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[rayfri]

Repeat:    If the person looking for tuning instructions for the ts 520 is still
looking,
let me know... I run a ts 520.  I have the manual... and it's a great rig.
wa7itz


Multi-Volti wrote:

> > The transmitter??? Tune for max output..thats' all
>
> Nah - that only works if you have a fluorescent lamp to stick in the final
> cage as an output indicator. (W3GM trick)
>
> Assuming you mean operating tune-up, not alignment, similar to HW-101,
> SB-102, etc, usually you give a wee bit of drive (watch grid current...might
> be 2.5 mA max per tube?), then watch the plate current, and 'dip' the plate
> current, that is, tune the variable plate cap to where the plate current
> reaches a minimum, helps to watch output power also, which should peak very
> close to or exactly (many variables) where the current drops a bit (dips).
>
> grid current will peak when plate current dips.
>
> This may not be enough ...when you find some manual reading material,
> hoepfully it will make the manual make sense.
>
> "Tune" switch on that rig might possibly be reduced power so you don't
> stress everything.
>
> Oh, yeah, you're supposed to do this on a dummy load, not 75m SSB.
>
> Murray
>
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