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MFJ VERSA TUNER 11

MODEL MFJ-941 D OWNER'S MANUAL

CAUTION: Read All Instructions Before Operating Equipmen

MFJ ENTERPRISES, INC. P. 0. BOX 494, MISSISSIPPI STATE, MS. 39762, USA

1200-0116 (I) MFJ ENTEAPRISES. INC.

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MFJ-941D VERSA ?LINER 11 INSTRUCTIONS --

T h a n k y o u f o r p u r c h a s i n g t h e MFJ -941D VERSA TUNER 11. T h e MFJ-941D i s d e s i g n e d t o m a t c h v e e s , v e r t i c a l s , m o b i l e w h i p s , b e a m s , r a n d o m w i r e s , a n d c t h e r s f e d b y c o a x l i n e s , b a l a n c e d l i n e s , o r a s i n g l e w i r e . A 1 : 4 b a l u n i s b u i l t i n f o r c o n n e c t i o n t o b a l a n c e d l i n e s . T h i s u n i t w i l l h a n d l e u p t o 3 3 3 w a t t s o f RF o u t p u t p o w e r f r o m t h e t r a n s m i t t e r f r o m 1 6 3 t h - o u g h 1 3 m e t e r s . T h e MFJ-941D w i l l m o n i t o r e i t h e r SWR o r RF t - a n s m i t t e r p o w e r i n t w o r a n g e s , 30W o r 333W. T h e a n t e n n a s e l e c t o r s w i t c h a l l o w s s w i t c h i n g t o o n e o f t h e t w o c o a x f e d a n t e n n a s ( d i r r u t o r t h r o u g h t u n e r ) a n d e i t h e r a b a l a n c e d l i n e a n t e n n a o r r a n d o m wi r e a n t e n n a . A b y p a s s p o s i t i o n a l l o w s s w i t c h i n g t o a dummy l o a d o r a d i r e c t c o a x a n t e n n a . T h e t u n e r i s b y p a s s e d b u t ! j u t t h e m e t e r c i r u i t w h e n t h e ANTENNA SELECTOR s w i t c h i s s w i t c h e d t o BYPASS, DIRECT C O A X 1 , o r DIRECT C O A X 2 p o s i t i o n s . CAUTION: Do n o t u s e t h e MFJ -941D f o r o v e r 3 3 3 w a t t s o f 3 F o u t p u t p o w e r , e v e n i n t h e b y p a s s o r d i r e c t p o s i t i o n s . Do n o t o p e r a t e t h e a n t e n q a - - s e l e c t o r w h i l e t r a q s m i t t i n g .

INSTALLATION - -

1 . I n s t a l l t h e MFJ-941D b e t w e e n t h e t r a n s m i t t e r a n d t h e a n t e n q a s . A c o a x l i n e i s c o n n e c t e d b e t w e e n t h e t - a n s m i t t e r a q d t h e SO-239 c o a x c o n n e c t o r m a r k e d TRANSMITTER o n t h e t u n e - .

2 , O n e o r t w o c o a x f e d a n t e q n a s may b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e SO-239 c o a x ~ ~ o n n e c t o r s m a r k e d C O A X 1 a n d C O A X 2 . NOTE: C o a x 1 a n d c o a x 2 a n t e n n a s c a n b e c o n n e c t e d d i r e c t l y t o t h e t r a n s m i t t e r b y t u r n i n g t h e a n t e n n a s e l e c t o r t o C O A X 1 DIRECT o r C O A X 2 DIRECT.

3 . A r a n d o m w i r e a n t e n n a m a y b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e f i v e - w a y b i n d i n g p o s t ? f i a rked WIRE. T h e r a n d o m w i r e a n t e n n a s h o u l d b e l o n g , h i g h , a n d a s c l e a r o f s u r r o u n d i n g o b j e c t s a s p o s s i b l e . Do n o t g r o u n d t h e r a n d o m w i r e a n t e n n a b u t m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e t u n e r i s w e l l g r o u n d e d t o t h e t r a n s m i t t e r . A f i v e - w a y b i n d i n g p o s t , m a r k e d G N D , i s p r o v i d e d f o r t h e g r o u n d c o n n e c t i o n .

4 . A b a l a n c e d l i n e f e d a n t e n n a may b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e t w o f i v e - w a y b i n d i n g p o s t s m a r k e d BALANCED L I N E , a l o q g w i t h a j u m p e r w i r e f r o m t h e W I R E b i n d i n g p o s t t o t h e a d j a c e n t BALANCED LINE b i n d i n g p o s t , a s i n d i c a t e d b y a d o t t e d l i n e o n t h e MFJ-941D. T h i s c o u p l e s t h e MFJ -941D t o t h e b a l a n c e d l i n e t h r o u g h a 1 : 4 b a l u n . NOTE: F i t h r r - . ~~ ~ - - a b a l a n c e d l i n e o r r a n d o m w i r e a n t e n n a c a n b e c o n n e c t e d a t o n e - t i m e . I f a r a n d o m w i r e a n t e q n a i s u s e d , m a k e s u r e t h a t t h e r e i s n o t a j u m p e r w i r e b e t w e e n WIRE a n d BALANCED L I N E .

5 . An a n t e n n a o r dummy l o a d may b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e SO-239 c o a x c o q n e c t o r m a r k e d BYPASS C O A X . T h e a n t e n n a s w i t c h o n t h e BYPASS p o s i t i o n w i l l b y p a s s t h e t u n e r a n d a l l o w t h e MFJ-941D t o b e u s e d a s a n SWR m e t e r o r a w a t t m e t e r .

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T H E SWR/WATTMETER

T h e SWR/WATTMETER o f t h e MFJ-9419 c a n b e u s e d w i t h t h e t u n e r o r b y i t s e l f . T h e SWR/WATTMETTER i s b e t w e e n t h e t r a n s m i t t e r a n d t h e t u n e r w h e n t h e a q t e n n a s w i t c h i s i n t h e C O A X 1. C O A X 2 , o r WIRE/RAL p o s i t i o n s . T h e SWR m e t e - i s s e n s i t i v e down t o a p p r o x i m a t e l y 5 w a t t s RF o u t p u t . T h e SWR r e a d i n g w i l l n o t b e a c c u r a t e f o r a t r a n s m i t t e r p o w e r o f l e s s t h a n 5 w a t t s .

FORWARD A N D REFLECTED POWER 1 . S e t t h e POWER/SWR s w i t c h t o POWER. 2 . S e t t h e 3 0 3 / 3 0 w a t t s w i t c h f o r t h e d e s i r e d r a n g e . 3 . S e t t h e FWD/REF s w i t c h i n f o r f o r w a r d , o u t f o r r e f l e c t e d p o w e , . 4 . T r a n s m i t a s t e a d y c a r r i e r a n d r e a d t h e p o w e r .

SWR MEASUREMENT 1 . S e t t h e POWERISWR s w i t c h o u t . 2 . S e t t h e FWD/REF s w i t c h i ? . N O T E : i t d o e s q o t m a t t e r w h i c h p o s i t i o n t h e 3 3 3 / 3 3 w a t t s w i t c h

i s i n f o r m e a s u r i n g SWR. 3 . T r a n s m i t a n d a d j u s t t h e SWR S E N S I T I V I T Y c o n t r o l f o r f u l l s c a l e

r e a d i n g . 4 . S e t t h e FWD/REF s w i t c h o u t a n d r e a d t h e SWR.

OPERATION q F T H E T U N I N G SECTION - T h e I N D U C T A K C E s u i t e h o n t h e MFJ-941D p r e s e n t s a m i n i m u m o f

i n d u c t a c e a t p o s i t i o n " A " a q d a maximum o f i n d u c t a n c e a t p o s i t i o n " L " . L e s s i n d u c t a n c e i s n e e d e d a t h i g h f r e q u e n c i e s f o r t h e s a m e i m p e d a n c e . T h e TRANSMITTER a n d ANTENNA c o n t r o l s b o t h p r e s e n t a maximum o f c a p a c i t a n c e a t p o s i t i o q 0 .

F o r o p t i m u m o p e r s t i o n o f t h e MFJ-941D. t h e t r a n s m i t t e r m u s t b e t u n e d f o r a 53 ohm o u t p u t i m p e d a q c e f o r t h e f r e q u e n c y b a n d i n o p e r a t i o n . T h e t r a n s m i t t e r c a n b e t u n e d w i t h t h e MFJ-941D c o n n e c t e d b y c o n n e c t i n g t h e 5 5 ohm l o a d t o t h e BYPASS C O A X c o n n e c t o r a n d t u r n i n g t h e a n t e n n a s w i t c h t o t h e BYPASS p o s i t i o ? . T h e MFJ-94 lD i s t h e n u s e d o n l y a s a n SWR m e t e r o r a w a t t m e t e r . N O T E : A l w a y s t u n e t h e t r a n s m i t t e r a t a l o w o u t p u t - ---- p o w e r . --

A f t e r p r o p e r l y t u n i n g t h e t r a n s m i t t e r , t u r n t h e a n t e n n a s w i t c h t o t h e d e s i r e d a n t e q n a a q d t u n e t h e t u q e r f o r m i n i m u m SWR a s d e s c r i b e d b e l o w . Do n o t r e a d j u s t t h e t r a n s m i t t e r s e t t i n g a f t e r l o a d i n g i t t o t h e 53 ohm l o a d .

1 . S e t t h e TRANSWI'7TEP a n d A N T E M ! < A c o n t r o l s t o 3 . 5 . ( T h e c a p a c i t o r s a r e h a l f o p e n e d ) .

2 . R o t a t e t h e iN3:dCTkFCE c o n t r o l u n t i l maximum n o i s e i s o b t a i n e d i n t h e r e c e i v i n g n o d e .

3 . S e t t h e POUER/SWR s w i t c h t o SWR a n d t h e FUD/REF s w i t c h t o FWD. I t d o e s n o t m a t t e r w h i c h p o s i t i o n t h e 3 0 3 / 3 J w a t t s w i t c h i s i n

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f o r m e h s u r i c g SU:.. S e i t h e t - a n s m i t t e r t o t h e t u n e p o s i t i o n a n d t v a n s m i t .

4 . T u r n t h e SWR S E N S I T I V I T Y c o n t r o l c l o c k w i s e u n t i l a f u l l - s c a l e d e f l e c t i o n i s o b t a i n e d . I f a f u i l - s c a l e d e f l e c t i o n c a n n o t b e o b t a i n e d , i n c r e a s e t h e o u t p u t p o w e r f r o m t h e t r a n s m i t t e r .

5 . S c t t h e FUD/REF s w i t c h t o t h e REF f o r t h e SWR r e a d i n g

6 . I f t h e SWR i s n o t i : 1 , t h e n t u n e t h e MFJ-941D f o r a m i n i m u m SWR.

7 . h h i l e t r a n s m i t t i n g , a n d w i t h t h e INDUCTANCE c o n t r o l s e t t h e s a m e a s f o r S t e p 2 , a y t e r n a t e l y a d j u s t t h e TRANSMITTER a n d ANTENNA c o n t r o l s f o r a n i n i m u m SWR. S i c e t h e TRANSMITTER a n d A B T E N N A c o n t r o l s i n t e - a c t , t h e t w o c o n t r o l s c a n b e s t b e a d j u s t e d b y t u r n i n g t h e TRANSMITTER c o q t r o l a t a s m a l l i n c r e m e n t a t a t ime a n d t h e n - o t a t i n g t h e ANTEiCNA c o n t - o l f o r t h e m i n i m u m SUR. R e p e a t t h i s u n t i l a 3 1 i n i n u m SWR i s o b t a i n e d .

8 . I f a SWP r e a d i n g o f 1 : l i s n o t a c h i e v e d , i n c r e a s e o r d e c r e a s e t h e INDUCTANCE c o n t r o l o n e p o s i t i o n 2 n d r e p e a t STEP 7 . NOTE: I f a SWR c a n n o t b e a c h i e v e d a t t h i s p o i n t , r e p e a t S t e p 7 f o r e a c h INDUCATNCE c o n t r o l p o s i t i o n . A g a i ? , d o t h i s i n t h e t u n e mode o r a t ; l o w t , r a n s r : ; i t t i n g p o w e r .

9 . A f t e r a min imum SWR i s h c k ~ i e v e d , r e a d j u s t t h e SUR s e n s i t i v i t y ; t o g e t a m o v e a c c u r a t e - e a d i n g o f t h e SWR) b y p u s h i n g t h e FWD/REF s w i t c h i l t o FUC a n d a d j u s t t h e SWR S E N S I T I V I T Y c o n t r o l f o r a f u l l s c a l e m e t e r d e f l e c t , i o n . S w i t c h t h e FFD/REF s w i t c h t o t h e REF p o s i t i o n f o r t h e SWR r e a d i n g . T h e t r a n s n i t t e d p o w e r may now b e s w i t c h e d t o 3 3 1 w a t t s . T h s ShR s e n s i t i v i t y m u s t b e r e s e t z g a i n a f t e r f u l l p o w e r i s a p p l i e d . T h e ANTEi<Nfi. a n d TRANSMITTER c o n t r o l s may n e e d f i n e a d j u s t m e n t i f t h e SWP i s n o t i : l a t h i g h p o w e r . NOTE: On t h e 1 5 3 1 5 e t e r b a n d , e x c e s s i v e k c e a t i n g o r a r c h i n g may o c c u r . F e d u c e tl.!e t r ; n s m i t t c - o u t p u t p o w e r u n t i l i t s t o p s .

1 5 . To r e a d t h e t - s v > s m F t t e r p o w e r , p u s h t h e PCXER/SkdR s w i t c h i n t o POWER a ? d t h e 3 : 2 / j J w a t t s w i t c h t o w h i c h e v e r powe- s c a l e y o u w s n t . To r e ;d r e f l e c ~ e d p o w e r , p u t t h e FWD/PEF s w i t c t : i ? t h e REF p o s i t i o n .

1 1 . A SWR o f i : 1 c a n o c c u r f r u m n o r e t h a v ! o n e s e t o f c o n t r o l s e t t i n g s o n t h e K F J - g G i E . When b SWF o f !: i i s o b t a i n e d , b e s u r f t o c h e c k t r a n s m i t t e r p o w e r a n d make s u r e t t i a t t t c t r a n s m i t t e r p o w e r i s r e l a t i v e l y f t i g h . I f t h e ' r a n s n i t t e r p o w e r h a s d e c r e a s e d s u b s t a n t i a i i y , t r y a q u t h e r Il;DUCTP.NCE c o n t r o l s e t t i l g a n d - e p e a t S t e p 7 .

1 2 . When u s i n g t h e MFJ-941C f o r r e c e i v i n g o n l y , t u n e t h e MFJ-94 iD a s d e s c r i b e d i n S t e p i ;"IS S t e p 2 .

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ADDITIONAL NOTES AND CAUTIONS --

I Do lot use the MFJ-941D for over 355 watts of RF output power,

2. Do not operate the antenna switch while transmitting.

3. For recalibrating the power scale settings, use the trim pots just behind the meter. Looking from the front, the left trimpot adjusts the 353 watt scale and the right adjusts the 33 watt scale.

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