Kachina 505DSP User guide

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Addendum to

This addendum well as providing updates for software enhancements made since the Guide was printed.

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This Installation and Operation Guide is not intended to provide a comprehensive explanation of every radio control settings the KC505

It is possible to generate

User

current using the file manager (Windows

processor. The In addition,

operating tips, are provided Kachina charge from the web site,

versions of the control

enhancements.

corrects

may be found in the on-screen User Guide, which may be accessed from within

control software by selecting

Guide,

then select a topic. Once the topic is displayed, press @ to send the

page to your printer. Printing the User Guide in its entirety is best accomplished

User

complete theory

also

has a policy of allowing

errors

Guide

505DSP

omissions

printed pages of the

file,

software

Installation and Operation Guide

the 505DSP Installation and Operation Guide,

Section

and function. Full details of individual controls and their

3.1)

KC5O5.MAN, is in

operation, and application notes containing useful

Kachina’s internet web site at http://www. kachina-az.com.

we suggest you check there periodically for updated

and

Intoduction:

User

Guide

User

WordPad (Windows

you

to download many

announcements regarding other product

from the

Guide.

ASCii

Help

From

95),

format.

software

menu.

the Help menu select

or your word

upgrades free of

preparing this manual, an assumption has been made that the user is already farniliar

with Windows

provided with these

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4-Ohm external speaker is recommended.

Control

switch and microphone, speaker,

install

available from Kachina.

The functions of pins AMP PTT.

Head

it in an unused drive bay of your

3.1,

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operating systems. If not, you should refer to the manuals

programs

Hardware Requirements:

The

505DSP

70,

for

further information.

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supplied with

Morse

ACC3

and

Extemal

are reversed

control head containing the main power

key and phone jacks.

PC,

while cables aliowing outboard use are

Power

Amplifier

the Guide. Pin

Cables

Connector

are provided to

chart:

while

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The control software may not be opened a second time if already running on the same Com port. You can still start the software a second time on however,

allowing you to control up to four radios in separate windows if you wish.

Control

Software

Installation:

different Com port,

Correction

following:

Current

current transceiver settings is displayed. Beginning with software version the listed Within this window, you must click on the green or yellow text to initiate

Clicking on White

using the pull

elsewhere in this Guide.

word control program, antenna Smith chart, select a window by clicking your mouse anywhere in the window, but you must be careful not to click on these settings when you intend only to activate the control panel window.

Add

Section

Note:

Guide. This Guide

Coarse

frequency display to provide

currently selected band. Clicking or dragging your left cause the receiver frequency to change. This slider confirmation

Page

Replace

Settings Window

settings can be changed simply by clicking on the item you wish to access.

down menus and many also have dedicated “shortcut” keys, explained

caution

Additional details relating to

Tuning

when you have several windows active at the same time, i.e. the

Operation:

Slide

of where in the current band you are tuned.

Paragraph

When in the

gray text

may

Bar

Will

be accessed by selecting User Guide

for

entitled %urrent

KC505

have no affect. These settings can also

KCLOG,

all

functions may be found in the on-screen User

RX Tuning convenient way to quickly change frequency within the

control program, a window showing the

etc.

slide bar is displayed above the receive

Settings

is a WindowP convention

mouse

also

Wndow“

from

the Help menu.

button in the slide bar

serves as a convenient visual

with

.x3,

change.

the

most of

changed

Will

Speech

This feature headphones, allowing you to hear what or

Will

have separate slide bar. Settings

If using an 8 too low. speakers are equally efficient.

the

signal is

Muting

note

Monitor - The speech monitor control may be accessed from the

allows

TX equalization, have on your signal. When

appear to allow adjustment

different volume setting for

Ohm external

Use

actual transmitted signal. Speech monitor audio is 8 bit digital

bit.

the

Receiver

off.

The receive meter

that VOX

your transmitted signal to be heard through the loudspeaker

affect

other settings, such as speech processor

speech

the speakerphones volume. Since you may wish to

sidetone, selecting

both slide bars are retained independently in memory.

speaker

of a 4-Ohm speaker

The

.del

Will

disabled whenever the receiver is muted.

you may find that the

Will

give twice the audio output, assuming that both

Also

note that speech monitor audio quality

key on the numeric keypad toggles receiver muting on

display

“MUTE”

whenever muting is on.

monitor

sidetone

speech

monitor audio level

menu.

is selected, a slider

Will

enable

while

the transmitted

is important to

inferior

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Mic/CW

from the TXmenu

output in both voice and

if you experience low TX power output.

Gain Control

The Mic/CW gain

pressing

The

modes. The Mic/CWgain level may need

control

Mic/CW

may be

gain setting affects the transmitter power

accessed

by selecting

be increased

Mic

Memory

settings. These channels are divided into comprised of channels

memory

guide for details on how to save and recall

Scanning

menu. The transceiver can be commanded to scan groups numbered 1 between 2 selectable frequency ranges. See the on-screen User Guide for further

eta

Bandpass

100

"O"

in the current settings window.

dedicated

Bandwidth for both data filters is than the displayed receive frequency. than the displayed receive frequency. The center frequency can be altered using the

shift control.

Channels

features are selected

Memory

through

Filters

kHz to

(zero)

3.5

kHz

shortcut

data filters. The center frequencies (fc)

DAT DAT Med fc=

For

example:

and

Groups

1-20,

Channels

stored in memory. Alternatively, the scan can

The

505DSP

in width. These may be selected from the

key on the numeric keypad

100

memory channels are available for storing radio

groups of

group 2 contains channels

from

the

and

2210

1700

Channel

Groups

incorporates 11

Two

these filters, labeled

Hrz

500

Hz.

menu. Refer to the on-screen user

memory channels and groups.

Scanning is initiated under the

by ciicking the mouse on the

LSB

USB

the

channels. Group 1 is

21-40

DSP

bandpass filters ranging from

the

the fc

will

and so on. The channel

Channel

up to

channels,

conducted

Filters

DAT

data

be 1700

1700 or 2210

menu, by using the

and

DAT

Med,

filters are:

2210 Hz lower

BPF

higher

value are

shift

1000

DAT

Hi new fc

DAT Low new fc

Notch

automatically by selecting

between manual and automatic notch, or by clicking on the notch value in the current

settings window. A horizontal slide bar will appear whenever manual notch is selected.

Adjust

slide bar

screen

Notch width

(80

because

Zero

frequency, using 1 Hz

function.

Filter

The

the slide bar to select the notch center frequency. Clicking the mouse

will

always disable automatic notch and enable manual notch. See the on

User's

Hz)

and narrow

the notch in a wider mode, then sharpen

Guide for further details.

selected from the Filters menu. The choices

the slot is extremely sharp, it may be difficult to fit over the interfering signal.

2210-1000 = 1210

1700-1000

505DSP

notch filter may be programmed to operate manually

Notch

(40

Hz).

When the notch width

steps.

Practice

700

from the

Fi/ters

menu, by pressing

are

set

to narrow,

while

tuning the receiver about

is required here to obtain the most

Shift

Wide (160

wamed that

plus n to toggle

the

Hz),

medium

the

from

this

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Buffers - The

memories.

CWmenu. Select

mouse

store a message in one of the CW buffers, select

which of the nine buffers you wish to transmit by clicking the left

button on the appropriate number. Your message buffer when you click transmitted keypad.

Note:

by pressing the

You

505DSP

must be

has nine, 59-character,

depress the

Enter

key. Any one of the buffers can be

Ctrl

key plus a number 1 through 9 on the numeric

mode

transmit

message buffers

Will

be stored to the selected

buffer.

Buffers

from the

Frequency

changes

Display

Reverse

Video

Beginning with software version

2.~1,

several

that affect the frequency display have been incorporated. First, the "up/down"

buttons that identify the currently selected tuning digit have been replaced with a

Il-".

tuning with a mouse, click on the rnove the frequency downward. Second, to increase the visibility selected digit, you may now choose to display yellow, or normal video green. This is accomplished the

Special

Two-speed

The fan

C, at which time the fan

temperature fault message

menu.

Cooling

Will

normally operate at low speed unless the heat sink temperature exceeds

Fan

Will

The

505DSP

switch automaticaily to high speed operation and a

Will

light. This message

operator reduces transmitter power output to

telemetry goes off

or the radio has been exposed autornobile parked

VSWR

Alarm

line. A temperature fault message normally occurs only if the fan fails

to high temperatures, such as found in an enclosed

in direct cunlight.

If the antenna VSWR exceeds

above the transmit meter when transrnitting. If the

Will

alarm

VSWR

the

yellow in color.

exceeds

3:l

the VSWR is above

you should discontinue transmission and

"+"

to move the frequency upward,

the currently

in reverse video green, reverse video

by selecting

equipped with a two-speed cooling fan.

Will

remain on screen until the

<=I

watts,

2:1, a

VSWR

presses the Reset button or

VSWR alarm

is between

3:1,

the alarm

Tuning

will

be displayed

2:l

Will

be red in

check

the antenna for

Digit

and

the

Color from

3:1,

faults.

'I+"

and

IL-I'

the

color.

40"

Setting

the

Parallel

(Printer)

the parallel port select

Set

Port

Printer

You may

fort

from the

select

Special

parallel port 1, 2 or 3. To change

menu.

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ATTENUATOR

AGC

S-METER

FREQUENCY

TEMPSENS B VOLTAGE:

TCXO

AUDIO

AGC

PHASE

SYNTHESIZER

LOCAL

SSB

SSR

SSB

OVERTEMP

ACC1,

ACC2,

ACC3,

BITE,

ANTENNA

SERIAL

SENSITIVITY,

SENSTTTVITY,

KNEE,

NUMBER:

GAIN

(20dB

PRE:

CALIBRATION,

AMP

REFERENCE

VOLTAGE:

POWER,

THD,

3RD-ORDER

2ND-ORDER

ATTACK

JITTER,

ALC

ACTION,

ALC

OVERSHOOT,

HARMONICS,

3.0

POUT

INTERCEPT

TIME,

LOCK

kHz,

TIME,

MIC

SPURIOUS,

OSCILLATOR IMAGE

ALC

ACTION,

LINEARITY,

CARRIER

OPPOSI‘I‘E

SIGNAL-TO-NOISE

ALC ACTION,

METERS,

VSWR

AUDIO

PF,

CUTBACK,

CUTBACK:

ATUINIT,

BAND

SELECT,

SERIAL

TUNER:

MIC

SUPPRESSION,

SIDEBAND

VIN

PR,

VSWR

I/O,

PTT,

KEY,

NUMBER

91900XXX

2.4

kHz

2.4

kHz

PRE-AMP

(15dB

OFF:

1dB):

130

ACCURACY,

3.2

-90dBm:

2.OW,

POINT,

-60dBm:

LARGE

GAIN

100

FULL:

WATT

IOOW

REJECTION,

GAIN

2-TONE,

SUPPRESSION,

RATIO,

TALK

ALC,

VSWR:

3:l:

CONT,

+12VDC:

EXT

ALC,

PGMG,

KACHINA

505DSP

FIRMWARE

FILTER, FILTER,

ON, 10dB

1dB):

dBm

OdBm:

+/-

COMMUNICATIONS,

FINAL

VERSION:

PRE-AMP

SINAD:

dB:

POST-CALIBRATION,

OHM:

kHz

-6OdBm

STEP:

LEVEL:

FULL,

TALK

1OOW,

TEST,

100

1W,

WATT

MIC

SPACING,

MHz,

<=50

100W:

ARRL

ms:

US:

ms:

dB:

TEST:

400

LEVEL:

100

LEVEL:

GAIN

+12

VDC:

AMPPTT:

SEND,

RECEIVE:

TEST

ON,

OFF,

0.28

ARRL

METHOD:

dB:

1800

Hz:

WATT

FULL:

LEVEL:

REPORT

3.490

10dB

SINAD:

10dB

Mz:

METHOD:

dB:

INC,

SOFTWARE

0.10

SINAD:

0.25

+19

*57

dBm

dB:

VERSION:

3.44

dBm

SENSITIVITY:

S-METER

CW/VOICE

GAIN,

CARRIER

TALK

VOICE

ANTENNA

WWV

VIBRATION

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FACTORY

TESTED

PACKED

CALIBRATION:

SIDETONE:

VOICE:

CW:

POWER:

TEST:

TALK

TEST:

TUNER:

CALIBRATION:

TEST:

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