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3.1 GENERAL. The 30L-1 is a portable r-f linear power Amplifier, including plate power and bias supplies. It is capable of 1000 watts PEP input power in SSB or 1000 watts d-c input in CW service with any exciter (such as the KWM-1, KWM-2/2A, or 32S-1) capable of 70 watts PEP output. It covers the amateur bands between 3.5 and 29.7 me. In addition, the Amplifier may be operated outside the amateur bands over certain ranges of frequency. These ranges are specified in table 4-1. The power Amplifier stage uses four 811A triodes connected in parallel with cathode drive. 3.2 INPUT CIRCUITS. Refer to figures 3-1 and 7-2. Broadband pi-network circuits couple the exciting signal into the cathode circuits of the power Amplifier tubes. The tuned input circuits provide increased efficiency, reduced distortion, and a better impedance matchfor the exciter than normally would be obtained with an untuned input. Tuning adjustments are not required except for operation outside the amateur bands. 3.3 OUTPUT CIRCUITS. The plate circuit of the power Amplifier is tuned by a pi network consisting of C32, L9, L10, and C33. Capacitor C32- resonates the tank circuit at the frequency in use. It is adjusted by the TUNING control on the front panel. The four-gang capacitor, C33, is adjusted by the LOADING control to match the pi- network circuit to the impedance presented by the Antenna and feed system in use. Output from the plate tank circuit is connected through the contacts of Antenna changeover relay, Kl, to the Antenna when the control circuits are energized. 3.4 Power Supply CIRCUITS. Two d-c power supplies and one a-c filament supply are included in the 30L-1, The Amplifier may be connected to a 115-volt single-phase or to a 230-volt, three-wire, single-phase source. Where practical, the 2 30-volt, three-wire connection is recommended. Power transformer T1 has two primary windings. These windings are connected in parallel for 115-volt operation,. and in series for 230-volt operation. The 6.3-volt secondary winding provides filament power for the 811A tubes through r-f choke L8. It also powers the pilot lamp in the meter. Another secondary winding applies voltage through surge resistor R9 to semiconductor rectifier CR20. This is a half-wave circuit connected to furnish blocking bias to the Amplifier tubes under receive conditions and operating bias when transmitting. It also furnishes power for changeover relay Kl. Voltage from the third secondary winding is applied to two semiconductor rectifier strings connected in a full-wave voltage doubler configuration. These strings consist of CR1-CR8, C44-C51 in one string, and CR9-CR16, C52-C59 in the other. The parallel capacitors equalize the reverse voltages impressed across the diode junctions and protect against damage by transients. The output of this supply provides approximately 1600 volts d-c under load for the Amplifier tube plates.