Here we have for sale a sale lot of TWO PIECES (2) of the RF-sensing circuit used to activate the antenna-transfer relay of a linear RF-power amplifier, using the transmitter's RF power as the trigger.
Whew! It's a keying circuit, folks. It's built to work with a negative-ground powered DC relay. Works okay with relay-coil voltages from 12 Volts to 35 Volts DC.
The price for two pieces is cheaper than the single-unit sale we also have listed.
And if you have tried this device and you REALLY like it, we also will list a quantity of five pieces in one sale at an even-lower unit price.
Hookup is pretty self explanatory. The two pads marked "SSB" get wired to a SPST switch, and prevents relay chatter using that mode.
Your relay will be powered by a wire that feeds DC power from your standby switch. The solder pad marked "Out" connects to the other side of the relay coil.
The metal tab on the power transistor will typically be bolted to a grounded metal chassis. If you mount it differently, a wire should be added from the pad marked "Ground" to the circuit ground in the amplifier. In a solid-state amplifier, the transistor's metal tab may be simply soldered to a circuit-board ground foil, if there is room to do it that way.
It's really intended for AM transmitters. It will reliably sense a carrier power of 1/4-Watt or less at 28 MHz. The sensitivity is lower at lower frequencies.
We suply two 2-Watt resistors with each board. One of them has a resistance value of 2.2k (three red bands) and one 4.7k (yellow-violet-red). The 2-Watt resistor supplied with this board is installed between the solder pad marked "In" and the center pin of the amplifier's input or "Radio" socket.
The 2.2k part is for radios below 25 watts PEP, or up to around 7 Watts average power. The 4.7k part allows it to tolerate power levels from the radio up to about 150 Watts PEP, or about 35 Watts average RF power.
If you need to increase the sensitivity, you can substitute a resistor as low as 1K ohms, but the upper limit of power it can tolerate will also be reduced.
This is a technical product that requires technical knowledge to use successfully. Of course, any dimwit can blow it up, so feel free.
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