Codan 9350 Autotune
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 30, 2006 at 07:58
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Disco123
I've been having trouble with my HF install (no surprise ... I did it myself). I seem to receive ok but can't transmit. The radio is saying it is tuning ok but the tech's say there is little transmit power despite the transceiver putting out 75 watts as measured by their SWR meter.
I've had everything checked except the autotune - would there be any members in
Adelaide with a 9350 who be able to park their vehicle next to
mine so I can connect my transceiver / cables to your autotune and see if I can transmit then?
I live in Belair but can drive any reasonable distance. Any time on the weekend except Sunday afternoon would be ok.
Thanks
Reply By: Footloose - Thursday, Mar 30, 2006 at 10:03
Thursday, Mar 30, 2006 at 10:03
If the radio is giving you two high piched "pass" tones, then the aerial is tuning and is Ok. When you say there is little trasmitted, do you mean on tune or when you talk ? It may still be a radio problem eg mic.
If you mean it trasmits but not very far, it could be a number of things.
The 9350 can be attached to an 8528 but NOT if its got an AD card in it running an 8551 aerial.
So basically you can run your cables to another 9350 installation but not an earlier autotune.
Good luck.
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Follow Up By: Disco123 - Thursday, Mar 30, 2006 at 12:53
Thursday, Mar 30, 2006 at 12:53
Yes - I'm getting the "pips" pass tone.
There's little transmission when I talk. I've had the remote head, transceiver and mike bench tested and they came out fine. I've also checked the cables for for impedance (? - ohms) and they came out ok.
I was told that even if the antenna tunes ok if there is any fault there, the transceiver powers down and this could be the cause of my trouble. That's why I'm trying to trial another antenna. My 9350 doesn't have an AD card.
When i've tried to call VKS scheds they say it sounds like a mike or power problem. The mike is ok as it's been tested and I have 2 separate power leads running to the main cranking battery so this should be ok too.
I bought the unit combo (8528 and 9350) from
Sydney but had an independent tech
test it before I bought it and it worked fine then.
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Follow Up By: Footloose - Thursday, Mar 30, 2006 at 12:58
Thursday, Mar 30, 2006 at 12:58
To save boring people out of their scones :)) you can email me at jimshire1ATiprimusDOTcomDOTau for more info.
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