SPE EXPERT 1K-FA - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

User’s manual EXPERT 1K-FA
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IMPORTANT ......................................................................................................................................................5
PRECAUTIONS..................................................................................................................................................5
UNPACKING ......................................................................................................................................................8
1. PANEL DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................9
1.1 Front Panel .......................................................................................................................................9
1.2 Rear Panel......................................................................................................................................10
2. GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................11
2.1 Power supply ..................................................................................................................................11
2.2 Input / Output..................................................................................................................................11
2.3 ALC / RELAY / CAT........................................................................................................................11
3. INTERCONNECTION WITH THE TRANSCEIVER .......................................................................13
4. USE OF THE LINEAR AMPLIFIER................................................................................................14
4.1 SO2R (Single Operator Two Radio)..............................................................................................15
5. EXTERNAL GROUND CONNECTION ..........................................................................................16
6. ANTENNA.......................................................................................................................................16
7. POWER SUPPLY...........................................................................................................................17
7.1 Mains cable termination..................................................................................................................17
8. TUNER ...........................................................................................................................................20
9. PROTECTIONS / ALARMS............................................................................................................21
10. PROGRAMMING............................................................................................................................23
10.1 Ways to operate .............................................................................................................................23
11. INITIAL OPERATION OF THE AMPLIFIER...................................................................................26
11.1 Initial Programming.........................................................................................................................26
11.2 Operating........................................................................................................................................28
12. CAT CONNECTIONS.....................................................................................................................30
12.1 CAT Connector...............................................................................................................................30
12.2 SPE.................................................................................................................................................30
12.3 ICOM ..............................................................................................................................................31
CAT CI–V Interface ........................................................................................................................31
BAND CONTROL VOLTAGE Interface..........................................................................................31
12.4 KENWOOD.....................................................................................................................................32
CAT RS232 Interface .....................................................................................................................32
CAT 5V TTL Interface.....................................................................................................................32
12.5 YAESU............................................................................................................................................33
CAT RS232 Interface .....................................................................................................................33
CAT 5V TTL Interface.....................................................................................................................33
BAND DATA Interface ....................................................................................................................34
12.6 TEN–TEC, FlexRadio, ELECRAFT ................................................................................................34
CAT RS232 Interface .....................................................................................................................34
12.7 TRANSCEIVERS OF OTHER BRANDS........................................................................................35
13 OTHER CONNECTIONS ...............................................................................................................36
13.1 ALC, RELAY CONNECTIONS .......................................................................................................36
13.2 REMOTE ON LINK.........................................................................................................................36
13.3 TX INH LINK...................................................................................................................................37
14. TRANSCEIVER CONTROLLED WITH A PC.................................................................................38
14.1 ICOM CI-V INTERFACE................................................................................................................38
14.2 RS232 INTERFACE .......................................................................................................................39
14.3 5V TTL KENWOOD INTERFACE ..................................................................................................39
14.4 5V TTL YAESU INTERFACE .........................................................................................................40
15. USE OF THE RS-232 PORT..........................................................................................................41
16. MAINTENANCE .............................................................................................................................42
17. CHARACTERISTICS / SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................................43