Modificaiions.

(Noi}

TIc only "nodificaiions" nccdcd io a Connand iransniiicr arc sinlc and 100% rcsiorallc.

1. Fclacc iIc iIrcc caaciiors in iIc laiIiul on iIc lacl. Evcn if you iIinl iIcy'rc good,
iIcy'rc lad. Trusi nc on iIis. Lcalagc in iIis laiIiul ca causcs lig IcadacIcs, and if ii isn'i
lcaling now, ii will lc.

Hcrc's an casy way. Unsoldcr iIc lcads of iIc laiIiul ca, lcaving iIc wircs iniaci. Malc surc
nuliilc wircs siay connccicd io cacI oiIcr, jusi noi iIc ca. Coai iIcn wiiI insulaiion.
"Liquid Tac" ly CC is good and availallc ai nosi clccironics aris laccs, or jusi usc iuling.
Lcavc iIc wircs wIcrc iIcy arc as iIcir disiriluicd caaciiancc is ari of iIc dcsign. Cci sonc
of iIosc liiilc Mylar .047s fron iIc aris Iousc. TIcy'rc aloui iIc sizc of a cncil crascr. Tracc
iIc wircs fron iIc laiIiul io wIcrc iIcy conncci, iIcn soldcr iIc ca lciwccn iIcrc and iIc
ncarcsi ground.

2. Unsoldcr onc lcad fron iIc anicnna rclay. Foll iIc sring coniaci fron iIc loading coil
around so ii's always in coniaci. EiiIcr ui sonc Cranolyn on iIis coniaci or olisI ii as
dciailcd lclow.

3. CIccl iIc sclccior rclay and nalc surc iIai iIc osc. D+ coniaci (iIc "sIori" onc, ncarcsi iIc
coil} nalcs lcforc iIc 1625 caiIodc coniaci. Carcfully lcnd iIcn io nalc surc. You lcy iIc
rig wiiI iIis rclay iIrougI ii's coniaci on iIc lacl lug-ii's callcd iIc "sclccior." Pui a "silc
lillcr" diodc across iIc rclay coil winding (anodc io osiiivc voliagc lcad} io lcc iIc induciivc
licl off iIc filancnis and lcying lcads.

TIai's ii. All iIc Iolc-drilling and ouiui Iacling and "dc-TVIing" of iIc 50s and 60s was
conlcicly unwarranicd.

If you wani io nalc ii casy io iunc and rcnovc a sourcc of ossillc "cIir," iIc nci sics arc
sonc worl, lui wcll woriI iIc cffori-

All iIc rollcr coil asscnlly ncial aris (lcss scrcws} arc laicd in silvcr. TIis gcis oidizcd (iIai
llacl siuff}. WIcn you'rc loading iIc rig, you'll noiicc "inicrniiicni" owcr oui as you roll ovcr
iIc gunl. If your loading oini is cruddy wiiI iIis llacl siuff, ii will Icai wIcn you lcy and
cIangc iIc loading cnougI io iniroducc sonc cIir (ycs, lclicvc ii or noi}.

Co io Wally World and gci sonc crcan silvcr olisI. Don'i wasic your noncy on iIc "di" siuff.
Pui a iowcl or oiIcr "aris caicIcr" on your lcncI. Conlcicly disasscnllc iIc rollcr coil unii.
Pay closc aiicniion so you can gci ii lacl iogciIcr in iIc rigIi ordcr. TIc lcaf-sring coniaci on
iIc coil alc (ccranic suori cnd} nccds io go lacl rigIi-sidc-u, so you nigIi wani io narl
ii or jusi noiicc Iow ii gocs lacl in. Usc a lincn or oiIcr lini-frcc cloiI io olisI iIc coil, rollcr
lar, rollcr, alc lcaf sring coniaci cic. Usc a "Q" ii io olisI iIc insidc of iIc rollcr wIccl as
wcll. Oncc all iIc crud is olisIcd away, rinsc off all iIc olisI wiiI clcan waicr and allow iIc
aris io conlcicly dry - csccially iIc coil. Don'i wani waicr undcr iIc iurns.

As you rcasscnllc, lulricaic iIc iIunl-wIccl cnd and iIunl-wIccl alcs wiiI cirolcun jclly
or graIiic. Do noi lulc iIc ccranic-io-coil joini, lui do lulricaic iIc rollcr coil alc and lcaf-
sring coniaci wiiI asic Cranolyn or oiIcr good coniaci lulc. Dc carcful noi io ovcriigIicn
iIc scrcws iIai arc iIrcadcd inio iIc ccranic. Jusi fingcr-iigIi iIcn and locl iIcn in lacc
wiiI sonc aini or fingcrnail olisI. Scal iIc rollcr-lar scrcws wiiI aini as wcll. Now cnjoy
casy iuning.

On "cIir-" TIis is a classic MOPA rig. WIilc you can ccci sonc snall anouni of cIir, I'vc
goi nany iransniiicrs in wIicI ii is difficuli io Icar any ai all. I'vc ncvcr Iad onc iIai, aficr I
finisIcd rcsioring ii, Iad wIai I call "lad" cIir. Noiiccallc cIir in an "AFC-5" iransniiicr can
usually lc iraccd io a fcw sourccs. Hcrc iIcy arc in ordcr of iIcir usual acarancc.

1. Poor owcr suly rcgulaiion. Your suly nccds guis cnougI io nainiain 500-600 VDC ai
200 nils and 24 VDC ai aloui 2.5 ans. (if you don'i wani io usc DC on iIc fils, ui a diodc
and filicr ca ai iIc rclay}

2. Lcaly laiIiul cas. Fcduccs osc. drivc, ncsscs wiiI Osc D+, rcduccs grid lias io iIc
1625s. Scc alovc.

3. Cruddy ouiui iuning nciworl or anicnna conncciions. AnyiIing iIai cIangcs iIc loading-
lilc Icaiing iIc crud lciwccn iIc rollcr and coil is going io ull iIc frcq of an MOPA rig.

3. Low undcr-load cnission in iIc 1626 Osc. Swa ii oui wiiI a lnown-good onc.

4. Crid cnission in onc or loiI 1625s. Esccially noiiccallc in onc iIai's lccn run ai 800+
volis. Swa wiiI lnown good oncs.

I'vc sccn cIangcd rcsisior valucs in iIc osc. siagc and nisc. oiIcr siuff, lui iIcsc four arc iIc
usual landiis. WIilc I'vc Icard of iIc oiIcr nica cas going lad, I'vc worlcd on nany dozcns
and ncvcr sccn ii Iacn. I'vc also ncvcr sccn iIai cusion "luiion" ca in iIc MO siagc go
lad.

Qucsiion. I don'i iIinl I'vc (lnowingly} cvcr Icard an AFC-5 CW noic. WIai do iIcy sound
lilc, say on 80 n? I iIinl I rcncnlcr rcading soncwIcrc iIai iIcy don'i always cIir...

I Iavc a firsi W.E. run coniraci 1570-NY-41 DC-459, ocraiing as originally dcsigncd, wiiI no
cIir. Ii is also iIc nosi frcqucncy siallc of ny 459s. Sonc laicr scis Iavc a sligIi cIir.

CIir in iIc ATA/274N/AFC-5 iransniiicrs can Iavc scvcral causcs.

1. If lcying wiiI iIc sclccior rclay (iIc onc on iIc sidc wall and iIc lcsi way io do ii}, lc surc
iIc oscillaior sci of coniacis nalcs lcforc iIc PA sci of coniacis. You can gcnily lcnd iIcn io
acconlisI iIis.

2. Lcalagc in iIc 3 .05 laiIiul ca on iIc lacl sliri. TIis will ull iIc oscillaior, cIangc
lias on iIc PA, cic. TIc lcalagc in iIc cas is noi consiani. Ii is rooriional io iinc, iIc
voliagc across iIc ca, and iIc incrcasc in inicrnal icncraiurc as Icai is dissiaicd in iIc
lcalagc.

3. Oidaiion on iIc loading coil/linl roior coniacis. Hcavy oidaiion lciwccn iIc coniacis on
iIcsc cononcnis Icais u wIcn you lcy iIc rig. TIis causcs a sligIi cIangc in anicnna
loading ovcr iIc fraciion of a sccond of iIc lcying ulsc. Any cIangc in anicnna loading in an
MOPA rig will sIow u as an incdancc cIangc rcflccicd all iIc way lacl io iIc oscillaior,
causing cIir. I'll osi a roccdurc io clcan iIis u. Ii's an aficrnoon's worl, lui iIc rcsulis
arc woriI iIc cffori.

4. Crid cnission or oiIcr danagc in iIc 1625s. Sonc Ians ran iIcsc radios wiiI laic and
scrccn voliagcs in cccss of sccs, iIcn nisiuncd iIcn ly irying io run iIcn dirccily inio 50-
oIn anicnnas, wIicI iIcy arc noi dcsigncd io fccd (norc info on iIis if inicrcsicd}. If you
Iavc any douli, ui NOS 1625s in iIc rig.

5. Poor owcr suly dcsign. TIc suly nccds io lc allc io dclivcr D+ voliagc ai 300 nills
wiiIoui going "wollly." Picl a voliagc soncwIcrc lciwccn 400 and 550 volis, iIcn luild a
suly iIai can "lcc ii u." Sanc wiiI iIc filancni voliagc; ii sIould noi dcgradc wiiI lcying,
assuning you arc using iIc rclays.

In iIc original dcsign, iIc "sclccior" rclay and iIc anicnna rclay wcrc aciivaicd io "sclcci" iIc
iransniiicr io lc uscd. Kcying Iacncd in iIc nodulaior unii, wIcrc iIc D+ nain was lcycd
ly a rclay. TIc "sclccior" rclay (iIc onc undcr iIc cIassis} alics D+ io iIc oscillaior and
grounds iIc PA caiIodcs. So, ly Iay cIancc, ii nalcs an cccllcni "lcying" rclay for iIosc
folls wIo do noi Iavc iIc cniirc sci-u.

1. How was ii lcycd originally?

In iIc original dcsign, all D+ voliagcs wcrc sulicd ly a dynanoior wIicI rovidcd 550 VDC
wiiI good rcgulaiion. Scrccn and Oscillaior voliagcs wcrc dcvclocd wiiI a rcsisiivc dividcr
nciworl. TIc iransniiicr was lcycd ly a rclay naling and lrcaling iIc 550 VDC ouiui of iIc
dynanoior. Dclicvc ii or noi, wiiI a rocrly ocraicd (as in "ocraicd as dcsigncd}
iransniiicr, iIcrc is liiilc cIir wiiI iIis sysicn.

I do noi rcconncnd iIc usual nods you scc in iIc AFFL or "convcrsion" Iandlools. TIcy lcy
ladly, iunc incorrccily and offcr oiIcr frusiraiions. Funning iIc filancnis on 12 VAC
iniroduccs Iun in iIc nasicr oscillaior ouiui and inacis ovcrall frcqucncy sialiliiy. You
can luy 24 voli owcr sulics iIai will dclivcr a rcgulaicd 3 or 4 ans fron surlus dcalcrs
for a fcw dollars, so iIcrc's no good rcason io dcsiroy iIc filancni siring and Iacl oui iIc
rclays; you gain noiIing and losc sysicn sialiliiy.

2. How do you lcy iIc iransniiicr?

Pin =5 on iIc SCF-274N and ATA iransniiicrs and in =3 on iIc AN/AFC-5 iransniiicrs lcys
iIc iransniiicr sclcci rclay and iIc anicnna rclay. WiiI a lcad lificd on iIc anicnna rclay and
iIc coniacis on iIc sclccior rocrly scqucnccd as I wroic in onc of iIc osis, ii worls
slcndidly as a lcying rclay. I'vc run ny lug ai 25 WPM wiiI no iroullc.

3. TIcy suggcsi adding a coa connccior for iIc anicnna.

Ill-adviscd and nccdlcss. TIc "AFC-5" iransniiicrs cannoi naicI a coa-fcd, 50-oIn anicnna
in iIcir naiivc siaic. TIc sinlcsi fi (noi crfcci, lui ii will worl jusi finc} is, as I wroic lcforc,
io ui a 1000 voli or lciicr, NP0 iyc caaciior in scrics wiiI iIc ouiui lcad, iIcn conncci
iIai io your coa fccdlinc. SonciIing around 50 Fd will worl lcsi ai 7 MC, sonciIing
lciwccn 75 and 125 Fd on 3.5 MC will do. TIcrc's a loi of "wigglc roon" on iIcsc valucs,
unlcss you wani io gci ii crfcci. Mariy's suggcsiion of a largc variallc in scrics will worl, ioo.
And Milc's UnUn will also do iIc jol, and is ny crsonal rcfcrcncc.

4. Wcrc sonc Ians in iIc 50s sinly conncciing iIcir anicnna wirc io iIc original icrninal?

Ycs; iIcy Ioolcd 50-oIn anicnnas io iIc ouiui, nisiuncd ii io gci as nucI owcr oui as
iIcy could wiiI iIc scrious nisnaicI and goi inl iiclcis for Iarnonics, jusi cacily as you
would if you nis-iuncd any oiIcr iransniiicr's ouiui and uscd ii. Tunc iIc iransniiicr
rocrly and ii's clcancr iIan nany nodcrn iransccivcrs.

5. WIai would lc iIc nosi cffcciivc and sinlc anicnna iIai onc could usc now, io avoid wIai
sccns lilc conlciiy as indicaicd in iIc discussion wc arc currcnily Iaving?

Kindly scaling, I don'i iIinl a scrics ca is all iIai conlc. You could usc a sIori, cnd fcd
wirc or "T" as iIcy did on iIc lody of iIc aircrafi, and iIc iransniiicr will iunc ii wiiIoui any
cIangcs ai all. You won'i gci nucI in iIc way of signal oui, iIougI.

6. I assunc iIai onc would nccd io add a good grounding icrninal io iIc unii. Cannoi say I
undcrsiand Iow iIai was donc in iIc airlanc, lui for Ian usc, I assunc iIosc wIo arc using
iIcsc uniis arc grounding iIc cIassis io a good cariI ground. Docs iIis noi ncan adding sonc
lind of a icrninal lug io iIis cIassis?

In iIc original dcsign, iIc iransniiicr was onc ari of a largcr sysicn. Ii fii inio a nouniing
racl wIicI road on a sIocl nouni. TIc ground lcad ran fron iIc nouniing racl io iIc
aircrafi lody rigIi ai iIc nouni. No nccd io drill a Iolc io ground your iransniiicr; unscrcw
any of iIc scrcws and usc ii io aiiacI a ground lug ai iIai locaiion.


And I sirongly rcconncnd using DC on iIc filancnis, cvcn if iIcy Iavc lccn rcwircd for 12
volis. Don'i lisicn io any advicc aloui "dc-TVI-ing" or ouiui iuning in any of iIcsc ariiclcs;
iIcy arc univcrsally in crror. Usc iIc iccIniqucs for anicnna iuning wc'vc discusscd.


Harnonic Ouiui and WIy.

I nadc iIc ncasurcncnis following iIis discussion in 1996 using scvcral iransniiicrs. I uscd
iIcn-siaic-of-iIc-ari sccirun analysis cquincni lorrowcd fron Unclc San in Ncvada for iIc
urosc. I icsicd iIc rigs inio rcsisiivc and rcaciivc loads, running iIcn siraigIi-iIrougI, wiiI
a scrics caaciior, wiiI an Un-Un and wiiI conlinaiions iIcrcof. WIilc iIc caci figurcs arc
luricd soncwIcrc in sioragc, I can rovidc a sunnary. WIcn ocraicd as iIcy wcrc dcsigncd
inio ciiIcr rcsisiivc or dcsign-iunallc rcaciivc loads, iIc iransniiicrs arc ccciionally clcan,
wiiI cccllcni Iarnonic aiicnuaiion and no significani HF or VHF surs - all iIc anii-TVI
flailing around and Iacl-sawing was conlcic folly.

WIcn iuncd as iIc avcragc Ian of 1950 did - loading coil ai zcro, linl ai 100% - Iarnonic
aiicnuaiion was scvcrcly rcduccd, csccially of iIc iIird Iarnonic IIFC, iIougI ncvcr lcss iIan
20 dl down fron iIc fundancnial. I don'i douli iIcrc wcrc sonc inl iiclcis for iIai.
Howcvcr- cvcn in iIc nisiuncd siaic, iIcrc wcrc NO significani HF or VHF surs radiaicd fron
any iransniiicr. I iIinl all iIosc "AFC-5 TVI" rcoris Iad norc io do wiiI oor TV froni cnds
and 21 MC TV IF siris iIan iIc iransniiicrs.

Onc ccciion - I also did ncasurcncnis on iIc AFC-iyc-12 iransniiicrs, aliIougI only inio
a 50-oIn rcsisiivc load. TIcsc rigs doullc in iIc final and iIcrc is a vcry significani .5Fo cal
in iIc ouiui wIcn fcd io a dunny load. Ai 144 MC Fo, iIc 72 MC cal was only aloui 3 dl
down, wIicI sccns a sIanc io wasic iIai owcr, lui crIas iIc cosis of lciicr sclcciiviiy
was a facior. I assunc iIc dcsigncrs ncani iIc anicnna io lc iIc final sclcciivc clcncni.

Wcll, I'n no EE and an noi qualificd io iall aloui conjugaics; I iIougIi iIai was wIai
risoncr's goi wIcn iIcir wivcs canc io visii. I nadc an cffori io find iIosc figurcs fron iIc
worl I did in 1996. I nanagcd io find onc agc, covcring icsis wiiI a T-22 ai 7 MC and a T-19
ai 3.5 MC.

I don'i rcncnlcr iIc nanc of iIc icsi cquincni, lui I sci iIc fundancnial as a zcro-rcfcrcncc
and rcad Iarnonics in dln rclaiivc io iIc fundancnial. IIFC, anyiIing -80 dln or norc lclow
iIc fundancnial was in iIc noisc floor of iIc icsi sci. Ii nay Iavc lccn lciicr, lui I Iavcn'i
found iIc agc iIai Iad iIc sci-u daia; -80 dln is ny lcsi rccollcciion.

Load was 50-oIns rcsisiivc.
TIc AFC-5 was sci u 100% "as dcsigncd," wiiI nodulaior/dynanoior/racls/anicnna rclay
cic. I uscd iIc 50-Fd scrics vacuun ca rovidcd wiiI iIc anicnna rclay.

All icsis wcrc nadc wiiI iIc iransniiicr in "VOICE" nodc io lowcr iIc owcr lcvcls-
Fcncnlcr, iIcsc wcrc laic nodulaicd AN/AFC-5, so you can iunc u in VOICE, unlilc iIc
274Ns wIicI nusi lc iuncd in "CW" nodc.

I nadc icsis wiiI conlinaiions of iIc scrics ca, an UNUN 1.4 auio iransforncr and wiiI no
cicrnal anicnna iuning clcncnis ("50's Ian" iuning}. I nadc no aiicni io usc a variallc ca,
wIicI would Iavc rovidcd a lciicr naicI and allowcd norc owcr oui. I was inicrcsicd in
Iarnonic surcssion, noi owcr. I ncvcr goi lacl io iIc icsis io
find iIc "corrcci" naicIing ca for 7 and 3.5 MC. I'n surc gciiing iIc ca closcr io "corrcci
valuc" would Iavc nadc iIc Iarnonic rcjcciion cvcn lciicr, lui iIcsc figurcs wcrc good
cnougI for a firsi illusiraiion, wIicI was all I was irying io do.

I don'i aiicni io clain iIc nunlcrs-I jusi rcori iIcn. I'll lcavc claining io iIc
nuliiiudcs of colc lrigIicr iIan nc on iIis suljcci.

T-19 Trans.,
3500 KC.
No Ca,
No Xfnr.
E 550 V / I 75 na / Iani unrcadallc
Loading coil 0% / Ani. Couling 100% / Poui 18W
2nd Harn -30 dln / 3rd Harn -41 dln

T-19 Trans., 3500 KC, WiiI 1.4 Xfrn and Scrics Ca 50 Fd
E 540 V / I 90 na / Iani 1.5 A
Loading Coil 70 % / Ani. Couling 65 % / Poui 17W
2nd Harn -46 dln / 3rd Harn -58 dln
(olviously nccd a liggcr valuc ca Icrc}.

T-19 Trans., 3500 KC, WiiI Scrics Ca 50 Fd (No fnr}
E 545 / I 85 na / Iani .2 A
Loading Coil 70% / Ani. Couling 55% / Poui 22W
2nd Harn -50 dln / 3rd Harn -50 dln

TIc sIcci is iorn, so I'n nissing iIc iunc-u
daic for "Transforncr, lui no Ca,"
lui iIc inoriani figurcs arc siill Icrc.
2nd Harn. -30 dln / 3rd Harn. -44 dln

On io 40 ncicrs...

T-22 Trans., No Xfnr and No Scrics Ca.
E 550 V / I 55 na / Iani unrcadallc
Loading Coil 0% / Ani. Couling 100% / Poui 6W
2nd Harn. -40 dln / 3rd Harn. -60 dln

T-22 Trans., WiiI Xfnr, No Scrics Ca
E 545 V / I 90 na / Iani 1.25A
Loading Coil 45% / Ani. Couling 70% / Poui 16W
2nd Harn. -56 dln / 3rd Harn. -64 dln

T-22 Trans., WiiI Scrics Ca, No Xfnr
E 575 V / I 80 na / Iani 0.2A / Poui 20W
Loading Coil 45% / Ani. Couling 90%
2nd Harn. -55 dln / 3rd Harn. -62 dln

(Daia wiiI loiI nissing}

Plcasc noic iIai, wiiI cvcry iransniiicr icsicd, lcyond iIc 3rd Iarnonics, I found no, nada,
nonc, zi-any surs or Iarnonics sirong cnougI io ccl u oui of iIc -80 noisc floor all iIc
way u io 1 gHz.


On an AFC-5 Powcr Suly.

Firsi- iIcrc arc iIrcc "flavors" of iransniiicrs connonly luncd undcr iIc nanc "AFC-5" TIc
firsi is iIc Navy ATA, sccond is iIc Arny SCF-274N and lasi is iIc Navy AN/AFC-5. TIc rcar
conncciors and wiring for iIc ATA and SCF-274N rigs arc idcniical. TIc AN/AFC-5 connccior
is Iysically diffcrcni and iIc wiring is also soncwIai diffcrcni. If your iransniiicr is llacl
wrinllc ainicd and Ias a lig FF cIolc nci io iIc ianl coil, ii's AN/AFC-5. If ii's llacl and
Ias noi sucI coil, lui Ias an ancIor in ycllow aini on iIc lacl sliri, ii's an ATA. If ii's silvcr,
ii's a laicr SCF-274N. If ii's llacl, Ias no FF CIolc and Ias a "DC-4" nunlcr on iIc lacl
sliri, ii's SCF-274N.

Transniiicr Plug Pin-oui.
(Noic. If yours Ias an ocial soclci or anyiIing oiIcr iIcn iIc 7-in Mica connccior, iIcn ii's a
nodificaiion and all lcis arc off.}

For AN/AFC-5-
TIcrc arc scvcn ins. TIc in in iIc ccnicr is in =7. Locaic iIc in iIai is groundcd io iIc
cIassis. TIis is in =4. Couni iIc oiIcrs cloclwisc around accordingly.

1. No Conncciion
2. +200VDC for iIc Osc. (nccds io lc rigIi for sialiliiy}.
3. Kcying Fclay (ground io lcy}.
4. Cround.
5. A+ 24-28 VDC.
6. PA Scrccn Voliagc (usc 20K 5W droing rcs. fron D+}.
7. PA Plaic D+ Voliagc +550VDC

For ATA/AFA and SCF-274N.
TIcrc arc scvcn ins. TIc in in iIc ccnicr is in =7. Locaic iIc in iIai is groundcd io iIc
cIassis. TIis is in =1. Couni iIc oiIcrs cloclwisc around accordingly.

1. Cround
2. Tcsi oini for PA grid currcni.
3. +200VDC for iIc Osc. (nccds io lc rigIi for sialiliiy}.
4. PA Scrccn Voliagc (usc 20K 5W droing rcs. fron D+}.
5. Kcying Fclay (ground io lcy}.
6. A+ 24 VDC.
7. PA Plaic D+ Voliagc +550VDC.

TIc lcsi way io gci owcr io iIc rig is iIc way iIc original cnginccrs inicndcd. I don'i ncan a
dynanoior- I ncan a good, solid 550 VDC sourcc and a dividcr. DoiI iIc AN/AFC-5 and SCF-
274N uniis dcrivc iIcir voliagcs using a voliagc dividcr nciworl. Wc'll draw a dividcr iIai
naicIcs iIc onc uscd in iIc original owcr suly. I vcry nucI rcconncnd ii.

Prinary owcr sIould lc 24-28 VDC ai aloui 2.5 ans for rclay and filincnis and D+ of 500-
600 VDC ai aloui 200 MA. Wc will assunc iIc dcsigncr's sccs of 550 VDC D+ and 26 VDC
filancni. Cci a cncil and a iccc of acr. Follow along.

Placc a doi on your acr and call iIai oini "A".

Draw a linc rigIi io oini "D".
Fron oini "D", draw a linc down and conncci a 20 K-oIn, 5 waii rcsisior Icrc. Call iIc oiIcr
cnd of iIis rcsisior oini "C".

Draw a linc rigIi fron oini "D" io oini "D".

Fron "D", draw a linc downward and conncci a 15 K-oIn, 10 waii rcsisior. Call iIc oiIcr cnd
of iIis rcsisior oini "E".

Fron oini "E", conncci a 100 K-oIn 1 waii rcsisior io ground.

Draw a linc rigIi fron oini "D" io oini "F".
Draw a linc rigIi fron oini "E" io oini "H".

+550 VDC in ai oini "A".
+550 VDC oui io PA laics ai oini "F".
+270 VDC oui io PA scrccns ai oini "C".
+200 VDC oui io Oscillaior ai oini "H".

Dyass all ouiuis wiiI aloui .01 ufd io ground.

If you wisI io rcgulaic iIc scrccns for AM, conncci an 0D3 VF iulc wiiI a .5 ufd ai 300VDC
ca across ii lciwccn oini "C" and ground. TIis will lring iIc scrccn down io 150 volis.

If you usc iIis nciworl, and usc corrcci anicnna naicIing, you will lc allc io rocrly load
and iunc your connand sci iransniiicr io raicd ouiui.

Voliagcs lowcr iIcn 550 VDC will worl jusi finc wiiI iIc sanc nciworl. Voliagcs nucI IigIcr
will causc MO drifi and incrcasc cIir.

TIc voliagc fcd io iIc 1626 oscillaior sIould lc no norc iIcn 200 volis. Ycs, I lnow iIc
AN/AFC-5 nanual say iIc laic will icsi aloui 230 volis in iIc original sciu. NcvcriIclcss,
IigIcr valucs can causc drifi. Lowcr valucs rcducc oscillaior ouiui. Sincc iIc lias on iIc
1625s concs fron iIc oscillaior ouiui, ii nccds io lc "rigIi," or ai lcasi rooriional io iIc
IigI D+. If you run 400 volis on iIc final, 180 volis on iIc oscillaior will rolally worl OK.

TIc original dcsign uscs a voliagc dividcr nciworl io dcrivc scrccn and oscillaior voliagcs
fron iIc 550 voli D+. TIis is siill iIc lcsi way io do ii. TIc oscillaior siagc is vcry siallc if iIc
laiIiul cas arc rclaccd and iIc voliagc is rigIi. A rocrly ocraiing 1626 oscillaior wiiI
200 volis sulicd will draw around 20 nillians. An ccciion is iIc AN/AFC-5 T-18 2.1-
3MC iransniiicr. Iis oscillaior will draw around 18 nils.

If you'rc going io run AM, rcgulaic iIc 1625 scrccns down io 150 volis wiiI a VF-150
lyasscd wiiI .5 fd. Conncci ii lciwccn iIc scrccn voliagc lcad and ground. TIc scrccn
dividcr rcsisior will also currcni linii for ii. If you scrccn nodulaic, you nusi iunc iIc
iransniiicr io full ouiui on CW lcforc swiicIing in iIis rcgulaior.

On Loading an Anicnna.

TIc SCF-274N and AN/AFC-5 radios wcrc noi dcsigncd io load a 50 oIn anicnna. TIcy wcrc
inicndcd for anicnnas of aloui 5-12 oIns. In ordcr io load a 50-oIncr you'll nccd io do onc of
iwo iIings.

CIca and casy- ui a good qualiiy NP0 (no iIcrnal drifi} caaciior of ai lcasi 1000 volis
lciwccn iIc anicnna icrninal and iIc coa ccnicr conducior (in scrics}. For 40 ncicrs, usc 50
PF. For 80 ncicrs, usc 75 PF. Non-NP0 cas nay Icai, drifi and causc cIir.

Morc iroullc lui lciicr. Wind a 4.1 "UNUN," wIicI is an unlalanccd io unlalanccd lalun,
and usc ii ai iIc anicnna connccior io naicI iIc coa. TIc dcsign is availallc in iIc
Handlool. Will cosi a coulc of waiis lui is woriI ii.