Kenwood TS 530 SP Owners Manual

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AFTER UNPACKING Save the original boxes packing in the event your unit WARNING: needs to be transported for remote operation, mainten- Personal injury may occur - do not disregard. ance, or service. The following explicit definitions apply in this manual. Be CAUTIoN: .@__- sure to read these definitions: NOTE: lf disregarded, inconvenience only - no damage or person- WARNINC alinjury. Read Operating Manual Section 4. before placing trd|3rnrner ,n servrce. HIGH VOLTAGES PRESENT. CAUTION: Equipment damage may occur. but not personal injury. SPEC|FICAT|ONS........... 3 4.3 Transmission (t) SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION AND FEATURES........ 4 (1) SSB Operation SECTfON 2. f NSTALIAT|ON........... 5 4.4 Transmission (il) 2.1 Unpacking (1) Speech processor 2.2 Operating Location (2) VOX (Voice Operated Transmit) Operatron 2.3 Cabling (3) XIT (Transmitter Incremental Tuning) 2.4 Microphone (4) CW Operation 2.5 Key 4.5 Digital Display Calibration 2.6 External speaker and Headphones 4.6 Analog Dial calibration 2.7 Ground sEcrtoN 5. oprtoNAL AccEssoRtEs............ ....... 20 2.8 Antenna 5.1 Optional Accessories SECTION 3. CONTROLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS. 8 5.2 Installation of Accessories 3.1 FrontPanel SECTION6. MAINTENANcEANDALIGNMENT....2S 3.2 Rear Panel 6.1 General SECTION 4. OPERATION ............. ......... 14 6.2 Service Position 4.1 Reception (l) 6.3 Receiver Adjustments (1) Basic Procedures for Receive Operation 6.4 Transmitter Adjustments (2) WWV Reception 6.5 Transmitting on WARC BANDS 4.2 Reception(ll) 6.6 Operation on22OY ACoT24OVAC(USA) (1) NOTCH CONTROL SECTTON 7. TROUELESHOOTTNG ........ 28 (2) RFATTSwitch BLOCKDIAGRAM... ...........29 (3) RFGainControl |NTERNALV|EW............. ........................ 30 (4) AGC (Automatic Gain Control) SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM ........................ 31 (5) RrT/XrT (6) rF Shift (7) NARROW Switch (8) Noise Blanker (NB) CONTENTS el

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TS-53O SPECIFICATIONS [GENERAL] Frequency Range.......... 160 m Band 1.8 '- 2.0 MHz 8O m Band 3.5 - 4.0 MHz 40 m Band 7.0 - 7.3 MHz 30 m Band 10.1 - 10.1 5 MHz (1O.0 MHzWWV) 20 m Band 14.O - 14.35 MHz 17 m Band 18.068 - 18.168 MHz 1 5 m Band 21 .O - 21 .45 MHz 12 m Band 24.89 - 24.99 MHz 1O m Band 28.O - 29.7 MHz SSB/CW Within 'l kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warmup. Within 100 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter. 1 1 0VAC/1 20VAC|240VAC, 50/60 Hz Transmit: 295 watts Receive: 27 watts (with heaters off) 333 (13.3)x 133 (5.3)x 333 (13.3) mm (inch) 12.8 kg (28.2 lbs) Modes......... Frequency Stability ...... Power Requirement ................... Power Consumption .................. Dimensions Weight........ [TRANSMITTER] * FinalPower Input......... Audio Input lmpedance ............ RF Output lmpedance.. Carrier Suppression Sideband Suppression Spurious Radiation.... Harmonic Radiation Audio Freq. Response.............. ALC Input Linear Amp Relay Contact Ratin9.......... IRECETVERI Receiver Sensitivity lmage Ratio............ lF Rejection Receiver Selectivity ssB/cw..... Notch-filter Attenuation Audio Output lmpedance Audio Output NOTE: The circuit and ratings technology. TS-53OD 160W PEP for SSB operation 13OW DC for CW operation 500p - 50 kjz 50Q - 75r/ Better than 40 dB Better than 50 dB Better than 60 dB Better than 40 dB 4OO to 2,600 Hz. within -6 dB -1OV DC Max 100v Dc 1A O.25 uV at 10 dB S + N/N Better than 6O dB Better than 70 dB 2.4kHz (-6 dB), 4.2kHz (-60 dB) CW Optional Filter YK-88C 5OO Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) YK-88CN 27O Hz (-6 dB), 1.1 kHz (-60 dB) SSB Optional Filter YK-88SN 1.8 kHz (-6 dB),3.3 kHz (-60 dB) Better than 20 dB (1 .5 kHz) 8 - 16(2 1.5W (8l2) may be changed without notice due to developments TS_530SP __ 22OW PEP for SSB operation 18OW DC for CW operation