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SECTION 2. INSIDE VIEWS • LOGIC UNIT DSC SIGNAL LINE SW (IC3) BEEP/DSC ENCODE SIGNAL BUFFER (IC2) +3.3 V REGULATOR DSC DECODER (IC4) (IC11) DATA LINE BUFFER (TXD) (IC6) RESET IC (IC10) NMEA LINE BUFFER (IC12) DATA LINE BUFFER (RXD) CI-V INTERFACE (IC7) (IC5)
• MAIN UNIT (TOP VIEW) +5 V REGULATOR (IC512) AF POWER AMP (IC701) D/A CONVERTER (IC514) AF AMP (IC515) TX/RX AF LINE SW (IC901) TX/RX AF LINE SW (IC904) PLL IC AF LPF (IC101) (IC905) YGR AMP REFERENCE FREQUENCY (Q13) OSCILLATOR TX POWER AMP (X101)
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• MAIN UNIT (BOTTOM VIEW) AF PRE-AMP (IC702) +3 V REGULATOR (IC511) AF MUTE SW (IC703) AF MUTE SW (IC704) MIC AMP (IC513) AF MUTE SW (IC502) +1.1 V REGULATOR EXPANDER (IC903) (IC802) EXPANDER (IC801) NOISE CANCELING LSI (IC903) AF MUTE SW (IC503) AF BPF/MIC AMP (IC506)
SECTION 3. DISASSEMBLY INSTRUCTION 1. Removing the FRONT UNIT 2. Removing the MAIN UNIT 1) Remove 6 screws from the rear. 1) Remove 6 screws from the rear. 2) Disconnect the fl at cable and inline cable from the 2) Remove the case from the chassis. LOGIC UNIT.
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2. Removing the MAIN UNIT (Continued) 5) Remove 7 screws from the top of MAIN UNIT. 6) Unsolder 2 points at the antenna connector. 7) Remove the MAIN UNIT from the chassis. UNSOLDER Solder remover (Top view) MAIN UNIT MAIN UNIT MAIN UNIT Chassis Screw x7...
SECTION 4. CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 4-1 RECEIVE CIRCUITS RF CIRCUITS (MAIN UNIT) 1ST IF CIRCUITS FOR CH70 (MAIN UNIT) The RX signal from the antenna is passed through the LPF The RX signal from the RF circuits is applied to the 1st IF (L21, L22, and C114–C116), ANT SW (D16), attenuator (D19, mixer (Q302), and mixed with the 125.649 MHz 1st LO signal R96) and BPF (L201, C201 and C202), and then applied to...
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RX AF CIRCUITS (MAIN UNIT) • When the AF signal is output to the optional COM- The demodulated AF signal from the AF SW (IC504B) MANDMICIV™ is passed through the BPF (IC506B, IC506C) and AF SW The RX AF signal from the AF SW (IC904, pins 1, 7) is passed (IC901, pins 7, 1), and then applied to the noise canceller IC through the AF MUTE SW (IC503A, pins 2, 1) and amplifi...
TX AMP CIRCUITS (MAIN UNIT) 4-2 TRANSMIT CIRCUITS The TX signal is amplifi ed by the YGR (Q13) and power TX AF CIRCUITS (MAIN UNIT) AMP (IC1), and then passed through the LPF (L2, C111 and The AF signal from the microphone (MIC signal) is passed C112), TX output power detector (D12 and D13), ANT SW through the MIC mute SW (IC502A, pins 1, 2), and then ap- (D14), and two LPF (L21, L22, and C114–C116), before be-...
4-3 FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZER (MAIN UNIT) • VCO • PLL The VCO (Q3, Q4, and D1–D3) generates both 1st LO signal A portion of VCO output signal is passed through two buffers for MAIN channels and the TX signal. (Q5 and Q6), and then fed back to the PLL IC (IC101, pin The output of buffer (Q7) is used as the TX or RX LO signal.
The combination of top side and bottom side of this SECTION 7. BOARD LAYOUTS • LOGIC UNIT (TOP VIEW) RIGHT LEFT DOWN MENU DIST CH16 • CONNECT UNIT (TOP VIEW) • DIAL UNIT (TOP VIEW) 7 - 1...
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The combination of top side and bottom side of this • LOGIC UNIT (BOTTOM VIEW) LEFT RIGHT IC11 (CHASSIS) DOWN R101 (FRONT) B7572D MENU C104 R103 R108 EP11 C108 C105 C112 (FRONT) C111 C166 C162 C165 R115 DIST IC10 CH16 •...
The combination of top side and bottom side of this • MAIN UNIT (TOP VIEW) D601 C115 C113 D504 D503 C503 C131 C501 C121 C502 B7571D C138 C508 C122 C132 • VCO UNIT R205 C203 C143 L201 C611 (TOP VIEW) C136 C125 C512...
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The combination of top side and bottom side of this • MAIN UNIT (BOTTOM VIEW) R504 R505 R503 R502 R501 R506 C605 IC511 C604 • VCO UNIT C602 L301 C924 C914 C603 C620 C302 C301 (BOTTOM VIEW) C913 Q511 C303 R906 R911 C911...
SECTION 9. BLOCK DIAGRAM JTBM450CX70 FI204:LTWC450E1 MAIN UNIT X201 HM-196 CERAMIC WDECV MICI N I C201:NJM2591V FI202:FL-450 D 19:HVD144A Q 701:KTC4075 FI203:FL-451 (#01,02,10,20) NOISEV AM P MAINDET 2ND IF 2N D XTAL AM P BP F Q202: IC202:LMV321DCK 3SK293 Q 203:KTC4080 21.7MHz FI201: Q201:3SK294...
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• MAIN UNIT (2/2) RX:12.00V TX:11.54V RX:5.02V KTA2015 TX:4.97V RX:0V TX:4.84V C113 CP15 0.68U RN752 0.001 35.0N 35.0N to ANT CP16 VCO UNIT RF LO 41.0N HVD144A (11-4) LDTC144EE 2SC4226 C127 HVD144A LDTC144EE 35.0N 0.001 PLL LO T5VSO RX:3.27V TX:0V KTA2015 NJM2730F LDTC114EE...
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• VCO UNIT RX:4.99V RX:5.02V TX:4.89V TX:4.97V RX:2.41V TX:2.45V HVB350BYPTL RFLO HSC277TRF RX:0V PLLLO TX:3.94V LDTC144EE 2SC4226 KTC4080 HSC277TRF LDTA144EE 100k KTC4080 2SC4226 1.5P KTC4080 SHIFT MODC RX:2.89V 100k 100k TX:2.92V *: Refer to the PARTS LIST for the value and name of component. 10 - 4...
July 2012 The combination of top side and bottom side of this SECTION 7. BOARD LAYOUTS • LOGIC UNIT (TOP VIEW) RIGHT LEFT DOWN MENU DIST CH16 • CONNECT UNIT (TOP VIEW) • DIAL UNIT (TOP VIEW)
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July 2012 The combination of top side and bottom side of this • LOGIC UNIT (BOTTOM VIEW) LEFT RIGHT IC11 DOWN (CHASSIS) R101 (FRONT) B7572D MENU C104 R103 R108 EP11 C108 C105 C112 (FRONT) C111 C166 C162 C165 R115 DIST IC10 CH16 •...
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