Palomar TX-50 User manual

PALOmAR
ELECTROniO
CORPORATOR
FREQUENCY RANGE
OUTPUT POWER
INPUT POWER
DESCRIPTION
TX-50 SOLID STATE LINEAR AMPLIFIER
INSTRUCTION SHEET
3MHzto30MHz
Refer to Chart
TRANSISTORS AND
DIODES
Transmitting-13.6 VDC at9 amps. Standby-13.6 VDC at20
milliamps.
Stable SolidStatecircuitryprovides a minimumtransmitted
power gain of16 times. No tuning required. Will work onany
signal of1 watt or more.Automaticswitching,using RF
power from your transceiver-no internalconnections are
required to your existingequipment.Automaticsideband
delay. Long life solid state lamp.
(1) 1N4005 or equivalent
(1) 1N4001
(.1) CD2545
(1) 1N3491R
(1) 2N2905-A
(1) 1N4148
(1) LED (Light
Emitting diode)
INSTALLATION
Connect the amplifier to12 voltbatteryusing No.16 wire or larger. OBSERVE POLARITY.Positive
to red markedwire and negative to blackwire (GROUND). Connectbothpositive and negative leads
directly to Qirbattery.Failin^^ (10 E^in^'rgaimtjTa distortion of the transmitted signal anda loss
in poweroutput.Make sure all connections are tight or soldered if possible. The majority ofall
problemsexperienced are dueto improperinstallationtechniques. REVERSING POLARITY MAY
CAUSE DAMAGE TOTHE AMPLIFIER.Install the amplifierwhereadequate air flow is available
to cool it. Thisamplifier was designed and optimized to operate with 3-4 watts AM drive. Donotuse
morethan 4 wattsdrive as thiswillshorten theRF transistors life and severelydistort the quality of
the transmitted signal.
NOTE
PALOMAR ELECTRONICSCORP., ITS REPRESENTATIVES OR AGENTS WILL NOTBE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPROPER OR ILLEGAL USE OF ITS EQUIPMENT.
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