Palstar AT5K Owner's manual - page 7
WARNING: Balanced antennas will produce high
RF voltages at the output post connectors. RF
burns may result if touched during transmission.
Installation 7
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Unpacking
Carefully remove the AT5K from
the shipping carton and inspect
it for signs of damage. If any
damage is apparent, notify the
transportation carrier or dealer
immediately. We recommend
keeping the packing carton
for moving, storing or reship-
ping the tuner to us for repair
if required.
Location
Select a location for the AT5K
that allows the connectors to be
free from any possible contact
during operation and with unre-
stricted air flow for cooling.
Installation Procedures
Connect a coax cable from your
transmitter to the RF INPUT
connector on the rear panel.
Keep the cable as short as pos-
sible. If you use a linear ampli-
fier, connect your transmitter to
the linear amplifier input and the
linear amplifier output to the
AT5K.
Connect coax cable(s) from
your antenna to COAX 1 or
COAX 2 connectors on the rear
panel. These connectors are
either direct from the transmitter
or through the tuned circuit, de-
pending on the setting of the
OUTPUT SELECTOR switch on
the front panel.
For coax feed (unbalanced) you
must ground one side of the
balanced output feed with the
front panel switch. This is clearly
marked on the front panel. This,
in effect, is grounding the roller
inductor allowing coax feed.
For a balanced feed antenna
connect a balanced feed line to
the upper white Nylon66
TM
BAL-
ANCED OUTPUT posts (back
panel). Note that for balanced
operation you must activate the
front panel switch and the
switch will light an LED above
the push button indicated bal-
anced feed.
Connect a dummy load to the
BYPASS connector using a
coax cable. This lets you select
the dummy load from the
DIRECT/TUNED mode switch.
Any antenna that does not re-
quire the use of an antenna
tuner may be connected to the
BYPASS connector, if desired.