SPE EXPERT 2K-FA - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

User manual EXPERT 2K-FA
Pag. 2 of 2 Issue 2 – May 2011
Index
IMPORTANT...................................................................................................................................................... 4
PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................................................. 4
UNPACKING ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
1. PANEL DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................................... 8
1.1 Front Panel ...................................................................................................................................... 8
1.2 Rear Panel....................................................................................................................................... 9
2. GENERAL INFORMATION ........................................................................................................... 10
2.1 Power supply ................................................................................................................................. 10
2.2 Input / Output ................................................................................................................................. 10
2.3 ALC / RELAY / CAT....................................................................................................................... 10
3. INTERCONNECTION WITH THE TRANSCEIVER ...................................................................... 12
4. USE OF THE LINEAR AMPLIFIER ............................................................................................... 13
4.1 SO2R (Single Operator Two Radio ) ............................................................................................ 14
4.2 BAND-PASS FILTERS SET “SPE BPF1” ..................................................................................... 15
4.3 QSK (FULL BREAK-IN) OPERATION........................................................................................... 17
4.4 REMOTABLE TUNER, UNIT “SPE RAT1”.................................................................................... 17
4.5 TUNEABLE ANTENNA CONTROL............................................................................................. 17
4.6 SETTING UP A SINGLE ANTENNA FOR RECEPTION .............................................................. 19
5. EXTERNAL GROUND CONNECTION ......................................................................................... 20
6. ANTENNA...................................................................................................................................... 21
7. POWER SUPPLY (PSU) ............................................................................................................ 22
8. TUNER (ATU)............................................................................................................................. 23
9. PROTECTIONS / ALARMS........................................................................................................... 25
10. PROGRAMMING........................................................................................................................... 26
10.1 Ways to operate............................................................................................................................. 26
11. INITIAL OPERATION OF THE AMPLIFIER .................................................................................. 29
11.1 Initial Programming........................................................................................................................ 29
Operating ....................................................................................................................................... 30
Setting Drive Levels..................................................................................................................... 31
12. CONNECTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 32
12.1 CAT Connector .............................................................................................................................. 32
12.2 SPE................................................................................................................................................ 33
12.3 ICOM.............................................................................................................................................. 33
CAT CI–V Interface........................................................................................................................ 33
12.4 KENWOOD.................................................................................................................................... 34
CAT RS232 Interface..................................................................................................................... 34
CAT 5V TTL Interface.................................................................................................................... 34
12.5 YAESU........................................................................................................................................... 36
CAT RS232 Interface..................................................................................................................... 36
CAT 5V TTL Interface.................................................................................................................... 36
BAND DATA Interface ................................................................................................................... 37
12.6 TEN – TEC, FlexRadio, ELECRAFT ........................................................................................... 37
CAT RS232 Interface..................................................................................................................... 37
12.7 TRANSCEIVERS OF OTHER BRANDS...................................................................................... 39
13. OTHER CONNECTIONS...............................................................................................................40
13.1 ALC, RELAY CONNECTIONS .................................................................................................... 40
13.2 REMOTE ON LINK ........................................................................................................................ 40
13.3 CONNECTIONS / TX-INH, TX-INH ........................................................................................... 41
13.4 AUX Connector.............................................................................................................................. 42
13.5 PORT Connector ........................................................................................................................... 43
RS232 port Remoting use ............................................................................................................ 43
RS232 port Remoting use ............................................................................................................ 43
14. TRANSCEIVER CONTROLLED WITH A PC................................................................................ 45
14.1 ICOM CI-V INTERFACE............................................................................................................... 46
14.2 RS232 INTERFACE ...................................................................................................................... 47