This service manual describes the latest service information for HIGH VOLTAGE! NEVER touch the antenna con- the IC-PW1 HF/50 MHz ALL BAND LINEAR AMPLIFIER at nector or the power supply section in the linear amplifier the time of publication. while connecting the IC-PW1 to an AC outlet.
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SECTION 1 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL • Frequency range : 1.800–1.999 MHz 3.500–3.999 MHz 4.630 MHz 7.000–7.300 MHz 10.100–10.150 MHz 14.000–14.350 MHz 18.068–18.168 MHz 21.000–21.450 MHz 24.890–24.990 MHz 28.000–29.700 MHz 50.000–54.000 MHz The USA version can only be used the antenna tuner on the 24–28 MHz bands. •...
SECTION 2 INSIDE VIEWS FRONT UNIT SW BOARD ANT-SW UNIT JACK1 UNIT FRONT SIDE LOWPASS FILTER POWER UNIT FILTER UNIT PA-4 BOARD COMBINR UNIT PA-2 BOARD PA-3 BOARD SPLITR UNIT PA-1 UNIT 2 - 1...
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TUNER UNIT C-NET BOARD H-NET BOARD DET BOARD CONNECT BOARD FRONT SIDE MAIN UNIT L-NET BOARD 2 - 2...
SECTION 3 CIRCUIT DESCRIPTION 3-1 LINEAR AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS 3-1-3 POWER AMPLIFIER CIRCUITS (PA1–4 BOARDS) 3-1-1 EXCITER INPUT SWITCHING CIRCUIT The power level divided signal from the SPLITR unit is (SPLITR UNIT) amplified at the power amplifier circuit (Q1a/b). The ampli- The applied signal from the exciter (transceiver) is passed fied signal is applied to the COMBINR unit.
2-step (3-step for the 50 MHz band) Chebyschev low-pass (2) Reactance components detector filters are adopted, to obtain –60 dB or less higher harmon- Reactance components are picked up by comparing the ic emissions for all HF bands or –70 dB or less for the 50 phase of the RF current and RF voltage.
(JACK2 unit; J7). condition, tuning relays select the capacitors and coils. (2) I -ALC In the IC-PW1, internal power supply voltage (I ) is used for -ALC. The power supply voltage (I ) is amplified at the op- 3-3 PROTECTION CIRCUITS amplifier (IC1c), then applied to the ACC2 socket.
3-5 PORT ALLOCATIONS 3-3-4 TEMPERATURE DETECTOR CIRCUIT 3-5-1 EXPANDER IC (SWITCH BOARD; IC1) (SPLITR AND MAIN UNITS) The temperature detector circuit detects the temperature of Port the heatsink for final FETs and controls amplifying operation. Description number name Outputs INPUT “1” LED control signal. A thermistor (SPLITR unit;...
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3-5-3 EXPANDER IC (SWITCH BOARD; IC3) 3-5-5 SHIFT REGISTER IC (SWITCH BOARD; IC7) Port Port Description Description number name number name Outputs “50” LED control signal. Input port for the antenna switching 50ML High: While “50” LED is ON. signal. Low: When “ANT”...
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3-5-6 CPU (MAIN UNIT; IC26) Port Port Description Description number name number name Input port for the forward power volt- Outputs ANT1 select signal to RL4 on age from IC2 (pin 1). ANT1 the ANT-SW unit. Low : When ANT1 is selected. Input port for the reflected voltage from IC2 (pin 7).
Shorten inner and outer plugs dummy load RF power meter 1500 W/50 Ω Coaxial cable to the ANT1 connector INPUT1 Coaxial cable EXCITER RF OUT IC-PW1 Ground AC outlet [USA] : 100–120/220–240 V [EUR] and [EUR-1] : 230 V 4 - 1...
4-2 PA AND FRONT UNIT ADJUSTMENT Idling current must be taken out the PA unit from the main body. ADJUSTMENT MEASUREMENT POINT ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT CONDITION VALUE UNIT LOCATION UNIT ADJUST IDLING • [POWER] switch : OFF Front Connect 100 mA CURRENT •...
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• Idling current adjustment Front side (after removed front panel) ALC and I meter check point Ammeter Connect the lead of L6 to ground PA1–PA4 boards FRONT SIDE • Idling current pre-setting • Idling current adjustment PA-1 BOARD PA-2 BOARD Connect the lead of L5 PA-3 BOARD to ground...
IC-736 Verify BASIS VOLT- IC-736, and then connect to J18 shows “SET”. on the MAIN unit of IC-PW1. • Connect [ANT1] connector of IC- 736 to [INPUT1] connector of IC- PW1. • Connect a 150 Ω dummy load to [ANT1] connector of IC-PW1.
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FILTER UNIT • Tuner basis voltage adjustment FRONT SIDE MAIN UNIT Disconnect J5 from here Bottom view of IC-736 Connect J5 on the tuner unit of IC-736 to here MAIN unit of IC-PW1 Tuner basis voltage pre-setting 4 - 5...
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MAIN UNIT ADJUSTMENT (Continued) ADJUSTMENT MEASUREMENT POINT ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT CONDITION VALUE UNIT LOCATION UNIT ADJUST • Input AC voltage : 200 V Controller [METER-2] Set [ALC] meter to REAR ALC adj1 POWER SET (HF BAND, • METER-1 : [P ] scale center as below: panel AC 200 V,)
Rear panel INPUT1 ANT4 ANT3 ANT2 ANT1 INPUT2 ACC-2 ALC2 SEND2 ACC-1 ALC1 SEND1 EXCITER 1&2 CONTROLLER REMOTE ALC adj2 REMOTE ALC adj1 ALC adj1 • Power set adjustment for HF band • P meter set adjustment FRONT SIDE MAIN UNIT MAIN unit Power set adjustment for 50 MHz band...
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MAIN UNIT ADJUSTMENT (Continued) ADJUSTMENT MEASUREMENT POINT ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT CONDITION VALUE UNIT LOCATION UNIT ADJUST • Connect a DC ammeter to the Controller [METER-1] Set [I ] meter to a half MAIN “HV” line between power supply value of connecting unit and PA unit.
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• I ALC and I meter adjustment Front side (after removed front panel) ALC and I meter check point Ammeter • I ALC adjustment load-resistor Front side (after removed front panel) Ammeter ALC check point Front side (after removed front panel) ALC check point Ammeter 4 - 9...
SECTION 8 BOARD LAYOUTS 8-1 ANT- SW UNIT TO MAIN UNIT J9 BOARD TOUT CHASSIS UNIT TO ANT1 TO ANT4 TO ANT3 TO ANT2 8-2 C-NET BOARD TO DET BOARD TO DET BOARD TO DET BOARD CP10 CP11 COUT MAIN UNIT MAIN UNIT VHCI CI3B...
8-8 PA UNIT TO PA4 BOARD J3 TO PA3 BOARD J3 TO PA2 BOARD J3 NONE – TO PX-1981 (OPTION) (each PA bords) (each PA bords) (each PA bords) PA1 BOARD J4 PA4 BOARD J4 PA3 BOARD J4 PA2 BOARD J4 TO PA-2 BOARD TO PX-1981...
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8-9 DET BOARD TO C-NET BOARD COUT CP11 CP10 TOUT TO ANT-SW UNIT TO FILTER UNIT TO C-NET BOARD TO MAIN UNIT J6 8 - 7...
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8-10 JACK-1 UNIT EXCITER REMOTE SEND1 ALC1 ACC1 REMOTE SEND2 ALC2 ACC2 1 & 2 ADJ.1 adj.2 TO MAIN UNIT J2 TUNER UNIT 8 - 8...
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8-11 SW BOARD ¡ ¡ TOP VIEW The combination of this page and the next page shows the unit layout in the same configuration as the actual P.C. Board. POWER TRANSMIT INPUT TEMP METER-1 METER-2 TUNER AMP/PROTECT DOWN AUTO 8 - 9...
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¡ ¡ BOTTOM VIEW The combination of this page and the previous page shows the unit layout in the same configuration as the actual P.C. Board. DATA DATA DATK DATK MAIN UNIT DATA2 DATA2 STR2 STR2 DS-2 DS-1 FRONT UNIT DS1 LAMP DS2 LAMP 8 - 10...
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8-12 FILTER UNIT The combination of this page and the next page shows the unit layout in the same configuration as the actual ¡ ¡ TOP VIEW TO COMBINR UNIT P.C. Board. SPLITER TO MAIN UNIT J8 UNIT J8 8 - 11...
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¡ ¡ BOTTOM VIEW The combination of this page and the previous page shows the unit layout in the same configuration as the actual P.C. Board. TO TUNER UNIT (DET BOARD) 8 - 12...
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TO SPLITR UNIT TO SPLITR UNIT TO TUNER UNIT TO TUNER UNIT TO TUNER UNIT TO TUNER UNIT (DET BOARD) (C-NET BOARD) (L-NET BOARD) (H-NET BOARD) 8-13 MAIN UNIT TOP VIEW ¡ ¡ FANV FANV TO JACK1 CP47 ALC2 ALC2 CI1B CP46 UNIT J9...
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The combination of this page and the previous page shows the unit layout in the same configuration as the actual P.C. Board. BOTTOM VIEW ¡ ¡ 8 - 14...
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SECTION 9 BLOCK DIAGRAM CHASSIS UNIT DET BOARD SPLITR UNIT FILTER UNIT ANT1 COUPLER COUPLER D15, D16: MBD701 CAP SW CAP SW D3,D4, VSWR DET RELAY RELAY D5,D6: MA77 –13V ANT2 IC2: MC10125L INPUT1 IC5: D11, D12: IC4: TA74AC112 PA UNIT TA79L05 MD701 D13, D14: 1SS286...
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10-2 SPLITER, PA AND COMBINR UNITS PA2 BOARD PAI2 PAI2 PAO2 FILTER UNIT W3, W4 TO FILTER UNIT LR-365 R3 50 R4 50 R5 50 0.68 R6 50 LR-119 LR-119 LR-123 PAO1 TO CHASSIS LR-211 22 p 68 p LR-119 56 p PA1 BOARD AE5343...
10-3 FILTER UNIT LA-537 LA-538 LA-537 C130 12 p COMBINR P3 TRU UNIT 50 MHz RL17 RL16 SPLITR UNIT 15 p RL15 VB-12TBU-UL3 VB-12TBU-UL3 AW3033 100 µH 12 p 12 p 12 p 50 MHz ON : 11.5 V C118 C119 C123 C120...
10-4 PA UNIT 0.68 0.68 4.5 V 4.5 V TX: 2.6 V TX: 2.6 V 0.68 RX: 0 V 0.68 RX: 0 V PAO2 PAO1 COMBINR COMBINR LR-322B 0.68 LR-322B 0.68 UNIT J2 UNIT J1 0.68 MRF150 MP 0.68 MRF150 MP LR-95 LR-95 2.2 k...
10-5 FRONT UNIT Io SELET: 0 V Io SELET: 4.7 V Io UNSELECT: 3.2 V Io UNSELECT: 0 V TUNER ON: 0 V TUNER OFF: 3.2 V CL-200YG CL-200YG CL-200YG CL-200YG DTC114EE DTC114EE DTC114EE DTC114EE PROTECT ON 3.2 V OFF 3.2 V Vo METER ALC METER PROTECT ON...
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10-6 MAIN UNIT R155 C107 47 k 140 µS TX ON RX: 0.8 V 3.4 V C111 TX: 4.0 V IC28 DTC114EE TC4W66F 1SS373 RX: 4.7 V 50MF IC16D TX: 0 V CP41 1SS301 PD4069UBG D18 MA77 [USA] 0.6 V 1 2 3 4 R233 CP42...
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C107 0.1 TX: 1.1 V L1 100 µH RX: 0 V L2 100 µH 140 µS FILTER TX ON L3 100 µH UNIT J1 3.4 V IC20 0.0047 0.0047 AMP. ON and TX: 13.2 V TC74AC393F OTHER: 0 V IC19 0.6 V FILTER TD62783AF...
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10-6 MAIN UNIT R155 C107 0.1 47 k TX: 1.1 V L1 100 µH RX: 0 V 140 µS L2 100 µH TX ON L3 100 µH FILTER RX: 0.8 V UNIT J1 C111 3.4 V TX: 4.0 V IC28 IC20 DTC114EE 0.0047...
10-7 TUNER UNIT TUNER UNIT AR39251 MORE THAN 50 MHz BAND : 13.0 V H-NET BOARD LESS THAN 50 MHz BAND : 0 V 50 MHz 100 µH LA-535 1SS53 0.0047 –5V TO FILTER UNIT AR39251 MA77 0.0047 100 µH 1SS286 0.0047 IC2A...
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ALC adj2 MORE THAN 50 MHz BAND : 13.0 V 10 k LESS THAN 50 MHz BAND : 0 V H-NET BOARD 100 µH REMOTE 0.0047 ALC 2 ALC2O 100 µH SEND2O & TUNER UNIT EXCITER SEND 2 0.0047 MORE THAN 24 MHz BAND : 13.0 V LESS THAN 24 MHz BAND : 0 V FANV 100 µH...
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10-7 TUNER UNIT ALC adj2 TUNER UNIT AR39251 MORE THAN 50 MHz BAND : 13.0 V H-NET BOARD 10 k 50 MHz LESS THAN 50 MHz BAND : 0 V 100 µH REMOTE LA-535 1SS53 0.0047 –5V TO FILTER UNIT AR39251 ALC 2 MA77...
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6-9-16, Kamihigashi, Hirano-ku, Osaka 547-0002, Japan Phone : 06 6793 5302 : 06 6793 0013 : http://www.icom.co.jp/world/index.html < > Corporate Headquarters Communication Equipment 2380 116th Avenue N.E., Bellevue, WA 98004, U.S.A. Himmelgeister Str. 100, D-40225 D sseldorf, Germany Phone : ( 425 ) 454-8155...
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