NOTE

Kepair o r adjustment o f t r a n c n ~ i t t r rci1.1u i t ~must 1,e under

supervision 01' a person wit11 first-or second-cla\s ratliotele-
phone licetlse.
(Kel'er to T<:<;Rules ntltl Regul;~tioll\ I'art 95, Subpart
c & D.)
The frequency or the transmitter should he checked periodically
with a seconda~yrrequency s t i ~ ~ l d a111
i ~ II:\LII-c
l ploper and legal
oper-ation.
Best I-esults hill be obtained when adjusting llle !inal R F outpu~
circuit if the antenna normally L I S C ~ 15 connecte~land thc chassia
is as nearly in the c;lblnet :I? posslhle.
Collnect rithel- iO-ol~rnclumm> Io,>dor the normally LISC~ antenna
system.
MODEL TRC-457

GENERAL:
Channels : 40 Channels for AM, Upper Side Band and Lower Side Band,
utilizing Digital Circuitry

Frequency Range : 26.965 MHz t o 27.405 MHz

Frequency Control : Digital (Phase Lock Loop) Synthesizer

Frequency Accuracy : * I 0 0 Hz

Operating Temperature Range : -20°C t o +50"C

Power Requirements : 13.8V DC (12-16 volts DC, negative or positive ground) or

120V AC (60 Hz)

Antenna : 52 ohm (Coaxial connector)

Microphone : 600 ohm Dynamic Type

Speaker : 8 ohm, 2.5 Watt

Clock : Digital Type (solid state)

Size : 4 " x 1 5 " x 11-112'' (HWD) ( l o x 3 8 x 29.2cm [ H W D I )

Weight : 16 Ibs. (approx.) (7.3 kg)

Accessories : AC Cord. DC Cord with in-line Fuse, Microphone and Micro-

phone Hanger and Mounting Brackets

M E A S U R E M E N T CONDITION:
Power Source : 13.8V DC, 120V AC ( 6 0 Hz)

Antenna Impedance : 50 ohms

Test Temperature : 25°C

A M Modulation Frequency : 1 kHz

SSB Modulation Frequency, Transmit : Two tone: 500 Hz and 2400 Hz

Single tone: 1 kHz

Mean Signal Input Level : 1OOOpV

Reference Audio Output Power : 0.5W

Reference A M Modulation Percentage : 1 kHz 30%

Audio Frequency, SSB Receive : 1 kHz

Audio Output Load : 8 ohms resistive

Measuring Channel : 19
Courtesy of the Manufacturer

HOWARD W. S A M S & CO., 1 NC. Indianapolis, Indiana 46206

@ 1978 Howard W. Sams & Co., Inc. Printed in U. S. of America 8CF829
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ALIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS RECElVEl
CAUTION: Use i s o l a t i o n transformer o r observe p o l a r i t y when connecting t e s t equipment. Connect z
Maintain l i n e v o l t a g e a t 120V AC. Allow a 15-minute warm-up period. Adjust vc
Adjustments made with 13.8 v o l t s a t TPlO (TR401, Emitter). S e t gene]
Connect low s i d e s of t e s t equipment t o ground u n l e s s s p e c i f i e d otherwise. RF GAIN h
Connect 50-ohm dummy load o r antenna b e f o r e keying t r a n s m i t t e r .
Suggested Alignment Tools: GC ELECTRONICS
CT1 t h r u CT7. ................. .8276, 5000
L27, L30, L32 ................. .9091, 8728-A, 8728
......
L1 t h r u L8, L16, L17, L24, L37, L39 .9440
Output oi
.OluF t o
7.8MHz, I

Output oi
.OluF t o
27.185MHi

Inject a
M I C inpul
Input of

I
RECEIVE
SYNTHESIZER ALIGNMENT Connect ,
Adjust vl
TEST EQUIPMENT TRANSCEIVER ADJUST RF GAIN I
REMARKS
Input o f frequency counter t h r u Ch. 1, AM Check f o r 10.240MHz.
47pF t o TPll(IC7, p i n 10).

tr
SSB
Input of o s c i l l o s c o p e t o TP6. Ch. I, AM Adjust f o r maximum RF.

Input of frequency counter t o TP6. Ch. 1 , AM, CLARIFIER, Adjust f o r 33.855MHz +20Hz. Output of
Yidrange .OluF t o
27.186MHz
31- 1 , USB, CLARIFIER, Adjust f o r 33.8574MHz +20Hz, Output . 2
Vidrange

3. 1 , LSB, CLARIFIER, Adjust f o r 33.8526MHz +20Hz.

Yidrange

"
RECElVEl
Input of DC meter t o TP7. Ch. 1 , AM, CLARIFIER, Adjust f o r 2.00 v o l t s . l
Vidrange Connect ;
Adjust vc
Input of o s c i l l o s c o p e t o TP8. Ch. 19, AM, CLARIFIER, Adjust f o r maximum RF. RF GAIN )
Vidrange

Input of frequency c o u n t e r t o TP8. :h. 1, AM, CLARIFIER, Check f o r 34.765MHz.

Yidrange Check a l l channels.
(See Truth Chart f o r
correct frequencies).

:h. 1, USB, CLARIFIER, Check f o r 34.7675MHz. Output oj

ilidrange Check a l l channels. .OluF t o
(See Truth Chart f o r 27.185MH;
correct frequencies). modulatic
:h. 1, LSB, CLARIFIER, Check f o r 34.7625MHz.
Output .:
ilidrange Check a l l f r e q u e n c i e s .
(See Truth Chart f o r Output oi
correct frequencies). .OluF t o
27.185MH;
Input of frequency counter t o :h. 1, AM, CLARIFIER, Check f o r .91OMHz. Output 5(
TP12 (TR31 c o l l e c t o r ) . 4idrange Check a l l channels.
(See Truth Chart f o r
correct frequencies). Output oi
.OluF t o
Input of frequency counter t o TP9. :h. 1, USB Adjust f o r 7.8025MHz ?Hz. 27.185MH~
Output 1 C
:h. 1, LSB Adjust f o r 7.7975MHz ?Hz.

Input of frequency counter t o :h. 1, AM, XMT Adjust f o r 26.965MHz. Output oi

antenna jack. .OluF t o
27.185MHz
Output 1 C
 RECEIVER ALIGNMENT
Connect an AC VWhI o r AF w a t t m e t e r a c r o s s s p e a k e r v o i c e c o i l .
Adjust volume c o n t r o l t o o b t a i n a s u i t a b l e i n d i c a t i o n .
S e t g e n e r a t o r o u t p u t low enough t o p r e v e n t AGC l i m i t i n g .
RF GAIN Maximum, CLARIFIER 0, Squelch MINIMUM, NB O f f , ANL Off.

1 TEST EQUIPMENT
- -
( TRANSCEIVER I ADJUST I REMARKS 1
Output o f s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r t h r u A d j u s t f o r maximum o u t p u t .
.OluF t o TP13 (FET1, G1)
7.8MHz, lOOOHz @ 30% modulation.

Output o f s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r t h r u Ch. 19, AM A d j u s t f o r maximum o u t p u t .

.OluF t o antenna jack. I f n e c e s s a r y r e a d j u s t L5,
27.185MHz, lOOOHz @ 30% modulation L6, L7, and L8.

I n j e c t a lOOpps, luSec s i g n a l a t Ch. 19, AM A d j u s t f o r maximum.

MIC i n p u t . NB On
Input o f o s c i l l o s o p e t o TP5.

RECEIVER ALIGNMENT
Connect an AC VTVEl o r AF w a t t m e t e r a c r o s s s p e a k e r v o i c e c o i l .
Adjust volume c o n t r o l t o o b t a i n a s u i t a b l e i n d i c a t i o n .
RF GAIN Maximum, C l a r i f i e r 0, Squelch MINIMUM, ANL Off, NB Off, Volume Maximum.

I I

SSB
maximum RF. TEST EQUIPMENT TRANSCEIVER ADJUST REMARKS
33.855MHz +20Hz. Output o f s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r t h r u Ch. 19, USB CT1
.OluF t o a n t e n n a jack.
27.186MHz n o modulation.
Output .25uV.

RECEIVER ADJUSTMENTS
!.00 v o l t s .

laximum RF.
II Connect an AC VTVM o r AF w a t t m e t e r a c r o s s s p e a k e r v o i c e c o i l .
Adjust volume c o n t r o l t o o b t a i n a s u i t a b l e i n d i c a t i o n .
RF GAIN Maximum, C l a r i f i e r 0, Squelch MINIMUM, NB O f f , ANL Off.

.765MHz.
annels ,
hart for
uencies) . TEST EQUIPMENT 1 TRANSCEIVER 1 ADJUST 1 REMARKS
AM RX GAIN
7 6 75MHz. Output o f s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r t h r u Ch. 19, AM A d j u s t f o r 2 v o l t s audio.
mnels.
iart for A
.OluF t o a n t e n n a j a c k . VOLUME Maximum
lencies) . 27.185MHz, lOOOHz @ 30%
modulation.
Output .5uV.
.7625MHz.
:quencies.
Lart f o r
~encies) . Output of s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r t h r u
.OluF t o antenna jack.
Ch. 19, AM
RF GAIN MINIMUM
OMHz
nnels.
. 27.185MHz, lOOOHz @ 30% modulation
Output 50uV.
SQUELCH Maximum

art for
. SQUELCH RANGE

I
encies) Output of s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r t h r u Ch. 1 9 , AM Adjust s o t h a t squelch
.OluF t o antenna jack. Squelch Maximum j u s t breaks.
27.185MIIz, lOOOHz @ 30% modulation
Output 1000uV.

SIGNAL METER
Output of s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r t h r u Ch. 19, AM A d j u s t f o r 9 on SIGNAL
,OluF t o antenna jack. s c a l e o f meter.
27.185MHz, lOOOHz @ 30% modulation.
Output 100uV.
lr

- TRANSMITTER A L I G N M E N T
,
Connect an RF wattmeter and 50-ohm, 25-watt dummy load to antenna connector.
- NOTE: Be sure to check transmit frequency and power on all active channels
after alignment of transmitter.
,95Mt
. --

t AM

3
. -..
E
TEST EQUIPMENT
Input of Spectrum analyzer or
TRANSCEIVER
Ch. 19, AM
ADJUST
L27
REMARKS
Adjust for MINIMUM at
harmonic meter to antenna jack. 54MHz. TRUTH (

C 1.
TRANSMITTER A L I G N M E N T H
Connect an RF wattmeter and 50-ohm, 25-watt dummy load to antenna connector. A
NOTE: Be sure to check transmit frequency and power on all active channels after 14
alignment of transmitter. N
See page 4 for channel frequencies. E
L
SSB 21
TEST EQUIPMENT TRANSCEIVER ADJUST REMARKS '1 0
2 0
Inject a lOOOHz 5mV signal at Ch. 19 L39,L37,L32, Adjust for maximum. 3 0
MIC input. L30,CT7 4 0
5 0
Inject a lOOOHz 200mV signal at Ch. 19 CT7 Adjust for 12 watts.
MIC input. 6 0
7 0
8 1
TRANSMITTER ADJUSTMENTS 9 1
Connect an RF wattmeter and 50-ohm, 25-watt dummy load to antenna connector. 10 1
NOTE: Be sure to check transmit frequency and power on all active channels
after adjustment of transmitter. 11 1
See page 4 for channel frequencies. 12 1
13 1
TEST EQUIPMENT 'TRANSCEIVER ADJUST REMARKS 14 1
15 1
VOLT REG
Input of DC meter to TPlO Ch. 19, AM RT301 Adjust for 13.80 volts. 16
(TR401, Emitter) 1
17 1
LED BRILLIANCE 18 1
Ch. 19, AM VR17 Adjust so that channel LED 19 1
and clock display are the 20 1
same brightness.
21 1
BIAS 22 1
Connect current meter in series Ch. 19, USB VR15 Adjust for 40mA. 23 1
with circuit at TP4. 24 1
No signal input. 25 1
BIAS
Connect current meter in series Ch. 19, USB VR16 Adjust for 15mA. 26 1
with circuit at TP2.
NO signal input.
27 1
28 1
BALANCE 29 1
Connect an RF wattmeter and 50- Ch. 19, USB VR4 Adjust for MINIMUM RF. 30 1
ohm, 25-watt dummy load to antenna
connector. 31 1
NO signal input. 32 1
33 1
AM POWER 34 1
Ch. 19, AM VR8 Adjust for 4 watts maximum. 35 1
MIC GAIN & AM AMC 36 1
Inject a 1000Hz, 5mV signal at Ch. 19, AM VR6,VR7 Turn VR7(From top) fully 37 1
MIC input. clockwise. 38 1
Input of oscilloscope or modulation Adjust VR6 for 50% modula- 39 1
meter to antenna jack. tion. 40 1
Increase audio to 200mV. L
Adjust VR7 for 100% modula-
tion maximum.

POWER METER
Connect an RF wattmeter and 50-ohm, Ch. 19, AM VR12 Adjust so that the POWER
25-watt dummy load to antenna meter reads just below the
connector. red on the power scale of
- meter.
 TRUTH CHART

C 1 = 4.90 V o l t s 0 = 0 Volts
H IC7
A PROGRAM DIVIDER
II
4
I
E PINS
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L
21 20 18 17 16 15 14 13
-------- ---
1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 34.765 34.7675 34.7625 .910
2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 34.775 34.7775 34.7725 .920
3 O l O l O O l l 34.785 34.7875 34.7825 .930
~ 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 134.805 34.8075 34.8025 .950
5 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 34.815 34.8175 34.8125 .960

6 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 34.825 34.8275 34.8225 .970

7 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 34.835 34.8375 34.8325 .980
8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34.855 34.8575 34.8525 1 .OOO
9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 34.865 34.8675 34.8625 1.010
101 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 34.875 34.8775 34.8725 1.020

1 1
1
13 1
1
151
1
2

4
0

0
1
1

1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

0
0

0
0
0

0
0

1
0
0

0
1

0
0
1

1
1

0
1
0

1
1
1
0
1
0
34.885
34.905
34.915
34.925
34.935
34.8875
34.9075
34.9175
34.9275
34.9375
34.8825
34.9025
34.91 25
34.9225
34.9325
1.030
1.050
1.060
1.070
1.080
01s. 161 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34.955 34.9575 34.9525 1 .I00
1 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 34.965 34.9675 34.9625 1.110
181 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 34.975 34.9775 34.9725 1 .I20
1 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 34.985 34.9875 34.9825 1.130
nnel LED 35.0025
are the 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 35.005 35.0075 1.150

211 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 35.015 35.0175 35.0125 1 .I60

2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 35.025 35.0275 35.0225 1 .I70
231 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 35.055 35.0575 35.0525 1.200
241 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 35.035 35.0375 35.0325 1 .I80
2 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 35.045 35.0475 35.0425 1.190

2 6 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 35.065 35.0675 35.0625 1.210

271 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 35.075 35.0775 35.0725 1.220
2 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 35.085 35.0875 35.0825 1.230
291 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 35.095 35.0975 35.0925 1.240
35.1025
RF . 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 35.105 35.1075 1.250

31 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 35.115 35.1175 35.1125 1.260

3 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 35.125 35.1275 35.1225 1.270
331 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 35.135 35.1375 35.1325 1.280
3 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 35.145 35.1475 35.1425 1.290
maximum. 351 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 35.155 35.1575 35.1525 1.300
3 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 35.165 35.1675 35.1625 1.310
fully 371 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 35.175 35.1775 35.1725 1.320
3 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 35.185 35.1875 35.1825 1.330
i modula- 391 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 35.195 35.1975 35.1925 1.340
4 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 35.205 35.2075 35.2025 1.350
200mV.
1% modula-

: POWER
,elow t h e
scale of
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