INSTRUCTIONS FOR TUNING YOUR TRAM D201, D201A’S
TUNING TRANSMITTER
CRYSTAL/MANUAL IN CRYSTAL MODE
CHANNEL 12 IN TRAM D201'S
CHANNEL 20 IN TRAM D201A’S
LSB MODE
MIC GAIN FULL
WHISTLE IN MIC AND TUNE THE LOAD &
PLATE ON REAR OF RADIO. DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL MAXIMUM POWER
OUTPUT IS OBTAINED EITHER ON THE RADIO METER OR YOUR OWN METER.
ALL MODES OF OPERATION
i.e. AM, LSB & USB WILL BE FULLY TUNED ON TRANSMIT.
(ASSUMING C706 & T700 HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TUNED.) C706 IS A
TRIMMER CAPACITOR LOCATED BETWEEN THE FINAL TUBE AND THE DRIVER TUBE
(12BY7). THIS CAPACITOR SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY LOOSE (NOT TIGHT), THE T700,
LOCATED IN THE SAME AREA, SHOULD BE 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN (TOWARD BOTTOM OF RADIO.) BOTTOM
COVER MUST BE REMOVED TO SEE THE T700 SLUG.
ASSUMING YOUR TRAM HAS BEEN CONVERTED.
CHANNEL CONVERSION 26.830 TO 27.705
CRYSTAL/MANUAL SWITCH IN MANUAL POSITION.
CHANNEL SELECTOR ON CHANNEL 12
YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO TRANSMIT &
RECEIVE IN THE MANUAL POSITION. APPROX. 26.935 TO 27.555. IN THIS
POSITION THE MANUAL DIAL IS CALIBRATED.
TO GO LOWER THAN 26.935 PUT CHANNEL SELECTOR ON CHANNEL 1
TO GO HIGHER THAN 27.555 PUT CHANNEL SELECTOR ON CHANNEL 23 TRAM D201'S
CHANNEL 40 TRAM D201A’S
THE TRAM D201A’s ARE MORE BROAD BANDED THAN THE D201's