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G8MNY > TECH 28.08.09 10:10l 89 Lines 4384 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: BURNS's MF-UHF Wavemeter TC-101
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Sent: 090828/0746Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU #:35703 [Caterham] $:35703_GB7CIP
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EU
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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컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�
�'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
SW o컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커
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 쳐컴캑<쳐컴� 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.
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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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