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MODEL MFJ-941D

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T h a n k y o u f o r p u r c h a s i n g t h e M F J - 9 4 1 D VERSA TUNER 11. T h e M F J - 9 4 1 D i s d e s i g n e d t o match v e e s , v e r t i c a l s , m o b i l e w h i p s , beams, random w i r e s , and c t h e r s f e d by coax 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 wire. A 1:4 This unit w i l l balun is b u i l t i n for connection t o balanced l i n e s . 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 th-ough 13 meters. T h e M F J - 9 4 1 D w i l l m o n i t o r e i t h e r SWR o r RF The a n t e n n a s e l e c t o r 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 3 3 3 W . switch a l l o w s switching t o one of t h e two coax f e d antennas ( 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 wire antenna. 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 coax antenna. The t u n e r i s b y p a s s e d b u t !jut t h e meter c i r u i t when 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 COAX 2 p o s i t i o n s . CAUTION: Do n o t u s e t h e M F J - 9 4 1 D 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 ns. Do n o t o p e r a t e t h e a n t e n q a selector while traqsmitting.

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 - . One o r t w o c o a x f e d a n t e q n a s ~ ~ o n n e c t o rm sa r k e d C O A X 1 a n d antennas can be connected d i r t h e a n t e n n a s e l e c t o r t o COAX may b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e S O - 2 3 9 c o a x COAX 2 . NOTE: Coax 1 a n d c o a x 2 e c t l y t o t h e t r a n s m i t t e r by t u r n i n g 1 DIRECT o r C O A X 2 D I R E C T . binding long, high, not ground i s well t , marked

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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 L I N E b i n d i n g p o s t , This couples the 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. M F J - 9 4 1 D 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 time. If a random wire a n t e q n a i s u s e d , make 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 .

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An a n t e n n a o r dummy l o a d m a y b e c o n n e c t e d t o t h e S O - 2 3 9 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 o f t h e M F J - 9 4 1 9 c a n b e u s e d w i t h t h e t u n e r o r by 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 d o w n 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 than 5 watts. 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 303/30 watt switch f o r t h e desired range. 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 4. T r a n s m i t a s t e a d y c a r r i e r and r e a d t h e power.

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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 ? . NOTE: it does q o t matter which p o s i t i o n t h e 333/33 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 reading. 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 same 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 m a x i m u m o f capacitance a t positioq 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 5 3 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 . The 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 M F J - 9 4 l D 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 wattmeter. NOTE: Always t u n e t h e t r a n s m i t t e r a t a low o u t p u t power. After properly tuning the transmitter, turn the antenna switch to 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 below. 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 5 3 ohm l o a d .

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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 two c o n t r o l s can b e s t be a d j u s t e d by 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 i m e 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. Repeat 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 . 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 . Agai?, do 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 . A f t e r a m i n i m u m 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 w i t c h t h e FFD/REF s w i t c h t o t h e REF scale meter deflect,ion. 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 331 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 power 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 occur. F e d u c e tl.!e t r ; n s m i t t c o u t p u t power u n t i l i t s t o p s . 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 you 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 .
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