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rL.g22A spEclFlcATIoNs ...................3 SECTlON 6 MA INTENA NCE .........,...... 15
Ecrlo N 1 FEAruREs ...................4 6.1 InternalCleaning
sEcr o N 2 pREpA RArloN fOR USf .........5 6.2 Replacing Pow er Fuses
2.1 Accessor;es 6.3 Replacing Pow er Tubes
2,2 lnstallation of Power Tubes 6,4 lnpUt MatChin9 CirCUit
2.3 ceneralTips on lnstallation SECTlON 7 TROU BlESHOOTIN G HlNTS .,,... 16
2.q AC pow er Source PA CKIN G ................................ 17
2.5 Line Voltage Change lNTERNA L PA RT LOCATlO NS ..,.,,.,.,.,,,, 18
2.6 pow er Cable SCH EM ATIC D IA GRAM ..................., 19
2.7 Excìter
2.8 Antenna
2.9 Interconnection IlLU ST RATIO N S
2.g.1 cround;ng Fig. 2- 1 UpperCase CoverAssembl y/
2.9.2 Cable Connection Disassembl
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sEcrloN 3 CoNrRo Ls AND THElR FUNCTlONS .9 Fig.2-2 Correct Pow er Tube Handling ........ 5
3.1 Front panel Fig.2-3 Parasìtic Suppressor CoilM ounting .... 6
3.2 Rear Panel Fig.2-4 lnput Voltage Term inal Boards ....... 7 r
sEcTIoN 4 opERArlo N ........,......... 11 fig.2-5 Power Cable Color Code ............ 8 '
q.1 prechecks Fig.2-6 Exciter Connections for R L and A LC
q.2 CW Operation Controls ........................ 8
q.3 SSB operat;on Fig.2-7 Interconnection of the TL-922A ...... 8
q,q RTTY Operation Fig.3-1 Front View ...................... 9
-q.5 Sett;ng the A LC ADJ ControI Fig.3-2 Rear View ...................... 1O
q.6 Ad;usting the Rf OutputMeter Fig.5-1 Linear PowerAmplifierCircui
t ....... 13
q.7 H igh-Voltage Transform er Protection Fig.5-2 Transformer PriMarY Current Flow ..... 14
.8 Carrying Your TL-922A Fi9.5m3 Fan M OtOr DelaY StOp CirCUi
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sEcrloN 5 c Rculr 0 EsCR prlo N ...........13 Fig.5-4 M eter Drive Circuit ................ 14
5.1 Linear pow er Am plifjer Fi9.7-1 PaCkín9 fOr Shipment .............. 17
5.2 Power Supply Fi9. 7-2,3TOp,BOttOm View S ...,,.,......... 18
5.3 Fan M otor DeIay Stop Circuit rA BLEs
5.Q Meter Drive Circuit 1. frOnt Panel COntrOIS Set-Up .............. 11
5.5 Spark Suppressor 2 TUne and LOad Ini tialSe in9S 11

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Transm it Frequency Range"

. 160 m through 15m A m ateur Bands
Excitation Energy Required"
. 80 W nom inal, 120 W m axim um
Mode and Duty Cycle. SSB,continuous for 30 m inutes. _

CW and RTTY ,key own continuousfor 1O m inutes.

Rated Plate lnput. 2 kW P.E.P.SSB,1 kW CW RTTY
Plate Voltage"
.(athlo signal) 3.1 kV SSB,2.2 kV CW RTTY
Circuit Type: CIass A B2 grounded grid linear am plifier
, 3rd Order Jnterm oduIation D istortion; Below -30dB.
lnput lm pedance"
. 50 n ,unbalanced at better than 1.5 SW R
Output lm pedance. 50 to 75 n ,unbalanced.
Cooling". Forced A ir.
lnterlock Satety Features; Prim ary high voltage circuit cut-off.
Secondary high-voltage circuit grounding.
Therm alProtector; Locks out transm it relays if H .V.pow er transform er overheats.
fan MotorDelay Stop Tim e; 140 +
- 30 seconds. (atroom temperature)
A LC; Negative going,adjustablethreshoId -8V C maxim um output (typical).
power Tubes U sed. Eim ac 3-500Z ,tw o pieces
Q m iconductors: ' iodes, 18 pieces
lener diode, 1 piece
powerRequ;rem ents. 120V,28A ;240V,1qA ;50/60H ;form axim um SSB input.
Cablegsuppl;ed. Si
gnalcable (coaxial)with U H F-type connector,1.5m.
Controlcable, 1.5m .
Dimensions; 390m m x 19O mm X 407m m (15-3/8 X 7-1/2X 16')
Weight. Net3tkg (68 Ibs.)
Shipping 38 kg (83 Ibs.)

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1. The T L-922A is a Class AB2, grounded grid linear linearity,and the CW Mode for low powerconsum p-
am plifier developed by Trio-Kenwood through ad- tion and heat generation during extended periods of
vanced high-power technology using tw o high-per- operation. '
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formance Eim ac 3-500l power tubes. lt covers all :

bands 160 m through 15 m for SSB,CW and R TTY 8. linearAmpIification ControlSw itch '
m odes of operation. This switch iscapable of setting yourT L-922A in the
straight-through state irrespective of the standby '
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oUtputpowerrorextended per;odsorcont;nuoususe. 9. VariabIe Threshold Level (A LC Detector) ,
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m echan;caItechnoIogy, the T L_922A empIoys two to 120 w (nom inal)by varying the A LC threShold
rugged 3_5ooz powertubesto the;rruIIadvantage. Ievel. This effectively prevents overdriving the final
powertubes, ;m ;t;ng the Am pI;f:erto :ts l:near range ,
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through the useofnegative R.f.feedback. 1O. Two PanelM etert i
ln adjusting ormonitoring yourTL-922A,one meter 1
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W arm-up isnot necessary.The 3.500Z tubesarefast other,you may read (Ig)grid current,(RF)relative !
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comprised of interlocking switches. One interrupts of the am plifier against shocks and jarring during ,
the high voI tage primary circuit w hile the second transportation. Recessed side panelhandles are pro- ,
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Also provided are bleederresistorsfordischarging the

high voltage capacitors and ''DA NG ER''warnings at 12. Vernier Plate Tuning 0ial
high voltage positions. Please observe all warnings, The PLAT E tune dial is equipped with a reduction :
they are for your protection. gear that facilitates easy tuning, particularly for the .
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has a newly-developed fan m otor delay-stop circuit standards, provide superior ease of operation. !
com prised of a thermaldelay relay.The cooling fan 7

wiIInormally run for1QO seconds (Typ)afterpower 13. eat,Contem porary Appearance

is rem oved from the un;t and w iII measurably ex- M echanjcalarrangementand sophisticated design tO
. tended tube life. m atch any Trio-Kenw ood tranSCeiver OrtranSm itter.
Your TL-922A can aIso be used as a high-quality, )
7. Mode Switch forEffic;ent LinearOperation general purpose Amateur band Iinear am pIifier W ith (
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