Instruction manual

AL-800 Instruction Manual
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2. Connect the existing station antenna system to the
"RF OUT"
connector on the rear of the AL-
800 with RG-8 type coax. This amplifier connection uses a SO-239 female that mates with a
PL-259 connector on the cable.
3. Shielded audio type cable with a standard male phono plug should be used to connect to the
"RLY"
jack on the AL-800. This jack has positive 12 Vdc open circuit and supplies 100 mA
of current when pulled to ground. The relay circuit has an internal back pulse canceling diode
to protect sensitive exciter circuits from damage.
4. Connect a short, wide, and smooth ground lead from a good earth and RF ground to the rear
panel
"GND"
terminal. Avoid using braided conductors for ground leads.
5. The
"12 V"
connection on the rear panel provides 12 Vdc at 200 mA maximum to operate
external dial lamps or accessories such as the ATR-15 Antenna Tuner.
6. Connect the
"ALC"
jack to the ALC input of the exciter with a shielded cable and a phono
plug. The proper connection point on the exciter should be indicated in the exciter's manual.
The AL-800 ALC will operate with any exciter that uses a negative-going ALC voltage of up to
10 volts.
Note: Transceiver ALC response times and ALC voltage requirements vary with different
manufacturers. The ALC section describes adjustment of this circuit in detail.
Operating Instructions And Guidelines
Front Panel Controls
"MULTIMETER" Switch
This four position switch selects either the plate voltage (HV) of 0-3500 volts, the reflected peak
envelope power (REF) of 0-500 watts, the ALC detector output voltage (ALC) of 0-35 volts, or the
approximate ALC grid current threshold (ALC SET) of 0-175 mA. See the
Meters
section on
page 9 for more details.
"OFF-ON" Switch
This switch turns the main power off and on. When this switch is placed in the
"ON"
position the
blower should start, the right-hand meter should be illuminated, and high voltage should appear.
The left-hand meter should illuminate and the amplifier should operate after three minutes.
"STBY-OPR" Switch
This switch disables the amplifier's internal antenna relay and resets the grid protection circuit. In
the
"STBY"
position the amplifier is bypassed without turning the tube's heater or the power supply
off.
This switch will also reset the grid protection circuit if the
"OL"
LED is illuminated. The overload
circuit is automatically reset whenever this switch is placed in the
"STBY"
position and returned to
the operate position.