KUHNE TR1296H-28 User guide

Handbook

DB6NT

1296

MHz

Transverter

TR1296Hr28MHz

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Several decades of engineering
Transverter. His outstanding technical
FET-Amplifier with an output
ampfifier.
operation configurations
allows the installation of

The consequent usage of SMD components

Hiqh Performance

production

and

power

allow an easy connection of

further filter elements, attenuators, oscillators or other components.

up to 20W allows a stand-alone operation as

of

23

cm

Transverters result in

of

data make it usable for many applications.

results in a noise figure of typ.

preamplifier

a

Transverter

new 23cm high

this

well

and/or

power

Possible Options:

-

Band 2: 1268...1270 MHz

01:

-

02: TX 10...200

lF Input

-

04: drive

gW

power

gain

control on the front

panel

-

06: common lF-connector

(common

06

Opt.
Opt. 04

front

(drive gain

panel)

are

not compatible.

performance

The high linear MOS-

driving a

as

'l.2dB.

amplifiers.

power

Several

The

case

for RXTX

lF-connector) and

control on

the

Specifications

Type
UHF-frequency

lF-frequency range
lF-input
PTT-control
Power output
Operation
Current consumption
RX
Noise figure
Dimensions mm
Gase
Goaxial connectors
Coaxial connectors
Operation
control connector

power

gain

range

voltage

lF
UHF

voltage and

Kuhne electronic GmbH

TR 1296

TR 1296

1296...1298 MHz

Option 01:

28...30 MHz

1...50 mW,
ground
20 Waft@SO Ohm
13,8 V DC

A

typ. 8
>20dB

1,2

typ.
270x260x80
Aluminium
BNC-female
N-female
SUB-D 9-pole

Tel:

0049

H - 28 MHz

H

1268...1270 MHz

adjustable

to transmit

(12-14V)

(TX)

dB

-

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(Standard)

'Aluminium

-

Inside wiring with silver

cable

-

Antenna relay with

-

Gonverter can

-

Extension with additionalfilters and other

components

-

Built-in directional coupler for calibrated

output control

-

S-pole low-pass filter for harmonic
suppression

-

Spurious and harmonic
60dBc

-

Sideband

-138dBc/Hz@10kHz

-

Built'in sequence control

-

lncluding

-

Handbook

case with a big

noise of

dc-power and

(0)

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60dB

process

the

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heat

sink

plated

large signals

wave

oscillator better

control cable

Teflon

cross-talk attenuation

wave

suppression

coaxial

power

better

Tictpss
Lotdpe3B

Filte.

Oscillator
The oscillator signal

thermostat crystal with 40'

uses a
noise of

the output signal

of 105.667 MHz

the osciffator a multiplier
tripler with BFG93A.

After a further helical-filter which is adjusted

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the mostly used shortwave transceivers.

After a helical-filter the frequency 422 MHz is selected and coupled

to 1268 MHz the

reaches the balance

signal

Butler oscillator.

trimmer. The single side band

mixer.

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After

to the

Receiver
The receiver
and a
the operation

works with a low-noise

MMIC amplifier stage.

of an external

preamplifier

At next the

Transmitter
The

lF input

power

is internally

presettable

reaches the first MMIC driver stage.

goes

signal

to the 35W

with 20 W. An overdriving

harmonic

and

power possible

output
Sequence

The built-in

preamplifier

with

suppression

Controller

sequence controller

MOS-FET-module-power-amplifier.

prevented

is

of over 60 dB.

the built-in meter.

at

makes a time controlled operation of a

directly at

the

antenna.

Accessories to order:

preamplifier

reaches selection

signal

stage

with

an own

through

noise figure of 0.8 dB. After

a Spole-Hl-Q-filter

via a separate coaxial cable a second

in the area of 1...50 mW. The signal

After the selection by Spole-Hl-Q-filter

guarantee

To

by an integrated

A directional coupler

ALC

circuit

with

the second MMIC driver stage

a clean

with indicator. A S-pole harmonic

a Schottky-diode

high-quality

Connections

for this

at the equipment back side.

are

and

this

goes

follows a helical-filter

one

to the balance

N-connector is already built-in

passes

helical-filter after the

a

output signal, the final stage

filter realizes a spurious

makes the calibrated

power

amplifier and a coaxial

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RX cable

TX cable

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Last uodate: 31-03-05

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TR

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1296

H - 28

Connections

@ ac

ii

/|-:n

1.)

ON / OFF switch

and Indicators

t-

2.) Bandswitch

3.) Oulputmeter

4.) ALC indicator
This
In

order

does not light

s.) oN AIR

This
Power

6.)

7.) Band Indicator
Antenna

8.)

9.) Separate receiver input

10.)

Converter
(not

11.) Transverter

(also

12.)

Minialure fuse

13.) Power

by

Op1.01 only

-

Displays

indicator

indicator

illuminates when

to assure a

anymore.

illuminates

ON indicator

connector

output to

in use wilh

converter

Option 06: one common

input

output

8 Amp. medium

supply 13.8 VDC

good

SW

(1...50

effeclive output

transmit signal,

See section'Operation"

during transmit

(must

be

-

receiver

mW

TX) from

shorhvave

to

controlling functions

/

power

power

the

time lag

limiter
lF

drive

operation

changed inside

IF-RVTX

SW - transmitter

lransceiver

(M)

in Watts

at

50 Ohms

(too

is active

power

the case)

connector)

Option 06: one common

much lF

should

be reduced

drive)

point

to a

IF-RVTX connector)

where

indicator

the

(')

YT

tl

)

q?(9

@

TR 1296 H - 28

Operation

1.)

Connect a

2.) Connect the shortwave transceiver

3.) Connect

4.)

Open the
Adjust the output control

5.)
transverter operation)

lmportant
spurious
to minimum
off the built-in

6.) Switch the transceiver and the transverter
operating the
SSB
Replace the top cover

7.) Almost all SW-transceivers feature the

Option

suitable

13.8 VDC

a

transverter

note: At full

products.

-

mode a tone should

power

04

antenna or a dummyload

approx. 8

/

by

output

To keep

power.

output

preamplifier

power"

"drive

after

control

Adjustment

lF

drive

(1

...50 mW lF

power

Amp

removing the top cover

SW{ransceiver to maximum

of the

power

a "clean"

To

achieve
your

of

control. The output meter of

be used

completion of the

on the

power

the TS 850 S and the FT1000, the

of

signal,

maximum large signal

HF transceiver.

to

to drive the transmitter to full output; a CW carrier would be

option

panel

front

control

(power

meter) to the antenna connector

power

drive

supply

to the transverter

(4

screws)

please

adiust the

transmit; adlust the transverter to

the

adjustments.

continuously

of

PTT contact.

and

(after

having switched the transceiver to

provided

power

knob

periormance

transverter may

adjustable output

on the HF

of

be used

lllllilllililllil

Option 02

signal

your

transverter

20 W

transmit

power.

10...2009W

contains unwanted

transceiver's

tor

this step.

front

system, switch

power

by

When in

preferable.

)

panel

Changing the

receiver

input to a separate

input

connector

A = Normal receiver

B = Receiver operation via separate input connector

operation

via antenna connector

TR 1296

H - 28

Connector

Wiring

Wiring of SUB-D

FrS.e

plug-in

connector

blacl(

-cround

red

+13,8 VDC

DC-connector cable

'1.)

Contacts 3...5

+13.8 VDC

2.)

Contacts

have wired in

connection

7...9 have

the minus connection

is

6

3.) Contact

PTT-input. For the transmit

this connection must

(by

internal

an

switch the

been

be

parallel

wired in

=

ground

switched to

function may

inverted to +13.8 VDC for transmitting)

4.)

Contact

2

controls an external
This connector close to
at transmit.
This

output

(internal

protected

is

ground (default

switch for 13,8V)

power

with a resetting 400mA

semiconductor safety device.

During

5.)
ground

transmit

via
is also time-delayed and may
the antenna

voltage

fihe

mode

-

power

a

relay

at the antenna

of the used

contact

1 will

FET(max. 1A). This

used to switch

be

relay mustn't exceed 13,8V)

for the

parallel

for

mode

ground

be

amplifier.

setting)

be switched

output signal

to

in modelwith

exist

one common

PTT

to

GND

contact

@

Switch

TX

(defauft

lF-RX/TX

2

connector

(PTT-Control

setting)

(Option

06)

of an external

PTT +13,8V @ TX

PA).

PIN 2

SUB-D

-

r€lay
for
(internal

SUB.D
Ant. relay
to GND

Intornal

fior transmitt€r

to

Out

control olt.

switch for 13,8V)

PIN 1

-

supply

ground

PA

Out

voltage

-l
1296 H - 28 with

TR

SW

-

Transceiver

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I

connecting the FT-757 GX with the transverter all

When
must

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power

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manual

amplifier.

while - PTT
brM

-

ground

follow

Please
Especially the 12 V supply of the connector
power

amplifier of the

DUBUS magazine

See

lmportant note: At full
spurious
oulpui.

lF

The

OUT

internal temperature

the

in mind when adjusting the

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DUBUS article

http://www.dl6nci.de/ts850-modification.htm

links with Kenwood TS850 Modifications:

Other

http:i/www.mods.dk/

http://www.qsl.net/s55aV

modification instructions in the

all

TS

850 S.

211992,

power

output

products.

To keep a "clean" signal,

power

of the HF transceiver

rises

and the

power

i,[ ;:?i :

02.1992:

3?:"[ffi

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In

addition,

page

30.
the TS 850 S

of

lF OUT

levels for transverter operation!

s:i ;""

a

TS

850 S

OUT" should

"lF

we recommend the TS 850 S modification

(at

please

adjust the

TS850 is

significantly

power

drops. Keep this effect

TJ::'J

RX-Cable

provided

the

your

transverter

from

signal contains unwanted

TS

ffiffiifr*--­rc

front

850 S

rsssopoweradiust

manual when

be done carefully. That voltage disables the

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the "lF

power

higher at the beginning of operation.

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ll/lll

Bei dem Verbinden der
KW-Transceivers zu

Die

Option 02

Inbesondere das Beschalten
Das am ACC-2-Stecker anliegende
und setzt

Eine Leistungseinstellung des Transverters ist am lC756PRO ll mit
Des

weiteren sollte der

um die GroBsignalfestigkeit des Systems voll ausnutzen zu kdnnen.

See the instructions in the lC756PRO ll/lll handbook on wiring with

The

transverter

Especially the wiring of the ACC-2-connector must

The

signal on

Adjust

Switch

muss im Transverter

Transceiverendstufe

die

option 02 is required.

the ACC-2-connector

the transverter

|C756PRO ll

the

lC756PRO

beachten.

des

Vorverstdrker

power

output

('P.AMP"

ll/lll mit dem Transverter sind die Betriebshinweise im Handbuch

eingebaut seinl

ACC-2-Steckers muss

schaltet

Signal

Betrieb.

auBer

des lC756PRO

switches the transceiver in transverter mode

with the

to

"0")

"RF-Power"

preamp

off

gewissenhaft

Transceiver in

den

ll

ausgeschaltet bleiben

be done carefully.

control knob.

to keep

good

large-signal

ausgeftihrt werden!

Transvertermode

den

dem

"RF-Power"-Regler

('P.AMP"

the transverter.

and disables the

performance.

m6glich.

auf

"0'),

des

transceiver-PA.

PTT-Kabel

(weiB/white)

TX-RX.KabeI

TR 1296 H

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wiring

of th€

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H

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28 Transverter

configurations

I-

Some examples

of transverter

-

configurations

Version

A: TR

1296 H

without

additlonalamplifier

Version
and

B:

power

TR 1296

amplifier

H with

antenna relay,

Version

receiver

and

TR

C:

preamplifier

1296

H with

at the

antenna relay

antenna

Version
receiver
power

D: TR 1296

amplifier

H with

preamplifier

at the

antenna relay,

antenna and

RX IN

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Lowpass

Filter

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MOS - FET. PA

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1296 MHz

Helbditter

Helicalfilter

@

MMIC MMIC

105,6667

MHz

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TR - Schalter

-

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1296 MHz

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Spannungsvelsorgung

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28 MHz
RX-IF OUT
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28MHz
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connector/
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Option 02

For shortwave-transceivers
Fur KW Transceiver mit einer

with a transverter

Transverterausgangsleistung im Bereich 10-200prW

+13,8V

TX-IF 10-200pW

power

output

in

the

range

10-2009W

of

TX-lF Transverter

MMIC