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By G8MNY                                 (New Oct 15)
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I bought this rather large & very heavy vintage Japanese Spectrum Analyser &
Digital Store for "a song" at a club junk sale. It was not known how well it
worked, but I had seen it switched on at a test evening.

                           Vernier Freq 
        旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�
  CRT   쿽旼컴컴컴컴컴컴�  �~~~~~~�( O )쿑req
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        � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴�               쿣id Filter
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           Phones   Digial store unit

It came with no information or front cover, but here is my spec for it so far..

FEATURES
Freq   : DC-1500MHz,
Input  : +20dB (100mW) Max, N input, 0-50dB atten
IF B/W : 300 100 50 10 1k 500Hz.
IF Gain: 0-50dB in 0dB & Calibrated 12dB Pot.
Cal    : BNC with 200MHz @ -30dBm.
Sweep  : 2kHz-100MHz/Div (link to B/W). Sweep stop for envelope & Phones use.
Marker : Movable spot with 8 digit Frequency Counter.
Phones : AM 3.5mm jack, AM & FM switched 6mm jack on memory unit.
Modes  : Trace (U sweep spot) / Manual select sweep speed / Auto.
Display: Linear / 2dB/Div, / 10dB/Div Log.
Gen    : Tracking Generator, optional band filters. 0-50dB atten, N output.
Store  : 2 Digital memories & can be subtracted.
Output : 10.7MHz IF, X Y & Z for a 2nd Display.
Power  : 122VA selectable AC Voltage / External DC (unknown Volts)
Weight : >25kg.

TESTING IT
Well is was very cheap, so I expected the odd problem, I soon saw one, the
precision input atten was broken, the first 10 20 & 30dB steps were OK, but 40
& 50dB fell off the screen. It was DC isolated to the N socket, so to I had to
open it up & unbolt bits to get further.

REPAIR
I located the input attenuator, to find it was a SMA connected remote relay
controlled module after the N input. On testing I found all the control lines
were going on & off so, it was not a control switch or relay drive logic fault.
Removed it & took the RF cover, I saw inside 6 tiny uWave relays & 3 RF
attenuators & track line on the RF substrate. As it was fairly symmetrical I
was be to identify in open circuit deposited R only 2mm square, on the input
side of the offending 20dB (40/50dB) attenuator. So it had been burnt out
(luckily only the attenuator & not the RF input!) Searching Jessops G6JP RADIO
DATA book, I found the theoretical value was 41R. I initially solder tinned the
silver strip lines either side of the faulty R & tried a wired resistor of 47R,
that out proved OK, this was the fault!

So for a proper job the 41R had to be accurate & small if I wanted the repair
to work well & be flat to 1500MHz. I used 3 surface mount Rs in parallel 2x
100R & a 220R to give the 41R. Once stacked up & soldering together the SM Rs
were not too difficult to solder to the pre-tinned stripline although a bit
messy in the end.

Success re-assemble & testing now showed nice even steps of the 50dB range &
all exactly 10dB & quite flat to 1500MHz with no surprises when the attenuators
are used.

       THE 20dB RELAY ATTENUATOR

               旼27R�                      2 double change over relays are
         _____ o       旼27R�              used 1 & 2 this ensures high
        o     \1b   2a o                   isolation with 4 contacts bypassing
SMA o)_/ 1a    o______/ o___o 2b           the through path when attenuating.
Input�  o                    \___To Next
     �  읕41R컴쩡쩡�41R컫컴훟    Atten     Unused paths terminated with 27R.
 50� �       20R 20R   trimR     
     읕컴컴컴컴좔좔컴컴컨컴컴컴�           The fixed trimR used in calibration?


CALIBRATION
With the internal 200MHz -30dBm Calibrator, Input Attenuator, Frequency & Sweep
you can check & set the front panel CRT Preset Geometry Shifts & Gains. And
then do the 4 preset Shift & Gains on the side of the memory unit.

CRT DISPLAY
 Log
 dB                     Lin
  0쩡쩡쩡쩡쩡쩡쩡쩡쩡쩡�100%   Long persistent White/Blue Phosphor & an
 10�                   �90%    internal etched graticule viewed through a 
 20�                   �80%    clear thick blue glass give a clear display.
 30�                   �70%
 40�                   �60%
 50�                   �50%
 60�                   �40%
 70�                   �30%
 80�                   �20%
 90�                   �10%
   좔좔좔좔좔좔좔좔좔좔�0%

SCHEMATIC
As I do not have any information, so here is what I worked out from the
internal markings.
                  __________
Cal o)컴컴컴컴컴캑200MHz Osc쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커
                 읕컴컫컴컴켸   ________         �
Track   _____    _____�______ /�10,7 Osc�        �  ______
Gen o)캑Atten쳐캑 Gen Mixers � 읕컴컴컴켸        � � DC or쳐DC
       읕컴컴�  읕쩡컴컴컴컴켸\________          � 쿘AINS �
    _______ 旼컴컴좔� _______  �411 Osc�         � � PSU  쳐230V
   � Gated 납 Sweep 척 Sweep � 읕컴쩡컴�         � 읕컴컴켸
   쿎ounter척UHF Osc납Control�     �             �
   읕컴컴컴牡컴컴쩡켸읓컴컴컴�     �             �
       _____   旼좔커 � 旼컴컴� 旼컨커 旼컴컴� 旼좔커 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커
In o)캑Atten쳐캑Mix1쳐)캑613IF쳐퀾ix2쳐�210IF쳐퀾ix3쳐�10.7IF & Filters첼
      읕컴컴�  읕컴켸 � 읕컴컴� 읕컴켸 읕컴컴� 읕컴켸 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸�
   旼컴컴컴�    旼컴컴좔컴컴컴�  旼컴컴컴컴컴커     旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커  �
   쿏ISPLAY쳐쩟캑DIGITAL STORE쳐캑Video Filter쳐컫컴퀽in/Log Detector쳐캑
   읕컴컴컴� 납 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴�  읕컴컴컴컴컴켸  �  읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸  �
X o)컴컴컴컴켸� PSU       ______                 �    ____________      �
Y o)컴컴컴컴컴�   o컴컴컴퀮M AMP쳐컴컴컴컴컴컴컴켸   쿑M Det & Amp쳐컴컴�                        �    ____________       �
Phones o)컴컴컴컴\o      읕컴컴켸                    읕컫컴컴컴컴켸
                  읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴�

IN USE
Compared to home made & simper commercial Spectrum Analyser I have used, this
"Proper one" takes some getting use to. With the multiple bandwidths available
from 3MHz for fast sweeps right down to 500Hz close in work. The inter-lockable 
Sweep & Bandwidth control & the Auto sweep speed, stops you getting a faulty
spectrum display. But as this is not a modern PLL system, slow drift of the
swept UHF Yig(?) oscillator is quite noticeable on close in work. but it does
almost stop after 1 hr warm up. One shot sweeps with memory solve this drawback
too. With slow sweep, narrow bandwidth, video filter in & the storage memory,
the noise floor is then seen at 88dB down with a near overloading input.

The tacking generator is very useful on filters & pre-amps etc, but the first
thing you notice is all your bad cables & connectors! Of course it can also be
used just a sweep gen too, triggering a scope from Z out etc.

The 2 memories can be used in subtraction mode, so a change in display can be
seen, or an un-flat response of test leads normalised before a measurement.

FURTHER INFORMATION
I wonder if any readers have used this SA or have any information on it?


Why don't U send an interesting bul?

73 de John G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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