Vl-1000 o perating m anual yaesu musen co., ltd. 1-20-2 shimomaruko, ota-ku, tokyo 146-8649, japan yaesu u.S.A. 17210 edwards rd., cerritos, ca 90703, u.S.A. Yaesu europe b.V. Snipweg 3, 1118dn schiphol, the netherlands yaesu uk ltd. Unit 12, sun valley business park, winnall trading estate winchest...
Page 1 vl-1000 operating manual general description congratulations! You are now the owner of the yaesu vl-1000 linear amplifier, which brings you leading-edge technology for the ultimate in operating convenience and reliability. We appreci- ate your investment in yaesu equipment, and wish you many ...
Page 2 vl-1000 operating manual installation the proper, safe installation of the vl-1000 is not difficult to accomplish, using the guide- lines to follow. Caution! Lethal ac and rf voltages are present within the cabinets of the vl-1000 lin- ear amplifier and vp-1000 power sup- ply. Use extreme cau...
Page 3 vl-1000 operating manual installation ft-920/vl-1000 ft-1000mp/ft-650/vl-1000 nected to the input 1/ptt 1/alc 1 jacks, and that all cables from exciter #2 are connected to the input 2/ptt 2/alc 2 jacks. When us- ing a b and d ata cable for interconnection, you do not need the ptt cable for th...
Page 4 vl-1000 operating manual connections labeled t x g nd on the rear panel of the transceiver; do not, however, use the transceiver’s p tt jack, as it was designed for ptt input (via a footswitch, etc.), not for am- plifier control. Automatic amplifier tune-up if you connect the supplied control...
Page 5 vl-1000 operating manual b a n d - d ata 1 c o n t r o l @ + 13.5v a tx g nd b g nd c band data a d band data b e band data c f band data d g tx inh @ nc a g nd b rem o te c ps alarm d lo w po w er e g nd f - 12v input g + 12v input b a n d - d ata 2 d c 4 8 v in @ + 13.5v a...
Page 6 vl-1000 operating manual 4. Low switch this switch selects the rf output power. When in the low position, the rf output power will be reduced to (approximately) 500 watts pep, and “ low ” will appear on the dis- play. Note: this switch should be set to the low position when operating from a 1...
Page 7 vl-1000 operating manual when using the grapfical swr meter dis- play, press and hold this switch for ½ second to change the frequency span of the meter. 11. Tuner switch pressing this switch places the antenna tuner in the transmit signal path. When the antenna tuner is activated, the “ tune...
Page 8 vl-1000 operating manual 5. Ptt jacks shorting the center pins of these jacks to ground activates the amplifier for transmission. This function will normally be provided by am- plifier control contacts in the t/r relay (or open- collector npn transistor) in the exciter. Open circuit voltage a...
Page 9 vl-1000 operating manual 8. Input jacks these type m (so-239) jacks should be connected through a short 50 Ω coaxial jumper to the (transmitting) antenna jack of the trans- ceivers. 9. Control socket connect this 8-pin molex socket to the c on - trol socket on the yaesu vp-1000 ac power suppl...
Page 10 vl-1000 operating manual operation preliminary checks before switching on power, recheck all in- terconnections. Be certain that the ground, rf input, and alc connection cables are all secure. If using a yaesu ft-980 transceiver for ex- citation, set the l in a mp switch on the rear panel to...
Page 11 vl-1000 operating manual po meter 2: m peak power output bar graph (large) with peak-hold segment m peak and average power output numeric displays m swr numeric display m current t x /r x status m current frequency band (numeric display) antenna tuning meter: m current (changing) swr bar gra...
Page 12 vl-1000 operating manual drive power check if this is first-time operation, or whenever using a different exciter (transceiver), perform this procedure to check peak exciter driving power. R turn the vl-1000 power switch on by pressing the switch in. R make sure that the operate and tuner sw...
Page 13 vl-1000 operating manual possible). R return the input transceiver to the receive mode. R press the low switch to select low power operation. R again transmit a carrier at full drive power; press the display 1 or the display 2 key, as needed, until the power output from the amplifier reaches...
Page 14 vl-1000 operating manual operation linear amplifier operation although continuous full exciter power is re- quired for accurate swr measurement and antenna matching, this will cause overheating if transmitting for an extended period when operate switch is depressed (that is, when the power a...
Page 15 vl-1000 operating manual if one of these messages should appear, a potentially serious situation is being experienced. Turn the amplifier off, correct the problem, then turn the amplifier back on. If the problem has, indeed, been corrected, full operation at the 1000 watt power level should ...
Page 16 vl-1000 operating manual general frequency coverage: 160 ~ 6 meter amateur bands (usa version: 160 ~ 15, 6 meter amateur bands) power output: 1000 watts @ 220v ac input to vp-1000 power supply continuous transmission period: 100% @ 500 w for 1 hour case size (whd): 410 x 135 x 439 mm weight ...
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