[Central-Electronics] 100V RF phase/Null adjustment touchy
k6jek
k6jek at comcast.net
Sun Mar 21 20:44:24 EDT 2010
I've been fooling with the 100V. The carrier suppression was lousy. The usual parts are relatively new and closely matched so I figured what the heck, try the RF phase adjustments.
Using a FLex radio as a spectrum analyzer, with the mod caps out to keep audio from confusing the issue, I adjust those two RF transformers, tweak this one, adjust null pots, tweak that one, adjust null pots. I was able to make a huge improvement, from a miserable -20 dB to -60 dB. Pretty good, huh?
Except the way this thing is adjusted, the null pot adjustments on the front are super touchy. The slightest nudge of the knob and I mean miniscule nudge and I lose 10 dB of carrier suppression.
What have I done wrong, and what should I do to fix it?
Jon
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