Motorola Gm Series Detailed 6864115b62 A Manual

VHF (136-174MHz) Frequency Synthesis2-7
A voltage of 5V applied to the super filter input (U3201 pin 30) supplies an output voltage of 4.5 VDC 
(VSF) at pin 28. It supplies the VCO, VCO modulation bias circuit (via R3363) and the synthesizer 
charge pump resistor network (R3251, R3252). The synthesizer supply voltage is provided by the 
5V regulator U3211.
In order to generate a high voltage to supply the phase detector (charge pump) output stage at pin 
VCP (U3201-47), a voltage of 13 VDC is being...

2-8THEORY OF OPERATION
The VCOBIC together with the Fractional-N synthesizer (U3201) generates the required frequencies 
in both the transmit and receive modes. The TRB line (U3301 pin 19) determines which tank circuits 
and internal buffers are to be enabled. A high level on TRB enables the TX tank and TX output (pin 
10), and a low enables the RX tank and RX output (pin 8). A sample of the signal from the enabled 
RF output is routed from U3301 pin 12 (PRESC_OUT), via a low pass filter, to pin 32 of...

VHF (136-174MHz) Transmitter Power Amplifier (PA) 45 W 2-9
signal into a digital code that is applied to the loop divider, thereby causing the carrier to deviate. The 
balance attenuator is used to adjust the VCO’s deviation sensitivity to high frequency modulating 
signals. The output of the balance attenuator is present at the MODOUT port (U3201-41) and 
connected to the VCO modulation diode D3362 via R3364.
5.0 VHF (136-174MHz) Transmitter Power Amplifier (PA) 45 W
The radio’s 45 W PA is a four stage...

2-10THEORY OF OPERATION
5.2 Pre-Driver Stage
The next stage is an LDMOS device (Q3421) providing a gain of 13 dB. This device requires a 
positive gate bias and a quiescent current flow for proper operation. The voltage of the line 
PCIC_MOSBIAS_1 is set during transmit mode by the PCIC pin 24, and fed to the gate of Q3421 
via the resistive network R3410, R3415, and R3416. The bias voltage is tuned in the factory.
5.3 Driver Stage
The following stage is an enhancement-mode N-Channel MOSFET device (Q3431)...

VHF (136-174MHz) Transmitter Power Amplifier (PA) 45 W 2-11
5.6 Antenna Switch
The antenna switch consists of two PIN diodes, D3471 and D3472. In the receive mode, both diodes 
are off. Signals applied at the antenna jack J3401 are routed, via the harmonic filter, through 
network L3472, C3474 and C3475, to the receiver input. In the transmit mode, K9V1 turns on Q3471 
which enables current sink Q3472, set to 96 mA by R3473 and VR3471. This completes a DC path 
from PASUPVLTG, through L3473, D3471, L3477,...

2-12THEORY OF OPERATION 

Chapter 3
TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS
1.0 Troubleshooting Flow Chart for Receiver (Sheet 1 of 2)
Bad SINAD
Bad 20dB Quieting
No Recovered AudioSTART
Audio at 
pin 8 of 
U3101 ?Check Controller
(in the case of no audio)
OR ELSE go to “B” Ye s
No
Spray or inject 44.85MHz 
into XTAL Filter FL3101
Audio heard ?BYe s
No
Check 2nd LO 
(44.395MHz) at C3135 
LO present ?BYe s
 Check voltages on 
U3101Biasing OK ?
No
No
A
Ye s
Check Q3102  bias 
for faults
Replace Q3102
Go to B
Ye s
No
Check circuitry 
around U3101....

3-2TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS
1.1Troubleshooting Flow Chart for Receiver (Sheet 2 of 2)
IF Signal at 
C3035?
No
RF Signal at 
T3001?
RF Signal at 
C3012?
No
RF Signal at 
C3008?
No
RF Signal at 
C3474?
No or 
Check Harmonic Filter 
J3401 and
Antenna Switch 
D3471,D3472,L3472
Check filter between C3474 
& C3008. Check tuning 
voltage at R3019
Inject RF into J3401
Is tuning 
voltage OK?
No
Ye s
Check RF amp 
(Q3001) Stage
Check filter between 
C3012 & T3001
Ye s
Check T3001, T3002, 
D3031, R3030-R3034, 
L3032,...

Troubleshooting Flow Chart for 25W Transmitter (Sheet 1 of 3) 3-3
2.0 Troubleshooting Flow Chart for 25W Transmitter (Sheet 1 of 3)
Current 
increase 
when keyed?
NO YES
START
Check if Pressure Pad closes S3440
Check Components between 
Q3441 and RF Output, 
Antenna Switch 
D3471,D3472,Q3472 >500mA & 4A
1V
Short TP3403 to 
Ground
NO
YES
Voltage at 
TP3402 
rises?Check PA StagesNO
YES
PCIC U3501 
Pin 14 9.3V 
DC?Check 9.3 V Regulator 
U0641
NO
YESPCIC U3501 
Pin 16 >4V 
DCReplace PCIC U3501
NO
YESTP3404...

3-4TROUBLESHOOTING CHARTS
2.1Troubleshooting Flow Chart for 25W Transmitter (Sheet 2 of 3)
Check PA Stages
No or too low Power when keyed
Measure DC Voltage at Pin 2 & 3 of U3401>6 YESDC Voltage 
at U3501 
Pin 23 =0?
2-6DC Voltage 
at U3402-1 
Pin 1?
YES Pin 2 Voltage 
0.62 * 
Voltage at 
Pin 1?
If U3201 Pin 2 is high,  
replace PCIC
NOReplace U3401
YES NODC
Voltage at 
U3402-1 Pin 
3 = 8.8V?
Check S3440, 
R3442 and R3443
YES Pin 3 Voltage 
0.51 * 
Voltage at 
Pin 1?
NOReplace U3401
6V
Check Components...