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- Subject: ICOM I290 Modification
-
- OBJECTIVE:
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-
- The objective of the modification is to implement a delay before scanning
- restarts when, in SCAN-STOP mode on BUSY frequency, the received signal
- disappears.
-
- The modification will then allow a frequency to be free for a while before
- scanning resumes.
- With this modification, it will be given a chance to a signal to come back
- within a few seconds before the scanning restarts.
- Now multiple QSOs or poor signals won't be truncated any more because of
- a too much impatient scanning !
-
- WHAT TO DO:
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-
- Very simple. On the SENSOR UNIT, just solder a jumper between:
- - the unused contact of switch S3 (the one corresponding to
- the TIMER OFF position of the circuit commanding the SEL
- pin of IC1)
- - and the EMPTY signal of connector J3 (this is the extreme
- pin nearest S2 on the SENSOR unit)
-
- ATTENTION, there are some errors on the electrical scheme that I possess
- reference A-0488 :
-
- * The S3 switch is represented in position TIMER OFF and not
- ON as written. You have to reverse labels OFF and ON.
-
- * The signals BUSY and EMPTY on connected are reversed.
- EMPTY (SQ1) is on the extreme left pin of S3 and BUSY is
- on 2nd pin of this connector S3.
- In fact, the switch S2 is drawn in the BUSY position and
- not EMPTY.
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- HOW IT WORKS :
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-
- The TIMER starts when pin SEL of IC1 goes to 0V. When the TIMER is running,
- the scanning is halted.
- The scanning also stops when the BUSY signal is low level (0V) on pin SQL of
- IC1.
- Let us suppose that a signal is received. Then BUSY goes to 0V and scanning
- halts. At the same time the EMPTY signal , which is the inverse of BUSY, goes
- to 5V and the TIMER remains off.
-
- If the received signal disappears BUSY goes high and EMPTY low, then the TIMER
- is enabled and starts running. It also maintains the scanning in halt mode.
-
- If, at the end of the TIMER delay, no signal has come back then the scanning
- restarts.
- If a signal comes back before the end of the TIMER delay then the BUSY signal
- returns to 0V and maintains the scanning in halt mode. In the meantime the
- TIMER will run until the end of its delay without any action on the process.
-
- The TIMER delay is chosen with the R32 potentiometer on the SENSOR UNIT.
- The minimum value is about 4 to 5 seconds which is perfect for this working
- mode.
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- CONCLUSION:
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- Small modification .... great effect !
- Gabriel F6DQM @ FF6PTT.FRPA.FRA.EU
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