| Astro 103 |
PTO Modes of Operation:
Power Input:
12-14 VDC negative ground only. No damage will occur over the range
of 10 to 15 VDC. 20 Amperes peak current required.
Electromagnetic Interference
Reduction:
External Speaker/Phones:
¼" Phone jack; 4-8 ohms.
External Relay:
RCA jack, grounded when keyed.
Key:
RCA phono jack.
EXT Modulation:
RCA phono jack.
Fuse:
3 Ampere fast blow
External LO:
RCA phono jack
Auxiliary Antenna:
RCA phono jack. Slide switch chooses auxiliary receive antenna or
common antenna with transmit.
Typical Receiver Specifications Circuit: Single
conversion to 9.00165 MHz IF using double balanced mixer. Exceptional
immunity to overload and cross modulation.
Sensitivity:
0.35µV for 10dB S+N/N ratio.
Image Rejection:
Better than 60dB
Receiver Selectivity:
Audio Output Power:
Greater than 3 watts into 4 ohms.
Meter:
“S” units from 1-9; 20, 40, 60 dB over S-9.
Typical Transmitter Specifications Circuit Design:
Conversion from 9.00165MHz IF. ALC limits SSB peak output power and
CW power to 100 watts.
Power Input:
235 watts PEP at 13.8 VDC supply.
Power Output:
100 watts PEP into 50 ohm non-reactive load at 13.8 VDC supply voltage.
ALC limits peak power to 100 watts PEP.
Unwanted Sideband Rejection:
60dB down at 1000 Hz audio frequency.
Harmonic Output:
45dB below peak power level
Carrier Suppression:
50dB below peak power level
Transmit Control:
Audio Response:
300 - 3000 Hz, ±6dB
Meter:
Reads peak power on transmit selected by meter switch; forward power 100
watts full scale, reflected power 10 watts full scale, or ALC (Automatic
Level Control).
Cooling:
Large capacity heat sink fins supplied. For SSTV, RTTY, and semi
continuous transmitting, forced air cooling supplied by a “muffin” type
fan on heat sink fins is required.
VSWR Shutdown:
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The Astro 103 is an Astro 102BX with
the following updates:

I'm still looking for an Astro 103
with the optional CW filter. So far, I have only the service and
owner’s manuals. The picture on this page was scanned from one of them.
Anyone out there looking to sell/trade their Astro 103?
Accessories
Frequency Control:
Dual PTO (permeability tuned oscillator) with 6 digit frequency counter
and RIT control.
Modes of Operation:
SSB with selectable sideband. CW with automatic 800 Hz offset in
transmit, with full or semi break-in. CWN and RTTY modes with optional
narrowband crystal filter. (CWN is mode is CW with 400 Hz bandwidth
crystal filter in receive. RTTY is LSB with 400 Hz bandwidth crystal
filter in receive.)
Dimensions:
Power Connector:
Antenna Connector:
UHF type, SO-239
Passband Tuning:
Dynamic Range:
AGC greater than 100dB; third order intercept +5dBm. (IMD products
down 90dB at –40dBm input)
Microphone Input:
47K ohms input impedance.
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