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- From : W6SHP @ WD6CMU.#NOCAL.CA.USA.NA
- To : ALL @ ALLUS
- Date : 900526/0352
- Msgid : BN 63093@WD6CMU, 2821@NM3G $63093_WD6CMU
- Subject : TAPR PSK mods for the FT-726R
- Path : KA3NVP!W3KDC!WB4D!KD3O!WB9TYT!W9IUP!WB9MJN!K6IYK!AA4RE!W8GEC!W6PW!WD6CMU
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- Throughput improvement for the FT726R - Tapr PSK modem
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- On the Lo-19 and Ao-16 digipeaters I was only averaging 1 in 5 UI frames
- returned. Viewing my PSK signal on a scope at the FM varactor driver (Q08)
- on the Sat Unit revealed a very distorted and jittery audio waveform.
- Replacing the Tapr's obsolete 4030 (U21) with a 4070 gave me a steady but
- still distorted wave. My throughput was now 1 in 3; better but not good.
-
- Modifying Tapr's low pass output filter (as suggested by G3RUH for his PSK
- modem) and a change in the Tapr's attenuator and alignment has given me
- almost 100% throughput.
-
- TAPR Attenuator mod:
- Remove R5 (22K) by putting a jumper on JP7. Replace R6 (5K trim pot) with
- a 100K trim pot. Be careful when unsoldering as those small trace pads come
- off very easily.
-
- TAPR filter mod:
- Replace R7 (22K) with a 47K resistor and C8 (.047 mf) with a .01 mf disk
- capacitor.
-
- FT726R mod:
- Find plug J04 on the Satellite Unit (front left corner). Buy an equivalent
- plug and header pins and solder them together with short bare wire,
- attaching the center conductor of RG174U coax to pin 2 and the shield to pin
- 1 of the adapter. Then plug the Yaesu's plug onto the adaptor's header
- pins, and the adaptor's plug onto the Sat Unit board's male header pins.
- You could solder the cable directly to the board or connector, but this way
- the board's original condition is retained.
-
- Alignment:
- The waveform out of the TAPR (ungrounded end of JP8) will now be a somewhat
- rounded sawtooth. Adjust the 100K pot (R6) to mid range. Set the FT726R's
- Mic Gain to the first "tick" (8 O'clock).
-
- Attach your scope to the RG174U coax and slowly increase the Tapr's output
- (R6). You will see the PSK's distorted waveform smooth out and grow to
- become more like a sine wave. Around .6 v pp it will be at it's best. As
- you continue to increase the PSK output distortions will reappear as the FT-
- 726R's FM limiter clips the signal. Back off the audio until you get the
- least distorted wave shape. It will be almost a sine wave.
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- When you set your transmit power lever, back off so your ALC is not active.
-
- Assuming you have all your software switches and parameters set properly you
- should now have greatly improved throughput. Let me know how this works for
- you or if you improved your throughput in other ways so we can write it up.
-
- Good luck. 73,
- Howard Sodja W6SHP @ wd6cmu