SGC MAC-200 - Table of Contents

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Table of Contents
1 INTRODUCTION ...............................................................4
2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ....................................6
3 MAC-200 SETUP ................................................................7
3.1 MECHANICAL DESIGN ..................................................7
3.2 CONNECTIONS TO THE MAC-200 .................................8
3.3 ANTENNAS AND THE MAC-200..................................15
3.4 THE GOLDEN RULES OF HF INSTALLATION................27
4 MAC-200 OPERATION ...................................................29
4.1 POWERING ON THE MAC-200.....................................29
4.2 SELECTING THE METER RANGE ..................................31
4.3 SELECTING THE OPERATING ANTENNA........................31
4.4 AUTO VS. MANUAL ANTENNA SELECTION .................32
4.5 FRONT PANEL RESET-LOCK OPERATION.....................34
4.6 DO-IT-YOURSELF LIGHT BULB TEST ..........................35
5 THEORY OF OPERATION ............................................39
5.1 TUNING PROCESS AND OPTIONS .................................39
5.2 SCHEMATICS...............................................................57
5.3 COMPONENT LOCATION..............................................63