PEP
is
generally
used
on
SS
B, and
AV
i s
used
for
tuneup.
Switching
to
AVon
SSB
produc
es
a
noisy,
low
SSB
power and
SWR
reading.
The
PEP
feature
also
allows
you
to
comply wl.th
latest
FCC
rules
allowing
1500
watts
PEP
QUTPVT
on
many
bands and
for
moat
classes
of
llcen
sees
.
The
SWR
reading
in
the
PEP
position
will
be
accurate
for
reasona~ly conti~JOus
speech,
but
is
designed
to
decay
much
faster
than
the
PEP
power
reading.
This
allows
almost
instant
response
to
antenna
tuner
adjustments
when
talking
on
SSB.
Incidentally
,
try
this•
Transmit
a
contino
us
carrier
on
CW
(key
down
.) .
Note
the
power
reading
in
the
AV
position.
Then
switch
th
e
WM1
to
PEP
.
You
'
ll
probably
notice
a
sligh
t i
ncrease
in
PEP. No,
the
P
EP
detector
isn
' t wrong! y
ou'r
e
measuring
the
increase
in
PEP
power
caused
by
the
ti
ny
ripple
on
your
power
supply
voltage
!
Occasionally,
you
may
want
the
me
t
ers
to
decay
faster
when
switching
to
a lower r an
ge
scale.
Simply
switch
monentarlly
to
AV
, which
discharges
the
PEP
circuit.
D.
CALI
BRAII!li
Your
WM1
is
calibrated
using
an
air-cooled
I
KW
50
oM
%
0.1
OM
"driftless"
load
and a
special
technique
to
measure
power which
is
accurate
to
less
than
1/2
percent.
It
is
unlikely
you have
equipment
of
this
accuracy.
(Two
~4
instrumen
t s
can
disagree
by
as
much
as
10%.)
For
example
dummy
l
oads
commonly
used
by
hams
can
vary
from 3g
to
63
oMs
in
our
experience
,
even
though
specified
as
accur
ate t o
5%.
Worse
yet,
most
drift
10
or
more
ohms
wh
en
hea
t
ed
!
The
complete
calibratio
n procedure
is
shown
belo
w.
(Note
•
steps
1,
,3
,and 4
ma
y be do
ne
without
fear
of
d
egrading
factorT
accu
racy,
St
ep 1,
especially
, m
ay
h
ave
to
be
performed
occ
a
si
onal
ly
. )
1.
Wi
th
DC
power
app
l
ied
to
the
WM
1
(!.ED
lit)
,
but
your
transmitter
off,
mechani
ca
ll
y
zero
both
meters
with
the
front
-
panel
mete
r
screws
using
a
screwdriver
.
2.
Connect
the
remote
head
to
your
transmitter
and a
load
known
to
be
50
ohms
r
esistive
at
the
frequency
tranemitted.(lf
you
use,
say,
a 40
ohm
load,which
is
off
by
20~,your
power
calib
r
ation
would
be
off
by
201.
at
50
oMs
, and
SWR
would
not
read
correctly.)
YaJ
should
preferably
transm1c
on
40
meters
(7
mHz)
.
While
tranamittl.ng
CW
ad
just
the
trinvt~er
capacitor
in
the
remote
RF
head
until
SWR
reads
1•1
or
as
close
as
possible
. Use 20-200 waccs i f
possible.
3.
Reverse
coax
connect
io
ns
to
Che
RF
head,
so
chat
your
transmitter
is
co
nn
ected
to
the
output
and
the
load
is
connected
to
c
he
i n
put.
Disconnect
one
wir
e
going
to
che
S
WR
meter
to
av
oi
d
pegging
this
meter
.
You
'
re
no
w
rea
din
g re
fl
ected
pow
er
, which
is
much
more
sensitive
th
an S
WR
. Touch up
the
trimmer
to
yield
lowest
power
reading
.
'•.
Reverse
coax
connections
to
the
Rf
he!ld
agaln
so
that
the
transmitter
i.s
connected
normally
to
the
input.
Reconnect
the
wire
to
the
SWR
meter
.
Disconnect
the
load
from
the
Rr head
output,
leavlng
XOTHING
connected
co
che
RF
head
ou~put
coax
connecto~
,
not
even a
short
length
of
coax
.
Transmit
less
than
200
watts
CW
(no
linear)
and
adjust
the
SWR
trimpot
on
the
circuit
board
(see
drawing)
so
that
the
SWR
meter
reads
infinity
(full
scale
.)
Do
this
on
40
meters
if
possible
,
for
best
accuracy.
s. Connect
your
accurate
50
ohm
load
ns
in
seep
2.
Nith
a power
meter
of
known
accuracy
in
series
with
the
WHI,
adlust
the
PWR
trimpot
on
the
circuit
board
(see
<Jra••ing)
until
the
lvH1
reading
agrees
with
the
reference
power
meter
.
Be
sure
SWR
is
\ol
.
E.
OPERATING
CAU
TIO
NS
Never
run
the
WI-ll
at
all
SIVR
g
reat
er
than
'" l
with
pow
er
greater
than
300
watts.
This
could
possib
l y
burn
out
the
RF
head, which
is
not
covered
by
warranty.
These
limits
are
quite
conservative.
Your
linear
is
likely
to
arc-over
before
the
WML
is
damaged. However,
to
be
safe,
check
SWR
before
switching
on
your
linear
. Never
short
the
WMI
Rf
head
output.
This
could
melt
the
Rf
wire
in
the
head.
F. W
CASE
OF
TROUBLE
1 •
HEIER
DAtlACED
This
is
extremely
rare
.
Damage
is
not
always
visible
by
looking
at
the
unopened box .
All
shipments
are
insured.
Keep
the
orig
in
al
box and
packing
material
and
report
damage
to
the
shipper
(usually
UPS)
.
Once you do
this
, you
will
not
have any problems
collecting
.
We
do
this
for
you,
and
wlll
slllp
a
..
replr.cement upon r
ece
ipt
of
the
damaged equlpment.
2.
MEJE:R
!lEAD
.
POWER
OR
S1VR
READING
TOO
LOI~
Check
po
w
er
sourc
e.
Be
su
re
meter
has
a
DC
supp
l y
attached
as
ln
section
A, and
that
voltage
is
pr
oper
.
NoteoAC
adapto
rs
are
tested
by
the
manufacturer
,
not
by
us
. Shoul d you
receive
a bad
AC
adaptor
,
write
or
call
and
we'll
get
you o
ut
a good one
lmm
ed
lately.
Examine
the
RF
head.
tf
you've
shorted
the
head
output
the
wire
through
the
toroid
cay
have
overheated
.
Simply
replace
the
wire.
If
vou'
ve
subjected
the
head
to
high
SWR
at
high
power,
the
white
portion
of
the
trimmer
capacitor
may
be
cracked
or
singed
.
We
can
send
you a
replacement
for
$5
ppd
USA
.
If
you '
ve
shorted
any
RF
head board component
to
either
coax
connector
,
say
whil e
adluscing
the
trimmer
, you '
ve
probably
blown
both
diodes
.
Replace
these
wlth
any
GERMAI'IIUM
dlode
,
available
at
Radio Shack. li\I34,1N270 ,
and
others
are
su
it
able.
llam
aga
to
the
RF
head,
especially
the
trlmmer
capacit
or
cnn al
so
be
caused
by
light
ning
. A
direct
strlke
ls
not
necessary.
Th
i s
ls
also
not
covered
by w
arra
nty
.
Again,
note
that
slmply
replacing
thcdamagecl compone
nt
and a minor
recalibrat
i
on
is
sufficient.
(Unless
the
toroid
or
33
ohm
resistors
are
damaged.)