rejection. ‘The r.f. amplifier ie a dual gate M.0.S, field effect transistor, chosen for low noise and good intermodulation properties. A.G.C, is applied to it at high levele of input signal in order to prevent overicading of subsequent stages. A third tuned circvit at eignal frequency follows the amplifier to further improve the selectivity. When the fine tuning scale fe set to 5 (mid point), the firat local oscillator operates 2.555ME2 above the input signal frequency, and ie controlled by the sain tuning gang (marked COARSE TONE) eimultaneoualy tuning the r.f.- cireuit nen the Synthesiver svitch ie switched to the Tune position the first oscillator ie free running thus providing a continuous search facility. or high stability thie oscillator is phase locked to the iu=nonie of a 10kiz source derived from @ temperature compensated 5!Gz master crystal oscillator. ‘The first local oscillator frequency ie divided by two and applied to a phase detector consisting of two NAND gates. One input of each gate being driven vith a signal 160 degrees out of phase with respect to the other, and the second input to each gate is fed from an integrated circuit vhich produces a 30 nano-decond vide pulse at a SkHz repetition rate derived from a 10kiiz feed from the main counter reference divider which is driven by the master crystal oscillator. ‘The output of the phase detector is a pulse at a Siiiz repetition rate the width of vhich varies according to the phase error when in lock. This train of pulees is converted to d.c. in tvo diode pump circuits and the resultant ie added in a balanced FET amplifier. The output of the amplifier feeds the varicape which control the frequency of the first local oscillator ‘ ough @ second order time constant network to give optimum loop performance. Another paix of diode pump circuits feed a eecond balanced amplifier vhose output drives the meter and lock indication eireuite. The first mixer ie constructed from a matched quad of schottky barrier diodes, converting the input frequencies to an intermediate frequency of 2.555Miz, which is fed to the fine tuner input. The fine tuner circuit consiste of a highly selective tuned filter vith a bandwidth of 12kis variable over a range 2.55 - 2.56Miz. A second local oscillator variable capacitor ia ganged to the fine tuner and controle the frecuency of the oscillator over a range of 2.095 - 2.105MHz. Output fron the fine tuner lac tne eecond local oscillator is taken to the second mixer. The second Mixer is a dual gate M.0.S, fet device converting the input signals to the final intermediate frequency of poo wInereaged selectivity and IP inage rejection are provided by the filters of the fine tuner circuit, When the first local oscillator is locked to the master opcillator, the fine tuning control tunes the receiver over the range of 10kis ~ the digital presentation of units of kiloherts correspond to the 0 to 10 reading on the fine tuner scale. Crystal filter selection is provided by = front panel control. Bandwidth for C¥, AM and SSB may be chosen and the output fed to the 455kiis IP amplifiers. Baffer amplification consists of an M.0.S. field effect transistor providing first stage IF amplification. The TF amplifier {a a high gain integrated circuit delivering an output of 500 millivolts Tune. forthe detection stages coe Demodulation circuits comprise a hot carrier diode for A.P. reception and a transistor Product detector for SSB and CW use. Woon receiving SSP signals the The neception’of Ov'slgnale's BPO is available, tunabte over the Yor audio amplification tvo integrated circuits are employed, on ft into «35 chm intemal and'7.5 ohm external loudspeaker and the other feeding 10 ailli-watte into balanced 600 chms for external purposes. A.G.C. is derived from a detector vhich feeds tvo amplifiers. ‘vo amplifier outputs provide ale. bias to the radio frequency and buffer amplifiers and ad.c. bias to the IF amplifier. Tt ie necessary to use tvo A.C.C. amplifiers because the range of voltage required by the integrated circuit IF amplifier differs from that required by the f.e.t. RF buffer circuits. When tuned to a signal below 4Ms an up conversion stage is evitched in before the first RF amplifier. The receiver aerial input is svitched to any one of the lov frequency ranges of 100 - 250kH2, 250 - 600kHs 600 - 1600kH2, 1.6 - 4MHx or 10 - 10Oklls if fitted and the output of the conversion stage is at a frequency between 10.1 - 14M. The output signals are fed to the main receiver cirouits via range position 6 (normally 6 ~ 15Miz) which is now suitably padded to cover the range 10.1 - 14Mis. The tuning capacitor of. the low frequency stage te ganged, via a systen of gearing, to the main receiver tuning capacitor. ‘The EF amplifier in this stage is « duel gate M.0.S. field effect transistor coupled to a cireult uses hot carrier dioges in bridge configuration. Output from the BF is taken directly to the diodes. The 10Miz local osciliator source is derived from the SMiiz master oscillator, amplified by a f.e.t. device and applied via a crystal filter to the hot carrier diode circuit. ‘The counter computes the eignal frequency in the folloving way. A master oscillator operating at SMiz is followed by a divide by five integrated circuit vhich feeds a 1Miz signal to six decade dividers to produce the required controlling impulses to the seven integrated circuit counters. ‘The counters are fed vith signals from the first and second local oscillators within the main Feceiver, and produce a digital output according to the equation: =f, = f= 455kie (10% vhen the signal frequency ie below AM xo 2 Pegutley ee Tie aeead Sbealltge SN oes) fy = frequency Of second local geosliator As seven counting circuits are euployed, the frequency is counted to a resolution of 10Hs. The coded outpute of the counters are stored in separate integrated circuite, so that the operator sees a constant presentation during the counting process, and decoded in further integrated circuite into the control signals necessary to drive the seven segment numerical Qisplay. ‘The display euploys incandescent filament readouts of robust construction, deliberately under-run in order to give an M.T.B.F. for each readout of better than’ 100,00 hour. Yor added assurance to the operator a lamp test button is provided vhich illuminates all segnents to a figure 8, thus checking the readouts. Stabilized voltage supplies are produced by using pover transistors and integrated circuit stabilizers in the power supply circuit. ‘Three outpute are provided 412 (Nominal) volte for the audto amplifiers 315 volte for the counter and digital cizcuite 110 volte for the receiver cireulteREMOVAL OF RECEIVER UNIT FROM CABINET Jo remove the. receiver from ite cabinet: (1) Resove the two wing nute on the rear of the case, note the vashere and any earthing ‘srrangeaent. (2) Undo the four front panel acreve. (3) Pull the receiver out of its cabinet to obtain access to the connectors. (4) Release the main cable connector retainer and pull the plug clear. (5) Disconnect the aerial plug from the inside rear cabinet back plate. (6) The receiver may now be completely removed from its cabinet. FROST PANEL BEOVAL To allow servicing access to the controle and cableform on the front panel carry out the folloving procedure. (1) Reaove the range change, bandvidth,mode function, and tuning mobs using 5 4BA hexagonal vrench. (2) Remove the chaesia bottom cover - being careful net to lose any screws. (30TE - every ecrev mint be put back after replacement of panel. (3) Undo the screws securing the eidearms to the chassis side flange. An open ended 4BA spanner and 43A screwdriver are required. (4) Pull the front panel gently forvard. This will allow the panel to be tilted for access The folloving instruction is for complete removal of the front panel (5) With 6BA open ended spanner take off all nuts securing the 15¥ay plug and socket Connections.” The earth tag ie carried on the inside of one of the securing mute - this earth tag must be retumed to the eape position on re-assexbly. (6) Unsolder the violet -10v lead on the RP control. (1) Dapodger the ecreened lead, carrying the qudto output, from the dumy tage on the Ace itch. ‘The front panel may now be removed. It 4a possible - but not advisable - to remove the front panel in the folloving manner. Undo the 4BA nuto holding the panel handles (taking out the loudspeaker socket vill { aceese) using 2 46 open ended and box epamiers. ‘The left hand side fixing bracket carries an earthing tag and on replacenent musi be secured tightly. Yuen thi gethod of dis-atsesbling {9 used great care must be taken in aligning the Suitch shafts correct to'dead centre of the panel holes~ mae 23CHASSIS — UNDERSIDE VIEW PuOTECTOR wCTOTC | 4 ok AF AMPLIFIER rwcie3as t M8 Hes 7 me ton | ry A TRIMMER BOARD Ha Dw uF c] Me 1026 wcrooey! | Oh} mixer ae Sreaea, LO wevens ||| Fru ety jose oO 10 Mc 1002 e100 TH ff af | ue 13 AGC AMP MiXERT Me 1010 i uy || me toay O | Spur = | na] AM |) | RAMP: a C028 DETECTORS | mc 19170"") Hl U ei In 12 1 | |ouooe ora Wee ir 7 or | Pus | 4 | socket a site uF smite FUNCTION SWITCH CHASSIS LEAD THROUGH CHASSIS FEED THROU TRIMMER ITED ON VL VERSION OLY * ean MODELS ONLY FIG. 31 uCHASSIS TOP VIEW— WITH COUNTER BOX REMOVED RANGE 7 PS. MALNS FUSES TERMINAL BUICK Mc 1001 S00mA.AS. MAINS TRANS FORMER | “yea ly [ee Sa Wy 4 TERMINAL BLOCK th $ { a els 2 2 m8 Fuses| id se (R7 OSC) LINKED To GANG Psu. C1001 GANG s tse xa 38 i i ; use | Feavstat; [envstac| fenvstat HIUTER | |FILTER || FILTER WHERE | iFitieo i u. OFFON BANOWLOTH COARSE TUNE FINE TUNE. Key + | cwAssis WeaDTanOutH [5 | cuessis reco raooen @ TRIMMER FIG 3.2FAULT DIAGNOSTS DIAGRAMS Bach diagran begins vith the description of the symptoms of a fault condition. By following through the diagram from the first block all possible sections of the receiver which could be faulty are covered in a logical sequence. Tt te assuned throughout the diagrans that the only test equipment available ie a simple voltmeter and an “off air" signal source. If test equipment ie available mich more thorough testing of each cireuit should be possible with reference to the detailed section dealing with it, therety giving a confirmation of the area in which a fault 11 Some of the teste use an aerial to feed signals to various stages of the receiver but even in a perfect receiver the resulting eignal outputs vould not be of @ normal sensitivity or Aietortion and under sone conditions it ie possible that strong encugh signals vill not exist on an aerial to provide good results. MIEN USING A AERIAL TO DUECT TES? SIGNALS ITO TEE RECEIVER DO NO? S¥ITGH OW ANY LOCAL, TRANSCTTER. DO.NOT USE AN AERIAL TO IAJECT TEST SIGNALS TWO THE RECEIVER IF A HIGH STATIC LEVEL EXISTS. High R.F. or static levels on the teat aerial could permanently damage some of the seniconductor devices within the receiver because the normal protection circuits may be bypassed.NO AUDIO OUTPUT NO READOUTS ILLUMINATED Fault in external ‘vains supply Check: Rectify fault. etify fault oe Check receiver. power on. On/off switc?. m. z z y Check L.S. switched on. Switch to SSB Wode. AF gain at hax. RF gain at Max Heb. off. Wide bend suit cleared but width. i suspect possible interuittent short ae circuit in +12 or fusee +t rail a Is audio hiss lee “127 De and aictribution audible? al rails ‘stem, 2 Gy Suspec: fault only. Oo} rault in PSU section Switeh to Manual Check #1 Nc1001 (See data) gain control. Check cow *e+ 5 fuse o: . Suspect VT201 on Neter/synth. switch . 107 DC connector pst seaitce | chassis and/or short No | to 'search'. Does jYesy rail 0.K. SKTS and okT6 P31). cage circuit in power Meter deflect to Suspect +127 seein pana inane ee and check Fuse Intact | aistributioa. (See less than '0' 2 and +5V DC fata.) mee : power distribution © —- iiagram.) ~ ise Intact 10V De rail and By 45 DC rails both Check Hains connections Rectify fault. faulty. Possibly to Mains transfomer ané Replace fuses. Suspect short +12V fault. Mains voltage adjustment Switch on and ee circuited supply taps on terminal block. ult found] re-check voltage. (See Mains wiring to switch Eeceivers } pooceraiseeitatian S24 on rear of filter [1s diagram.) Possible assembly. Suspect No fault Perel PSU fault. (See Fuses Check Mains Fuses [Te Blowm | faulty C250 and C251 om | apparent 1 check terminal found MC1001 data.) FIA and PIB. sains transformers 6 + block 151 — 7 = 8 connections - No fault Caecs maine eeperent Check PSU fuses on PSU Board MC1001 (See MC1001 Data.) O.K. Fuses O.K. | L Le feplace fuses 7] with comzest Receiver 0.K fuceholder wiring value and Fuse Blown| switch on. = Check receiver Fuses Blown Again No fault, apparent, Fault Reetify fault, Fault Found | and re-check | found] check wiring receiver. to S24 on rear a of filter No fault apparent assexbly. e Check all PSU connections. cheek Links from Mains transformer 1201, 3 { Suspect PSU fault. (See MC1001 data.) Suspect rail distribution system fault. (See power distribution diagram. ) aySuspect AGC/ Check -10¥ NO SIGNALS Met Wo fault Ct Fault 9, . switching apparent yrail through) Found 4 ctity fault AP Amp fault READOUTS ILLUMINATED or AGC Boara| distribution land re-check or wiring (See MCtO1 aysten (Seo re fault. data. F data.) 2 @ ov rail Check again: Switch Check Speaker switch O.K. at PSU to SSB Mode. Wide on. Switch to SSB ¥ suspect -107 e “tov rail 0.K. Check 6000%m No bandwidth. N.L. Hiss Mode. AF gain at PSU faut DC rail eee suspect A.P. AP output hiss[off. RF gain at | Audible Max. RF gain at Max. roe y ffauit. Check | Ne feain control, tes limp faut or |_ [it possibie. Max. AP gain at N.L. off. Wide band (See Peo AGES eed synthesiser swite eis (See AF ane tax. Speater widths ; No1001 data) ie to. tsearen". “Doee Pesodun see AF oc. suitohed on. NC1001 data) «MEET deflect to fault. rT GB External speaker i or_less? Ba 0.K. Phones out. [ Bs 600 ohm output faulty or check Check or renove not Is audio hiss xternal loudspeaker try Ho See PSU nev Audible? eads (Suspect short) tp niss aitrerent [hice | Sheek for ner901 data. [rain a a Nokircuit) Switch Rx riiter hiss in Suspect +1 Bs off then on again to lbandviaths. phones. Gi] walt ey tee set audi : = protection. Listen . &D AF Amp is 0.K. fault (See or hiss Hiss oT Hise speaker and AP Amp BD slit — cera eee) toe 2 Ba ALL 455KHz, AF and Power Circuits are ]O.K. 2nd Mixer/Ose. section 0.K. See Hiss audible crystal filter or switching fault. (See Check Switch| to SSB. AF gain at Max. Loudspeaker fault or wiring fault, phone jack, loudspeaker, +12¥ rail OK. Touch pin 2 on RF gain at Max Suspect Mixer 2 chart number 3. filter section loudspeaker switch. tectere mia! AP Amp with Board MC1007 (See f) data.) Phone jack fault. hiss audible? S¢Tewdriver. Mci007 Data) and Is crackle 2.55MHz filter 23 ea ie audible in (™c1020) No speaker? cs on Suspect buffer Aup cree » 3 ieee Oe fault. (See MC1033 audio hiss 0.K. on| “ Data.) Possible _ on CW Mode = CW TF Tap or crystal filter or switching fault. and Lok devel Land output Touch pin 6 on 2.55 7 crackle noise wiring fault Miz filter MC1020 f Touch pi: 6 on aM (See A.F. Listen for signals No on IF amp l Ga Amp MCiO11 Signals (mc1008) Check again Touch pin 5 ' Data. ) and Listen switch to SSB gigs, on Neb. _| Touch pin 5 Touch pin 1 for audic. Br gain at Max | Grocriewith Soret. Suspect — on mixer 2 ss pnarg 08 BAfFer | cignayg crackle & K.L. off. A.P. driver.(Board detector board Suspect SSB Board. Check): Hi Amp board | 2S. [IF signals gain at Max. Ss Mc1002 ) (Mc1017) and part of Filter for signals |*™ MC1033 and (Amp coule Touch pin 1 on! Signals Listen for switch detector faults Yo signals Jon all listen for saturate). N.L. Board audio wiring (See board (C1017) rectified some or all bandwidths. signals. (ascio02 crackle. -— Mci017 data.) and switch Bandwidths z fi xo = we wiring (See ; Simals Crackle Crackle B5) al Suspect AGC Suspect detector Faulty filtere or ‘fault (See aos pectin scree Suspect N.L. board NC1017 ©ir telephone headset is filter switching data.) Suspect faulty TAF. <—— pins 4 and fault. Board data.) Suspect switch available connect 2 leads (See filter data.) $3n82) fuspect Mei008 (See Bon IP sop C1002 wiring and links to fo 600ohm output via mein Pau 2 008 (See M1002 data.) N.L. Board. input terminal No. 5 an 3] wiring fault MC1008 data) e100 Cy aa tisratenaneeaiecates o 3] voitages ™ a) ea jack plug. faulty 8) beNo Signals No Signals No Signals All Ranges No Signals No Signals NO SIGNALS AUDIO HISS (NOISE) AUDIBLE NO OTHER APPARENT FAULT Switch to SSB Mode. Wide Bandwidth. RF gain at Max. AF gint> Noise Liniter torts Check aeria! is connecte? Aerial plg termination © Aerial plug inside cabinet (If fitted) is 0.K. Mating Link present or extemal mite is evitched off. 4Miz only (L.F. end R5),or all ranges? on below 4MHl Ave signals inaudible below j=. 4Miiz only (HF end R4), above Signale faulty under some conditions. Investigate part of receiver indicates by fault. Use other charts lo only. Switch to range 5. Connect test aerial to 3rd section of tuning. Capacitor (¥C103) fixed vanes. Search for signals. (Expect low sensitivity) Do not connect Connect test aerial to pind 2.55MHz filter board (C1020) Listen for signals. Fault lies in 2.55MHz filter (MC1020) or Mixer 2 (Mc1007). = any circumstances. w O.K. for aevistance, Od Signals , Check other 5, ais 0K, No fault Modes and band. apparent. O.K. : all checks. . widthe. Check suspect AGC/Manual gain possible inter- Sea Check mittent fault, ranges. internal or oO External. Rectify Fault Cleared @) Faulty range Fault lies in coil. L06 or Suspect RF. No signals tp front end 107, L6C or amp. See section or i eeveoy Nc1009 data. 10Miz drive WizeriCry ba] from counter remees (ad te No signals (See separate switching. Signals above 4MHzchart No. 4.) [9 Faulty eaten range Transfer tes: 46 or7 aerial to 2nd] Fault lies in eeesood EF section or ee 1st oscillator. — poral Bs Ga es Tee Signals 0.K under sane | Zanees 5+ 6 1st oscillator conditions. p=" 1, aerial to rear section of gang Signals is 0.K. Mixer 1 is 0.K. Ist IP onwards is all Ti Check oscillator 1 0.K. (Range 5 only). q is functional and at Suspect Mixer 1 and viring/switching around it. Suspect 1st oscillator and wiring/ewitching (mc1027) and (MC1004). [2] Remove Co-Ax plug PL from rear of counter box. Digplayed readout should increase by 2.1Miz *5iGi2, replace PL1. approxinately correc frequency by seeing readout agrees with band edge at L.F. end of ranges.75 Suepect 2,55Mi2 filter (¥c1020) Suepect Mixer 2 Board (C1007 ) (See data.) counter change O.K. counter Suepect 2nd oscillator part of Mixer 2 Board (mc1001) Oscillator could be out of faulty. Oscillator frequency data. Oscillator 0.K. Suspect Mixer 1 See data C1027 2a Suspect Ist Oscillator See MC1004 ea Signals 0.K. Suspect switc:/wiring fault. Particularly RF. switches S1, $2, S16, S17 See: MC1024 Data MC1005 lata C1028 Deta Suspect B.P. switeh/wiring fault. Particularly 81, S2, 3, S4. See MC1009 data. [25] Signals ‘Transfer test aerial to 1st] ‘Transfer test aerial to Pin 1 on aerial Signals 0.K. section of tuning gang ¥o103 7 protector Mc1024 8. Signals| 0. Re-check aerial plugs and connections. Re-check mute link or external muting is not applied. Suspect faulty aerial protector board see NC1020 data. ) 31NO SIGNALS oN RANGE 4 AND LOWER NO OTHER FAULT APPARENT Suspect L.F. R.Fe section or 10MEz drive to L.P. Mixer (MC1025) from SKT4 counter. Apply test aerial to main tuning gang 3rd section (VC103) and search for signals. Expect low sensitivity. Signale will be 10MHz higher than readout. [5] No Signals Suspect ewitch/viring fault around tet Oscillator (MC1004) or Mixer 1 (MC1027). 3 ‘Transfer test aerial to pin 1 L.P, Mixer (1101025) search for signals. Expect low sensitivity. Sigals will be at indicated frequency. a [set gals Suspect L.P. Mixer (mC1025) or 10MHz drive from counter SKT4 See MC1025 data 01029 data ‘MC1030 data > Signals Suspect switch or wiring fault around R.F. Amp (MC1009) or R.F. Amp fault See ¥MC1009 data. o Wo gnale Signals i O.K. ansfer test aerial to 2nd section of gang (VC102) Oscillator frequency foulty Check tet Oscillator ie functional and at approximate correct | Ogoillator frequency by seeing | frequency readout agrees with band edge at L.F. ends of ranges. Suspect ewitch or wiring fault around RP. Amp (¥C1009) Particularly 81, S2, S3, 84, 85, See MC1009 data. No Signals Transfer test aerial ito 1st section of Jgang ¥C101 Suspect switch jor viring fault eround ‘et Oscillator MC1004 data oo Suspect switch Jor viring fault eround Suspect svitch or wiring fault around LF. Mixer output Particularly $15, 816, S17, St. See MC1025 data. 7 No Signale Signals O.K. Transfer te to Pin 2 4c1025 3 Mixer 1. See Mo1027 date. (77) _ - Signals Suspect L.F. Suspect L.F. RF amp Suspect switch 0.K. RP Amp and and switching around and wiring Tine it particularly S11, und aerial 8 to LP. Sreesistiectaes around aerial Mixer. See C1028 data. . protector. See ‘MC1025 data. 9 : ‘MC1024 data. oe See MC1028 Data Wo No No Signale Signals Signals test Sig ‘rranefer toot » S1°*1° nraneror toot aerial Siguale Transfer tess | Signeie aerial to Pin a to front section a 1 on aerial 3.L.P. RF amp L.P. tuning gang pentecton 'MC1028 (vo104) fa) Board MC1024 3 a Check back on normal aerial. If faulty suspect aerial connections and aerial protector board MC1024. See Nct024 Data. akSIGNALS HEAVILY DISTORTED Check Mode switch is in correct position for type of| signal. Switch to AGC, RF Gain at Max. Check Noise Limiter switched off. Check suitable bandwidth in use. Signals O.K.. Signals J Distortea Switch to manual gain control. Rotate RF gain control. Are signals 0.K. at same point of rotation? a 2 Y Wo Check external speaker leads Suspect short circuit. Unplug, anything in phone jack. Check external speaker is not too low impedance (7.5ohm Minisnum. ) Ea} mu.) Signals [Pistortea Suspect AF-REp-FICTO11 IF Amp MC1008 Detector MC1017 AGC MC (In order) 1010 Yes Signals O.K. No fault. Receiver was incorrectly adjusted. & Suspect AGC fault. See Mc1010 data. © Fault Cleared Check 600chm ALF. out. with phones af possible [eooomn ‘taalty fo™ TB 1 to earth. 6000hm 0.K. or test not possible Fault lies in Loudspeaker fault Dies in iudio aay Amplifier. amplifier See HC1011 See MCIO11 oe ata 1 Output Faulty If possible inject dio into side tone input Pin8 Test Not Possible Icheck audio output. [9 Check AGC Board. See C1010 datas No Fault Found Check Detector Board. See Mc1017, data, — No 4 Fault Found Sit Check A.F. Auplifier Mc1011 See MC1011 data. 15 38WEAK AND STRONG AvDIo ovrPur SIGNALS AUDIBLE CUTS OUT BUT Low AUDIO ovrrur Ropeat on/off isten Checl No test, liste: Signals "Click! loudspeaker and a Utconiaeniees ignals | for 'Clicl in internal connections for Fault OFF'for 5 seconds loudspeaker low impedance or Cleared then on again. ween ahoct circuits. cree 4 “ 5 7 i signa % faut retume found “~ Audio protection sciick? audible No 'Click* Check phone output) si mais OK. circuit is acting} "© Gheck oudapeater Suspect inter iting und aviten itvent fault in and phone jack loudspeaker wiring. or wiring. ; z Xo Fault found Suspect audio | Roth aera ae"Count up! function is faulty. INDICATED FREQUENCY DOES NOT AGREE WITH RECEIVED FREQUENCY. RECEIVER FUNCTIONAL Do all readouts go to '8 when test button is pressed? al es Is readout fixed at some value, unaffected’ by both coarse and fine tuning controls? Yes Possible first decade (1oHz) fault. Check 8 by substitution with 1OMHiz decade. See (C1031 data.) Suspect reference chain in counter and decoding Logic Ici See chart through IC15 and 5Miz No fault found. 15} reference oscillator No. 10 [o]see mc1030 data. fe-piace and : melicc' ee readout (BT Is reading kre co-ax 9954500 on aiaeavin Suspect -10v rail to counter ranges 5, 6 Place in ‘ailure. Count up and down and 7. And eae rigger circuite on counter 8954500 on counter box? <°® fooard are not functioning. ranges 1, fi See MCi037 date and 3ana 4? fio] @istrivtion eysten diagr: No 4 Set fine tune scale to '5'. Is indicated frequency 2.1MHz higher than received frequency? Yes Count down failure No Check oscillator feed Suspect count confirmed. Check fault Suspect count down gate IC8 and pre- ceeding logic on counter Board. C1030 data. 2 Wo fault found } Suspect count down trigger circuit around V23 on counter board. See C1030 dat: No ry fet es down failure, mixer 2 Board Pin 5 to count remove eo-ax piug Nor 1 from rear of counter Does readout increase by SK1 in counter. See MC1030 data. ee 7] 4 2. 1Mi2? U4 lef Is readout T0Miz too| high on ranges 1, 2, 3.and 4 or 10Miz too low on ranges. 5, 6, and 7? 5 No Is readout at approximately 97. 4Niz 6 | No Yes| Is error any fixed | amount? ea) No LK No Is synthesiser functional? 3S Yes Yes Fault on L.F. pre-load ISK1 and PL1 found aon yer on counter Pin Jefe tt. = peaks eee artes internal link from ynthesiser board (MC10; for DC inuity and no short circuits. L.F. pre-load is ‘aulty, check 10Miz lecade is correctly inserted. Check voltages on Pin 2 on|yoitage [Sucpect 10MHz de counter according to}-—pr=-sfooard fault or on Fin 2leonnection to it voltage chart. (See C1030 data. ) Oke 2 Remove -10v fuse from PSU Board (FS1 See MC1001 data. readout 895400 on ranges 1, 2, 3 and 4, and 9954500 on ranges 5, 6 and 7? ) Ts|No MC1031 9) Geeicesnies) Yes 031 data. 20) Suspect count up trigger Voltage j switch or wiring fro on Pin 4switch 15 to counter via ‘a0 SK5. See MC1030 data and power distribution system diagram. (Pin 1) See Mct030 _— Counter board and MC1031 data. U2 fault to pre- voltages faulty Pre-load faul} Check voltage: on Pins 1, 2, 3 and 4 on each decade board. See load pins 1, 2,3, and 4 on decades (See §C1030 and 1031 data.) [Fy Suspect decade board fault. See MC1031 data. B35 on | - ea Suspect faulty decade board. Decade boards are cascaded 1082 to 10MEz and faulty board Jill be indicated at point re output ceases to change Possible 1016 . fault on tuning. (See MC1031 data) counter As all jecade boards are particularly identical the faulty one can lat HF end of be shifted to the 10Miz ‘range 7 (See position as a temporary MC1030 data.) measure. es G4) Yee Suspect 10H2 Does readout », decade board change to fault or con- any extent nections to with tuning it. Seo around YM and VP2 on counter (MC1030) check 1st oscillator No feed from Pin 5 on 1st oscillator (MC1004) via co-ax to SK2 on counter and R34, Pine 1 and 2, on synthesiser board (MC1029). 4 fault’ Particularly IC8 and aoe {rarer feeding it (C9 to IC15) found Eheck interconnections Suspect counter board MC1030 ee between counter and synthe- [Chart siser boards. (Pins 11, 12, 13, and 14) on counter board (C1030) and pins 16 and 18 BA on synthesiser board (MC1031) ¥01031 data. [52 No Is fault Suspect count fault present or yYes|up trigger 4 "e™ains worse at EF adjustment end of range See MC1030 7 only. data. & csSYNTHESISER FUNCTION FAULTY Is frequency readout No See chart functional and accurate?| No. 8 No Ps Check PL3 plug is in place in rear of counter| and plug termination is good. PL3 Fault Rectify and re-check synthesiser Check sains input voltage is not greater than 10% below nominal as adjusted for on sains transformer tap (adjurt if required.) Suspect range 7 PSU (See HCio41 data.) Suspect range 7 oscillator board particularly D.C. voltages around 101 (See NC1004Y data.) f3) i fault found Suspect low output from R7 oscillator (yeto04t) or faulty range 7 oscillator counts (See) or connections Suspect count up RV1 trigger adjustment or 2 [ Is fault confined to Range 7 only? 3 No Is fault confined to neter/ré adsut indication} ‘ / catice a only? (i.e. Does counter} pees indicate that pees oscillator is locking?) tL Is fault common to all ranges? 6 Check all intercon- fault nections to counter foun board and synthesiser board. Especially pin 1 on counter to pin 19 on synthesiser (See MC1030 and 1029 data.) Yes worse at iF end of range | No tp yosciliator Level on , Fange. Check D.C. faulty ranges. Check ange. Check switching and wiring oar eo nections (See Mc1004 No fault Fault is probably on in T on first oseillator ifwct04) and continuation) found eynthesiser board to range 7 oscillator *—/eH4s 102, 1c3, Ics fant WEY and VIO, crOOsT) ‘Pin 10. Suapec a prenonlenseetersarteeel See No1009 data.) (See C1004 and Mc1004¥ 5 data.) NC1030 data.) (See mctoodY data.) wo Gr) ft Is fault as Suspect fault on 2 synthesiser board around VT5 and VT4 Section onvards Tlask See MC1029 data. fig] Chack SK6 is in place. Suspect connections to neter from synthesiser SKS and synth MC1029 and front panel coreect? ves data.) Possible os: Suspect firs jitter on fau: (See McIa: data, ) fata.) A] Check co-ax from PL3 to If meter action is assy- metric see adjustment proceedure (MC1029 data) board Pins 13 and 14 via(VR2 on MC1029). If fault persists suspect switch S22 and S23 (See fault around VT5 and VT6 on synthesiser (See Mc1029 data.) 17] Possible Pou fault causing extra hum on rails. Check rail voltage. See MC1001 data. Check mains voltage is not greater than 10% below nominal as adjusted for on mains transformer taps. (Adjust if required) (See Mc1001 data.) Possible excessive vibration in receiver causing oscillator jitter Possil field fr transmitter. Possible mechanical fault on tuning capacitor or 27 tuning potentiometer ¥C101, voic2, ¥C103. O $610 LAMP ‘TEST' SWITCH ACTION FAULTY (NOT ALL READOUTS Go TO te! WHEN SWITCH IS PRESSED) Suspect fauity Pendens readout tube. im z ( on int dou Yes Check by faulty | screen in readout at to $8" when substitution counter is in positi switch is with other 4? : receiver.) Check decade boards pressed? [ readouts. (FJ = i a Readouts: No fault No faulty found. Faulty test Suspect decade boar switch or or readout board fault. | wiring to Replace faulty Particularly IC1 on counter readouts. decade board. See eased NC1031 and MC1032 jee data. data.) Y a Rectify fault aFAULTY OPERATION ON DIFFERENT MODES (am cw ssp) ‘AM Only SSB Only Which mode is faulty? cu and SSB Q 2 =] é Ie receiver operational on GW but beat note badly out of calit- ration? (NOTE! Severe nistuning of BFO frequency can cause failure of SSB carrier injection oscillator Yes 2 No Suspect BFO/610 circuit on detector board (Mc1017) around VT1 and switching to and from mode svitch S18. (See Mc1017 data.) 12 Suspect detector board and switching, particularly Pins 14 and 15 to and from mode switch S18 (See MC1017 data.) Suspect AM detector on detector board (R16, R17, C13 and D3.) ‘BRO FREQUENCY OU? OF CALIBRATION Suspect detector board and switching particularly Pins 9, 11 and 13 to mode switch S18 from detector board. Suspect crystal XL1 on detector board (See MC1017 data.) > Suspect detector board and switching particularly Pins 9, 11 and 13 to mode switch S18, Suspect T1, Cl, C2, D1, D2, on detector board. (See MC1017 data}[é] (Approximately) adjust 1M through base plate to give zero beat on a known station with BFO frequency control set to zero OK Mode. Switch to SSB and accurately zero beat a signal. Switch back to CW mode and adjust ™ for accurate zero beat. Repeat to check. Rotate BFS frequency control and check range and linearity of BFO beat note by ear. If large errors are apparent suspect VR203, (See MC1017 data.) NOISE LIMITER (W.L. FUNCTION FAULTY Does switch at end of N.L. control] rotation have any effect? Yes Does rotation, of N.L. control have any effect? No 1 2 13 Suspect awitch or wiring to it (S24 mounted on rear of VR202| No fault found N.L. and BPO control). See Mot002 data. Suspect potentiometer (vR202, NL. and BPO control) and viring to it. (See Nc1002 data.) Wo fault found Suspect noise limiter board fault (See Nc1002 data) Pay particular attention to D.C. voltages on Pins 4 and 7 Check both fixing nute are in place and oe NEE eySENSITIVITY FH Gheck mie Link ie in place or external miting is not applied. Gheck aerial connections Gheck muitable aerial ie in use. Switch to AGC and eet R.F, gain at max. (Pully clockwise )L1] H Yes Does fault apply to bangs 12, 3 and domly? z { No Fo Does fault apply to one a range only? . - ' Is fine tune scale out of ' calibration? (See MC1007 | AG] Sha’ wct020 data.) 1 o.K. 4 1 t No al 1 senattivaty Fautty ait ranges. \ BI ! Switch to AGC, fast time io Jconstant, R.F. gain at max. Remove aerial synthesiser. Bwitch to ‘Search’. Does meter read approximately '0'% Yes Reduce R.F. gain control. Does meter reading increase with rotation of control up to approximately '8'7 Check AGC voltages on Pin 5 AGC Amp (See MC1010 data.) AGC 0.K. > Yeo | oscillator aixer 2 b (See ¥C1007 14 Apply test aerial to pin 3 on L.F. R.F. Amp (MC1028) (See MC1028 data, iis sensitivity ‘approximately sane’ as with aerial in aerial socket? Ay Fault lies in L.F. section or 10MHz feed from counter ito L.F. mixer (Mc1025) Via SK4 on counter box. (Check Sk4) Wo Suspect wiring and switching Sensi- to coils of indicated range tivity LiA and LIB for range 1. L2A better. and 12B for range 2 etc. If frequency readout is also faulty on that range suspect coils or switching around 1st oscillator switches 8, S9 and S10 (See MC1004 data.) @ Calibrate 2nd and MC1020, data.) Transfer aerial to Pin 1 on L.F. RP. Suspect L.P. R.F. dnp fault (See yes |Amp (MC1028) (See | Better MC1026 data.) Pay IMc1028 data) Ie particular sensitivity dette: Jattention to AGC or worse than with rial on Pin 3? Worse Suspect L.F. front end coils and switching around switches S11, S12, 813, S14, S16, S17 and coils Lt, to Lf A and 3. a5] Fault rat Cleared SENSITIVITY. woltage on Fin de | Suspect L.P. mixer fault. (See MC1025 data.) Pay particular attention to 10M#s| feed from counter via SK4 (See also aynthesiser MC1029 data.) 23) If frequency readout is also faulty suspect tet oscillator fault around 106. Switches 8, 59, and S10 and trinmer board MC1026. See MC1004 and MC1026 data. @ TEST EQUIPMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO MEASURE ABSOLUTE. THIS CHART WILL ASSIST WITH FINDING AN AREA OF FAILURE ONLY IF SENSITIVITY IS CONSIDERABLY WORSE THAN NORMAL. io_|See ace Ne distribution syster Still low Apply test aerial to No Pin 1 on R.P. Amp §C1009 (See MC1009 data). Is sensitivity Probable AGC | approximately sane fault. (Se ao with aerial in MC1010 data) aerial socket? Yes ‘Transfer aerial to Pin 5 R.F. Amp mc1009 (See Mcio0q Worse data.) Ie sensitivity bette: or worse than with aerial on Pin 17 Transfer aerial to Pin 3 Mixer 1 sensitivity bette: Suspect Mixer 1 fault (See MC1027 data.) error (See MC1020 MC1027 (See MC1027) Worse Suspect 2.55MHz filter data.) Is f= or alignment or vorse than vit! aerial on Pin 5 of R.F. Amp (MC1009)? Better (Return R.P. gain to max.) oO diagram. [12 Suspect aerial x protector board and Mating conne a ing connections (See MC1024 data) Suspect aerial and coil. Switching around S17, S16, sit, $12, 513, 814, $15, S1, 'S2, 33, 84, and’ 85, 5 | Better Suspect RF. Amp MC1009 (See MC1009 data.) Pay particular attention to AGC voltage on Pin 2. 21 (24) Better Suspect coile and coil switching around S6 and S7 (See M0109 and Mc1027 data.) 5) ‘and MC1007 data.) If no fault found refer to chart 2 or 3 as indicated by fault G7 34‘The A.C. maine input entere the receiver at terminals 11 and 12 on the rear terminal strip, and {a taken firet to fuses FIA and PIB, vhich are mounted at the left rear of the receiver, facing upvarée. Froz here, the mains supply goes to the saine ON/OFF dual ewitch, vhich ie mounted at the rear of the eryetal filter unit, and is controlled from the first position on the rotary front panel ewitch marked BANDWIDTH. ‘The supply then reaches the mains tranoformer 7201, via ite teminal block TE2, viich allows for adjustaent of mains voltages, vhose secondary transforms to 12-0-12 volte 4.C. ‘The primary tapings should be set for the correct input voltages, between 105v and 250v A.C. Refer to PSU eection Fig. 01.5 The low voltage A.C. 18 connected to terminals 14 and 15 on ME1001, with the centre tap earthed to terminal 13, The pover supply produces +12v nominal unregulated for the audio amplifier and Hoiee Limiter, +5v regulated for the counter and eynthesieer, and -10¥ regulated for all the remaining circuits. Positive Suppl. Diodes D1 and D2 form a full wave rectifier, vith a reservoir capaciter C2, The fuse FSi is rated at 4.0 aupe anti-surge type, or 5.0 amps quick action type, and 18 mounted on the pover supply board MC1001 nearest the intemal flange of the receiver. Ri and Cl form a further filter for the +12v nominal supply to the audio ampli! terminal 5. Purthe: Line filtering is achieved by Choke L201, which is mounted ada: 1201, before the supply reaches terminals 3 and 7 of the audio amplifier MC1011, +12¥ nominal supply 1s also applied to the noise Limiter MCIO0? and the noise liaiter control on the front panel via links from terminal 3 on the audio amplifier. (When fitted) ‘The regulated +5v supply is derived by using the pover transistor ¥F201 as a variable Ampedance in series vith the load.- The integrated circuit IC2 1g 8 +5 volt comparator and amplifier, with a load Ré and 23. The output of I¢2 drives the base cf VI which causes the dase voltage of VP201 to vary, so that the voltage between terminal 7 and earth remains at 45 regardless of load variations or input supply variations. 4 removes residual hum and LF noise on the output; C5 and C} unvanted high frequencie! is @ protecting 5.6v zener diode, which vill current lim{t the supply if the stabilised circuit should vail, and the voltage rise too high. Terminale’6 and 7 feed the synthesiser and the preload circuit on vafer 154 - synthesiser eviteh - and the aain feed to the counter and the readouts is taken direct from the emitter of VFZ01. ative Supply Diodes D3 and D4 form a full wave rectifier, with a reservoir capacitor C6. Fuse PS2 ie Bounted on boar! C1001, nearest the maine transformer, and ie 0.6 amps anti-surge type. The circuit is @ series-node stabiliser, vith the necessary high feedback gain being provided ty the dual-in-line integrated circuit IC1. BB and K7 and pre-eet potentionster VI allow a sample of the output voltage to be fed into the comparison circuits within ICT. ‘The output {s across RS and R6, vith C7 providing smoothing. This output voltage controle the base of the series transistor V1202 in such a manner as to maintain the output voltage at -10 regardless of variations in the input supply or the load current. ‘The supply ie further smoothed at low frequencies by 09 and’high frequencies by C10. Diode D6 {a a 12 volt zener diode which causes fuse FS2 to blow if the series etabiliser should fail. Terminale 6 and 9 feed all the signal circuits with those in the audio IP compartment underneath the chassis receiving further filtering. See also rail distribution diagran. enPOWER SUPPLY MC 1007 Oe Se = oe 1" vd me GP 60OmAAS, : i ° McIoor wa ML sost—iev sat ALL AC VOLTAGES MEASURED OK AYO & PIKE ORS i ae VI 201 Caassis ance. insert A pest Sian TO RANGE 7) pee ae ON/OFF SWITCH soma (200]240v) 1A 1007 120v) FIA ANTI SURGE Fig S00mA (200/240¥) 1x (100/120) ANTI-SURGE MAINS INPDT TERMINAL BLOCK MOUNTED ON cHassis FLANGE t ‘On 2Nai vi 202 WB MALKS TAP SHOWN AT TLOVAL. SETTING 208 fig ot 4 bn Gai Reta” soi onsaue pane abe Tio rene 8 ann Sune rTEO To HeaTSINK On EnaSb Rance REPLACEONT OF POWER SUPPLY BOARD MC1001 To remove the boar! for servicing access carry out the folloving proceedure: 1. Remove the connectors to pins 1 - 15 from the board taking care to pull on the actual connectors, which are coxered with sleeves, not on the vire vhich could cause faulty temsination. 2. Remove the four fixing nute and vashers, 6BA gocket spanner required. 3. Remove the earth connection on the chassis near pin 6 of the PSU board. 684 socket spanner required. 4. Lift the boart off its sounting studs taking care that the connecting leads do not becom, trapped or tangled. Angle the board to avoid the transistor connections and stand off connections on the adjacent chassis flange and the counter bor. Atter repair the board should be carefully replaced paying particular attention to the push on connectors and the earth coanection near pin 6, which must be tightened firmly. Bach lead to the board carries an identification number which corresponds vith the pin number on ‘the board. After replacement the board may need slight adjuetaent of VRI to set the -t0v rail. Maine voltage adjustment refer to Page 9. 3-10V. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM et cas ow sect sawate Ta+12V.DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM av oft UAE manne rte cuss fase aN st) Ma rac ware iss To taite seteny svaracssce fam e mm act a8 ge gr suas wr were ena tee wat im POWER TRANSISTOR MOUNTING Fig 01-6 SBA SOLDER TAG / STAND-OFF 68a KUT $84 waskeh———— Yea cH aa. , —2 SLEEVING InSULATIOX — fy 88K CHIH. * A FULL KOT MICA WASHER —— INSULATING ( TOP HAT) WASHER SLEEVING: viz - 203054 PH MICA WASHER- WEATSINE- 1 TCKASSIS fs Icnassis 54 se cx sn0- “5+ MOISE LITTER Hc1002 The signal at terminal 1 is applied to an enitter follower stage V1. Ri and R2 bias the base, vhilet R5 and C1 decouple the -10 volt rail. Resistors Rf and RS ia the owitter, step down the signal by 0.7:1 to obtain the correct level for application to the limiter diodes Di and D2. These act as a series clipper at IF, and therefore prevent any interference becoming greater than the control voltage set by the potentiometer on the front panel. When the front panel control is in the OFF position, the svitch at the rear cf the dual potentioneter is open, thus alloving current to ‘low from the +12 volt rail at terainal 5 via RS, through the relay coil connected to pins 2 and 6 to earth. This holds the relay contacts on, and shorts out diodes D1 and D2. No limiting action therefore tekos place. When the front panel control is rotated in a clockwii the dual potentioneter is closed, vhich earths teratnal 7, removing the curre: «ov from Asrection, the avitch 2! a0 rear of the relay coil. The relay contacts open, and the limiter is available for usc. front The to diodes are biased on by current frou the noise limiter poteatio panel. This potentioneter is fed from the +12 volt rail. The current enters the board at terminal 4, is decoupled by C4, and passes via RB to the diodes. Resistors RB, R7 and B10 Limit the maximum current vhich can pase, vhilst at the same tise present e relatively high Ampedance in parallel to the signal path. Each diode has a voltage across it according to the current passing through it; Dt can be tured further on by larger negative spikes, but large positive input spikes vill turn it off. Similarly D2 can be tured on further by large positive epikes, but vill be tumed off by large negative opikes. The action of the tvo diodes in series is thus to Limit large input spikes of either polarity to the azount needed to tum each diode off, and this is controlled by the setting of the front panel control. It should be noted that this form of limiter operating at IP prevents large spikes charging up the AGC time constant after the detector in the AGC amplifier board, and therefore enables the long tine constant to be used in noley conditions. If the front panel control ie advanced too far in the clockwise direction, the signal amplitude vill be clipped, whlch shove an audible distortion in the audio output. Two signal outputs are available from the noise limiter board; that on terminal 6 goint to the AGC amplifier, whilst teminal 5 feeds through evitch 18 to the detectors on the detector board, we1o17. + Where fitter 46NOISE LIMITER C1002 Fig 021 8Ga= 1) | +060) VL CONTROL VARIES FROM “OFF” TO"FULL On Aven VOLTS WHEM NOISE LIMITER SWITCHED OW STVALTS WHEN SWITCHED OFF ALL VOLTAGES MEASURED WITH AYO B 25VDC RANGE Fig 022 a INPUT FROM te aM ae UF AME. PINT 2 1 6 Of = utrur To ase ane NOISE LIMITER Rete ata wc 1002 WAFER $184 FROM PINT A oS au ourrur 10 10, ania aM? ot <¢ & wo}. wernt 487 99 DETECTOR aerecron bitch PINS 5.R8 woDe swite ne eee ene Furteo 10 We Sp Viet FRONT PANEL FRONT PANEL z ConMectoR——————"12. 12,524 NOISE LIMITER OK/OFF SWITCH AKO CONTROL ¥R202 Oise MITER C007 Fig or term simon 8) i aa /sieor 0 ‘ssh FROM ra WAFER weiooe ir) 0 orien we1oi8 iTT600 a 2k 45.1 HUISE LIMITER SWITCHED OFF, OV SWITCHED OK NOISE LIMITER CONTHOL VARIED FROMOFF TO FULLY OX ALL DC VOLTAGES MEASURED OM AYO @ 2SY RANGE ALL SIGMAL LEVELS MEASURED OF CAO. WITH PROBE UHPUT C= 20—t SUGRAL LEVELS ARE AVERAGE VALEES WITH) 100pY INPUT TO THE RECEIVER REPLACHONT oP THE NOSE LIM BOARD No1002 To renove the board for servicing access carry out the folloving procedure: 1. Remove the tow fixing mts and vashers, 6BA socket spanner required. 2, Lift the board off ite fixing stude and angle it tovards the adjacent cha access to the underat: Acter repair the board should be carefully replaced ensuring that vires are intact and not trapped under the fixings. ‘To renove the boar’ completely untolder all the connections and carry out the procedure as above. No adjustaente are required on board replacement. arThe firet local oscillators cover 6.555 to 32-55MMz, the upper three bands corresponding to Dignale in the range 4.0 - Solis, the first four bands have limited coverage corresponding ‘to the signal frequencies as shown in the tablé Firet Oscillator kiiz Signal kis Range 12650 - 12810 = 260 2 12000 = 15160 2 = Gio 3 13150 = 14160 590 - 1615, 4 14150 = 16560 1590 - 4015 5 6505 - 10605 3950 - 8050 é 10500 ~ 17610 7940 - 15060 7 17505 - 32605 14500 - 32000 MC1004 covers ranges 1 to 6 inclusive, and VLP if fitted. MC1004Y covers range 7 only. (See MC1004Y section) Mo1004 The gaciliator to dual gate MOSFET in a Eartley circuit, folloved ty another dual gute MOSFEP as a buffer ampli¢ ‘Taking range 5 as an exaaple: the main tuned winding of the appropriate coil, 105, is connected to the drain of YM at Terminal 4 by svitch 9, which has attached to it’ shorting wafer 8C, thie vafer is used to prevent intercoupling between coils. Across the coil ie a trimer C110, and svitch 10A connects the oscillator section of the main tuning capacitor assenbly via series capacitors C142 and C143 to give the correct coverage. Pee oeesatator range se eet quite stanly by observing the frequency readout, vhich al Endicatee signal feequency. “Gtio'ie'uged at the hugh Frequency ead of the'sange, and core in 105 at the low frequency end. ‘The feedback vinding on 105 is selected by sviteh 8A, and returned via C139 to terminal 6, which feeds gate 1 of WI1. R3 is the gate leak, and’gate 2 is biased by Ri/R2, decoupled by C1/C2. The source resistor R4 ie decoupled by C3/C4. Between drain and earth are tvo varactor diodes I, D2, connected back to back to avotd forward conduction. The centre point of the diodes is'fed via B5 and terminal 7 from the eyntheaiser circuit; it Je theee diodes which control the frequency and phase of the oscillator in the phase-lock condition. The resistor R109 in series with the feedback vinding limits the eving of the oscillator voltage and dazps any self resonance of the feedback winding. The buffer anplifier se fed by a coupling winding on 105 selected by evitch 83. Thi Connects fo terminal Zand, via RIT and Goy to VE gate, "Min the gute Leak, and the Source fe connected to the’-10 volt rail through HY and RB, decoupled by CT and C8. CH, in cries vith terminal 3, preventa the oscillator voltages reaching to the eupply rail. The output from V2 im taken fron the drain load R10, via teminal 1 to aixer 1, M1027 Pin 4 The ctrouit of the ogcitiator varies slighty according to the range selected) Range 6 8 Tissla® to Bange'5, tut tie iriasercapacitey acroee the tuned winding of coil LOSeta feplaced ty a sair'of varastor Giodes B101 and D102 acroso 106.” This ie done to avold the light variation of cayacitance with temperature and humidity vhich becoaee important ae this’ tange to used as, the aocillater forvranges t's Ar the varactore are controlled by potentioneter THE on the trimer beard, Viies is ecceosible fon underneath the receiver in Zomon vith all other trinweres Om ranges 1 4 avitch vaCere Oh, 9B and 9 are arranged to use 106 a8,the cot for the Gecliifter, and fn‘cidef fe tustt tho ffeguency"soretage to tat required or each of" those ow frequonoy ranges, vitches 10k and 108 bring the frinwer board into use. See ximmer bound M1026 inroreaitonsVst OSCILLATOR (RANGES 1-6) MCTODE Fig 06-1 ° Mc 1004 To 107 Via Sto" = tov" Tat, OSC, (RANGES 1-6) To MIXER | Wc 1027 Pina To wiPER OF 386 1ov 10 ; Soaks Mci026 S41 ao MC . Preto ee ener eae HOV INPUT To RANGE 7 OSCILLATOR NciooaY Pio = FROM OSC. COIL VIA SBA TO TRIMMER BOARD PINS 6 TO.9 VIA'SIOB AND TO. Los / Los VST asciuu we mone svara, mput FROM sia roast. COits en Counter 7 wa sieht ss ay" UTE am FR 0 ose ourrur OCOILS WIA Sti Ose ouTRY WER weve = ~0r INPUT FROM CHASSIS FEEDTHROUGH REPLACHNENT OF 187 OSCILLATOR NC1004 (44 To remove the board for rrvicing carry out the following proceedure. 1. Remove C148 earthing - firing screw 6BA open ended spanner required. 2, Renove two 65 fixing mute and crinkle washers - 6BA socket spanner required. 3. LAft off the earth tage on the fixing ecrewe. 4. Rats doard off fixing etude and hinge tovarde centre of chaste: After repair the board should be carefully replaced ensuring that vires are intact, solder earth tage are replaced, crinkle washere are in position, C149 ie intact, and C142 de secured vith ite earth screw tightened fimly. To remove the board completely, uneolder all connectio! ang carry out procedure above, Raving replaced the PCB slight adjuetaent to the oscillator frequency may be required. Tt te ry to retune the RP stages. See alignnent and adjuetment page 48. +4fran ascieuacan cone a on 7, (15,~ 302) the 1st oscillator boand MC1004 18 svitched out of circuit and the Tange 7 ovgillator MCIO04Y ie evitehed in. It consists of an oscillator YM, a buffer amplifier V2 and VI} and a voltage regulator cdreult IC1 and VI. The oscillator 1s tuned by the combination of L1 and, D} vhich ie a varactor diode. The load for the oscillator CH1, coupled to the tuned circuit by C3 with feedback to gate 1 of ¥M1 by C4. RZ and D1 on gate 1 form an automatic level control, biasing gate 1 more negative for a greater oscillator amplitude. R1, O1 and I2 provide a stable decoupled -6.2¥ supply. Output of the oscillator 4s coupled to the buffer amplifier by CT. The buffer amplifier is a tuo stage ctroult with V9? and YP3 and provides about 108B of gain, Oaciiator input is fed to the dase of VT2 by C7, R7 and RO provide the base bias. The enitter resistor R10 provides d.c. stability and'R.P. negative feedback. R9 is the load resistor and the signal is coupled into VI} by C10. RI1 and M12 provide base bias and R11 also provides negative feedback. The eaitter resistor is B14, decoupled by C11. Output from the buffer across the Load resistor R15 ie coupled to the ain oso{llator buffer stage on MO1004 by C13 and avitch water S98. A etable bias voltage for tuning the varactor diodes 1 developed by the regulator circuit. ICt ie an integrated circuit regulator with an intemal comparator and amplifier and f¢ the series pass transistor VI4 go that the voltage appearing on the emitter of VI does not vary vith load or line variation. ‘The output of IC1 and 14 ie further stabilised and decoupled by B19, C16, C17, D4 and D5. ‘The resulting voltage across Df and D5 is connected to one end of the tuning potentioneter YR105 vhich 19 mounted on the rear of the main tuning gang capacitor. The slider of ¥RI05 is connected to thé anodee of the varactor diodes via pin 5 and the associated decoupling circuit consisting of CH2, C19, C20, C21, C22 and RA. BM also provides R.F. issolation. The ‘cold! end of the tuning potentiometer YRI05 is connected to earth via R21, YRI and pin 6, Pin 6 4s decoupled by C23. VR1 is used to trim the range of VRIO5 and adjusts the L.P. ond of the oscillator frequency coverage. ‘The cathodes of the varactor diodes are decoupled by C8 and connected to the centre point of the potential divider formed by R6 and R5, vith further decoupling by 09. “The eynthesieer phase lock loop output is applied to the boant on pin 10. Aignment of Osetllator:- 1, Tum the receiver to the L.F. end of the range to the mechanical stop and adjust VR to give a readout display of 14.5éis 2100Kdis. 2, ‘ine the receiver to the E.F. end of the range to the mechanical stop and adjust the core of LOT to give a readout display of 32.5Miz 200k. 3. Repeat atepe 1 and 2 until no further adjustment 1s required. NOTE: 07 and YRI are accessible through the receiver base plate,AY OSCILLATOR MCTO0LY ADJUST HF ADJUST LE. END RANGE 7 eno Stunt io_} O3n 038 RANGE 7 AY RIG RTL AIO RB RE cy RS CL HORI 02 * LaJUU, BULOLU (HAL Cet ool Deo on ef ts 5B —| -— $0 6.6 os oon IST ase (RANGE 7 ONLY) we 1OOLY not a ‘ 32) [ P2929 10 GANG POT cow ena = -—— =i¥oe 10 GANG POT DC CONTROL INPUT FROM vA SWS GANG POT WIPER ig 047-2 SYHTH INPUT FROM COUNTER VA OSCT MC 1006 iNT. “OY INPUT FROM OSC SECTION HC 100s PING EARTA 10 3W SCREENED LEAD OW WAFER 9 27 OC INPUT FROM PSw MC 1001 n22vae TEST POINT OSC guTrur to 1st osc MC yooe PIN? (BUFFER AMP SECTION) REPLACEMENT OF RANGE 7 OSCILLATOR BOARD Wc1004¥ 8 carry out the folloving procedure: 1, Regove the four fixing nute and vashere - 6BA socket spanner required. 2. LAtt board off ite fixing etude and hinge tovamte the range avitch to gain access to the underside. Take care not to disturb the setting of the pre-set potentioneter VRI. After repair the board should be carefully replaced ensuring that alT wires are intact and not trapped under the fixings. > renove the board completely unsolder all connections and carry out the procedure dove. Tater no clrounstances must the wiring arrangesent be altered, particularly the earth to pin 12 near ICt, oe sLlator frequency may be falignnent and adjustment page sight adjustment to the range 7 ary foretune the RP. etaguee” Su ”funy ascuucatan cane ann swotca suns tig 202 sremtssce worn h ve escuua were $598 ¥ a want mae cro, “ee the scm ceeeeanes Petras meme nc Hy axe) Tams fas refi 9 uase amy crm) | LS ame Ue vomagy SvA mpg 2 yei-o7 ‘TaLe board contain the second local oscillator, buffer explifier, and the second mix ‘The second oscillator 1a Colpitte-Clamp type, employing the transistor TM, and oscillating over the range 2095 - 2105kH2 vith a centre frequency of 2100kiz. The maximim frequency corresponds to the zero position on the fine tuning scale. ‘The coil L1, wound on a ceramic former, is mounted on the 2.5512 Filter board MC1020, and ie tuned by @ third section of the fine tuning variable capacitor connected to terminal 2. C4 and C5 lint the range of capacitance variation, and the remainder of the tuning capacitance 18 comprised of eilver mica and temperature compensating capacitors C1, C2 and (03 on.the 2.55Mils filter board. C2 and C3 on the mixer 2 board are the feedback capacitors to maintain oscillations. CH! ie placed in series vith BS to reduce its damping effect acrote C3, The trimer TC119 1e used together with the adjustment of the core of cofl L1 to obtain the correct range of frequency variation for the second oscillator. ‘The output from the oscillator is taken via C5 to @ potential divider 06, C7 and thence to a buffer emitter follover VT2. An output 4a takerr from the emitter of VI2 to Terminal 6, vhich connects via coaxial cable to the counter circuitry. The main output of VT2 ie via C12 to gate 2 of VTS, a dual gate MOSFET, which te the and mixer. R9 connects gute 2 to the decoupled negative supply point, and therefore gate 2 is Diased back, and is tumed on by the jeond oscillator voltage fed to it. ‘The aignal at a centre frequency of 2555kHz is fed to gate 1 of VTS from L3 via terminal 1, and nixing takes place in the transistor. The wanted output at the difference frequency of 455kl2 appeare across the drain load conaieting of the primary of T2 and R14, and ie stepped down into the secondary winding. R13 increases the impedance at terminal 5 to approximately 1000chns, which 18 the correct value for the following crystal filters. ‘The negative voltage supply to VI and VI2 is stabilived by zener diode D1, which is fed by RT. A series tuned circuit consisting of M and an intemal capacitor, is connected acrost gate 2 of YTS. This circuit resonates ae an acceptor at 455kiiz, and removes any 455kiiz eignal present in the oecillator output, vhich might lead to additional noise in the mixing proce 92waren 2 me 1007 Fig 071 Fig 2 2rSsvane PUT FO ning Mc1O70 wixen 2 MC1007 ssike v1 Put Taricen via it 38 TO 2S5MEs FILIER WoaRD cro70 FIM 7a st ouTPaT To cooxren su 2 1 sowen FUEL MEET raw wan tears nt gence MIXER 2 2nd OSC OuTPET 1007 ce To 255 Fien s04Ko tea. OSC. TUnCD ‘ootrat 10 FILIONS rvnicat FIG. 07-4 REPLACEMENT OP MDXER 2 BOARD NC1007. To renove the board for servicing access carry out the folloving procedure: 1. Renove the interpolation box cover by undoing the eight 6RA screws and washers, 6BA ssrevdriver required. 2, Rotate the fine tuning control go that the scale reads '10', this ensures that the tuning capacitor vanes are meshed and vill not be damaged. 3. Renove the cable tie fixing nut and vasher situated on the chassis at the front end of the board, OBA socket spanner required. 4, Carefully bend the afca capacitor (83, near the rear end of the board, downwards to the boart so that it will not foul the trimer capacitor TC119 when the board ie lifted off ste fixings. 5. Remove the two board fixing mute and vashers, GHA socket spanner required. Lift the band and cable tie off their fixings and hinge the boant tovards the tuning capacitor for access to ite underside. Aster repair the boar! should be carefully replaced ensuring that all vires are intact, Bend the mica capacitor C3 upright again, leave C2 flat on the board. To remove the boani for replacement unsolder all connections except the Link to pin 1 fro the 2.55Miz filter boar’ pin 6, at the front of the board, and carry out the removal procedure as above. When’ the board is lifted from its fixings access to pin 1 will allow the connection to be reaoved. To replace the board connect pin 1 before the boar 1s re-nounted on its fixings. Having replaced the board sone adjustment to the 2nd oscillator may be required. Se Glignsent and adjustwent page 103. The trensforsers 71 and 72 will not require adjustment Unlece they have been tanpered with, See alignment and adjustment page 103. Replace the interpolation box cover with eight 6BA screws and washers, 63A screwdriver required. 3Te aMPLIFTER W108, Amplification up to 60 dB at 455iiis te provided by a two stage integrated circuit, ICt. ‘The signal at terminal 6 is coupled into the first stage by C1 and TI, it being necessary to operate in a balanced configuration. Diodes D1 and D2 prevent the signal reaching more than 500a¥ peak at this point, whilst Ri dampe 7 to give an overall bandwidth of 20kiz. ‘The amplified output of the first stage ie available at pin 12, of ICI vhere 72 couples the signal into the second stage, damped by B2, C6 decouples the cold side of 72. ‘The output of the second stage, again in a balanced mode, ia transformed by 75 to a single- ended output, bandwidth correction being made by BS. From thie point three outputs are available (1) Via C11 to the noise limiter (If fitted). (2) Via C11 and C12 to the AGC and detector boards if the noise limiter is not fitted. (3) Tos C10, BA and 35 (which provide a 20:1 stepdown) for feeding to the IP output, A filtered ~10 volt supply is fed.to pins 5 and 9 from terminal 7 via CH1, C7 and C3. ‘The AGC supply to pine 3 and 4 of the integrated cizeuit ie decoupled by C3 and C4, and is fed from the AGC axplifier board via terminals 4 and 5. Gain is st maxim vhen the AGC voltage ie most negative.nore WEAMPLIFIER Hev0O8 ‘OuIPUT To wo:se LIMITER Mc1097 PiNy yres $9 | ve mpureean «| Burren ane we1933 LE AMPLIFIER ny mcia08 : 3 fig 083 (sstae eu ninth [ss lemenacenee iF awe : --cP74 wee, Ce eke a ae AMP | i 7 wenn 4 ff | YOIsE LIMITER so ; ieanioa eeeeenenees 63 | Lue einen) —10V RAIL accame HC 1010 WHEN NOISE MITER IS MOT FLITE HCio0g Pin IS CONNECTED 10 S)BA AMDMC1O08 PIN? 15 CONNECTED TO HeveId PUT LF AMPLIFIER Mc 1008 ‘assume signa Fon & a assume 1 poutrat 10 Lame wnctoog Pant 3 ase.inrur f O- thom Ac. irencis | mse kT ——Ojnow hee . Tine net tmicat "100 re Fig. 08-4 To renove the board for servi .g carry out the i> 1. Remove the four 6BA fining 2. Lee the beard off ite fo ite unders ts and washers, xings acd hinge tt + ver for soceas Atter repair the board should te carefully replaced trapped under the fixings. ‘To remove the board completely unsolder all connections and carry out the procedure above. Having replaced the board adjustnent to TM, T2 and TS vill not be nece: have teen taapered with. Sea alignment and adjustment page 103. ng that wires are intact and not ary unless they If the integrated ciroult IC1 has been replaced adjustment to the AGC threshold level may de required, ‘See alignnent and adjustaent page 105. °RP AMPLIFIER MC1009 AW)_RP TUNED CIRCUITS The HF anplifier receives in the band 4-30!6iz, divided into three ranges, 4 - Miz, @ ~ 15Mz and 15 - 30Ms, vhich correspond to ranges 5, 6 and 7. On ranges 1, 2, 3 and 4 ‘the signal ie up-converted ap follows: wae Mz Q) Range 1 10.10 to 10.25 2 10.25 to 10.60 3 10.60 to 11.60 4 11.60 to 14.00 ‘The HF amplifier is arranged to tune the appropriate frequencies for each band. ‘The signal is applied via Switch 1A to a pair of tuned circuits on each band, forming a bandpaes tuned filter. For example, on range 6, LSA transforms to a higher impedance from the 50 chm source impedance. C119/C120 form the bottom coupling impedance, and C116 is the top coupling capacitor. A section of the sain variable tuning capacitor tunes L6A, in series with C109 to give the correct frequency coverage and tracking lav. C103 is the trimer capacitor for fine adjustment of the frequency coverage at the high frequency end of the range - adjustment of the low frequency end is carried out by changing the inductance of 16A vith the tuning core. Sim{larly 16B ie tuned by a second section of the main tuning capacitor in series with C152, and the trimer capacitor ie TC104. On ranges 1 - 4 the frequency range is restricted, and therefore in addition to enaller series capacitora, additional parallel capacitors are avitched across the two sections of the main tuning capacitor by evitch vafers 1B and 5. ‘The bandwidth of the tuned filter in front of the HF amplifier te no greater than 10% of the tuned frequency, being videst at the high frequency end of each range. ‘The output from each tuned filter 1s selected by Switch wafer 3, and applied to the BF amplifier MC1009. The signal enters the RF amplifier at Terminal 1 and is coupled into gate 1 of VPI via Cl, @ stopper resistor R3, and a gate leak resistor BI. The source is connected to the -10 volt supply via RS, and chokes CH! and CH2. ‘These prevent RF coupling to other etages, in conjunction vith C3, C4, C5 and C6. The gate 2 voltage ie derived from the AGC line at Terminal 2, D1 providing a delay potential which mst be overcome before the AGC voltage can reduce the gain of VI. Gate 2 ie returned to the source via R2, and is decoupled by C2, The output from the drain ie at Terminal 5, R4 being a stopper resistor to prevent unvanted oec{llations. Connected between terminal 1 and earth ie the dlode circuit coneisting of the eix diodes D2 ~ DT, This circuit prevents large RF voltages reaching the MOSFET RF amplifier vhich might otherwise danage 1.AMPLIFIER MC1009 Fig 09-1 os) Bo te oe ALL OC VOLTAGES MEASURED WITH AVO 6 25VOC RANGE JRF GAIN VARIED FROM MIN TO MAX AGC.TO MANUAL 09.2 INPUT FROM FRONT VIA SW3. “NOV INPUT f AMP, ti RE AMPMC1009C ac Fo FEED THROUGH P 3 fe Ts LE RE AMP M Pint RF SIGNAL OUTPUT TOMIXER 1 01027 R.F. AMPLIFIER MC1009 AGC. INPUT —-RESIGNAL OUTPUT FROM MCIOI0 MixeR KcIO27 rm 5 PUM 3 VIA ST & RIOS ALF. SIGHAL INPUT FROM $3 s10v IMpuT og FROM CHASSIS. O FEED THROUGH * AGC VANIED FROM MIN TO Max Lift the board off its fixing atuds and hinge it tovanle the range switch to guin access to ite underaide. ACter repair the boand should be carefully replaced enouring that all virea are intact and ‘are not trapped under the fixings, pay particular attention to the co-ax lead to pin 2. To resove the board coepletely unsolder all connections and follow the regoval procedure Having replaced the board no adjustnante vill be required, STwane reuees pt 1 004 NN a ae | 7 1! ' rd, 1 ge ot ‘ome [TPF aioe few Jen Te 7 i gi ist 25h Ms asin Fak Us wacene rT) Sv A AGC AMPLIFIER Mo1O10 AND SWITCHES WAFERS 21 AND 22 The AGC circuits develop control voltages for the IP amplifier, buffer amplifier, LF amplifier, and RF amplifier. The IP signal from the Noise Liniter output enters at terminal 11 and 1s applied to the base of ¥I5 via C} and RI4. This transistor is biaced near cut-off by reeistore R15, R16 and RI3. (The enitter resistor R13 is not decoupled). This circuit acta as an AGC’ detector, ith a tine constant coniating of R12 end C2 in the collector which renoves the IP and Bodulation frequencies Diode D5 enables a longer discharge time constant to be added for SSB or CW reception by the setting of evitch 21, labelled GAIN-MAN, FAST, SLOW, on the front panel. In the Manual and Fast positions of thie evitch, wafer 21A leaves the long time constant of R11 and C1 Aieconnected but in the Slow position terminal 2 on the Detector board is connected to the =10 volt supply by Wafer 214, An increase in the detected voltage at the collector of VI3 charges up the two tine constants in parallel quickly but if the signal decreases diode D5 ie cut off, and the voltage on terminal 5 decays over a period of 2 - 3 seconds vith the time constant of R11 and Cl. The voltage variation at terminal 3, hich is proportional to signal level, is fed vie Wafer 21B in the Slow and Past positions to the transistors VT¢ and VT. In the Manual position Wafer-21B substitutes for thie voltage the output of potentioneter YR201, vhich ie the Manual RP gain control on the front panel. In the Manual gain position, therefore, the gain of the receiver is varied by controlling the AGC line voltage maiuell,, and there is no need to derive a separate manual gain circuit for each controlled amplifier. ‘Diode D201 ie placed across Wafer 21B to give the facility of setting the AGC threchold by ‘use of the manual RF gain position. In the absence of a eignal, terminal 3 is near -10y with respect to earth and if the evitch ie in the AGC Fast cr Slow position the diode will conduct. The voltage on terminal 4 vill be determined by the setting of the Manual AF gain control. When a signal arrives, terminal 3 becomes less negative, and may be more positive than the @lider of VR201. In thie cage D201 se out off, and the developed aignal voltage takes control of the AGC line. ‘The do input from Wafer 21B at terminal 4 feeds tvo circuits, The base of VT4 is fed via RIT which has a high value 90 ae not to load the time constant circuits. The emitter is biased to the correct de point by R18, D6 and D7, ao that across the collector load 819 appeare a voltage vhich becomes more negative as the signal increases. This is the characteristic required by the dual gate MOSFET etage in the RP amplifier MC1009, Buffer Amplifier MC1035, and LF Amplifier MC1028, and accordingly terminal 5 is connected to all ‘three printed cizeuit boarde The second processing stage VT6, is fed again by a high value resistor R22 and acts as an enitter follover eo that ae the IF signal level increases the voltage on the enitter of VT6 negative. Since the two stages of controlled gain in the IF amplifier cAreuit require a relatively suall voltage variation for a large change in gain, the potential on the output terminals 6 and 7 ie set by R21, R23, R25 and R26. The preset potentioneters VR3 and VR4 enable correct setting. ‘The AGC feed 1e also taken to Wafer 21C, and from here, vhen in the AGC FAST or SLOW poettions, to terminal 8, which ie the input for the meter circuit. Transistors VT1 and VI2 forn identical amplifying stages, the voltage on the base of VII coming from the AGC line, vhilet that on the base of VI2 is derived fron a pre-set potentioneter VR. In the absence of a signal YRi is varied to nearly match the residual potential on terminal 8, #0 that there de a exall differential voltage between teminale 9 and 10 across which the front panel meter M201 {e connected via Switch 22. Diodeo D202 and D203 limit the voltage excursion acroes the meter, vhich 18 a centre-zero type. The use of VRI enables the meter needle to be eet to the left hand zero line in the absence of a signal, for use as an 'S' meter. Svitch 22 connects the meter for thie purpose in the positions marked SEARCH and METER LOCK. In the niddle LOCK position, the meter is connected to the synthesiser circuit to assist in locking the fizet oscillator to the internal mater crystal oscillator, R201 adjusts the meter range to the correct value. * Mis circuit te not included in all receivers.AGC AMP MC1O108 Fig 101 SET SIG STRENGTH METER ZERO SEVIE AMP AGC. LEVELS: a ARF GAIN VARIED. FROM MUCTO MAX WITH AGC TO MANUAL ALL OC VOLTAGES MEASURE WITH AYO 6 25V RANGE 2 AGCOUTPUT TOMC1033 &MC1008 TO AGC S22 TO METER M201 TO $71 AGCourPUT TO WIPER S2u8 Vik $22 WIPER TOC 1008 10 S218 PINS 48S ro sma OV SUPPLY AGLAMP HC10108 SUGHAL INPUT FROM MOISE LIMITER MC1002 PIM 6 Figd AGC. 10 BUFFER AMP MCY033 PIN? Pay inrut AGC10 RF AMP MC 1008 F7 SUG INPUT FROM wOLSE LIMITER WCV002 PING a 7 Fi « AGE AMP HEINIO 10. avr AGC TOUF AMPHCI008 PINS Le S (NEE TOIF AMP HCIOUB FINK wrt x signa starecin MEIER H20E Vo seancn 10 \0ck 30 LOCKMEIER ° AGC. AMPLIFER MC 1010 ser a. cain Age. ourrut Ye ua To mansrast/siow Seiten S21 rms wetooe 50 syle s2 OND $ ? May gauecearenc cance Fao Kn Te Mar 4 Skew TINE snkes encr REPLACDENT OP THE AGC AMPLIFIER BOARD MC1O10 carry out the folloving procedure: To remove the board for servicing acces 1, Uneolder the connection to pin 11 on the rear edge of the board. 2, Renove the four 6BA fixing mits and vashers, 6BA socket spanner required. e boart off ite fixing studs and hinge st tovarte the front of the receiver for Do TAS SPE PED pleceldes ake care not to dietur the vetting of the pre-set potentioneters VAI, VR2 and VRA. Atter repair the board should be carefully replaced ensuring that wires are intact and not trapped under the fixinge. Re-solder the connection to pin 11. .o board for replacenent unsoléer all the connections and carry out the removal ‘above. To renew: Procedure Having replaced the board adfustnente to the three pre-set potentiometers may be required. Seo ical justaent. section. 59AP AMPLIFIER MC1011 The audio output from the Detector board is comected via a screened lead to terminal 2, Watch fecds the 7-5 che aapiifiesy ant ie crose-convected fo teruinal 6, which feeda the G00 cha enplifier. Both aapliftere enpley an integrated clzcult, vhich has besleally two stage Considering the 7.5 chm eircuit around IC!, C1 prevents RF entering the audio circutts, whilet C2 couples the eignal into the first stage of the amplifier at Pin 6 of ICi, RI, R2, 5 and C5 form a feedback network to shape the overall response of the amplifier. "VR, decoupled by C4 is a preset potentionster to set the dc voltage at the output of the firet ‘etage, and thereby the bias voltage at the second stage output at Pin 10 of the integrated ciroult. If this control te not adjusted correctly at full audio output, clipping will occur on one peak polarity of the sinewave before the other, giving rise to distortion. The output of the firet 5 of C1 to taken via RF to terminal 10, and then Thfough’s twin screened Leal to the font panel control W204, labelled AF GLIMy vic 18 decoupled at audio frequencies by C202. The signal te retumed to the second stage of the integrated circuit vie terminal 11 to pin 4 of IC. The placing of the gain control after the firet stage ensures that at minimm gain setting no noise can be discerued froa thie wideband stage. Tre output of the second stage ts at pin 10 of ICI, vere Rf and CO provide high frequency correction and C6 couples the signal into another section of the amplifier to provide negative feedback. C9 ie the output capacitor, and C10 decouples the +12 volt supply. Fos integrated clreutt tp the 7.5 che agplitiery IC1, must be fitted at all tines with a heat eink to dissipate the intemal heat generated. ‘The audio output at terminal 1 18 taken to the ‘phone Jack’ 120 on the front panel, vhich La wired to disconnect both the intemal and external loudspeakers vhen the headphone Jack ie inserted. Headphones of high or low impedance may be used since 2202 is in series to earth. Tue intemal loudepeaker has an impedance of 35 ome, so that vhen the full output voltage Te" applied, the pover in the speaker does fot exceed 500 a the external epester connection, at terminal 2 and 7 in the terminal block at the rear of the receiver, (and extended in the miltivay connection cable) 1 in parallel with intemal loudspeaker except that the internal speaker hao ite om on/off eviteh 525. For maximum output the extemal speaker should have aa impedance of 7.5 ohaa, but the circust vill perform adequately into any impedance between 6 and 15 chas. If it ia necessary to use an external 3 cha loudspeaker, @ satching transformer mst be eaployed, or the aaplifier vill shut dow occasionally. The integrated efzcuite used on thie board are fully protected againat excessive output currente and mupply voltage, either condition triggering an intemal SCR efroult vhich cute off the amplifier. Should this occur, the receiver aust be avitched off for a fev seconde fod evitched on again. This restores the protection circuit to the normal condition, and the anplifier operates an before. ‘The 600 cha amplifier is of similar design to that described above, vith a different potentioneter arrangement for adjusting gain, and a different output circuit. ‘The gain potentioneter, RVI, ie located on the Detector boani MCIO17, and Je adjusted via a hole in the receiver base plate. The line level is normally set vhen the receiver leavé the factory to 1 aW into 600 oha load. The output circuit consiste of C19, 89, RIO and Tt. ‘The tums ratio of the output transformer ie 1:8, so that an extemal 600 cha load appears across the prisary aa 9 ohne, giving the integrated circuit a total load of 33 ohms. Similarly, the source resistor as seen from the load 1e 600 ohms, The balanced output 1 token directly to the terminal block at the rear of the receiver. It ie not necessary to use the full supply voltage for this amplifier, and therefore extra filtering is carried out By RI and C18,THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF MUIRHEAD LIMITED, BECKENHAM, ENGLAND. COPIES IN WHOLE OR IN PART MUST NOT BE MADE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY. acl @LLOLIW dV 4 2AILVNRLTV Iso Ino no -o (TYMMYH 301N83S 19 39¥d"LLOLIW HLIM 318 VLVEHOI Kid) J issue 1$-6-8 |1 MUIRHEAD BECKENHAM ORAWN Limited. kent. | TRACED CHECKED — APPROVED 7 scace MATERIAL Finish TOLERANCES UNLESS] USED OW — ~ sneer Oruenwise. seectrit® THIRD ANGLE PROJECTION PRACTIONAL A3 DECIMAL Op) mictimernes $ |Lene ae uate un trees bok Ar sicmat O20 wo rt FH inna fom ‘erecton eeassi3 wero ftte re ‘ensuen berecton mevoir ree A) 00m, | are 19 3 | fen Shine BONE ee 78 45 Hi Lerirre on perecron | Frnnicat Fig. 1-4 To remove the board for servicing access carry cut tre Un ard. 4, Sand § the connections to pin ear edge 2. Regove the four 6BA fixing nuts 3s Lift the board off ite fixing stud access to its underside. Take can potentiozeters VRI and VR2. ‘ceet spanner required. land hinge it tovarde the side of tho chassis for [sturb tne setting of tne pre-set Atter repair the board should be carefully replaced ensuring that wires are intact and not trapped under the fixings. Resolder the connections to pina 4, 5 and 6, the leads have identification numbera corresponding to the pin numbers, To regove the board completely unsolder all the connections and carry out the removal, Procedure above. Having replaced the board adjustaente to the pre-set potenticneters VR1 and V2 will be requifed baly if they have deen tanpered with or a new integrated circuit nag been fitted, See A.P. adjustment section page 103. NOTE: Integrated circuit IC! MUST be fitted vith a heateink, [C2 does not require a heatsink. 6DETECTOR MC1017, ‘This board consists of AM detector, AF buffer amplifier, product detector, crystal oscillator and Beat Frequency Oseifiator. Tie AM detector input at terminal 5 {9 fed toa single Schottky barrier diode DS, with input Totus H1EE°GRI A7Usooupline Hi7, C15. tne detected audio output ie connected to" terminal i Toe AP buffer anplitier, VO5, se comected a2 an enitter follever, The signal 16, AC courled a BIS Whare Ble acts as low pase filter in conjunction with Cl4. R19 and R20 Blan the bece} the Switter resistor 10 R21." D5 prevents epies in the wupply voltage reaching the output, and decoupling ie provided by R22 and C16, ‘The audio output is AC coupled by C17, and fed via R24 to terminal 4. VII acte as a crystal controlled oscillator for SSB use and as aqvariable BFO for CW use. ‘The tuned ciroult consists of coil TM, tuned by C2, temperature compensated by Cl. Varactor Aiodee Di and D2 give a emall anount of capacitance variation across Ti according to the dias set by the front panel control VR203 iarked HPO FIER. R203 and 204 control the law of thie potentioneter eo that the variation available io approxisately 23iliz in the C¥ position, The oscillator is Colpitts connected, the main capacitors being C3 and C4. 5 provides impedance in the emitter circuit across C4, viilet R4 and R5 bias the bi 6 connects the base to the tuned circuit and C5 controls the amplitude. In the CW position ‘terminals 9 and 11 are connected together, and the 455kiiz crystal ie shorted out. ‘The cirouit 18 then a self-excited oscillator, with a centre frequency of 455kiiz, the frequency variation being controlled by the front panel BFO control. In the AM position of Wafer 18 terminal 11 1e connected to earth and the circuit cannot oscillate, but VTi and Vi? are allowed to paes current to eliminate varm-up drift when returning tO the CW position. In the SSB position of Wafer 18, terminals 9 and 11 are open, and the series-resonant crystal ie inserted into the amplifier section of the oscillator, thus controlling the frequency of oscillation to that of the crystal. Te outmut of tho oectlJator ie fez via O7 to the dave of an, enttter follover VIZ; Base dine ts obtained fron R6 and RY and the enitter resistor 1 RB. The oscillator eignal ii then fed via C10 to a product detector consisting of tvo transistor, VT3 and YI4 connected with a comon eaitter resistor R13, and a comon collector load R12.” Base bias ie provided by RY and RIO for the oscillator aide, and by R14 and R15 for the signal side. The signal {@ connected to the opposite baee through C12, via terminal 8. The current through the collector load {0 therefore dependent upon doth the amplitude of the oocillator applied to ‘M3, and that of the eignal applied to VP'4, Mixing action takes place in the transistor pair vith very low resultant distortion between the signal at 455kiiz and the oscillator, and ‘the audio product ie filtered by R11 and C11 before returning to Wafer 16B via terminal 7. Potentioneter VRI controle the 600 audio output level through terminals 2 and 3. vane SSB 18) Wafer 184 feods the signal in the CW and SSB positions to the product detector input and, in the AM position to the AM detector input. Wafer 10B fecde the AP buffer amplifier input from the product detector output in the CW and SSB positions, and the AM detector output in the AN position. Wafer 18¢ shorts out the 455ki2 crystal in the CW position, and in the 4M position connects terminal 11 on the Detector Board to earth. Vater 16D connects terminal 13 on the Detector Board, the varactor diode bias point, to the front panel BPO potentiometer in the C¥ position. ‘There te no connection in the AM’ position, but in the SSB position terminal 13 is connected to the filtered -10 volt rail.THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF MUIRHEAD LIMITED, waue SECKENHAM, ENGLAND. COPIES IN WHOLE OR IN PART MUST NOT BE-MAOE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT 9-L-# 1 SF THe comPane. =3 =i xi os Ss == 3 ° z & 3 = o | = s |e a] ls ez 1 ol Peal oe a |S 3 8 = z= |F BS 7S BL Se zz = | st = | ] 3 “= = | | | LE 4 Jala |S ae = MUIRHEAD LIMITED LUZ = BECKENHAM. KENT S| AS al le | | [2 | lo] z > az|ole 5 el-| 1S |zlels leks onawn Pilot TRACED “| CHECKED: a 7 APPROVED, - Seave MATERIAL Finish TOLERANCES UNLESS | USED ON sneer OTHERWISE SPECIFIED A3 ‘HIRD ANGLE PROJECTION brmeriowas °e 62a Mice rees $eX WOia0_¥3HOISND CUOLIW GB HId OL THIS DRAWING IS THE PROPERTY OF MUIRHEAD LIMITED, BECKENHAM, ENGLAND. COPIES IN WHOLE OR IN PART MUST NOT BE MADE WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY (UOLIW SLMId OL ( 83d HWM OaLLId €-U0) WASAYD ouvos OS01 9H MUIRHEAD LIMITED BECKENHAM, KENT — ven WIE TRACED CHECKED, APPROVED THIRD ANGLE PROJECTION SCALE MATERIAL FINISH TOLERANCES UNLESS OTHERWISE ‘SPECIFIED PRACTIONAL “# DecIMa £ MicuimeTRes § USED ON A3 [SHEET Gaelbevecron wexoi7 Fig 174 1k FOr IALREQUENCY ALL OC VOLTAGES MEASURED OF AOR 25¥OC RANGE sunny sunt ta eo 8 Sou | +e a we he mel et we an tengn mat Sta ncacowice Input #noM 90 wenecron xc cu/sse oerecron —AN/ss¥/ow an ourrut to quence conto vn 203, OUTPUT To PINU WIA DETECTED. tn wer We HOM st 9 ri Sine cnvsrat seTonine "To swrren sive CEAVRE) reto-Tanauen” — outrur To ior aMPUTIER PTE On CmASSIS FURTHER Doanos—CIONE went 150 az3 Die ge ‘Gs rons 28 Revit * om ood Gravee “eh CD 4 ina conta unica Ss 2D MCHONT Yo remove the 73 1, Renove the four 6BA fixing 2. Lee the Scant off for accesa *> its undersi: avitch wafer. set gpanner required. card tovarta the side of the chasais ese tre cables azainst the function After repair the board should be care! not trapped under the fixings. are intact and eplaced ensuring that al! Yo recove the board completely unsolder all the cones Procedure above. and carry out the renoval Having replaced the board adjustaent of the B.P.0. frequency say be required. See adjustment and alignment section page 103. 6METECTOR FUNCTION OLAGRAM —MCI017 Figh-S AF ourPut 10 ssihs rut Je AF AMP MCiOn FIN vivvit | St cwsse UY nevecron | AF -10V Rate BEAT [axeur SIGKAL I's Bro FREQ CONTROL A703 muviz aOR. FER ARI OF BIA 2.55Mie FILTER MC1020 ‘Thin board contains a two section bandpass filter, tuned by two variable capacitors over the range 2550 - 2560klz, with a centre frequency (when the fine tune dial ie at 5) of 2555kHe. It 4e important to note that the high frequency end of thie range corresponda to a dial reading of 0, and the low frequency end to a dial reading of 10, Thie te because the eignal fe inverted in the frequency epectrun in Mixer 1, the fret local oscillator being alvaye above the vanted signal. ‘The output fron Mixer 1 i brought through the chassis in coaxial cable into the second mixer coupartment, which houses the 2,55%0i2 filter, the second mixer and the fine tuning variable capacitor. The load to Mixer 1 ie the coil 12, and thie ie coupled via C8, C9 and C10 to the second coil 13, TNs eecticne of the vartatle capacitor are connected to terminals 4 and 5, and the capacitor eving is controtied by the series capacitors Cé, C11 and shunt capacitore C7 and C12, The trimere TC! and TC2 are used for alignnent at the centre frequency for maximum eigna!, The cutput is trancformed down in a jecondary winding on U3 before reaching the input to the second mixer. The bandwidth of the filter ie approxinately 12kilz. ‘Aso mounted on the 2.5SMilz filter board ie the coil Li and ite elated tuning capacitors 1, 2, C3, C4, C5, C119 and VCI08. This is the tuned cireuit for the 2nd oscillator on Mixer 2 board and ie linked to it via terminal 1. (See a/so Mixer 2 MC1007) It te tmportant to note that C1 and C3 have carefully eelected temperature coefficients and met be replaced with identical types. (See Mixer 2 MC1007 description), 642-85 Wiz FILTER M1020 Fig 201 fig? 2.9562 IKPUT FROM, 255i} 59h OUTPUT TO CAYSTAL FILTER VIASISE Fo) teen rin aa DSM FILTER HC1070 FROM 2N0 OSC SYNTHESISER ~ AMD ALL COMPONENTS. FLITEO ON THEINSIOE OF MIXER 2 IWIERPOLATION BOX HIKER? Mc1007 6 97 countoown 110 cousiER se JOVOLT SUPPLY MC 1020 oscituaton 1 cuncUIT i 255 mie FLIER oT '005T FOI 3 ieee 10 ro vclow ourrut 10 PA ae nbs \velon | \\veie | Wanttar tne 8S tg Ghat rae ee MIHER 2 Hae RE MAIO a Spel el et \ Fig. 20-4 REPLACHGNY OF THE 2.55MiZ FILTER BOARD MC1020 To renove the boar! for servicing access carry out the following procedure:— 1, Regove the interpolation box cover by removing the eight 6BA fixing scree and waehere, 6BA acrewariver required. 2. Rotate the fine to ing control so that 1! ocale reade "10", thie engures that the tuning capacitor vanes are meshed and will nct => iamaged. 3. Lift the coax cable which runs to pin 3 on the underside of the board out of its slot in the casting. 4. Remove the three 6BA board fixing mite and washere, 6BA eocket spanner required. 5. Carefully Lift the board off its fixing etude and hinge it downvande tovards the tuning gang for acceso to its underside. Take care not to use too much force vhich might cause Gamage to componente on the board against the tuning capacitor. After repair the board should be carefully replaced enouring that all vires are intact, particularly the links between the board pine 2, 4 and 5 and the tuning capacitor which are of rigid wire. Re-insort the co-ax lead to pin 5 into ite slot in the casting. To remove the board completely unsolder all connections except the co-ax lead to pin 3 under the board and carry out the removal procedure above, When tho board ie renoved from ite Hxings accese to pin 3 vill allow the conrection to be uneoldered. When replacing the board connect the co-ar lead to pin 3 before mouting the board on ite fixings. laying replaced the board real lpment of the 2,55ttls clrcuite and the 2nd oscillator tuned cireuft may be required. Seo alignsent and adjustment section, page 103. 6ABRIAL pROTBCTOR INIT C1024 The aerial input {9 taken in coaxial cable directly to the input of the Protector unit at terminal 3. The function of this unit ie to disconnect the receiver from the serial if sore than 3 volts maximum r.a.e, (at radio frequencies) appear on the serial lead. To do this the Protector unit contains a fast acting reed relay, viich, vhen the recetver 19 on, normally connects terminal 3 to terminal 1 via Cl and R2, feeding signals to the receiver. If excessive voltage at froquencies between 10kiz and 100M 1s sensed by the Protector circuit, the relay changes over to connect terminal 1 to earth, leaving terminal 3 disconnected. ‘Thus the receiver input ie earthed, and the aerial ie @isconnected. After an interval, depending uupon the strength of the interference, the relay retums to the normal position, but if the interference 18 atill present the cycle is repeated, and the aerial is again disconnected in a fev milliseconds. The relay vill continue this sensing procedure until the high voltage ts resoved from the aerial. When the receiver is off, there £e no current in the relay coil to hold the relay in the Ol postion, and therefore the aertal in disconnected to give a fail-safe condition. Between terminale 1 and 3 is a1 ohm non-inductive resistor R1, in parallel vith a videband transformer, Ti. Diodes D7 ~ D2 are connected between terminal 1 and earth and fora a high speed protection circuit capable of vithstanding high current for a short period of tine until the reed relay operates. At normal eignal levele the impedance presented by the diodes ie high, and the circuit is non-operational. Hovever, when a voltage on the aerial is high enough to cause the diodes to conduct, a current passes through BI, and a voltage ie developed across the secondary of TI.” The diodes D1 and D2 limit thie voltege in order to protect the folloving transistor amplifier, VI. This is a videband amplifier, vith b dias resistore R2 and R5, enitter resistors R4 and R5 and collector load BS. This voltage present across the load is rectified by D3 and D6 eo that the junction of D4 and C6 becones more negative than the -10 volt supply rail. 06 removes the RF voltage, and a second diode Dg allows the negative voltage to charge up the lang tine constant BY and C1. If the input voltage ie reaoved by the action of the relay, diode D4 ie cut off, and the long tine constant discharges. The voltage developed across the source resistor R10, of VT2, holda transistor VPS on, thus paseing current through the relay coil, and operating the relaj When D4 charges RO and C7 negatively, ¥92 takes less current, the voltage on the base of VT3 ie reduced and the relay dropa out; thie disconnects the Protector unit from the ecurce of high voltage. Torninals 1 and 3 on the asin terminal block, eituated at the rear top side of the cha fare normally linked (terminal 1 is connected to chassis earth), Terminal 3 of the terainal Dlock ie connected to terminal 10 on the protector board and therefore RL1 Coil ie normally taken directly to earth. Hy inserting a pair of contacts, as nay be provided on the rear of a worse key, in place of the link 1 to 3, miting can be obtained. When the mite contact are opened the Telay contacts renain in the off posi:ion disconnecting the aerial from the receiver thus providing "trear in" conditiona needed for morse operation. Operation of the protector anit as a muting device 1s Lin{ted to a avitching arransesent a8 @escribed. UNDER NO CTRCOMSTANCES MUST AN EXTERNAL MUTING VOLTAGE BE APPLIED 10 TERMINAL ON THE MAIN TERMINAL Ef it ie desired to operate from an extemal muting syezex which eee a cuting voltage, a re-ay or our extemal “Mating and Tgrmination Unit! mst be ised Which allows for muting froa an extemal voltage of “12¥ to {24v, ueing solid state ny: If tt 4s desired to operate in a duplex mode, the local traneaitter must not induce sere than 5 volts into the receiver input otage. This can be arranged by adequate separation of transmitting and receiving aeriale, or by the use of « tuned rejector unit. + Mile Link aay be connected across the extemal connecting terminal blook. 66TERIAL OUTPUT To AIM RECIEVER. inPUT PROTECTOR uMIT MCTO2GC fig m0 ALL MC VOLTAGES MEASURED OH AVO 6 25WOE RANGE na TIMUTE Link TERMI AERIAL PROTECTOR HC 10260. at FROM CHASSIS Fe OVOLT SUPPLY EDTHROUGH Ping ow BLOCK EARTH weuac ranrecien wciae TO MUTE Une, PN 3 OM Tenminac busca exntnen OW NORMAL GreRATiON ‘rey cincuit on mut RTO EXTERNAL mute UNIT, °, aoe aan renee Fig. 24.4 REPLACEMGNT OF THE AERTAL PROTECTOR BOARD MC1024 To remove the board for servicing access carry out the following procedure:- 1, Unsolder the aerial co-ax connection to pin 3 on the board, take care not to dazage the lead vith excess heat. 2. Remove the two 68A fixing nuts and washers on the outside of the chasoie flange, 6BA socket apanner required. If the fixing ecreve rotate prevent this by light edgews pressure on the board. Remove the bani complete with fixing ecreve and spacere forvarde tovanis the front of ‘the receiver until the fixings are clear of the chassis then angle the board to gain access to ite underside. Take care not to exert force on the reed relay terminations thie component is very fragile. After repair the board should be carefully replaced ensuring that all vires are intact. Re-solder the aerial co-ax lead, To remove the board complétely unsolder the aerial co-ax lead and the -10v rail wire from pin 4 on the undereide of the board. Remove the board ae the procedure ubove and unsolder the two remaining wires to enable complete renoval of the board. Reverse this procedure when fitting a replacement board. Ro adjuctoonts are required. 87Le oR 01025 ‘The LF Mixer 18 a ring of four barrier diodes D1 - D4, which are selected to be of sintlar forvard resistance. Matching 18 provided by the input transformer 75 and output transformer 74. ‘The eignal in the LF ranges grosent at terminal 1 is aixed with a 10Miz eignal derived from the Master Cryetal oscillator in the counter box, and the upper frequency product 1s taken to the RF amplifier M01009 vie the RF tuned circuits and svitches from terminal 2. ‘The conversion process is: Signal at aerial Signal into RF Amplifier Range 1 100- 250K 10.10-10. 2542 ae 250- 600Kii2 10.25-10.60% "3 600-1600. 10.60-11 .60M "4 1600-4000KH2 11.60-14.008 ov 15- 100KH2 10.015-10. 1s On the LF ranges 1 ~ 4, therefore, the receiver becones a triple superheterodyne, the high firet IP of between 10.1 and 14.0Miz for these ranges giving added image protection. ‘The 10Mfiz drive from the counter box enters at terminal 5, and ie amplified by VI, which te biased into current by RI and R2. A tuned load at 10Miz ie formed by TM, which trensforma down in the secondary winding to feed gate 1 of VI2, a second amplifier. The gate 2 voltage io preset by VP to allow for variations in the gains of individual transistors. A second tuned load at 10Miz 10 made by 72, which aguin transforms down to feed the base of VT3. The sortes resonant crystal X1 allove current at 10Mz to pass, but having a high Q rejects any noise and spurious signals close in to the drive frequency to give a clear oscillator signal to the mixer diodes. VT} te « pover transistor operating as an emitter follover to feed ‘the low impedance of the aixer circuit. Between the output of VT3 and the aixer dicd tuned circuit L12, C178, te introduced between terminals 6 and 7 to reject the widely spaced harmonic efgnale from VPS, which would otherwise give rise to epuricus responses in the aixer. The output of the mixer, in the band 10.1 - 14.02 te filtered by L15, C174, C175 and L1g to remove further spurtous frequencies, and is returned to evitch 16. The negative oupply to the LP mixer | ‘ted for ranges 1 - 4 only by avitch 153. + Lr eittea 6YOMar neu! rage cmnree aor sk LEMUXER MC 1025, fig2s2 : Ta ,2 5 e phot Ite fot A ean rola, [teazeqeusnuree | (adias TO MC1025) Hh A ; : 2 9 9 9% ean ey tro Teac input stow MAlK ER {MC1028 VIA Ug VIA LISI AND SW15 AOvACENT 10 wc1025) cr area wees Set tonne ' eve 0mm out Fram conten see st0v wut Switeato om nance our Seiten Sis * reat 2. e 3 cour 6BA fix: 4 After repair particular 1, 2, 6 and 7 To remove the board completely unsolder all the connections and carry out the reaoval pocedure above. Having replaced the board it ts unnecessary to re-alig: the transi re-adjuat the pre-set potentiometer VR1 unleae they have been repla See alignment procedure section. ge 4 (1.6 ~ 82). wache: 69 6A «: fuk eet ‘attention to the co-ax lead onto pins 3 and 4. sioxat rut Orrow LF, cea wears via 0 S sicaa, ourrur Fig. 25-4 BOARD C1025, owing FF: nections to pins 1, 2, 6 and 7 on the board. e board should be carefully replaced exsuring that ail wires are intact. Resolce: ene connection! co M1 and T2 or 4 or taapered with.sowie: tach wena 16 naan nec ane crn ras | a Tol oa - t wT aly le me 1907.09 bu, cost.cin rin micas fans 69k on TRDUER BOARD C1026 ‘The four cirouite on the Trimer board are used on Ranges 1 - 4 to Limit the coverage of the oscillator, and to provide tracking adjustaente 0 as not to disturb the tracking of the oscillator on Range 6. ‘Taking range 3 ae typical, the network between terminals 3 and 7 provides two trimer capacitors and series and parallel capacitors to limit the effective variation of the main oscillator tuning capacitor. Svitch 10A connects the tuning capacitor to terminal 3, and ‘T4 becomes the trimer used for setting the high frequescy end of the range. C13 and Clg are the serie capacitors, whilst C15 and T05 are connected via terminal 7 and switch 10B to the main tuned winding of 106, #0 that TC5 is used to adjust the low frequency end of this range. ‘The order of alignnent mst alvays be that the coverage of range 6 is achieved before the coverage of ranges 1- 4 is attempted, since the mane basic circuit around 106 serves for all these range ‘The networks on the Trimmer boar for ranges 2 and 4 are sintlar in form to that of range 3, but on range 1, for reasons of tesperature stability, the trimer on the cofl aide of the network 48 replaced by a pair of varactor diodes DI and 12, fed via E2 from a reference supply voltage of 6.2v made by RI, D3 and C6, ‘The voltage on the varactor diodes is controled by potentiometer VRI, which 18 used instead of a trimer for thie range. 4 eocond potentionster YR? supplies the potential for the varactor diodes across 106 ant is ye to adjust the high frequency end of range 6. 10TRMMER BOARD C1026 ADJUST RY AMJUST RZ ADJUST RS ADJUST RE WUGH FRED IGNFREG HIGH FRED WIGH FRE ADIUST.AS WGN FREQ ADJUST WN Low FRec MOTT ADWSTAS AUST RL LOW FREQ LOW FREG Low FREQ # TWIS VOLTAGE SET BY vA? Fig 782 ace nance? DC ouTPUT To JUNCTION OF 10 MAL VARICAPS ACROSS (06 VIA OSC GANG 27K MM RESISTOR Vid S10k ~ovoc sureuy MANGE MANGE To toe aun | RANGE 2 HC IO0G PIG Vin S108 RANGE 3 RANGE 1 2. a After repair the boards! remove the boart for MEL AORED MCIODE 18 eve eancttonioo | sey ap wc ne ania’ caciton wesuerso| SM [ey seu a eau face . Los GER ein vases ro variance carAclTOR ¥eI00 Wi swirew Si04 (ranst 4) © ser xr ser stu bons fo io te harem Fig. 26-4 REPLACBOMT OF THE TROOGR BOARD NC1026 srvicing access carry out the following procedure!~ Remove C148 earthing/tixing screw near the end of the board on the chassis flange, 6BA open ended epanner required. Remove the earth connection to the end of the board on the chassie near pin 5. 6BA socket spanner required. Carefully bend C148 avay from the chasoie flange to give access to the board fixing mit. Remove the four 6BA fixing nute and vashers, 6BA socket spanner required. carefully Lift the board off ite fixing etude and hinge it towards the Range evitch to gain access to ite underside. Take care not to disturb the setting of the pre-set potentionsters VR and VR2 and the trimers Tt - C7. ula be carefully replaced suring that all vires are intact. Replace the earth tag near pin 5 and ensure that it ie firmly tightened, replace C148 oarthing/fixing tag ensure that it is firmly tightened. To remove the boar’ completely uneolder all connections and carry out the resoval procedure above. Having replaced the board the L.F. oscillator frequencies vill need adjustment. See adjustment and alignsent section page 104. nfast ascucaten can ant ce wins ty ou ve toad | Pe sumatistt nner rex aan sa Hanence 01K fous io} bow user wea caten sev eta) o) sot foe ui oo, mera nny na fuk tise an creme | hag ner ae cn Fes ap coy eum veaes seg ae , fa tt ust ten hans refi MOGR 1 yc1027 ‘The output of the RP amplifier MC1009 feede the input of Mixer 1 via R106 and the third front end tuned circuits (or R108 on LP ranges) and eviteh 7. ‘The signal enters Mixer 1 at Terminal 3, ‘The ignal level is at ite highest in thie circuit before furttier selectivity 1e applied at the First L.P. of 2.55Mfiz, and therefore the design of Mixer 1 takes account of the needs for high intermodulation performanc The mizing oftcuit consists of a ring of four matched Schottky barrier diodes, Di - D4, placed between identical balanced transformers 7 and 72. The first oscillator is fed via Terminal 4 to the driver transistor TTI, connected ap an enitter follower. A separate feed from the ealtter goes to Terminal 5 via RG, from vhere it is taken in coaxial cable to the Counter and Synthesiser circuits. The output of VI1 at low impedance ie sufficient to svitch the mixer diodes alternatively on for each half cycle of the oscillator frequency, and vidi a eignal is present across the condary of T1, mixing takes place giving riae to ‘the li ad difference producte of these two frequencies. The difference frequency te the requiied output, at a centre frequency of 2.555Miz, the oscillator being arranged to be alvaya 2.55502 above the frequency of the vanted signal. ‘The output of the mixer ie transformed in T2 to an unbalanced configuration and feeds the axplifier VI2 via C3, PA te the gate leaks 5 gives considerable negative feedback in orter not to introduce further intermodulation products. The source is connected to the ~10 volt rail through choke CHI, which 1a decoupled by (5. The drain of the field effect transistor 4e taken direct to terminal 1 for connection to the 2.595Miz filter board C1020 by co-ax lead through the chassis. The cot 12 and ite avscctalted capacitors act as the first section of the 2.555!iz filter and a a tuned load for 72. RMIXeR 1 MC1027 Fig 274 22 OV IN FROM CHASSIS” FEEDTHROUGI MPU FROM IST OSC CTO PINT Tost output 10 2SsMaz OUTPUT LL SS CQUNTER SKT? To FILTER Mc1O20 em © MIXERT MC 1027 THPUT FROM RE AMP. MC 1009 FINS Vik R106 winery mein? ne 8 } i. o8e, sutrur ny. stewatoeruT To COUNTER 5 Chiov nr ane etoos ri 14 nos) 50 weiss i © ourrur 10 2.35 ewer FicTen 3 ‘elaze Di-be marentD ‘au40 wP2470. s Craw ‘ceassis os REPLACDGNT OF MIXER 1 BOARD NO102; To remove the boar! for servicing access carry out the folloving procedure: 1, Resove the co-ax earthing screve from the adjacent screens, SBA open ended spanner and 6BA screwdriver required. Resove the tvo 6BA fixing mute and vashera, 6EA socket apanner requized, Lift the board off its fixing etude and hinge it tovands the range evitch to gain acce to ite underside, After repair the board should be carefully replaced ensuring that all the wires are intact and not trapped under the fixings, Replace the co-ax earth connections and eneure they are finely tightened. To renove the board completely unsolder all connections and carry out the removal procedure above. Having replaced the boant adjustaent to 12/101 on the 2.55tGiz (M1020) f41ter may be required. Seo alignment and adjustment’ section page 104. Bmn mn se ote gp ig pal, Ons 2 « is : congpeet , nsgyet, Jo tga gp, co gpa pt Zp g $4t44tt4 sistant west are Wa eS Life FD = ql ace ise fen teeanraciete pasta c1028 Input signal fron switch vafer 14 ie fed to terminal 3, which te taken to gate 1 of VMI, a Protected dual gate MOSFET, via C4 and a stopper resister R6. 5 ie the gate leak resistor and R4 biases the transistor into the most linear region of its characteristic. AGC io applied at terminal 4 from the line which also feeds the RF anplifier and the Buffer Amplifier, Filtering is carried out by RI, R2, Cl, C2 and C3. The AGC voltage is reduced in level by the effect of RS connected to earth, to delay the onset of AGC to VII. The negative supply is filtered by Cit and CH2 together with C7, CB and C9, and is evitched on by ewitch 15B only when ranges 1 - 4 are in use. The drain of VI is connected to a load cdreuit comprised of C169, C170, 19 and C171, and the input impedance of the LP mixer, Which fora a low pase filter circuit, with a cut off frequency at 4.1Miz. Above dMiz the Lowe of this circuit to euch that epurious response specification of the LF ranges ie act adequately. A test point rounted near the LP gang ie fed by the C172 this forms a convenient check point for the alignaent and tracking of the LF bandpass tuned filter without removing the bas plate. LF TONED CIRCUITS Wnen the rece: tuned eizeutt ver io ewitched to ranges 1 ~ 4, awitch vafer 17 routes the signal to the LF where ewitch wafer 11 ects the series capacitor for each range. On the LP ranges the receiver is designed for an input impedance of 10 ohge in series with @ capacitance of between 200 and 560 pP, vhich oimlates the impedance of a long vire aerial. The oerice capacitances between switches vafers 11 and 12 reduce the damping effect of thie source inpedance on the tuned cireuite which follow. On each LF range two coils are enployed to form part of a tvo eection tuned bandpass filter, ‘the method of coupling between the two sections varying from range to range. On ranges 1 and 2 bottom capacitance coupling is used, on range 3 a coupling coil is employed, and on range 4 both top and bottom capacitance coupling are required. ‘Taking range 4 a8 an example, svitch vafer 12 connects the tuning capacitor to the circu! t, via C156, @ fixed series capacitor. ‘The capacitor for LP tuning ie a four gang variable mounted beneath the counter box, and geared with the RP tuning capacitor from the main tuning control on the front panel. R117 and RI16 increase the bandwidth of the bandpas filter formed by L4A and L4B, coupled by C164/C165. C117 and 10118 are trimers for ‘adjustnent of the tracking at the high frequency end of the range, the cores in the two cofle being used to set the tracking for the low frequency end. A shunt capacitor C166 adds further capacitance to the second section to compensate for the strays already present upon the firet section due to the input circuit, and C163 ie in series capacitance connected to the third and fourth sections of the LF tuning capacitor via avitch wafer 15, R121 te a select on test resistor which reduces the gain of the circuit, and evitch wafer 14 selects the output for connection to the capacitance potential divider formed by C167 and C168, which again reduces the gain and the iapedance as seen by the LP Amplifier. 4UPRE AMP Mcv02 AGC. INPUT. FROM SIGKAL OUTPUT TO AMP. MC1010 LE MIXER MCIO2S PINT via 9 UE AE AMPLIFIER MC10208 Fig 28 cl ane ASNT OK 2K. ALL BC VOLTAGES MEASURED WITH VOU 2SY MANGE FRE GAUC VARIED MIRTO MAX. AGE 10 MAK cH ov INPUT re FROM LF MIXER HC1025 KF. INPUT FROM CF FRONT END COILS (RANGES 1-4) Vik SWITCH S13 4 S14 recat CORTRGL VARIED FROM MIM tat Fig. 28-4 16-2 AE SIGHAL OUTPUT 10 LF MIXER MCI025 Pint REPLAG HE LLP. BP. arene LACENT OF R.P._AMPLIPTER BOARD M0108 MCi0788 remove the or servicing access carry out the folloving procedure: cit To board £ Hoing farry out the following procedure: 1, Remove the 6BA fixing nut and vashers over the co-ax earth tag on the comer of the board. Remove the earth tag from the fixing stud. 6BA socket spanner required. 2. Remove the 2nd 6BA cizing mut and washer, 6BA spanner required. GC 18 IFAM RE SiG taeuT Fen 3. Lift the board off ite fixing stude, lift the side of the board nearest the chassis ARC te tea CEHMONT END Coles flange firet and angle the board to'clear the switch contacts on the range evitch, When fuances 1) the board ie clear of the fixing etude hinge it tovarde the range gvitch to gain acc to ite underside Atter repair the board should be carefully replaced eneuring that all the wires are intact ‘and the co-ar earthing tag 1a in place and firsly tightened. To remove the board completely unsolder all connections and follow the removal procedure above. Having replaced the board no adjustaente will be requized. 1»158 Fb BegaSUTEESISER Me1020 The purpose of the Syntheaiser is to lock the first oscillator at any 10kilz point across the whole range of the receiver, vhich for this oscillator, corresponds to 6.555-32.555M#2. Basic Bxplanat ion ‘A aquare wave oscillator at 10kHz reference frequency will produce haraonice throughout th frequency range of the first local oscillator 6.555Mhz to 32.555Miz. If the local oscillator and these reference harmonics are fed into a mixer a zero beat product vill be produced when the local oscillator is at an exact multiple of 10kiz. If thie zero beat ie processed and used to correct the frequency of the local oscillatcr via a phase locked loop the local oecillator can be locked at any 10klis mltiple, Thie basically ie what the eynthesiser does but it functions as a digital eq-tvalent of the aixer above, and the zero beat searched for, leaves the phage detector portion of the phase Jocked loop’ as a pulse width modulates signal before being integrated to recover ite analogue equivalent. Also as the first local cecillator is divided by two the reference frequency is actually Skiz 0 that the local oscillator frequency is locked at 1Oklz interval Bull Circuit Descriptior A sample of the frequency of the firet oscillator ie taken from Mixer 1, ant entere the counter tox at SK2, and connects to TZ on the Synthesiser board. It then passes via R34 and then to T6 on the counter board MC1030 to reach the count up trigger. ‘Transistor VII is a wide band amplifier with a low G load formed by R7 and CEs, hich drives ‘the whole band. The output from this transistor te AC coupled ty C15 to the slider of 721, go that the d.c. level of the output can be set correctly to drive tne TTL logic circuit which follovs. The output at T™4 enters the aynthesiser board MC1029 at T16, and drives C1, a fast bistable, vired to divide by two. ‘vo outputs are available from thie TTL circuit, one 120° out of phase vith the other. A second input from the counter enters the Synthesiser at terminal 19; thie ie « pulse at a repetition rate of 10kiz, derived fron the counting circuite driven by the Master crystal oscillator. IC3 is a MTL bistable also dividing by two, eo that a SkHz pulee rate i available at the output. Before the phase detection can be perfomed, a very short sampling pulse at a rate of SkEs iw required, and this ie made in IC5 by using the time delay introduced by R19 and C10, IC5 46 quad NAND gate. When the pulse arrives from IC3 on P5 IC5 it passes through to Pi. Within 20 nanoseconds hovever, the delayed pulse edge arrives on P4 having passed through the gate formed by PT, P2 and P3." This tune the first gate off and the pulse ceases. The ‘third gate inverts the 20 nanosecond vide pulse for correct application to the phasi detection NAND gate IC2, vhere it is fed to P2 and PI2. Pi has fed to it the first oscillator pulse rate divided by 2 go that the gate 1e opened vhen the 20 nanosecond pulse appears. Gate 4, 5, 6 is open when the receiver is set for synthesis by the action of evitch 22 vhich connects M7 via PLA to the +5 volt rail in positions LOCK and METER LOCK. If the firet oscillator is phase-locked to the Skis pulse, current vill flow through dicde DI at every sazpling period and charge up the time constant circuit formed by C} and R3 by the ‘@iode pup’ effect; if there is no thase eynchroniea between the first oscillator and ‘the 5kilz pulse, the currents through D1 will vary at each sampling period and the tine constant vill charge up according tg the beat frequency. The second output from ICt at P9 ie identical to that at P7, but 180° out of phase. This driv of 102 to charge up time constant R16, C5 via 12. Phase detection is achieved in the ann described by ICi and 102, giving a balanced d.c. output #uitable for further provessing. The voltage across the tine constant C} and R} is reduced by the divider Rf, R5 and fed to 1 of VTi vhich forms, with VI2, a source coupled pair to give d.c. gain vith good temperature stability. The single ended d.c. output is taken from R10, the drain load of ¥i2. R15, R17 and C6 network form a second-order tine constant, and control the hold and capture ratio. The tuned circuit formed by CI and C4 rejects the residual Skiz ripple vhich ie present at the output of D1 and 12. The voltage at T] is of the correct polarity to control the varactors on the First Oscillator doar’, MC1004, a0 that, when locked, should the frequency or phase of the firet oscillator degin'to change a voltage will appear at T7 to cause the error to be reduced by the extent of the loop gain. The loop is sensitive to phase differences, and therefore, when the firet oscillator is locked there ie no frequency error vith the appropriate 10kllz sample from the Master Crystal oscillator, only a residual phase error. The phase lock is achieved at every point at vhich the frequency of the first oscillator is synchronous with the sampling pulse, that 18, at every 10kiz point across each range of the receiver. When the receiver is not locked, i.e. when svitch 22 is in the SEARCK position, TS and M5 are connected together by svitch 22. This enables the pre-set potentioneter VR! to be used to set the voltage on the line to the varactore go that when in the SEARCH position ‘the varactors are held at the mean voltage obtained in the LOCK and LOCK METER positions,wich engures that thexe ds very Little drift when svitching to SRARCH from LOCK. Zener diode D3, R18 and C7 produce « separate stabilised supply for VM and VT2. Switch 23 is a make-before-break vafer connected in parallel with switch 22 to ensure that the phage lock loop control voltage ia not broken when evitching from LOCK to MBTER LOCK. ‘the output of the phase detector IC? is also fed to two further diodes D4 and D7, which charge up the time constants R21, C11 and R23, C13. The voltages across these tine constants When in phage lock drives a second pair of d.c. aaplifier transistora, VT, VT4. As before, there ie a comon source resistor 826, but separate smaller resistors in each source drive & thind pair of transistors in a balanced configuration, TT5 and V6. These bipolar devic have resistive loads, and in the LOCK position of evitch 22, the front panel meter 1201 ie connected between the collectors via M3 and T14. The pre-set potentioneter VR2 gives an ‘adjustuent vo that the ceter pointer reads at the centre position 5 when there is zero phat error. lock Indication 4A a vaming that the receiver is out of lock, when the synthesiser switch is in the ‘lock’ or "lock meter! positions, the third readout from the right on the frequency readout is made to flash, (This 1a the decade corresponding to kHz) This is achieved by locking for an a.c- content in the output of the phase detectors, which is only present if a beat frequency exists, indicating that there is no phase lock. output from the drain of VP {a decoupled to R.F. by 12 and A.C. coupled into the base of 78 by Cl. The signal on VTS base is d.c. restored by D6, thereby turning it on. Any a.c. signal fed into the base of VIe will tum the transistor on, causing its collector to 0 negative discharging C16 via D8. R16 controle the rate of change into C16. The fast attack, slow decay across C16 is applied to the base of VI9 vaich forms a high current gain amplifier in conjunction with 7TM0. Output at the collector of VI10 ia sated into VI7 by RST and D5. Ef the collector of ¥T10 is low the pulse from IC? pin 8 (on the counter board MC1030) {8 inhibited from reaching the base of YT] viich is therefore biased off and dces not feed an output to the 'kilz' decade board. If the collector of YMO is high the pulse input from ICT fon the counter boand will tum VI alternatively on and off causing the ‘kz! decade to flee, ‘The current eink capability of VTI0 ie such that the seter illuminating lanp can be sade to Light to indicate lock if emphasis of the ‘kiz' readout indication is required. Important Note If the receiver is subjected to mechanical shock or exceasive vibration it 1s posi the lock indicator to flicker acreatarily, Thie ie because the tuning capacitor controlling the firat local oscillator will exhibit a change in value under these conditions and the oscillator frequency will attempt to shift accordingly. The pnase lock loop vill therefore be working hard to hold the oscillator frequency steady and there vill be sone a.c. content in the phase lo-ied loop system which nay be interpreted as an out of lock condition by the lock indicator circuit. This is in no vay indicative of a fault condition. ‘The integrated circuit Id is a sinple gate, deliv the cutput of che aaster erystal oscillator via 70, P12 and P13, to the tuned circuit #11, Ca and C}2, The through connection is cade only vhen the +5 volt rail is consected to TS, and this is effected by witch 15A wren on ranges 1-4, eo that the output fra the Siz crystal cecillator ~ wh rich in harmonies - is connected to the tuned circuit only on these ranses. The second harmonic at 3 aelected by the tuned circuit and fed via Sk4 to the LP mixer MC1025, where {t ig used aa the oscillator Frequency in che upconversion process. 6B