AlliedSignal ELECTRONIC AND AVIONICS SYSTEMS INSTALLATION MANUAL BENDIX/KING” KT 79 TRANSPONDER MANUAL NUMBER 006-00534-0001 REVISION 1 JANUARY, 1982WARNING Information subject to the export control laws. This document, which includes any attachments and exhibits hereto, contains information subject to International Traffic in Arms Regulation (ITAR) or Export Administration Regulation (EAR) of 1979, which may not be exported, released or disclosed to foreign nationals inside or outside the U.S. without first obtaining an export license. " Violators of ITAR or EAR may be subject, to a penalty of 10 years imprisonment and a fine of $1,000,000 under 22 U.S.C. 2778 or Section 2AN0 of the Export Administration Act or 1979. Include this notice with any reproduced portion of this document. COPYRIGHT NOTICE ©1996 AlliedSignal, Inc. Reproduction of this publication or any portion thereof by any means without ‘the express written permission of AlliedSignal Commercial Avionics Systems is ited. formation contact the Manager, Technical ions, AlliedSignal Commercial Avionics Systems, 400 North Rogers. lathe, Kansas, 66062. Telephone: (913) 782-0400.KING KT 79 TRANSPONDER TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION | GENERAL INFORMATION Paragraph Introduction Equipment Description Technical Characteristics Units and Accessories Supplied Equipment Required, But Not Supplied License Requirenents SECTION II INSTALLATION Paragraph General Information Unpacking and Inspecting Equipment Equipment Installation ‘Avionies Cooling Requirements for Panel Mounted Equipment KT 79 Installation Voltage Changeover Instruct ions Wolex Connector Assembly Procedure KA 60 Installation Location Considerations SECTION It! OPERATION Normal Operation <1 Funetional Hodes 2 Ident 3 1D Code te VER 15 Reply 16 ALtitude Display LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure 2-1 crimping Toot G sheets? 2-2 Radio Renoval Tool 23 dual Transponder interconnect 2-6 K-79 Interconnect Dra 25 KT 79 Outline and Mounting Drawing 2-6 KT 79 Installation Assembly Draving 2-7 KR 60 Antenna Installation Drawing 2-8 Acceptable Cable Connect ions 2-9 RF Connector Assembly 2-10 Type "N" and "c" Connector Assembly 2-11 BNC Connector Assembly 3-1 KT 79 Control Functions (2 Sheets) Rev. 1, January, 1982 mo020°2) Poge m1 m m1 cms “4 15 Page 23 26 2-9 at 2s 245 27 2aR 249 221 22KING Kt 79 ‘TRANSPONDER SECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 INTRODUCTION This manual contains information relating to the physical mechanical and electrical characteristics of the King Silver Crovn KT 79 Transponder. Information relative to the maintenance, alignment and Procurement of replacement parts can be found in the KT 79 Maintenance/Overhaul Manual, KPN 006-5534-00, 1.2 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION The King KT 79 is a panel mounted transponder designed to fulfill the role of the airborne beacon equipment according to the requirements of the Air Traffic Control Radar Beacon System CATCRBS).. The KT 79 features an all solid state transmitter with microprocessor control and LSI encoding circuitry. Mode and code selection are performed by tvo concentric knobs, and all functions including flight Level altitude are presented on a gas discharge display. When the KT 79 receives Mode A interrogation from the ground radar facility it will transmit a coded group of pulses which consist of @ four digit number that has been assigned by the Air Traffic Controller, This code is entered into the KT 79 by the pilot and is transmitted back to the ground as a Mode "A" reply. This coded information is presented on the ground radar display at the appropriate range and azimuth. The Air Traffic Controller can then identify each aircraft that is transponder equipped by its distinet coded nunber. The KT 79 also provides Mode "C" or altitude reporting information. When the KT 79 is operated in the "ALT" Wode and used in conjunction with an encoding altineter the flight level altitude is displayed in addition to the transponder code, and altitude information is transwitted to the ground in response to Mode "C" interrogations. A VER programming sequence, described in Section 3, allows the pilot to preprogram any single code such 1200" into the KT 79. Pressing the VFR button instantly returns the KT 79 to the preprograned code Without having to turn any other knobs. The "IDT" button, when pressed, causes the KT 79 to transmit an additional special ident pulse. This pulse is seen on the controllers radar display along with the transponder code to insure positive identification. A test mode is also included in the KT 79 to confirm that the unit is operating properly. ‘The KT 79 version is 066~1053-00, 1.3 TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS SPECIFICATION CHARACTERISTIC TSO COMPLIANCE: care ‘50 CATEGOR| Class 18 ENVIRONMENTAL CATEGORIES (0-160) Tenperature/ALtitude stot 20°C to +55°C/50,000 Ft. Humidity a Standard Humidity Environment Vibration Psk Constant total excursion of .02 inch from 5 to $7iz: Constant acceleration of 3.0G-Pk from 17 to 70Hz, .5G-Pk from 70 to SOOH2, and .256-Pk from 500 te 2,000H2. Rev. 1, January, 1982 110620°3 Page 1-1KING xr 79 ‘TRANSPONDER SPECIFICATION CHARACTERISTIC Explosion x Waterproofing x Hydraulte Fluid x Sand and bust x Fungus Resistance x salt spray x Magnetic Effect z Less than 0.3m for magnetic deflection of 1°. Power Input 8 DC power bus Voltage Spike . 600V peak, 10us duration Conducted AF Susceptibility 8 0C power bus Electromagnetic Compatibility Electrical interference not permitted. NECHANTCAL, Dimensions Heights 4.300 in. high, ( 3.30em) width 61250 ins wide, (15.88em) Depth 10.500 in. deep, (26.67em) Weiaht Beh lose, (1.54K9) ount ing Rigid cooling Radiation and convection INpUT/oUTeUT Power 11-33 volts, 10 watts typciat Aircraft Power Ground Node ¢ Parattel dota A281 ,82,04,01 02,04 and D6 Antenna External Suppression (KN 62) External Suppression CALL others) External Ident Aircraft Lighting Bus (14V or 28v) External Standby Used for dual installation ELECTRICAL, Power: 11-33y, 25 watts max Rev. 1, January, 1982 10020°3) Page 1-2KING KT 79, TRANSPONDER Side Lobe Suppressio Transmitter: Frequency Peak Power Pulse Shape Rise Tine Duration Fall Tine Reply Characteristic Delay (P3 to FI) Delay Variation Between Hodes Reply Rate Reply Jitter Node C Codes Node A Codes Pulse Interval Special Ident Durati Controls: Code Selection Digit SeLection Mode Selection Nodes. Ident. Display Dimming Display data: SPECIFICATION ‘CHARACTERISTIC Receiver: Frequency to30mH2 + 3MKz Sensitivity Thom nominal Preselector Rejection ~6068 Dynanic Range 5068 Decoding: P1-P3 spacing Node & B.0usee Mode 8 (option) 17.0usec Mode ¢ 21.Ousee Tolerance >90% replys for nominal PI-P3 spacings + 0.2us 299% suppression for P2 > Pt >90% reply for P2 4968

Til | FIGURE 2-6 KT 79 INTERCONNECT DIAGRAM (Dwg. No. 155=1612-00, 8-2) Page 2-11 Rev. 1, January, 1982 mod200KaNe Kr 79) TRANSPONDER dpe etc aca ctennttia ea aaaaenaneeeeeiaeaey FIGURE 2-5 KT 79 OUTLINE AND MOUNTING DRAWING (Dug. No. 155-5396-00, Re1) Rev. 1, January, 1982 m0020"%Kans Kr 79 ‘TRANSPONDER /-089-8094-30 /-030-0101-02 030-1107-24 (030-1094-66 1 a — (089-8027:30 “<091-0072-02 (089-8003-34 (2) —— POLARIZING KEY (BETWEEN PINS 3.8 4) (080-0019-07 / o89-sice-02 “ Lo99-6012-08 ‘Screw, (6 PLACES) o089-5907-08~/ Top sTasonie esas oocageaacda! o OOGOGO O° OMOCCGOD >facl- NOTE: REAR VIEW OF CONNECTOR FIGURE 2-6 KT 79 INSTALLATION ASSEMBLY DRAWING (ug. Now 155-5400, R-2) Rev. 1, January, 1982 wo020-4 Page 2-15KING «79 TRANSPONDER oe *\ ae 04s ATO Bora onan e so ts Rie SS ae omen orm a FIGURE 2-7 KA 60 ANTENNA INSTALLATION DRAWING (ug. No. 155-5289-00, 8-2) Rev. 1, January, 1982 m0d2074 Page 2-17KING KT 79 TRANSPONDER, Configuration #1,for using RG58 cable, The maximum cable length for this installation is 9 feet, MAX. 7 noehau KA-60. uG-88/U (030-0005-00) 30-0101 -02 Configuration #2, A maximum cable length of 17.5 feet, All the parts necessary for this installation are contained in the low loss antenna installation kit (050-1253-02) . | “ua 030-0101-02 / nde gee 7° a OR KPN 030-0092-00 Configuration #3.for using RG8 cable, The maximum cable length for this installation ip 21 feet. KPN 030-0020-01 20'MAX. MAX} 030-0101-02 -—sS—1 = 7 7 7 m Réseau RG-B RG58A/U Ze KT 79 KA-60 Ucgeyu KPN 030-002!-01 (030-0005-00) FIGURE 2-8 ACCEPTABLE CABLE CONNECTIONS Rev. 1, January, 1982 M0020" Page 2-18KING KT 79 TRANSPONDER SOLDER SHELO INSIE, See Note coax: CUT,STRP AND SOLDER AS SHOWN. INSTALL 50 OHM MATCH svolo EXCESS SOLDER » ON CENTER CONDUCTOR. A _ INSTALLING CAR ‘TACK SOLDER-2 PLACES notes: 1. AVOID APPLYING EXCESSIVE HEAT TO CONNECTOR BODY. HEAT SINK SPRING CONTACTS. DURING SOLDERING FIGURE 2-9 030-0101-02 RF CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY (bug. No. 696-6328-02, R-0) Rev. 1, January, 1962 1m0020°4) Page 2-19 RG-S8A/U KPN 026-0015-00 USED ON NAV,COM,OME,XPONDER AND RADIO TELEPHONE. -1248/U KPN 024-0002-00 DME_LOW LOSS ANO 5-50 TES AAZSISPN KPN 024-0013-00 TRANSPONDER LOW LOSS. LUSE CAUTION WHEN SOLDERING SHIELO, EXCESS HEAT WILL MELT CENTER CONDUCTOR INSULATOR.)KING KT 79 ‘TRANSPONDER Place nut and gasket over cable and cut jacket to dimension shown, Comb Gut braid and fold out, Cut eable dielectric to dimension shown, Tin center conductor. Pull braid wires forward and taper toward center conductor. Place clamp over braid and push back against cable jacket. Fold back braid wires as shown, trim to proper length (D) and form over clamp as shown, Solder contact to center conductor. Insert cable and parts into connector body Make sure sharp edge of clamp seats pro- erly in gasket, Tighten nut, EXAMPLE 7 SE TIMENSTONS ag tame Eee oso-coze-or| e_-faae|ive [eae [sea oo-cozr-o1| 58 |waa|ve forse [see FIGURE 2-10 TYPE *W" AND “C* CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY 1 2 ser We 21 cr to omeren MD eae er sects mo SP CABLE NUT, WASHERWPEN FUR “rk Bip Nsor ao v-cnoove casey cesses os mmm EE SES ST Se nites See Rei te mee SEES ef) SE FIGURE 2-11 BNC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY Rev. 1, January, 1982 m0020-¢ Page 2-21KING KT 79 TRANSPONDER SECTION III OPERATION 3.1. GENERAL Figure 3-1 shows the control panel and display of the KT 79. NOTE THE KT 79 AND ALL OTHER AVIONICS, SHOULD GE TURNED OFF BEFORE STARTING THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE(S) . 3.441 FUNCTIONAL MODES Off ~ The unit is not energized. 8. Standby - The unit is energized, but is inhibi: is enunciated on the display in this node. fed from replying to any interrogations. "say" On = The unit is able to reply to Mode A and Mode ¢ interrogations, but the altitude information of @ Mode C reply is suppressed. "ON" is enunciated on the display in this node. D. Altitude Enabled - ALL information pulses are supplied in both Mode A and C replies. This is ‘the normal mode of operation. “ALT” is enunciated on the display in this mode. Test - Allows the pilot to evaluate the integrity of the unit. ALL display segnents shold illuminate in this mode. Transmissions are suppressed. Mode selection is accomplished by rotating the outer knob (Node Select). 3.4.2 IDENT Depressing the "IDT" pushbutton causes the special ident pulse to be appended to Mode A replies for o Period of approximately 23-5 seconds. During this period, "IDT" is illuminated on the KT 79 display and ‘the ident symbol appears at the aircraft's location on the ground controller's screen. An input pin is Provided on the rear connector to provide for an external ident pushbutton on the aircraft contol. yoke. 3.1.3 10 cove The identification code for the aircraft is displayed in the right hand position of the display (1200 in Figure 3-1). Note that beneath each digit is a triangular pointer. The pointer designates which digit WiLL be incremented or decremented when the inner Knob (Inc/Dec) is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise. The pointer is rotated from left to right by pressing the Inc/Dee knob against its spring loaded switch. Thus when a pilot wishes to enter an 1D code, he can do so by rotating and depressing @ single knob. After five seconds have elapsed since an Inc/Dec operation or pointer advance, the following occur: A. The pointer returns to the Leftmost position. The new code is uritten into nonvolatile memory so that the code wiLL not change during power interruption. ©. The transponder circuitry is given the new code for transmission to the ground. This delay precludes the transmission of erroneaous codes during the 10 code entry process. Depressing the "IDT" pushbutton terminates the five second delay. Rev. 1, January, 1982 rwo020"5 Page 3-1KING KT 79 ‘TRANSPONDER. NOTE NEVER ACTIVATE THE TRANSPONDER WITH EITHER CODE 0000, 7700, OR 7777 SELECTED ON THE DISPLAY. CODE 7700 IS SELECTED FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY. 3.4. VER Depressing the VFR pushbutton causes the preprograt entered. wed VER code to supercede whatever code was previously The VER code is programmed by the following sequence: As Place the unit in "s8¥". B. Dial in the desired VER code (for instance, 1200). C. Depress the VER pushbutton while holding the IDT pushbutton in its depressed position. This sequence places the new VFR"code in nonvolatile memory for subsequent call up. 3.4.5. REPLY The reply indicator ('R" illuminates in the display when the transponder is replying to valid interrogations. During test mode the reply indicator should fail to illuminate if @ receiver fault is detected. 3.1.6 ALTITUDE DISPLAY ‘The KT 79 is the first generat aviation transponder to provide continuous Flight Level altitude display. Flight Level (FL) is a term used to indicate that the altitude under consideration is not true altitude, but barometric altitude which has not been corrected for Local pressure. The display is in hundreds of feet, for example, "FL_040" corresponds to an altitude of 4,000 feet, meaning sea level pressure of 29.92 inches of mercury. This information is intended for use only as coarse redundacy for the primary altitude measuring systen. Flight Level altitude information is displayed only when altitude reporting is enabled "ALT" mode) « This is so the display reflects only that information which is being transmitted to the ground. Ih addition, an invalid code from the altimeter is detected by the decoding circuitry and indicated on the Gisplay by dashes appearing in the altitude window. Altitude reporting will be disabled under this, condition. DRAWING IS IN THE STANDBY (SBY) MODE FIGURE 3-1 KT 79 CONTROL FUNCTIONS Rev. 1, January, 1982 smod20°s Page 3-2KING 1179 ‘TRANSPONDER Lee IT sey DRAWING IS IN THE TEST (TST) MODE FIGURE 3-1 KT 79 CONTROL FUNCTIONS Rev. 1, January, 1982 mo020-5| Page 3-3