[Kenwood] SM-220

Fri Jan 25 13:00:46 EST 2013

I have an SM-220 that I use with my TS-940SAT and I quite honestly imagine not using it the 2 together. I use the panadapter to visually look for signals and it's SO much easier and quite frankly more fun using it than just blindly turning the dial.
I also use the SM-220 in it's main role to check my transmit signal on both SSB and CW. I can tell when my contacts are getting dirty and on SSB to check for clipped output.
I've actually placed both up for sale recently Kevin ~ KD0RUR

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> Hello Ron,
> IMO the best use for the SM-220  (hopefully you have the panadapter installed) is to use it to visually "see" the radio spectrum around your tuned frequency.  Just hook up the 8.83MHz IF out from your Kenwood tranceiver to the IF in on the SM-220 and look at the stations as you tune across the dial.  I've also hooked up the SM-220 to other rigs that don't have the IF out such as the TS-450.  You just need to tap in to the 8.83MHz signal.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: rbig <rbig at cox.net>
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> Sent: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC)
> Subject: [Kenwood] SM-220 question
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> I have a nice SM-220 lurking back in the closet.   I think it's time for it to get out and on my desk.   My problem is I know little about the signal monitor.    
> 
> Let's start with trapezoid.   WIth it all hooked up, I thought maybe you could monitor you xcvr as well as final trapezoids.    
> 
> 1.  However, I see that if you don't use your final, it somehow has a trapezoid that is "meaningless"  I'm not sure how this all works, but is in fact the trapezoid of your xcvr only really meaningless?
> If so, It wouldn't be of any use to me displaying it.  The final trapezoid yes; the xcvr trapezoid no.  
> 
> 2.  I can just add the two tone connection to the mike on my xcvr, and see those patterns.
> 
> 3.  Not sure of control setting, but there is another way to get voice patterns as you talk----lot's of squiggly lines jumping up and down.   
> 
> The reason I'm asking this, is because I think we can do some things with it being in place, and no changes added in.  Just park it on the desk, and use it without adding anything.   
> 
> 73 de Ron, K5BDJ
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> I've also discovered that even a 455Kc IF fed into the input will simply 
> swamp the 8.83Mc circuit.  Look at the schematic and block diagram of 
> the SM-220 w/panadapter.  It converts the 8.83Mc to 455Kc.  No need to 
> bring out the 8.83Mc at all.
> 
> I've been doing it for years.  I've fed the IF from an R-390A, an SP-600, and the IF of the of the TS-930SAT also works.  At this particular moment I do not recall which one is output from the 930SAT.  It would depend which stage.  (Memory is a passing thing.)
> 
> The SM-220 with panadapter is a great tool.
> 
> One also has to see *which* panadapter is installed.  It can/does accept either the 5 or 8.  Mine has the 8.
> 
> Bob - N0DGN
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> 
> On 1/24/2013 6:31 PM, ad6zu at comcast.net wrote:
> > Hello Ron,
> > IMO the best use for the SM-220  (hopefully you have the panadapter installed) is to use it to visually "see" the radio spectrum around your tuned frequency.  Just hook up the 8.83MHz IF out from your Kenwood tranceiver to the IF in on the SM-220 and look at the stations as you tune across the dial.  I've also hooked up the SM-220 to other rigs that don't have the IF out such as the TS-450.  You just need to tap in to the 8.83MHz signal.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: rbig <rbig at cox.net>
> > To: kenwood at mailman.qth.net
> > Sent: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 00:19:35 -0000 (UTC)
> > Subject: [Kenwood] SM-220 question
> >
> > I have a nice SM-220 lurking back in the closet.   I think it's time for it to get out and on my desk.   My problem is I know little about the signal monitor.
> >
> > Let's start with trapezoid.   WIth it all hooked up, I thought maybe you could monitor you xcvr as well as final trapezoids.
> >
> > 1.  However, I see that if you don't use your final, it somehow has a trapezoid that is "meaningless"  I'm not sure how this all works, but is in fact the trapezoid of your xcvr only really meaningless?
> > If so, It wouldn't be of any use to me displaying it.  The final trapezoid yes; the xcvr trapezoid no.
> >
> > 2.  I can just add the two tone connection to the mike on my xcvr, and see those patterns.
> >
> > 3.  Not sure of control setting, but there is another way to get voice patterns as you talk----lot's of squiggly lines jumping up and down.
> >
> > The reason I'm asking this, is because I think we can do some things with it being in place, and no changes added in.  Just park it on the desk, and use it without adding anything.
> >
> > 73 de Ron, K5BDJ
> >
> >
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