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G8MNY  > TECH     28.08.09 06:20l 89 Lines 4370 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 35694_GB7CIP
Read: GUEST DG9NBR OE7FMI
Subj: BURNS's MF-UHF Wavemeter TC-101
Path: DB0FHN<DB0MRW<DK0WUE<DB0RES<ON0AR<UA6ADV<GB7CIP
Sent: 090828/0020Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU #:35694 [Caterham] $:35694_GB7CIP
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU
To  : TECH@WW

By G8MNY                                                (New Mar 09)
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Here is a reverse engineered diagram & layout of one I picked up the other day.

FRONT PANEL
旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴
�'旼컴컴컴�        '     /~~~~~\  RF in'�  It covers 800kHz to 500MHz in 6
� � \     � Sens Band   �   _   �  (�)  �  Bands, with a very accurate set
� �  \    �  ( )  (_)  |   ( )   |Phones�  of 180� scales.
� �   o   �             �   ~   �  (0)  �
�.읕컴컴컴�        .     \_____/       .�
읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴

INSIDE LAYOUT
敏컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴쩔
납                                          납        PROBE
납                                          납          _ 2 turn
납                                          납         ( )Search
납                       1n                 납          � Coil
납                      o �                 납          �
납    L6    L5       D1 ____________        납          �
납  =(-)= =(-)=       �(___�  20pF  �       납          켌nsulated
납    ~     ~ E   L4    L1 � Tuning �       납          켮andle
납        L3    =(-)=      쳐컴컴컴캑   1n  납          �
납       =(-)=           n_�  Cap   �    �  납          �
납  -   +           SW  /  � 100pF  � D2 o  납          �
납旼좔컴좔�   pot  ===== L2쳐컴쩟컴켸   22k 납          �
납� Meter �  憫좋 =====__/    납Vernier �~~납          �
납�       �  �___� 컫좌�      ====       �  납          튏oax
읖좔컴컴컴좌컴탠탠컴탠탠컴컴컴컵탠컴컴컴컵컫줄          �
  ~~~~~~~~~   굇�   굇�   ~~~~굇굇~~~~   쳐� \Phones    �
              Sens   SW       Tune     In잃�            �
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CIRCUIT
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                         o컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�      �
Phones        D2   L2a   o컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커      �      �
 ==>컴컴�22k쨈<쳇컴(()컴>o컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�      �      �      �
  _�_   �   �   �_       o컴컴컴컴�     �      �      �      �
        �1n===  �/|      o        �     �      �      �      � 旼o SW
        �  _�_ === 旼컴컴�        �     �      �      � 旼컴�)�)훟
        �     /_�_ �              �     �      � 旼컴�)�)컴컴)�)훟
        �     100pF�              �     � 旼컴�)�)컴컴)�)컴컴)�)훟<컴(o Probe
        �          �     D1       � 旼컴)�)컴컴)�)컴컴)�)컴컴)�)훟  _�_ Input
       Sens        컴컴�<컴커 旼)�)컴�)�)컴컴)�)컴컴)�)컴컴)�)훟
       10k         �   _旼컴� � � � �   � �\   � �\   � �\   � �\
50uA   Log        === �\� L1) � � ) � L3)|�/\  )|�/\  )|�/\  )|�/\
Meter�>Pot       1n�   ===  )켸 � )켸   )|(  L4)|(  L5)|(    )|(L6
880R    �          �20pF�\  )�)켸 )L2b  )|(    )|(    )|(    )|(
 �     82R         쳐컴컨컴컨켸   �    /쳐�   /쳐�   /쳐�   /쳐�
 쳐컴컴켸         _�_Strip Loop  _�_   _�_    _�_    _�_    _�_Earths
_�_
                      500-200  200-57  57-18  18-6   6-2.2  2.2-0.8MHz

HOW IT WORKS
The input from a 2 turn loop probe feeds low impedance test signals to the
input. The 6 pole 2 bank switch is actually a 4 bank band change type with 2
earthing contacts banks on the unselected bands. The lower 4 bands the ferrite
cored preset coils L3-L6 are quiet conventional with a 1 turn drive primary,
the layout not too important.
                                                                    _
The tuning capacitor is a constant frequency snail shaped type,   /~ ~\
with offset shaft. A constant C/angle would be no good really!   읕O컴켸

For the VHF range L2 is a thick wire loop split into two by the switch. Layout
is everything to getting the right L & stay capacitance for the indicated
frequency on this range.

On the same tuning cap there is a UHF 20pF section & a 2cm long copper strip
folded across it that forms L1. The coax drive tap is placed 25% from ground, &
the diode D1 detector on the 50% top of the U bend. Again layout & small size
at UHF is needed for stable calibrated scale.

Note that in this circuit the geranium/Schottky diodes D1 & D2 are in series on
UHF range! But this does not affect the sensitivity much with the 50uA meter.


Also look at my TECH buls on "Piston Absorption Wavemeter", "AKD's VHF/UHF
Wavemeter WA1", & "RF Field Indicatopr FL-30AH".


Why Don't U send an interesting bul?

73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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