Palstar AT2KD Technical Manual

Palstar AT2KD Technical Manual

2000 watt antenna tuner
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Palstar products are designed by
Hams for Hams carrying on the
Palstar tradition for high-quality
products designed and
manufactured in Ohio, USA.
AT2KD 2000 Watt
Antenna Tuner
2000 W PEP SSB, 1500 W single tone
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160 m to 10m
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Dual-stator di erential capacitor with vernier drive
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Dual movement cross needle meter
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5" x 14.5" x 13.5"
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9676 N. Looney Rd,
Piqua, OH 45356 USA
(937) 773-6255
(800) 773-7931
(937) 773-8003 (Fax)
www.palstar.com
PALSTAR
PALSTAR
AT2KD 2000 Watt Antenna Tuner
Designed and Manufactured in the USA
Copyright 2014 Palstar, Inc.
Technical Manual

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  • Page 1 PALSTAR Palstar products are designed by Hams for Hams carrying on the Palstar tradition for high-quality products designed and AT2KD 2000 Watt Antenna Tuner manufactured in Ohio, USA. Technical Manual AT2KD 2000 Watt Antenna Tuner 2000 W PEP SSB, 1500 W single tone...
  • Page 2 5 . 5 m m O D , c e n t e r p o s i t i v e , 2 0 0 m a The AT2KD also features a precision roller inductor with a steatite F R E Q U E N C Y C O V E R A G E : 1 . 8 - 5 4 M H Z ceramic core.
  • Page 3 D O N O T U S E M O R E T H A N 1 0 0 0 WAT T S ( s i n g l e t o n e ) coax output. Bypasses tuner, but meter circuits t h r o u g h t h e t u n e r. are on if AC adapter is connected to rear panel Page 3 PALSTAR...
  • Page 4 12 VDC for these functions to work. on the turns counter are ZERO and 279. 6. DIRECT-TUNED MODE SWITCH Six-position rotary switch selects an Zero is maximum inductance and output connector as follows: 279 is minimum inductance. Page 4 PALSTAR...
  • Page 5 PALSTAR AT2KD SCHEMATIC Directional Coupler Bypass Transmitter Coax 1 430 - 13 - 430 pf Coax 2 2 5 μ H Coax-Bal Ground Peak/ Peak Hold Lamp Power 12 VDC 200 ma. Cross Needle SWR/Power Meter © COPYRIGHT PALSTAR 2011-2014...
  • Page 6 METER BOARD ADJUSTMENTS INSIDE VIEW DIFFERENTIAL COUPLER CAPACITOR Reverse Reverse Forward Forward High High Peak Peak Peak Power Peak On/O Hold Range High METERING PEAK/HOLD ASSEMBLY Page 6 PALSTAR...
  • Page 7 OPERATING YOUR AT2KD D O N O T E X C E E D 1 0 0 0 W AT T S A V E R A G E ( S I N G L E T O N E ) B E F O R E O P E R AT I N G 5 .
  • Page 8 NOTES: OPERATING YOUR AT2KD 1 . A S W R o f 1 : 1 i s b e s t , b u t a n S W R a s h i g h a s 2 : 1 m a y b e a c c e p t a b l e .

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