[Heathkit] SA-2060A

[john]

Or you can spend a couple minutes with the soldering iron and MAKE one of 
the outputs a true BYPASS configuration...

John K5MO



At 12:04 PM 3/6/2006, Peter Markavage wrote:
>This connector route has worked great for me over the last 10 years
>running either high power AM or SSB.
>Pete, wa2cwa
>
>On Mon, 6 Mar 2006 07:00:24 -0800 (PST) Michael Melland <w9wis at yahoo.com>
>writes:
> > Bob,
> >
> > While reading the SA-2060A manual gives you the idea
> > that the "bypass" position removes the tuner from the
> > circuit it reeally doesn't.  The "bypass" position
> > sends the transceiver's output only to the "bypass"
> > SO239 on the rear... which was meant to be used for a
> > dummy load.  If you want to send a signal to one
> > antenna and either choose tuner in/out here is a
> > way...
> >
> >
> > You need:
> >
> > 1ea, Amphenol - 83-1AP, 90 deg UHF Angle Adapter
> > 1 ea, Amphenol - 83-1T, UHF T-adapter
> > 1 ea, Amphenol - 83-877, UHF straight adapter,
> > (plug-plug)
> >
> > Screw the straight adapter onto the end of the 90
> > degree adapte.  Screw one end of the T adapter onto
> > the other end of the straight adapter... sort of makes
> > a connector shaped like (forgive illustration):
> >
> > _|_  =  T
> > _    =  Straight Adapter
> > _|   =  90 deg adapter      _|_ _ _|
> >
> > Leave the connections loose for now... screw the free
> > end of the 90 deg angle connector onto the "Antenna 1"
> > SO239 and the T adapter onto the "Bypass" SO239.  Now
> > attach your antenna coax to the other end of the T
> > adapter. Amphenol connectors fit this gap perfectly
> > once tightened... others may not.  tighten all the
> > connections normally...
> >
> > Now the Antenna 1 position acts normally and the tuner
> > is always in-line to the antenna.  Whwn you accept
> > Bypass the signal is routed to the antenna via the
> > bypass SO239 to the T and the tuner section is indeed
> > out of the circuit.
> >
> > I liked this method as no alteration to the tuner is
> > necessary... and it causes no issues with amplifiers
> > etc...
> >
> > Mike, W9WIS
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