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G8MNY  > TECH     29.06.22 10:47l 71 Lines 3027 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
BID : 24664_GB7CIP
Read: DJ6UX GUEST
Subj: PTT line for Drake L-4B PA
Path: DB0FHN<DB0RBS<DB0ERF<DK0WUE<DB0ZAV<CX2SA<ED1ZAC<GB7CIP
Sent: 220629/0839Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:24664 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To  : TECH@WW

By G8MNY                                    (Updated Jul 07)
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THE PROBLEM
If wired directly to a IC735 Tx send connector, the IC735 reed relay contacts
weld up with the linear relay's back emf.

            L I N E A R                                    I C  7 3 5
18V AC            S4    _____                              SEND PTT
())))컴�>쳐컫컴컫�/o컴캑relay쳐컴컫컴�>쳐훟                o)컴> \ Tx reed
=====      ===  �       ~~~~~     �      PTT                �    � relay
            �   �                 �                         �    � contact
        100u�  2K2            10n===     GND                �    �
    0V컴컴컴좔컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴o                 읕컴컨컴�

This old large valve HF PA uses an inductive 12V PTT relay that is runs on
unregulated 18V.

MY CURE
Originally not wanting to modify either peices of kit, I chose to find a simple
fool proof solution in the inter connecting lead.

To stop the back emf & in-rush current to the IC735's reed relay SEND contact,
I added a 35V 4u7 in series with a 100� across linear's PTT 2 pin plug to
terminate the back EMF.

             L I N E A R                                   I C  7 3 5
 18V            S4      _____                P L U G       SEND PTT
())))컴�>쳐컫컴컫�/o컴캑relay쳐컴컫컴�>쳐훟   컴컫컴컴컴(o o)컴 \  Tx reed
=====      ===  �       ~~~~~     �      PTT    100R    �   �    � relay
            �   �                 �              �+     �   �    � contact
        100u�  2K2            10n===     GND    === 4u7 �   �    �
    0V컴컴컴좔컴좔컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴좔컴컴컴o   컴컨컴컴컴�   읕컴컨컴�
                                               L E A D

The added operate & release delay is not detectable (a few mS?), & there is no
longer shocking back emf to feel or weld up the rig contact, if U manually
earth the phono plug etc.

But later I overhalled the PA & modified the PTT relay with the usual diode
across it, this may slow the change to Rx a few milliseconds, but stops all
relay back emf. 

             L I N E A R                                  I C  7 3 5
 18V            S4      _____                P L U G      SEND PTT
())))컴�>쳐컫컴컫�/o컫캑relay쳐쩡컫컴�>쳐훟   컴컴컴컴컴(o o)컴 \  Tx reed
=====      ===  �    �  ~~~~~  �  �      PTT            �   �    � relay
            �   �    읕컴�<쳐컴�  �                     �   �    � contact
        100u�  2K2    1N4001  10n===     GND            �   �    �
     0V컴컴컨컴컨컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컨컴컴컴훟   컴컴컴컴컴�   읕컴컨컴�



See my Tech buls on "ALC line for Drake L-4B PA", "Using 2 HF PAs", "Power
Factor of Drake L-4B PA" & "Valve Heater delay Drake L-4B PA".


Why Don't U send an interesting bul?

73 de John, G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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