MFJ MFJ-941E Bedienungsanleitung

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

MFJ VERSA TUNER II

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The MFJ-941E is designed to match virtually any transmitter to any antenna, including dipoles, inverted-vees, verticals,

mobile whips, beams, random wires, and others fed by coax lines, balanced lines or a single wire. An eight-position

antenna-selector switch provides versatile antenna selection. The MFJ-941E will handle up to 300 Watts of transmitter

RF output power. The MFJ-941E employs a cross-needle meter so forward power, reflected power and SWR may be

read simultaneously.

CROSS-NEEDLE SWR/WATTMETER:

The meter on the MFJ-941E may be used alone or with the tuner. Set the ANTENNA SELECTOR to COAX 1 DIRECT

or COAX 2 DIRECT to use the meter without the tuner. The MFJ-941E utilizes a cross-needle meter so FORWARD

power, REFLECTED power and SWR may be read simultaneously in two ranges. FORWARD power may be read by

setting the power range switch to HI (300 Watts) or LO (30 Watts). Next read the power level on the FORWARD

SCALE. REFLECTED power is shown simultaneously on the REFLECTED SCALE. SWR is determined by observing

the intersection point of the two needles. No SWR sensitivity adjustment is needed to read SWR. The HI range is 300

Watts FORWARD and 60 Watts REFLECTED. The LO range is 30 Watts FORWARD and 6Watts REFLECTED. The

difference between the HI and LO scales readings is a factor of 10.

The meter lamp can be powered by a 12 Vdc source, such as the optional MFJ-1312B power supply. Use a 2.1mm

coaxial plug with the center conductor of the plug connected to the positive and the sleeve connected to ground. The

METER LAMP ON/OFF switch will activate the meter lamp.

ANTENNA SELECTOR:

The ANTENNA SELECTOR switch utilizes eight positions. They are DUMMY LOAD, BALANCE LINE, COAX 1, and

COAX 2 positions for both BYPASS (direct) and TUNED (through) the tuner operation. An external 50 Ohm dummy

load can be connected to the EXT LOAD connector located at the rear of the tuner. Do not continuously key into the

dummy load for more than 2 minutes at a time.

CAUTION: Never use the MFJ-941E for OVER 300 Watts of RF output power, even in the

DIRECT or DUMMY LOAD positions.

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

INSTALLATION:

1. The tuner should be placed in a location where operation will be convenient. The ceramic

feed through insulators will have high RF voltages if random wire or balanced line

operation is used. These voltages can cause serious RF burns if touched when

transmitting.

NOTE

:Locate the tuner so the rear is not accessible during operation.

2. The MFJ-941E should be installed between the transmitter and antenna. A coaxial line

should be connected to the transmitter and the SO-239 coax TRANSMITTER connector

on the back of the tuner.

3. One or two coax-fed antennas may be connected to the SO-239 coax connectors marked

COAX 1 or COAX 2. Coax 1 and Coax 2 antennas may be connected directly to the

transmitter, bypassing the tuner, by setting the ANTENNA SELECTOR switch to COAX 1

DIRECT or COAX 2 DIRECT, respectively.

4. A random wire antenna may be connected to the five-way binding post marked WIRE.

The random length wire should be long, high, and as clear of surrounding objects as

possible. For optimum operation, the wire antenna should be a quarter wave-length or

longer at the operating frequency. Do NOT ground the random wire antenna. The tuner

should be well-grounded to the transmitter. A binding post marked GROUND is provided

for ground connections.

5. A balanced line-fed antenna may be connected to the two five-way binding posts marked

BALANCED LINE. A jumper wire from the WIRE binding post, as indicated by a dotted

line on the MFJ-941E, should be connected to one of the posts of the BALANCE LINE.

This couples the MFJ-941E to the balanced line through a 4:1 balun.

NOTE

:Either a balanced line or a random wire antenna may be connected to the MFJ-941E at

one time. If a random length wire is used, care should be taken to assure that no

jumper wire is between the WIRE binding post and the BALANCED LINE.

6. An external 50 Ohm dummy load may be connected to the EXT. DUMMY LOAD

connector located at the rear of the tuner.

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

MFJ-941E Front Panel

USING THE MFJ-

941E:

The INDUCTOR switch on the MFJ-941E represents maximum inductance at position "A" and the minimum inductance

at position "L". Lower inductance is needed at higher frequencies than at low frequencies for the same impedance. The

TRANSMITTER and ANTENNA controls represent maximum capacitance at position 10. For optimum operation of the

MFJ-941E, the transmitter must be tuned to a 50 Ohm output impedance at the frequency of operation. The ANTENNA

SELECTOR switch should be set to DUMMY LOAD for tuning up the transmitter.

NOTE: The transmitter should always be tuned at a low output power.

After the transmitter is properly tuned, the ANTENNA SELECTOR should be set to the desired antenna and the tuner

adjusted for a minimum SWR as described below. DO NOT readjust the transmitter loading control setting after loading

it to 50 Ohms.

NOTE: When using the MFJ-941E for receiving only, tune as described in Steps 1and 2.

TUNER ADJUSTMENT:

1. Set the TRANSMITTER and ANTENNA controls to 5. In this position the capacitors are

half-open.

2. Rotate the INDUCTOR control until maximum noise is obtained with the transceiver in the

receiving mode.

CAUTION: Do not operate the ANTENNA selector switch while transmitting!.

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

3. While transmitting a steady state carrier (CW) alternately adjust TRANSMITTER and

ANTENNA controls for minimum SWR. Since both controls interact, the two controls can

best be adjusted by turning the TRANSMITTER control one small increment at a time,

then rotating the ANTENNA control for minimum SWR. Repeat this process until

minimum SWR is obtained.

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

4. If a SWR of 1:1 is not achieved, the INDUCTOR control should be increased or decreased

and Step 3repeated. If arcing should occur between capacitor plates, the INDUCTOR

control should be increased or decreased by one position, and Step 3repeated. If SWR of

1:1 cannot be achieved, Step 3should be repeated for each INDUCTOR control position.

5. After a minimum SWR is achieved, transmitter power may be increased to 300 Watts.

The VERSA TUNER II will reduce the SWR of most feed systems to 1:1. In some cases,

a 1:1 SWR is not achievable. In such cases, the length of the antenna may be increased

or decreased to improve SWR.

6. SWR of 1:1 may occur at more than one set of control settings on the MFJ-941E. When

an SWR of 1:1 is obtained, make sure that the transmitter power is relatively high. If

transmitter power has decreased substantially, try another INDUCTOR control setting and

repeat Step 3.

In Case Of Difficulty:

If this tuner fails to tune, please double check all connections and follow the tuning procedures again. Be sure you

are using enough inductance (lowest letter usable for band) and have the capacitors open far enough (highest front

panel number).

If this tuner arcs at the rated power levels, please double check all connections and follow the tuning procedures

again. Be sure you are using the least amount of inductance and the greatest capacitance possible to match the

load on the operating frequency. If you are still unsuccessful, please read the Antenna Matching Problems text below.

Note

:If this tuner arcs when operating on the 160 meter band, it may be necessary to reduce

transmitter output power.

Antenna Matching Problems:

Most matching problems occur when the antenna system presents an extremely high impedance to the tuner. When the

antenna impedance is much lower than the feedline impedance, an odd quarter-wavelength feedline converts the low

antenna impedance to a very high impedance at the tuner. A similar problem occurs if the antenna has an extremely

high impedance and the transmission line is a multiple of a half-wavelength. The half-wavelength line repeats the very

high antenna impedance at the tuner. Incorrect feedline and antenna lengths can make an antenna system very

difficult or impossible to tune.

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

This problem often occurs on 80 meters if an odd quarter-wave (60 to 70 foot) open wire line is used to feed a half-wave

(100 to 140 foot) dipole. The odd quarter-wave line transforms the dipole's low impedance to over three thousand

Ohms at the tuner. This is because the mismatched feedline is an odd multiple of 1/4 wavelength long. The line

inverts (or teeter-totters) the antenna impedance.

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

A problem also occurs on 40 meters with this antenna example. The feedline is now a multiple of a half-wave (60 to 70

foot) and connects to a full-wave high impedance antenna (100 to 140 foot). The half-wave line repeats the high

antenna impedance at the tuner. The antenna system looks like several thousand Ohms at the tuner on 40 meters.

The following suggestions will reduce the difficulty in matching an antenna with a tuner:

1. Never center feed a half-wave multi-band antenna with a high impedance feedline that is

close to an odd multiple of a quarter-wave long.

2. Never center feed a full-wave antenna with any feedline close to a multiple of a half-wave

long.

3. If a tuner will not tune a multi-band antenna, add or subtract 1/8 wave of feedline (for the

band that won't tune) and try again.

4. Never try to load a G5RV or center fed dipole on a band below the half-wave design

frequency. If you want to operate an 80 meter antenna on 160 meters, feed either or both

conductors as a longwire against the station ground.

To avoid problems matching or feeding any dipole antenna with high impedance lines, keep the lines around these

lengths [The worst possible line lengths are shown in brackets ]:

160 meter dipole:

35-60, 170-195 or 210-235 feet. [Avoid 130, 260 ft ]

80 meter dipole:

34-40, 90-102 or 160-172 feet. [Avoid 66, 135, 190 ft ]

40 meter dipole:

42-52, 73-83, 112-123 or 145-155 feet.

[Avoid 32, 64, 96, 128 ft ]

NOTE: Some trimming or adding of line may be necessary to accommodate higher bands.

WARNING: To avoid problems, a dipole antenna should be a full half-wave on the lowest band. On 160 meters, an 80

or 40 meter antenna fed the normal way will be extremely reactive with only a few Ohms of feedpoint resistance. Trying

to load an 80 meter (or higher frequency) antenna on 160 meters can be a disaster for both your signal and the tuner.

The best way to operate 160 with an 80 or 40 meter antenna is to load either or both feedline wires (in parallel) as a

longwire. The antenna will act like a "T" antenna worked against the station ground.

Technical Assistance:

If you have any problem with this unit first check the appropriate section of this manual. If the manual does not

reference your problem or your problem is not solved by reading the manual, you may call MFJ Technical Service at

601-323-0549 or the MFJ Factory at 601-323-5869. You will be best helped if you have your unit, manual and all

information on your station handy so you can answer any questions the technicians may ask.

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

You can also send questions by mail to MFJ Enterprises, INC., P.O. Box 494, Mississippi State, MS 39762; by FAX to

601-323-6551; through Compuserve at 76206,1763; or by email to [email protected]. Send a complete

description of your problem, an explanation of exactly how you are using your unit, and a complete description of your

station.

MFJ-941E Versa Tuner II

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