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DEPART lENTS OF THE AR IY AND

THE AIR FORCE
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SiGNAL GENERATOR AN/URM-48

INTRODUCTIoN

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Ll'erreral

1,2
3-12

Description and data

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-.--,i.s 2. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

-i'r:i(lrr I. Service upon receipt of rriateriel

13-17
18,19

Controls and instruments

Operation under usual conditions
IV Operation under unusual conditions
II

III

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26-29

CiHAPTER 3 0RGANIZATIONAL IAINTENANCE INSTRUCT10NS

SectiOn I Preventive lnailltellance services__

11 Lubricatioll______ _

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CHAPTER 4 THEORY____ ___

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CHAPTER 5 IELD IAINTENAN('E INSTRUCT10NS

SectiOn I. TrOublesh00ting at ield lnaintenallce levels______
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11. Repairs________
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- 69-80
111. Alinelnent and adjustment procedures________ __ _ __
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1V Final testing_________ _ _ __ _
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C]IAPrER 6 SIIP

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REFEREN()ES
11)ENTIFICATION TABLE OF PARTS

INDEX_________

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35. Generol Lubricotion

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.LUBRICAT10N

lnstuuctions

a. Several factors determine the frequency with

which parts in the signal generator need to be
lubricated. These factors are-.
(1) After a certain length of time, most lubricants become wax-like and cake up in
spots so that they will not give the proper
lubrication. In these c&ses, the old
lubricant should be cleaned off and & new.
lubricant applied.
(2) The signal generator may be operated in
a location where extreme temperature
changes occur; the lubricant then will be
hard because of low temperatures when
the signal generator is not in operation
and extremely soft or liquid when the
signal generator is operating and the
temperature risos. \{here the tempera32

(3)

ture change is great, the condition of the

lubricants must be inspected frequently.
In some locations, the foreign materials
present in the air, such as dirt, sand,
smoke, metal filings, or g&ses, may enter
the signal generator and mi-x with the
lubricant and form a grit, or decompose
the lubricant. If grit is formed, it rvill
act as an abrasive and cause serious wear.

The old lubricant should be

(4)

cleaned

away thoroughiy with solvent (SD) and

fresh lubricant applied frequently.
Although the signal generator is protected
against humidity, a certain amount of
moisture may enter and injure the moving
parts. tr4oisture condensation is prevaIent when the temperature drops quickly
and the relative humidity is high. If

turning in tho equiprnent for repairs. In the

equipment pcrformance checklist, rcference to
chapler 5 indicatcs that the trouble cannot lie
corrected duling operation and that troubleshoot-

44. Equipmeni
Ittm
No.

ing b1, an expelienced repairmarr is necessary.

If the set is completely inoperativc or if the recommended corrective measules clo rrot yield results,
troubleshooting is rlcccssalv.

Performonce Checklist
Action or ccrdition

Itern

Rf ori f cable

Connected to unit under

PO lrER switch.
Line cord

Set at OFF.

Normal indications

orre

ct

iv c Irlcaisurc

-r

test.

Line cord connected to

HEA'|IIR O\ lamp lights.

pover sollrce

Check power so

lrce

Check fuse Fl and/Or

F2

Check HEATER

ON lamp

OPERATION switch.
CORRECTOR control.

Set at B+OFF

POER switch

IIove to ON position.

Set at line

PO rER ON and diallanlps

light.

Check lamps. Check chassis cable connectors J8

and P8 for tightness.

OPERATION switcll.

Set to CAL

Noise is heard froin speaker.

\Yhen the RF

TLr)iI\C

control is tuneci, aucii<,

beats ae heard from
speaker

Setat MOD OFF

Set at 1000

on all five r-f

bands.

R-f is fed 1o the LrrrL ur,r.! i

test. Needle on IF IIICRO\TOLTS meter varies rvith the setting of the

RF SET TO LINE control.

R-f is fed to the unit under
test rvith frequenc5,- tnod-

ulation of 1,000

cps.

tal Y10.

Check inter-

connections J7 and P7
for tightness. Refer to
chapter 5.
Check tube Y6. Refer to
chapter 5.

Check tubes V5, 'rr7, V8,

V9, anci latnp

fer to chapter

E3.

Re-

5.

KILOCYCT-ES DEVIA.

'l'ION rneter

indication

varles rvith setting of

DEVIATION LEYEI,
ccntrol.

Set

to EXT 1{Oll Ex-

ternal audio oscillatorconnecteclto EXT

l{OD terminais.

R-f signal is fed to unit undr:r test with an f-m rate

deterrnined b5, external
audio oscillator. I(ILOCYCLtrS DE]YI,,\TION

meter indication

varies

setting of audio oscillator output, and DE-

r,r,ith

\TIATION LEVEL
trol.

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Vl, V2, V3,

V4, V6, V10, and crys-

Check tubes

con-

Check connection to

EXT

1IOD terminals.

fer to chapter

5.

Re-

44. Equipmenl

Performqnce Checklist-Continued
Item

OPERAT10N switch

Normal inaiications

,A.ction or conditiolr

Set at I

I-f

signals are fed

to unit

rrnder test for an-v setting

of I1'FITEQLTENCY MC

srvitch vyith the IF MI('HO\ OT,'l'S atterru&1or

in any position but OFF

a,nd

the IF

N{ICR.O-

Corrociive measllres

Check tubes Y12, V13,

and Vl4. Check interconnections J9 and P9

and coaxiai connections
to and from the i-f attenuatorassembl.y. Refer to chapter 5.

YOLTS rneter indication

varies s'ith the setting of
tlie IF LEVEL control.

PO VER switcll.

Nlove to CIFF Dosition.

PO\\-ER ON and diai

oul and HEATER ON lamp lights.
Ietrrps go

Check llI.l.tTER

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lainp"

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of reacrtance tube V5, R49 is the fi'ont panel control

which sets the deviation level of the r-f oscillator.

c. Tube V9, a 6C4 triode, is r.'onnected as a

calho<le-lollower to prevcnt loading of the 1,000cps oscillator by tlie rnetering circuit. The grid
coupling capacitor is C33 and the grid lcsistor is
R50. Bias is developed acloss cathode resistor
R51. The total resistance of resistors R5l and
R52 is used as the cathode follorver output load.
Resistor R100 in the plate circuit limits the t,ubc
current. No audio voltage is developed across
R100 because lhe plate is bvpassed for a-f by
capacitor C6C.

d. The output is takcn from the cathode

t,lirough capacitor C34 rvhich is connectcd to the

jturction of resistors R56 and R57. This connection feecls the audio signal to a mctering r,ircuit
and to an attenuator circuit. The bridge metering
circuit consists of meter \{2, crystal diode rectifiers CR4 and CR5, currcnt limiting resisbor R55,
and two bridge resistors R53 and R54. The a-m

level, which is sct by R49, is indicated on the

KILOCYCLES DEVIATION meter l'I2. The
signal therr is fed through compensating resistors
(r below) selected bv BAND SWITCH 52 to the
DBVIATION RANGB attenuator. 'fhe DEYIATION RANGE attenuator consists of resistors R64, R65, R66, R67, and R68. Attenuator
switch 53 has three steps. The first step (100)
does not attenuate the modulation signal;ib passes
the full level set by the DEVIATION LEVEL
and produces a maxirnum deviation of 100 kilocycles. The second step (50) attenuates the signal
by one-half which produces a frequency deviation
of 50 kilocycles of the r-f oscillator if the DEVIATIOI{ LBVEL is set to make the KILOCYCLES
DEYIATION meter read full scale. The third
step (25) has one-fourth the output of the first
range and produces 2S-kilocycle deviation for a
full-scale reading on meter M2. The reading of
meter Nl2 does not change for different settings
of the DEVIATTON RANGE switch, since it
measures the input bo the attenuator.
e. Meber M2 is calibrated by means of potentiometer R57. Each r-f band requires a
different level of modulating signal for comparable
frequency deviations. Adjustments for each band
are made by potenbiometers R58 through R62,
corresponding to bands A through E. Resistor
R56 is part of the voltage divider and is common

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all bands. Srvitch 52 is usetl to select the pro;tt'r'

dropping resistor and is gangcd to the r'-f turrot
by means of a chain drir.e.

bo

54. Colibrqtion

A-F Amplifier ond Output

Stoge
(fig. 23)
'l'he cr1-stal marker frequencies are beat agairrst

the r-f, oscillator-t,uni,d frcqucncies (par. 49).

These beats are uscd to indicate u,hen the r-f
oscillator is set correctly to a dcsiri,cl cn-stal check
Capacitors Ct+ and C15 couple. the output
signals from V4 and Y6. 'l'hese niixecl frccluencies
are democlulated bv cr1-stal diode detector CR1.
'lhe diode is a shunt,-type cletector that uses resistors R14 and R15 as a load. Capac,itor C11 bvpasses an1' r-f u'hictr mar have leaked past the
cletector and ma1, appear &cross resistor R14. The
output of the detector passes through RC (resistance-capacitance) filter consisting of resistor R13
and fllter 21. From the filter, the signal is coupled
to the calibration a-f amplifier stage V1 through
coupling capacitor C1. The signal is impressed on
the control grid of tube V1. R1 is the grid-return
resistor. Bias for the first sta,ge is developed across
cathode-biasing resistor R2 bypassed bv C4. The
circuit is a conventional voltage amplifier. The
plate load resistor is R4. The screen-grid dropping
resistor is R3 and is b1-passed by capacitor C2A.
'fhe amplifier signal from V1 is coupled to the grid
of V2 through coupling capacitor C3. R5 is the

point.

grid-return resistor. Calibration a-f output stage

V2 is connected in the same manner as Vl; however, the outpttt load consists of transformer T1
which matches the voice coil impedance to the
plate load and supplies maximrtm power audio
signal to front panel speaker LS1. Self-bias in the
eathode circuit is developed across resistor R7.
The screen-grid dropping resistor is R8. The
screen-grid b-vpass is the second section of C2
which is C2B. The plate and screen-grid circuits
of both amplifier tubes use & common decoupling
filter, which consists of resistor R6 and capacitor
C6A. Capacitor C5 is connected from the plate of
V2 to ground to reducc the amplitude of the irigher
frequencies of the beat note. For the same purpose, resistor R9 acting as a voltage divider, is
placed in series with the primary of transformer

T1. 'fhe two calibration a-f amplifier stages

operate only in the CAL position of OPERATION

switch 51.

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57. l-F Attenuotor

D.

(fig. z7)
tz. A simpiifiecl scirematic ciiaglam of tire i-f
attenuator is shorrn in figure 27. Any voltage
supplierl b1- the i-f output stage passes through the
i-f attenuator before reaching the i-f oulput, cable.
The attenuator is made up of trro switches and a
resistor pacl rr-hich allows 20-db (voltage ratio of
10 to 1) attenuaticn steps betrveen the contacts in
each position of the If' \{ICROVOLTS srvitch.
The purpose of the pad and srvitch 54 is to attenuate the input signal and provide a constant
irlpeclance to the output cable. The pacl consists
of resislors R76 through R83. Wren the Itr'
\IICRC\-OLTS sii,itch is turned to the 1.0 YOLT
position, srritch S5, rr,hich is operated by a cam on
54. alloivs the direct output of 1 volt from the i-f
amplifier stage to be supplied to the i-f output
cable. Resistors R75 and R103 are sq,itched into
the attenuator orrtput circuit in the 1.0 YOLT
position to maintain thc necessary orrtput im-

The output from the attenuator

pass,s

thlough a sholt length of coaxia,l cable to jack J6

oa the front panel, and then through the flont
panel tlirough a cablc r.hich is permanently connected. The i-f oulput cable is terminated by
resistor R84. Looking into the generator, a 25ohm output impedance is seen. Connection is
nrade from this cable by means of ailigat,or clips.

58. R-F qnd l-F Output Metering Circuits

tr'igure 28 shows, in a simplified form, the
metering circuit t hich me&sures the voltage inputs
to the r-f and i-f output attenuators. Depending
on rhe position of OPERATION su'itch 51, either
the r-f or i-f voltage is measulcd.
s,. In the IF position of 51, a portion of the i-f
attenuator inpub voltage is rectified bv crystal
<liode CIl3; liltered of r-f by Cil5, It71, and filter
Z8 I passecl through RTO; and measured by inetcr

]{1.

Resistor: R70 is used for meter calibration.

6. Thi: r-f r.oltage metering circuit is similar to

the circuiL described in o, abovc. Il consists of

pedance.

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1N21B

P8

J7

R69

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68K

RF

METER

ADJ

^A

== IF

ATTENuATOR

NOTE:

:NPUT

UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED,

ALL RESISTORS ARE IN OH
ALL CAPACITORS ARE IN UUF.

S.

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