The "n" data to the 1MHz PLL needs to changed so as to introduce a 1, 2, 3 or 4 MHz offset.
I must thank Graham, VK6RO, who originally published the idea (1982) of shifting the coverage down 4MHz to copy TV signals in
the 46-50MHz range. It was Graham's idea that prompted me to create my own TS-660 mods in 1986, as detailed here.
Although I reluctantly sold my 660 in 1996 I present the mods here to those who may be interested.
Bill of Materials:
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1 x CMOS 4008 4-Bit adder
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1 x 4 position miniature rotary switch
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1 x 1N914 diode or equivalent
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2 x 10k ¼W resistors
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hookup wire
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veroboard or eqivalent
Band Truth Table (original coverage)
Notes;
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D=8 C=4 B=2 A=1
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Logic is inverted
MHz D C B A n
21 0 1 0 1 10
24 0 0 1 0 13
26 0 1 0 0 11
27 0 1 0 1 10
28 0 1 1 0 9
29 0 1 1 1 8
50 0 1 0 0 11
51 0 0 1 1 12
52 0 0 1 0 13
53 0 0 0 1 14
As you can see the "D" input to Q15 is always "0" and permanently tied low.
Band Truth Table (expanded coverage)
MHz D C B A n Offset from nearest band
20 0 1 1 0 9 -1MHz & -1n from 21MHz
21 0 1 0 1 10
22 0 1 0 0 11 +1MHz & +1n from 21MHz
23 0 0 1 1 12 -1MHz & -1n from 24MHz
24 0 0 1 0 13
25 0 0 0 1 14 +1MHz & +1n from 24MHz
26 0 1 0 0 11
27 0 1 0 1 10
28 0 1 1 0 9
29 0 1 1 1 8
30 1 0 0 0 7 +4MHz & -4n from 26MHz
31 1 0 0 1 6 +4MHz & -4n from 27MHz
32 1 0 1 0 5 +4MHz & -4n from 28MHz
33 1 0 1 1 4 +4MHz & -4n from 29MHz
46 1 0 0 0 7 -4MHz & -4n from 50MHz
47 0 1 1 1 8 -4MHz & -4n from 51MHz
48 0 1 1 0 9 -4MHz & -4n from 52MHz
49 0 1 0 1 10 -4MHz & -4n from 53MHz
50 0 1 0 0 11
51 0 0 1 1 12
52 0 0 1 0 13
53 0 0 0 1 14
54 0 0 0 0 15 +1MHz & +1n from 53MHz
You will need to access the "D" line as we now need to switch that as well. (This may involve cutting a track or removing a link
to ground - I can't remember which!)
Switching the offset in:
In order to switch in the offset I removed the 6.5mm Key socket mounted on the rear and replaced it with a miniature
4-position rotary switch. The switch was wired for;
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Normal
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-1MHz offset
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+1MHz offset
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4MHz offset
You will note from the truth table that for both +4MHz and -4MHz we need to subtract 4 from the n-count anyway. The adding &
subtracting is achieved by using a CMOS 4008 4-bit Full adder.
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Original band data is fed into the "A" inputs of the 4008
Offset switch is fed into the "B" inputs of the 4008
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Results:
You may find that your VCOs (and there are three VCOs) don't remain locked over the entire range the logic is capable of.
Improvements were made in my TS-660 by making the following changes;
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28MHz VCO - Replace C11 (27pf) with 56pf
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50MHz VCO - Add 22pf across C18 (18pf)
This scheme worked very well, and I added more features by upgrading to an EPROM based system. By using the "Hold" button and
feeding TXB into the EPROM address lines as well as the band data and the offset data I introduced a "Repeater" and "Reverse Repeater"
mode. This allowed me to run repeater mode without having to use both VFOs - very annoying! I could program the repeater output
frequency into a memory and switch in the -1MHz offset when transmitting.
The complete PLL Unit Schematic:
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Using an EPROM to add increased functionality
By using an EPROM based system we can add extra functionality such as;
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repeater offsets
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reverse repeater
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flash a segment of the fluro display to show that an offset has been activated.
Note that adding the "Digit 7 flasher" using a 555 timer is optional and just provides visual feedback that the offset is activated.
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