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| Wednesday, 26 April 2006 | |
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The radio frequency oscillator is a separate assembly consisting of a l-mc oscillator, l-mc amplifiers, and regulated power supply. The amplifier circuits and the major portion of the power supply circuits are mounted on one printed circuit board. The l-mc oscillator, power transformer, series-regulating transistor and one filter capacitor are mounted on the chassis of the unit. Figure 4-4 shows the functional relationship of all circuits in the oscillator and gives test Points and waveforms as an aid in trouble shooting. The +25 v power supply operates all circuits in the oscillator and is independent of the basic counter chassis. Transformer T1 supplies 30 vac to the bridge rectifier consisting of A3CR1 through A3CR4. The +35-volt output of the bridge rectifier is applied to the input of the regulator consisting of A3Q1, A3Q2, and associated circuits. The regulator is a series type with A3Q1 acting as a variable resistance in series with the load. Com - parison amplifier A3Q2 compares a sample of the regulator output voltage (obtained from the voltage divider consisting of A3R7 and A3R8) against a stable reference voltage (the 11.2-volt drop across A3CR6 and A3CR7). Any dc shift or ac ripple in the output voltage is amplified and applied to the base of the series regulator transistor Q1. This signal has the proper polarity and amplitude to counteract the initial change in the output voltage. The regulated output voltage is supplied to the two l-mc amplifiers A3Q3 and A3Q4 and to l-mc oscillator A3Y1. The l-mc oscillator is a mechanically enclosed subassembly which includes the following functional circuits: (1) frequency generator; (2) regulator A3Y1Q4, regulator A3Y1CR1 and A3Y1R4, and (3) temperature control. The frequency generator con- sists of crystal A3Y1Y1, amplifiers A3Y1Q1 through A3Y1Q3, and associated circults. The crystal reso- nates at 1 mc and receives its excitation from ampli- fier A3Y1Q1. Variations in the crystal resonant fre- quency as a result of aging are compensated for by COARSE and FINE adjustment capacitors A3Y1C3 and A3Y1C2. Regulator A3Y1Q4 provides the necessary operating voltage required by emitter follower A3Y1Q3 and serves as the input source for regulator A3Y1CR1 and A3Y1R4. Regulator A3Y1CR1 and A3Y1R4 pro- vides the necessary operating voltage required by amplifiers A3Y1Q1 and A3Y1Q2, The l-mc signal developed by A3Y1Y1 and A3Y1Q1 is amplified by A3Y1Q2 and applied through A3Y1Q3 to the output cir- cuits of the radio frequency oscillator. The temperature control maintains a constant temperature inside the crystal oven which houses the crystal and other frequency-generator parts. Thermal resistor A3Y1R15 senses the temperature inside the crystal oven, and causes an output to be which is Proportional to the variation in that tempera- ture. This output IS amplified by amplifiers A3Y1Q5 through A3Y1Q8 and applied as a current variation to the heating element A3Y1R9. In turn, the heating element produces less or more heat, as required, to return the temperature to its regulated value. Ref- erence diodes A3Y1CR4 through A3Y1CR7 supply thermal resistor A3Y1R15 with a constant input volt- age. Temperature-setting resistor A3Y1R21 sets the regulated value of the temperature inside the crystal oven. The output of the 1-mc oscillator is applied to two separate amplifier stages A3Q3 and A3Q4. The load for A3Q3 is the series connection of A3R11 and A3R12. The common Point of these two resistors is connected to ac ground by A3C4. This limits the maximum signal swing at the collector of A3Q3 to approximately 12 volts. The output of Q3 is the l-mc standard frequency used throughout the counter. The load for A3Q4 is a l-mc tuned tank coupled through an adjustable winding on A3T2 to the 1 MC OUT con- nector A3J2 on the panel of the assembly. The sinu- soidal signal at this connector is approximately 1.0 v rms when operating into a 50-ohm load. b. RADIO FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR 0-1267 USM-207 TROUBLE SHOOTING. - Problems in the radio frequency oscillator fall into three categories: (1) Problems in the +25-volt regulated supply, (2) problems in the l-mc oscillator, and (3) problems in the output circuits. Check the +25-volt regulated supply first, as described in table 4-4; then check the l-mc oscillator. Also Read: YIG Oscillator, RF Oscillator, Harmonic Oscillator, Crystal Oscillator Circuit, Frequency Oscillator, Transistor Oscillator, Electronic Oscillator, Quartz Oscillator, Microwave Oscillator, Quartz Crystal Oscillator, Yig Filter |
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RF Oscillator 

