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Open the packing carton carefully, and save the
box and packing material f o r po ssible u se at a later
date . Inspect the FTV- 9 01R for any sign s o f
damage in ship ment . If there i s vi sible da mage,
contact the shipping co mpany immediately, and
docu ment the da mage thoroughly .
The FTV- 901 R ha s been de signed for u se in many
area s o f the
world, u sing variou s AC supply
voltage s. There fore, be fore connecting t he FTV-
9 01 R to the AC outlet, be ab solutely certain that
the po wer specification on the rear o f the trans
verter matche s your local supply voltage . OUR
WARRANTY D O E S
N OT C OV ER DAMA G E
CAU S ED
BY A PPL ICAT ION
SU PPLY V OLTA G E . A s well, never connect the
po wer cord to a DC po wer source .
The tran sverter may be situated in any po sition
without loss o f per for mance. The only constraint s
regarding installation involve air circulation : the
tr an sverter should be located where there is free
passage o f air around the cabinet and heat sink s.
The tran sverter should be connected to a good
earth ground .
Plea se re fer to the dra wings for detail s o f correct
interconnection s bet ween the FTV- 9 01 R and the
FT- 9 01DM
FT-1 01 ZD and an external receiver,
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such a s the FR-1 O l D.
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ANTENNA CON SID ERA TIO NS
The antenna in stallation i s of critical i mportance in
V HF and U HF in stallation s. For satellite an d
moonbounce application s, height above ground i s
not a s critical a s i s t he ca se wit h local F M
in stallation s. A
should be maintained bet ween the V HF and HF
anter;mas . In all in stallation s, the antenna should be
clear of surrounding object s, if the de sire d p attern
is to be obtained .
Do not economize on coaxial cable, a s some
"bargain" cable s have very poor shield coverage,
and thi s may degrade per formance signific antly.
For the 4 3 0 MHz antenna, plea se u se a type N
connector, a s thi s type provide s a con stant
i mpedance on the antenna line. For short coaxial
runs we recommend type R G 8A
,
long
run s, type R G- 17 A
" foamflex" coax, or air-dielectric "heliax" cable s
may be u sed, o wing to their very lo w losse s . The
SWR on the feedli ne should be kept belo w
all ti me s, to minimi ze feedline lo sse s.
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Power Transformer Primary
Connections
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