C&A ELECTRONIC

Analog terrestrial wide band television

exciter
Type CA6450 SERIES

Service and operating manual

Rev:2004.1
Analog Terrestrial Television Exciter/Transmitter
Type: CA6450U10.

General.
The described unit will transmit a television signal in the UHF band (system B/G)
between channel 21 and channel 69 (470.25 to 860.25 MHz) with a peak power of 10
watts. The unit is fully solid state and is constituted using the modular architecture in
a 3U, 19" housing so all parts are accessible from the top/bottom of the unit, just by
removing any of the metal covers (top/bottom).
Technical Specification
Audio section:
1 Input level: 1v p/p
2 Input impedance: 10K
3 Pass band: 40 to 15 KHz ±-0.5 dB
4 Preemphasis: 50µs

Video Specification:
1 Input level: 1v rms
2 Input impedance: 75R
3 Band pass: 50Hz ~ 4 MHz

RF section:
1 Frequency coverage: 470 to 860 MHz
2 Stability: ±5ppm at 25°C
3 IF frequency: 38.90 MHz
4 Output power: 10 watts pep (10dB adjustment, ±)
5 Spurious / harmonics: ≤65dB
6 Intermodulation distortion: ≤45dB
7 Output impedance: 50R coaxial
8 Local oscillator controlled through a PLL with crystal reference.

General:
1 Power supply: 230v AC ±10%
2 Housing: Rack 19" 3U
3 Operating temperature: 0°C to 40°C
General description.
Mechanical construction
TV transmitter type CA is constructed with the modular method housed in a metal,
robust chassis. All units are housed in iron tinplated units for stability in operation
and long-term specification retaining.
Interconnection of units is comprised by using high quality BNC coaxial connector
and RG 223C (double shielded) coaxial cable.

Front panel
On front panel, from left to right there are the control potentiometers (far left audio,
next to it video) with the relevant BNC inputs. On top of them, there are two analog
panel meters of very high quality (made by BERTRAM, Germany). This way a very
fine and accurate adjustment of the audio/video input level can be comprised.
Far right on front panel, there is the power output indicating analog meter. Under it
there is a small switch. Moving its lever to left, the instrument will show SWR,
moving it to opposite direction will show output power.

Back panel
On the far right there is the ON-OFF switch including a fuse holder. ATTENTION:
fuse used is a 2A fast blow unit. Also the mains socket is included (European
standard).
The RF power output connector is N type and will be found far left of the 5W output
models and in the middle for the 10 watts output.

Unit operation
The exciter is functioning when the power switch is pressed to ON position. The
internal power supply is linear type for low noise operation, avoiding any interfacing
into various electronic circuits. It supplies the various stages with two main DC
voltages: 12V and 26V (for the RF output stages).
There is a video modulator; which converts the analog PAL video signal into a
modulated carrier at 38.9 MHz (crystal controlled). The audio modulator also
converts the audio signal into a 33.40 MHz carrier (PLL controlled).
The two carrier signals (33.40 MHz for the audio and 38.90 for the video) are
entering a third unit which is an IF mixer/sideband filter a special type G4952 made
by Siemens/Matsusita is rejecting the upper/low side and it permits the 8 MHz of the
carrier to pass through.
Next unit, this IF signal is mixed with the local oscillator. This oscillator is PLL
controlled and channel is selected through two BCD switches on board.
This way, the carrier cannot be changed accidentally, as there is no reason for
frequent channel changes!
As this channel frequency contains various spurious emissions is passed through the
next stage for proper filtering and amplification (25dB).
The next (final) stages are RF power amplifiers. According to the expected power
output, the proper stages are used.
 AUDIO MODULATOR
AUDIO IN
BNC
-3DBM
R1
33.4MHZ
10K
I.F. MODUL RF
+12V SAW FILTER+MIXER AMPLIFIER
RF OUT
-25DBM BAND PASS FILTER 0DBM N TYPE
LEVEL IND.
PREAMPLIFIER
33DBM
+26V
VIDEO MODULATOR +12V
VIDEO IN
+12V
BNC +8DBM
-5DBM
R2
38.9MHZ
100R
LOCAL OSCILLATOR
+12V BCD SWITCHES LEVEL IND.
CHANNEL
TENS SELECTOR
UNITS
LEVEL IND.
+12V +26V

F1

S1
+12V
2A
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M1

FUN
 DIL 18
R12
9 10
R5
3.3K C16 C15 +12V
8 11 270R
R6 C11 +12V R11
10R
+12V 10µ 3.9n
7 12 C17
680R 22µ 15K R14
C4 C10 R10 10k
6 PLL 13 C14
R1 C9 100n
820R T2
T1 RF OUT
5 14 560n
33PF 10PF
C6 L1 22PF R15 BNC
10k C13
Cr1 4 15 D1 .08µH C7 R9 BF494
10.240MHZ 68PF 15K
3 16 5.6V 47µ R4 CD2 BF494 1n
C5 R13
2.2K 1k
2 17 47K R7
33PF CD1 C8 R8
1 18 68PF 10k
IC1
C12 BNC
R3
AUDIO IN
22K 270NF 10K
PRESCALER R2
TABLE
IC2
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VR1
+12V
CA6450 TELEVISION TRANSMITTER C1 C2 7805 C3

AUDIO I.F. MODUL WWW.CAEL.GR 100n 10µ 100n

 L1 L4
C3 100µH 100µH C14
R7
+9V
2.2K
4.7NF 22µ
C2 BC547
L2 R5
.08µH 1k
R2 47PF C6 +12V
C4 C7
10k L3 T5
R6 R8
1k 470R .08µH R19
10µ C11 680R
1.2PF 47PF R18
BF494 C5 R17
T1 4.7K C16
T4 4.7n 100R
2.2PF C15 D1
C13 10µ 9.1
4.7n
Cr1 R1 R4
38.9MHZ 4.7k C1 470R BF494 RF OUT
R3 10PF
R16
2.2K T3 4.7K
47PF
BF494 1n C12
R15
680R

R12 R11

1.5K 2.7K +9V

D2

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OA90

T6
C8
CA6450 TELEVISION TRANSMITTER
VIDEO IN
R14 T2 R10 R9
2.2K 470R
C10 C9 10µ VIDEO MODULATOR WWW.CAEL.GR
100R
R13
15OR
100PF 100PF
BC546
 +12V
C6
R14 R15 R20
8.2K 470R 100R
10µ

R16 BNC
T2 T4
L.O. IN
ATTENUATOR 100R
I.F. VIDEO INPUT +12V
R1 BF199 BF199
T C5
330R
38.9MHZ R9 L1
68R 1µH 100n
C1
C2 R8
1n R10
10n 1.8K 120R
C3 C8

+12V SAW FILTER R13

1.5n 4.7K 1n
MIXER

R6 R19
4.7K 12K
BF199
T1
BNC
R5
1.2k RF OUT
BF451
C4
R7
ATTENUATOR 1k T3
I.F AUDIO INPUT R3 100n R11
R2 8.2K R17
T T5
120R 330R 100R BF199
33.4MHZ R12
R4 470R
10R
C7
R18
220R
100n
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I.F. MODUL
 BCD BCD
+5V +5V

ROTARY ROTARY
BCD SWITCH BCD SWITCH +5V
+12V VR1
7805 C17 C18
C16

100n 10µ
100n

R8 R7 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6
10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K 10K
+5V R19

1R
+26v
PIC16C54 DIL 18 R21
680R
9 10 9 10
1 8 12V
8 11 8 11 C5 C4
+5V 2 7 D2
R14 7 12 R18 7 12
R17 1k 10µ 100n
3 6
6 13 1k 6 13 C15
3.3K +5V
R15 BC557 4 5
T1 5 14 5 14
220R R9
C10 1n
10K 4 15 C11 4 15 POS900 sma
100n C14
4MHz
3 16 Cr2 18P 3 16 +26v L1 l.o. out
C2 1n
D1 R16 2 17 C1 2 17 .3µH
39K R12
3.9V 22k
4MHz
1 18 15PF 1 18
15PF
IC1 IC2 C9
C13
R13
+5V
T2 100n
10K 180n

R20 BC546
22K
C12
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PLL OSCILLATOR
 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8

BNC RF IN
BNC
C2

INA 56PF RF OUT

C1
C3
56PF R1
220R
F.T.

TABLE

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PREAMPLIFIER FILTERWWW.CAEL.GR
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R10
2200R
+26v CA6450 TELEVISION TRANSMITTER
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D1
RF AMPLIFIER 2W 820R R6
1N4007
T4

BD140
R5 R12

820R 82R
R11
7824 2.2K

C5 C6 R3
VR1 C14 C11 35R C31 C32
C27 C28
100n 100n R1 R13
75R 1n R16
10µ 100n 33R 1n 10µ 22n
R4 1000µ 22n C22
C1 C10 8.2R
C17 C15 1n C16 C18 C12 C13 R14
R2 10k 6.8K L4 C21
C4 .1µH
10µ 100n C9 L6 8.2R
100n 10µ 100n 10µ 1n .1µH
L1 1n
1n .1µH
L5
2.2µH L3 2.2µH R15 RF OUT
C7 8.2R
L2 2.2µH C25
N TYPE
C3 C20
RF IN 10PF C2 33PF
T3
T2 C24
T1 40PF
BNC R9 15pf 10PF
C8
1NF 10PF C19
BFQ68 10PF BLW34
18R BFQ34
R7 R8 C26
270R 270R
D3 .5PF
L7
TO POWER C29
10µH
D2
C30 OA90
METER
1n 1n
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POWER SUPLLY

T1 2N3772

Tr1 6A/200V
C5
+26V

220VAC 26V Br1

10µ
C1

6800µ C7 C2

100n 10µ VR1

C4 7812 C8 +12V
VR2 10µ 10µ
LM317
R2

220R
R3
C3 C6 3.9K

10µ 100n R1
1k