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SG-231 S m a r t u n e r ® Microprocessor Controlled Automatic Antenna Coupler Installation and Operations Manual Getting the most from every watt of HF-SSB Power...
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3 to 500watts 3 - 100 watts weatherproof case Cable: 10 ft. Power Cable The SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th Street, 10 ft. RG-58 coax P.O. Box 3526, Bellevue, WA 98009 USA Phone: 425-746-6310 1-800-259-7331 FAX: 425-746-6384 425-746-7173 cable with PL259 No Compromise E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com www.sgcworld.com...
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SG-231 ANTENNA COUPLER Installation and Operations Manual Updated: November 2000 CAUTION: Carefully read the “Quick Start” on the following page and all pertinent sections of this manual prior to operating your Smartuner for the first time. This unit will provide outstanding service if you follow the detailed recommendations within this manual.
Even the most experienced professional HF users will occasionally run into difficulty. Regardless of the level of your experience, SGC stands ready to offer you installation suggestions and help you resolve any aspect of Smartuner operation that is not entirely satisfactory.
When the same conditions are encountered again, re-tuning is accomplished within 20 milliseconds by recalling the information from the non-volatile memory. Special software has been designed by SGC to allow accurate and fine-tuning of the coupler. For software description, refer to the MicroTune section of the manual.
The coupler network configuration is designed with 128 different input capacitor values, 64 output capacitor values, and 512 inductor values, thus providing about a four SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
Although the Smartuner is built very solidly, it is good installation practice to provide additional protection from the elements. SGC makes the following recommendations: SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
If you need to install the antenna coupler more than 50 feet from the transmitter site, up to two extension cables may be used for a total of 75 or 100 feet. However, SGC does not recommend installing the Smartuner more than 100 feet from the transmitter because two losses must be considered.
3.3 Technical Support Before contacting SGC for technical support, please take a few minutes to think through your installation and ask if there is anything obvious that you have overlooked in the installation. Check to make sure your ground system is both adequate and tight and that proper voltage is supplied to the coupler.
Be patient. Finding the reason for less than ideal system operation may take one telephone call or it may take several calls. Regardless of how complex the problem is, your SGC representative will be able to walk you through the process of solving your problem in a logical step-by-step manner.
This is the preferred antenna for marine installation when there is no room for a long wire antenna. It will also provide reasonable efficiency for base station use and is the shortest recommended base antenna. (SGC Part Number 55-24 for the SG-204 35 foot whip antenna.) 4.3 Long wire Antenna...
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A square base can be from 8 to 15 meters long and can be configured to the shape of the structure as necessary, to provide the best arrangement. The height of the supporting SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
1.4:1 VSWR. Directivity will be high from 3 to 12 dB depending upon the frequency. If this is a problem, two loops at 90 degrees can be SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
10-20 knot winds are almost always available when underway at sea. 4.10.2 Tactical Installations Over the course of nearly 25 years of HF communications, SGC equipment has been used everywhere from camel back in the desert to Antarctic expeditions. Along the way we have collected a number of tips to get maximum system performance from your radio system when you are operating in a tactical or disaster situation.
7. Never use a feed line or coaxial cable at the output of the antenna coupler. The coupler functions to couple the radio to the antenna, not to act as a SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
If metallic masts or supports are used, arrange the insulators so that the antenna is spaced at least 2 meters from the mast. SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
SGC always recommends that two grounding bolts with star washers be used to ensure no ground resistance is encountered. Make sure that the grounding point is not insulated from other parts of the vehicle by non- metallic couplings, bushings, fiberglass panels, etc.
More frequently, a counterpoise system of radial wires must be used. SGC recommends the use of at least 8 to 12 radials bonded together in the center. If the antenna is at ground level, the radials should be buried a few inches below the surface.
3 centimeters from the conducting surface. Sharp points in the lead-in wire should be avoided to prevent corona discharges. 6.0 Installation Procedures The following diagrams will assist you with installing the Smartuner with SGC equipment. SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O.
“all tuned” indication. The SG-231 installation and tune-up are considered complete if the above tests have been successfully performed. The SG-231 will probably not be supplied from SGC with memory data appropriate to your installation, and the memory feature may not seem impressive at first. Allow the SG-231 to “learn”...
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(NEVER test with the transmitter set on an emergency frequency, such as 2182 KHz). SGC recommends that you build the light-bulb dummy load with the following parts (although I have made one with an old light fixture and a makeshift version with just...
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6. For further testing, follow steps 5-6 of the radio test procedure. SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
RF and are not spurious levels from the data conversion system. The SG-231 will proceed to tune only when enough forward power is present to confirm this check. SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
If you open your Smartuner to access this jumper, please use caution to ensure that the waterproof seal is carefully placed prior to refitting the coupler cover. SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
4. Facilities and algorithms are used which enable accurate tuning at the low end of the frequency band—even on shorter antennas than previously possible. SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
1992. A Smartuner user had a coupler installed in a mobile ham radio installation. The coupler could not find a lock on several bands. After going through his installation carefully, the user called SGC for technical support. This user was nearing wit’s end.
Oscillation. The transmitter may have a tendency to oscillate. The general symptom is that the coupler will work well with another radio but will not tune correctly when the SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA. 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009...
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Introduction SGC’s QMS (Quick Mount System) is the newest addition to the many outstanding products manufactured by SGC, Inc. that incorporate the latest technological d e v e l o p m e n t s i n b o t h d e s i g n a n d c r a f t s m a n s h i p . F e a t u r i n g s t a t e o f t h e a technology in microprocessor-based communication equipment, the QMS rep- resents high reliability backed by over 28 years of communication experience.
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Your SSB Figure A-1—QMS installation on the rear deck of a sedan SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: 425-746-6384 Tel: 425- 746-6310 or 1-800-259 7331 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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(see Figures A-1, A-2, and A-3 for typical installations). Figure A-2—Side view of QMS installation on the side of a small van SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: 425-746-6384 Tel: 425- 746-6310 or 1-800-259 7331 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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Insure that all four straps are pulled down tightly and the suction cup feet have been securely compressed. SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: 425-746-6384 Tel: 425- 746-6310 or 1-800-259 7331 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: 425-746-6384 Tel: 425- 746-6310 or 1-800-259 7331 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: 425-746-6384 Tel: 425- 746-6310 or 1-800-259 7331 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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. Refer to Figure A-4 on the following page: SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: 425-746-6384 Tel: 425- 746-6310 or 1-800-259 7331 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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Release suction by applying a rolling sideways motion to the tabs on the suction cups as shown in the following drawing: SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: 425-746-6384 Tel: 425- 746-6310 or 1-800-259 7331 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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This treatment increases the life span of rubber products. SGC Inc. SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th St. Bellevue, WA 98005 USA P.O. Box 3526, 98009 Fax: 425-746-6384 Tel: 425- 746-6310 or 1-800-259 7331 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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QMS-7 will provide exceptional auto-tuning with any HF and VHF transceiver. ® SGC, Inc., P.O. Box 3526 , Bellevue, WA 98009 USA Tel: 425-746-6310 or 1-800-259-7331 Fax: 425-746-6384 E-mail— sgc@sgcworld.com Web site— http://www.sgcworld.com No Compromise Communications SGC reserves the right to modify specifications without notice.
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Length: 7 ft., including adjustable ratchet SGC reserves the right to modify specifications without notice. mount and spring ® SGC, Inc., P.O. Box 3526 , Bellevue, WA 98009 USA Tel: 425-746-6310 or 1-800-259-7331...
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500 watts PEP voice or CW Length: 9 ft., including See QMS-7 brochure for more options.) adjustable ratchet mount ® The SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th Street, P.O. Box 3526, Equivalent: 23-foot antenna Bellevue, WA 98009 USA Design: helically wound...
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Be sure to see SGC's revolutionary mobile QMS system for mounting antenna and coupler outside the vehicle. ® The SGC Building 13737 S.E. 26th Street, Bellevue, WA 98005 USA Box 3526, Bellevue, WA 98009 USA 425-746-6310 or 1-800-259-7331 Fax: 425-746-6384 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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8 pounds (3.5 kilos) Case bridges or trees. Construction: Plastic ABS weatherproof case The SGC Building, 13737 S.E. 26th Street, P.O. Box 3526, ® Bellevue, WA 98009 USA Phone: 425-746-6310 800-259-7331 FAX: 425-746-6384 425-746-7173 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site:http://www.sgcworld.com No Compromise Communications...
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*Antenna must be used with an antenna coupler such as the SG-231 ® SGC, Inc., P.O. Box 3526 , Bellevue, WA 98009 USA Tel: 425-746-6310 or 1-800-259-7331 Fax: 425-746-6384 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com No Compromise Communications...
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4.32 H centimeters Weight: 3.8 pounds (1.6 kilos) Case Construction: Plastic ABS weatherproof case Catalog Number: 54-17 1-800-259-7331 ® SGC, Inc., P.O. Box 3526 , Bellevue, WA 98009 USA Tel: 425-746-6310 Fax: 425-746-6384 No Compromise Communications E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com Web site: http://www.sgcworld.com...
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SGC equipment and related services. In the event of a defect as defined above, SGC shall, at its option, either repair or replace the product free of charge to the purchaser, provided that: 1.
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SG-231 is the superior coupler for any application. Make the “smart” choice today! The SGC Building 13737 S.E. 26th Street, Bellevue, WA 98005 USA Box 3526, Bellevue, WA 98009 USA (425) 746-6310 or 1-800-259-7331 FAX: (425)-746-6384 E-mail: sgc@sgcworld.com World Wide Web: sgcworld.com...
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