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4.4.3 Blower Preparation 25
4.5 Amplifier/Station Interconnections 25
4.5.1 Coaxial Cable Types & Connectors 25
4.5.2 T/R Control Cable 26
4.5.3 ALC 26
5 Theory of Operation
5.1 Theory of Operation - Overview 29
5.2 Tubes 29
5.3 Output Tank Circuit 30
5.4 Tube Deck 30
5.5 Mains Board 30
5.6 High Voltage Board 31
5.7 Control Board 31
5.8 Display Board 31
5.9 Output Wattmeter Board 31
5.10 Center Partition Board 32
6 Operation & Maintenance
6.1 Before Operating Your Alpha 8100 33
6.1.1 Setting Input Drive 33
6.1.2 Dealing with Faults 33
6.1.3 High SWR Considerations 35
6.1.4 Operating at Less Than 1.5 kW Requires Retuning 35
6.1.5 Lightning Protection 36
6.1.6 Operating in Bypass Mode 36
6.1.7 Never Use Transceiver Automatic Antenna Tuner 36
6.2 Transceiver Connections 36
6.3 Initial Setup & Tuning 37
6.3.1 Control Functions 37
6.3.2 Tune-Up 38
6.3.3 Grid Current Information 38
6.3.4 ALC 39
6.3.5 Turning On The Amplifier 39
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