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G8MNY > TECH 04.03.16 10:32l 94 Lines 4765 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: My Home HF Set-up
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Sent: 160304/0919Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:62401 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To : TECH@WW
By G8MNY (Updated Mar 16)
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After several years of HF of improvements, I have ended up with this....
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FEATURES
PSU 1 also has a 3A trip on it for low current leads.
PSU 2 is fan cooled & floated with 2x 24AH batts with thick leads.
Home-made CQ repeating autocaller & off air record/play.
BHI DSP LS unit gives 10-20dB of useful noise reduction used with external LS.
Noise Canceller JPS ANC4 with aerial, gives >15dB of QRM nulling on 1 source.
IC735 used with it's very effective AF processor (clipper) & standard Mic.
IC735 sometimes used with very effective tuneable Noise Blanker or Attenuator.
T500M PA draws 75A @ 12V, so I float 2 batts with thick leads works very well.
My T500A ALC ensures the Amp can't be over driven even on 11V DC or bad SWR.
Palstar AT1500CV tuner, cross needed power,handles high SWRs & can be balanced.
Dummy load with PEP meter gives accurate PEP power measurments (scope option).
Scope for monitoring Tx envelope & Rx Noise (timebase locked to mains).
Mains filter includes an earth choke.
ON AIR
I often get comments on how good the AF is (under noisy band conditions), but
it is just a well set up standard AF clipper in the IC735 with it's toppy AF
(do not clip bassy AF!). I always use the mic close up, to reduced background
noise & room echo, & keep the ALC drive level correct.
The PA helps a lot, but I often go back to QRP stations M6s etc, & when I run
their power, they often can't hear me, or would not have called me on QRP.
I have had very complementary reports on how clean (narrow) the QRO signal is.
E.g. "You are much stronger than me at remote SDR Rx site & also narrower!"
So the old IC735 rig with its comms quality audio, narrow Tx IF, & older 1977
Commercial PA with high NFB & my ALC are keeping the Tx signal all very clean.
My Autocaller CQ keeps channel busy, while I catch up with paper log, or get
the perfect SWR etc. & then I get called. But it does make for lazier operating
with less scanning, I use 2nd VFO for that & go back to CQ operating VFO.
The 3 noise systems I use, the rig's tuneable Noise Blanker, BHI DSP LS, & JPS
Noise Canceller, all complement each other very well, as they work differently.
Sometimes all 3 are needed to get a usable band here in RF noisy Croydon. With
the JPS ANC-4, do not Rx too much Tx power on the noise aerial, as it can be
damaged with nearby QRO. Using seperated aerials as I do, stops this & also
helps get deep nulls while leaving Rx signals, with same location aerials you
tend to null out all signals at once!
Scope timebase is locked to mains, & both beams are added to give just 1 line.
Rx AF can help adjust the Noise Canceller & rig Noise Blanker threshold, as you
can see the offending neighbours PSUs & null out one pair of 100Hz noises only
to see 2 more appear on another mains phase. Not mains locked QRM from TV/PC
screens can be seen, & other non ham things like over the horizon radar "Wood
Pecker" or "QRO 50Hz FM sweep jammers" are easily identifed too.
The Tx envelope display shows up the peak compression (all nicely rounded if
under ALC control) with no hard clipped flat tops.
See all these related TECH buls....
"Autocaller with old Maplin kit"
"High AMP Crowbar Protected PSU"
"T500 M 12V 500W HF Linear"
"Variable Speed Thermal Fan"
"BHI Noise Eliminating DSP LS"
"IC 735 No RF Output Fault"
"Palstar AT1500CV ATU"
"QRO 1kW HF Metered Dummy Load"
"A Nest of Dipoles for HF"
"Mains Plugtop Filter Adapter"
"Oscilloscopes"
"AF 2 Tone Test Osc Design"
"QRO v QRP".
Why Don't U send an interesting bul?
73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP
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