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OPERATION.  WITH THE 1010 TUNED UP ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN
THE MANUAL, I USED THE SERVICE MODE TO CHECK GRID CURRENT AND PLATE
CURRENT.  THE PARAMETERS WERE ALWAYS WITHIN THE NORMAL RANGES OUTLINED IN
THE MANUAL, SO AFTER A WHILE I REALIZED 
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KA5CJJ 106 5 1 1,210 NTX W4ZKE 275 2 1 1,200 KY WD9FTZ 194 5 1 1,195 OH

ON A PC BOARD.  SOME SOLDERING IS REQUIRED, BUT ITS NOT DIFFICULT AND ACOM
PROVIDES COLOR PHOTOS OF THE JUMPER LOCATIONS FOR EACH SETTING.  YOULL NEED
TO PROVIDE A SUITABLE POWER PLUG FOR YOUR STATION, READILY AVAILABLE AT
YOUR LOCAL HARDWARE STORE.  AS REQUIRED BY FCC RULES, LIKELY CHANGING AS WE
GO TO PRESS, AMPLIFIERS DESTINED FOR THE US HAVE 10 AND 12 METER OPERATION
DISABLED.  IF YOU CONTACT ACOM WITH PROOF OF YOUR AMATEUR LICENSE, THEY
WILL SUPPLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR ENABLING OPERATION ON THESE BANDS.  ITS NOT
DIFFICULT BUT REQUIRES REMOVING THE COVER.  HOOKING UP THE 1010 TO MY
TRANSCEIVER AND ANTENNAS WAS STRAIGHTFORWARD.  THE MANUAL RECOMMENDS
LETTING THE AMPLIFIER SIT FOR A FEW HOURS AFTER UNPACKING IT OR MOVING IT
FROM A COLD PLACE TO A WARM PLACE.  THE CONCERN IS THAT CONDENSATION MAY
FORM INSIDE THE AMPLIFIER AND CAUSE HIGH VOLTAGE ARCING.  WHEN YOU FIRST
PRESS THE POWER SWITCH, THE AMPLIFIER PERFORMS SOME SELF TESTING AND THE
OPERATE LED FLASHES GREEN DURING A 150 SECOND WARMUP PERIOD.  ONCE THE LED
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W5PDX 743 2 5 1,636 MS KE3D 565 2 1 1,630 STX W6PRI 140 5 1 1,600 SCV KD2MX
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PRESSING THE OPER AND RTTY BUTTONS IMULTANEOUSLY SWITCHES THE UPPER ROW OF
LEDS TO THE SERVICE MODE.  IN THE SERVICE MODE, THE LEDS ARE USED TO
OBSERVE APPROXIMATE VALUES OF CONTROL GRID CURRENT, SCREEN GRID VOLTAGE AND
PLATE CURRENT PLATE PLUS SCREEN GRID.  THE SERVICE MODE INDICATORS ARE
INTENDED FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND CHECKING OPERATING PARAMETERS, NOT FOR
NORMAL OPERATION.  AS DESCRIBED IN THE NEXT SECTION, YOU DONT NEED TO WATCH
THE PLATE CURRENT DURING TUNE UP OR ON AIR OPERATION.  PORTABLE
ENVIRONMENTS CAN BE HARD ON EQUIPMENT, BUT THE 1010 IS PREPARED.  THE
AMPLIFIER CAN WORK WITH POOR ANTENNA SYSTEMS PRESENTING UP TO 250 W
REFLECTED POWER.  THE AC POWER SUPPLY TOLERATES LOW LINE VOLTAGE AND
VOLTAGE SPIKES OVER A WIDE RANGE, AS WELL AS SHORT DURATION 100 MS RF
SPIKES FROM THE TRANSCEIVER.  THE AMPLIFIER INCORPORATES TR SEQUENCING, AND
INRUSH CURRENT IS LIMITED WHEN THE POWER IS TURNED ON.  PUTTING THE 1010 TO
WORK THE 1010 SHIPS IN A SINGLE CARTON WITH THE TUBE AND TRANSFORMER
INSTALLED.  UNITS ARE NORMALLY SET UP FOR 240 V AC OPERATION, BUT YOU CAN
CHANGE THAT TO 100, 110, 120, 200, 210, 220 OR 230 V AC BY MOVING JUMPERS
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WA1VKO 664 2 1 1,878 NH AE5T 848 2 1 1,846 LA WA3RML 170 5 1 1,800 NTX AG4V
825 2 1 1,750 TN N3ZP 168 5 1 1,720 EPA W3LL 775 2 1 1,700 MDC K7HP 333 2 1
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