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- FT-221 improvements- CW
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- If you change Q07 (PB-1460) to BF199, carrier leakage in CW may be reduced by
- 10-15db. Key on/off ratio will be about 50dB.
- If you change the transistor Q01 also to BF199, a further 5dB improvement can
- be reached giving a 55db on/off ratio.
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- This was tested with the following set-up:
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- Converter 10.7MHz to 500KHz (2xBC547 with 11.2MHz xtal).
- Siemens 3D344a2a "Pegelmesser-selektiv" (selective voltmeter) with +20 - 120dB range, dB/Volts).
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- The signal output from Q08 was also changed, 100+120 ohm voltage divider with
- 1nF directly to Q07.
- I believe that a better figure for keyed carrier on/off ratio would be
- preferred, but the achieved value is acceptable.
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- CW MS modification will also be tried, a new PCB for keying must be built,
- using an LM324=MC3403CP
-
- If you change Q07 (PB-1460) to BF199, carrier leakage in CW may be reduced by
- 10-15db. Key on/off ratio will be about 50dB.
- If you change the transistor Q01 also to BF199, a further 5dB improvement can
- be reached giving a 55db on/off ratio.
-
- This was tested with the following set-up:
-
- Converter 10.7MHz to 500KHz (2xBC547 with 11.2MHz xtal).
- Siemens 3D344a2a "Pegelmesser-selektiv" (selective voltmeter) with +20 - 120dB range, dB/Volts).
-
- The signal output from Q08 was also changed, 100+120 ohm voltage divider with
- 1nF directly to Q07.
- I believe that a better figure for keyed carrier on/off ratio would be
- preferred, but the achieved value is acceptable.
-
- CW MS modification will also be tried, a new PCB for keying must be built,
- using an LM324=MC3403CP
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- The PCB for keying, PB-1568 may easily be modified with a BC547 and
- OC57(OC75, AC125, AC126) with a simple keyfilter that works(!!)
- Some rewiring of the key-line must be done.
- The IC 14011/4011 was defective on receipt of this transceiver, so I inserted
- a 100k resistor to the input of the IC, to avoid static destruction of the IC.
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- 73 jan-martin LA8AK @ LA5IV
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- FT-221 KEYING, FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS
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- Some 70dB tx carrier suppression was achieved (in contrast to the poor 40dB)
- with the earlier mentioned changes to the keying, and using the output
- transistor running at 3mA (Q01). The drive is adjusted with a resistor
- (220 ohms) across the output from T01(IF transformer going to pin 3)(PB1460)
- The diode on the output was also changed, to BA182, because I could not see
- that the original was operating properly.
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- 73 jan-martin LA8AK @ LA5IV
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