Palstar incorporated 9676 n. Looney rd., piqua, oh 45356 usa customer service and sales telephone: 1-800-773-7931 fax: 1-937-773-8003 email: info@palstar.Com rev. 1.10 31 aug 2010 © copyright 2006-2010 palstar, inc. Printed in the u.S.A. Bt1500a 1500 watt balanced antenna tuner owner’s manual.
1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com 2 important warning: to prevent fire or electrical shock do not expose to rain or moisture 1. Read instructions —all the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain instructions —the safety and operating instructions sho...
18 specifications 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com front panel indicators and controls metering dual movement cross needle power and swr meter controls capacitor dual section capacitor: 960pf & 65pf @ 4.5kv inductance dual 22 µh roller inductors: 12 ga. Wire wound on steatite ceramic core, silver plat...
4 table of contents 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com important safeguards 2 general description 5 installation 6 unpacking 6 location 6 installation procedures 6 rear panel connections 7 front panel description 8-9 schematic diagram 10-11 operating your bt1500a 12 before operating 12 tuning 12 notes 1...
16 understanding your tuner 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com higher if the impedance has a reactive component. Your antenna and feedline: the balanced l-network can be used with any antenna fed with parallel feedline. Parallel feedlines may range from 300 ohm tv twin lead, to “windowed” lines in the 4...
Warning: balanced antennas will produce high rf voltages at the output post connectors. Rf burns may result if touched during transmission. 6 installation 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com unpacking carefully remove the bt1500a from the shipping car- ton and inspect it for signs of damage. If any damag...
14 understanding your tuner 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com understanding your palstar bt15000a tuner and your antenna the palstar bt1500a antenna tuner is a highly flexible matching device intended for use with antennas that use balanced or parallel transmission lines. To obtain the best performance...
At1500cv schematic 8 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com 8 front panel description 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com 1. Tune. Dual section variable capacitor (960 & 65pf). Can be switched from output to input side of net- work using switch # 4. 2. Power/swr meter. Dual needle meter dis- plays forward and re...
12 operating your bt1500a 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com before operating 1. To avoid possible damage to the bt1500a, set tune, in- ductor, and power range switches as outlined in the chart below before applying transmitter power. (note: the bt1500a must be supplied with 12vdc for the switch functio...
1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com 10 schematic diagram 1-800-773-7931 www.Palstar.Com schematic diagram 11.
