FT-102 Circuit Modifications for High Fidelity AMby Bill, W3DUQ
AF BoardPart Number | Original Value | New Value |
C02 | 0.1 uF | 33 uF |
C03 | 0.001 uF | remove |
C04 | 10 uF | 33 uF |
C06 | 0.0022 uF | remove |
C07 | 1 uF | 33 uF |
C08 | 1 uF | 33 uF |
C09 | 10 uF | 33 uF |
C10 | 4.7 uF | 33 uF |
C17 | 4.7 uF | 33 uF |
C19 | 33 uF | 100 uF |
C20 | 4.7 uF | 33 uF |
C21 | 4.7 uF | 33 uF |
C76 | 0.0027 uF | remove |
C116 | 10 uF | 33 uF |
C124 | 33 uF | 100 uF |
Note: If you desire to use the phone patch input for external audio feed, put 220k in series with the center conductor going to the patch input jack and a 1k to ground from the input audio side of the phone patch jack.
Also remove C04 (10 uF) from the AF unit to reduce the overall audio gain. I also changed R11 from 2.2k to 15k to set the gain properly for vox operation.
AM/FM BoardPart Number | Original Value | New Value |
C12 | 10 uF | 33 uF |
C70 | 0.01 uF | 470 pF |
R03 | 4.7k | Note 1 |
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Note 1: Parallel with 180k to set carrier level for extended positive peak modulation.
Set both tone controls on the AF board to 50%. Frequency response is essentially flat from 40-6khz and down 3db at 16 khz. If you want it flat to 16 khz, just turn up the treble tone control a bit.
There is a problem with the ALC kicking in too early on AM. To fix this, connect a 10k resistor between pins 2 and 3 of P22/J15 on the I-F board. This will raise the point at which the ALC kicks in.