Re: Carrier Null revisited
Might be easier to work on the bitx40 than you think. Have you tried? I find the 1206 C's and R's much easier to work with than through-hole parts, using two soldering irons to remove them. On that
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Jerry Gaffke
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#34110
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
I ran some math on your measurements, assuming 5 W maximum output and your carrier would be right near 30 db down. for comparison, an older model ICOM-28 was specified to have at least 40 db carrier
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Gordon Gibby <ggibby@...>
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Re: Instructions for using the Raduino v1.26 (PE1NWL) in French.
#bitx40help
Hi Sarma, thanks for the suggestion, I will consider your idea for auto band switching in raduino v2. However even if we offer auto band switching, I believe most ops would still want to have an
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Allard PE1NWL
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#34108
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
OK will check. I checked the carrier output (no mic and the PTT grounded). I get about 1.5V p-p into a dummy load. That equates to about 5 mW. Not much, but enough to make a CW contact by keying the
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Grayson Evans <wa4gvm@...>
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Re: Instructions for using the Raduino v1.26 (PE1NWL) in French.
#bitx40help
hi Allard, I suppose that following procedure could be implementable for a possible 2 band working. Initially the VFO would start with 40m band with LSB and 10/12MHz BFO switchable with fine
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MVS Sarma
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Re: Instructions for using the Raduino v1.26 (PE1NWL) in French.
#bitx40help
OK i modify my article accordingly. Thanks again Alllard.
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F1NQP JanJack
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Re: Instructions for using the Raduino v1.26 (PE1NWL) in French.
#bitx40help
Since v1.20, Jerry's minimal si5351 routines are included in the sketch code. Hence we don't need to install the si5351 library anymore. Note that the sketch still requires some other libraries (wire,
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Allard PE1NWL
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Re: Instructions for using the Raduino v1.26 (PE1NWL) in French.
#bitx40help
Hello Allard. No library is to install? I can delete everything related to the installation of libraries?
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F1NQP JanJack
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Re: Instructions for using the Raduino v1.26 (PE1NWL) in French.
#bitx40help
Dear Jean-Jacques, thanks for the French translations. I noticed that on this page there are still instructions for installing the si5351 library: Installez les biblioth¨¨ques depuis le programme
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Allard PE1NWL
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Instructions for using the Raduino v1.26 (PE1NWL) in French.
#bitx40help
Hello. You will find the instructions for using the Raduino v1.26 from PE1NWL, translated into French on my website. http://www.f1nqp.fr/articles.php?lng=fr&pg=656&mnuid=450&tconfig=0 (
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F1NQP JanJack
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Re: Modification of Allard.
#bitx40help
Thank you Allard. I'll come here post some pictures :-) Good day to all.
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F1NQP JanJack
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
e are duiscuissing around BFO carrier leak. As has been explained well that a chip dual diodes are internally balancedenough. Even if suppose one uses discrete diodes,one *could minimize but not
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MVS Sarma
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
Grayson, Measure the DC voltage in both RX and TX modes across C107. It should be zeroif not you will have a carrier leak. You complaint that external modulation sounds bad could be something related
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Raj vu2zap
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Re: Raduino as NBFM TX
Hi All, I have been thinking of moving the BITX40 to 144 MHz. 144 MHz is a common tunable IF for Microwave Hams. The FT717 is very popular as a tunable IF, however some are still using IC202 and
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Gary Beech VK2KYP
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
Grayson KJ7UM wrote... I don't think it's a design problem. You are suspecting the diodes. You might be right, but perhaps it would be worth looking at the connections for T4. Perhaps there is a bad
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Keith VE7GDH
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
grossly testing my rig tonight (with a receiver right near it) I can hear some carrier also but it doesn't move the SWR or power needle at all on a cheap SWR meter, and whistling I can get several
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Gordon Gibby <ggibby@...>
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
Grayson KJ7UM wrote... See the hand drawing that I posted. I marked them D15 / D16 like in the drawing, even though it is a dual-diode in one package. I think Dexter said it is labeled D20 now. I
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Keith VE7GDH
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#34094
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
The dual-diode is labelled D20 on the board, and it's inside the triangle formed by the pads for a large version of the Pot - which is depicted. D20 is obscuring the wiper pad for the smaller
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Dexter N Muir
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#34093
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Re: Board Layout Drawing?
Grayson KJ7UM wrote¡ Attached is a very crude hand-drawn component placement drawing. It doesn¡¯t show every part, but has the transistors etc. marked, so it might be enough to direct you to the
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Keith VE7GDH
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#34092
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Re: Carrier Null revisited
My own board is nearly one year old and it still has the balance pot installed. Could you perhaps make a photo of this area on your BitX board and share it with us? I'm sure someone in this group will
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Allard PE1NWL
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