Re: CW Audio High Pitched and Thin
#cw
Dean,
Do you have a link or pdf tutorial/instruction sheet outlining
steps to do the procedure? Is it an external program running on a
host PC/laptop and making the adjustments via the USB com port
while the primary transceiver code is running?
On 2020-01-08 3:25 p.m., Dean Souleles
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All? -
Setting the CW BFO calibration did the trick.? The CW BFO
calibration had been set to 0? - when the CEC firmware starts up
it sets to a default value that was about 40 KHz off of where my
SSB VFO was. I made them the same - then adjusted to the CW BFO
until I got a clean 700 Hz tone while keying another rig
transmitting to a dummy load nearby.? I don't have a scope so I
measured the CW tone with an audio analyzer app on my phone.
All fine business now.
Thanks all and 73.
Dean
KK4DAS
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Re: New uBITX Ver. 6 Assembled Today
I¡¯ve been testing my new v6 it seems to receive well I¡¯ve heard several stations. Unfortunately I don¡¯t have an HF SWR meter to test with. I now suspect I¡¯m not transmitting. I tried listening (using a WebSDR site) to my own transmission ?but I hear nothing. Anyone have any suggestions?
73
Mick VA3EPM
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Re: CW Audio High Pitched and Thin
#cw
How do you connect "Memory Manager" to the bitx v5? I see no connections in the radio where I can connect to a computer or anything.
On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 4:26 PM Dean Souleles < dsouleles@...> wrote: All? -
Setting the CW BFO calibration did the trick.? The CW BFO calibration had been set to 0? - when the CEC firmware starts up it sets to a default value that was about 40 KHz off of where my SSB VFO was. I made them the same - then adjusted to the CW BFO until I got a clean 700 Hz tone while keying another rig transmitting to a dummy load nearby.? I don't have a scope so I measured the CW tone with an audio analyzer app on my phone.
All fine business now.
Thanks all and 73.
Dean
KK4DAS
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Alex Netherton, W5ALX
Buncombe County NC, EM85ro
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Hi Farham.
I have replaced the volume pot. i have tried to make good of the damaged case. everything is now working.
But damaged paintwork could only be done by reopening the packing. As for the damaged case they must of played football with it.
So pictures would be of use now.
Philip G7JUR?
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Re: Sotabeams DSP cw/SSB filter insertion rf in audio
oops ! got carried away and forgot to mention it is all powered from the receiver power rail.
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Thanks for hi-jacking my topic with a question for Farhan, which still is unanswered...
My topic was about the availability of mbitx V5, possible V5 not being available in the future, as was the bitx40. Underlying question is why the V6 (not the goal of Farhan, which should be a $100 allband transceiver) is priced that high, it is still a price-rise of 25% in comparision to the V5. And why is the goal, a $100 transceiver, abandoned?
So Farhan, will the V5 still be available in the future at that price? And why is the goal, a $100 transceiver, abandoned?
Thanks for your reply, Farhan. By the way, Thanks for your initiative to produce such a lovely small and good working transceiver!
With regards, Martin (PD0ZZ)
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Hi looking to wire up audio amp on Sunil? case . for a V4 board?
On the front daughter board? speaker socket? wire to audio in on amp then? out of? amp to loud speaker? is this the way to go .
many thanks for looking?
Gary?
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Re: Ideas for AM, NB FM Demod and CW filter board
Ralph, ku4pt wrote:
? the other is to drive some VHF/UHF converters from the Ukrain that are selling for less than $ 100.??
Same as me, but I've not built my V4 until now. So I use a Multus Proficio SDR for driving the transverters. Works as expected, used that setup during Marconi VHF contest, well done. The Proficio is an excellent QRP rig from 160m to 10m. On outdoor use I would prefer the uBitx. 73s, Jens/DH1AKY
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Hi Curt,
In some of the discussions about Hans' proprietary (not open source) system the man himself pointed out that any of us can develop our own software to drive the hardware. He says there is enough info about how the hardware works to do that. perhaps not as well as his proprietary software. That depends on what you want the radio to do. It will be an SDR with no need for a computer. I am NOT there.
I would rather spin my wheels improving the uBitX but before I do that I have an older set of nice hardware in a GC receiver. The original control system is kaput and the bad parts are unobtanium. An ideal place to start fitting parts of various systems together to solve the problems. When that radio worked I really liked it. Maybe the Lone Ranger really can ride again.
My V3 has the Q90 failure. I have the parts. I am on my first day after some repair surgery and I have a six week light duty chit (ask your Navy friends). I expect to button up a repair job for a QCX owner and then on to V3 Q90 repair. My own PFR3 needs a donut in the 20 meter low pass filter rewound (used the wrong number of turns last time). I use it as a two-bander meanwhile.
I have the 10 Watt amp and filters for the QSX and waiting for that. Now I am contemplating a V6 as well. Nice display. All the old bugs fixed and new ones introduced. Ain't it great? And considering a QSX80 with 50 watt amp. Never mind about a non-working pair of Softrock radios I have bid on. My surgery restricts me to playing with toys weighing ten pounds or less. The lesser the better. QRP to the rescue!
73,
Bill KU8H
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On 1/8/20 3:50 PM, Curt via Groups.Io wrote: Mark
I get it.? I also have a KD1JV field radio (PFR3).
I enjoy using my v4 uBITX - LCD and menu system.? Quite a hoot to make lots of QSOs on a rig that cost less than a typical microphone in many shacks.
Since you went this far - maybe at least play with it some!? It makes a nice WSPR receiver in the shack, or occasional foray from the 'appliance rigs.'? Yes the prior uBITX rigs were 'display agnostic' - start with LCD and upgrade to whatever display you want (the inside of the v6 can still do that FYI).
Oh yes - when the QSX finally comes out - take at look at that.? (But if you don't like its user I/O - you cannot change it, unlike the uBITX).
enjoy your radiations!
Curt
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bark less - wag more
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Re: CW Audio High Pitched and Thin
#cw
All? -
Setting the CW BFO calibration did the trick.? The CW BFO calibration had been set to 0? - when the CEC firmware starts up it sets to a default value that was about 40 KHz off of where my SSB VFO was. I made them the same - then adjusted to the CW BFO until I got a clean 700 Hz tone while keying another rig transmitting to a dummy load nearby.? I don't have a scope so I measured the CW tone with an audio analyzer app on my phone.
All fine business now.
Thanks all and 73.
Dean
KK4DAS
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Re: one_stop_setting debugging
#v6
Hi Reed -
Sent you a PM - didn't want to spam the thread for NanoVNA advice - but I'm helping with a talk on NanoVNA for our club and would like to understand the procedure for using NanoVNA to measure the SI5351 clock speeds.? I think it would be a great example in addition to demonstrating how to use it as an antenna analyzer / SWR check.?
And many thanks for all the work you are doing on the firmware!? It looks awesome.
73,
Dean
KK4DAS
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Mark
I get it.? I also have a KD1JV field radio (PFR3).?
I enjoy using my v4 uBITX - LCD and menu system.? Quite a hoot to make lots of QSOs on a rig that cost less than a typical microphone in many shacks.?
Since you went this far - maybe at least play with it some!? It makes a nice WSPR receiver in the shack, or occasional foray from the 'appliance rigs.'? Yes the prior uBITX rigs were 'display agnostic' - start with LCD and upgrade to whatever display you want (the inside of the v6 can still do that FYI).?
Oh yes - when the QSX finally comes out - take at look at that.? (But if you don't like its user I/O - you cannot change it, unlike the uBITX).?
enjoy your radiations!?
Curt
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Ditto here also Dave
I found a package of about 20 for a couple of bucks at a Dollar/
Dollarama store and gobbled that up right smartly.
73? Andy
On 2020-01-08 12:33 p.m., Dave New
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There's also the very handy stylus that came with the kit.?
Indispensable, IMO, since I have fat fingers.
73,
-- Dave, N8SBE
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Subject: Re: [BITX20] uBITX V6.0 For Sale
From: "Ashhar Farhan" < farhanbox@...>
Date: Tue, January 07, 2020 9:21 pm
To: [email protected]
Mark,
Just before you ship it to someone else..
the rig is eniterly usable without the touch too. Here
is how :
Tap the tuning knob and a white square
showing the focus will appear around one of the buttons
or frequencies. Use the tuning knob to move it to the
other button. Press again to select. If you press it
over an already selected frequency, it falls into fast
tuning mode, press again for normal tuning. I didn't get
around to doing the same with the setup menu but it is
used just a few times in the life of the rig.
- f
On Wed 8 Jan, 2020, 3:07
AM Mark WO7T, < wo7t@...>
wrote:
Full
kIt arrived the day before New Years. Reflecting on
packing it was OK...nothing was scratched,?
dented or flopping around for the DHL shipment time of 9
days. Assembled last Saturday.? Played
around Sunday and Monday after setting the FREQ setting
and the BFO setting. Quite an engineering,
feat and I suppose programming endeavor by the creator.?
However, this is my first ham rig having a touch screen.
And I simply DO NOT LIKE touchscreen.
The radio is a little box'ier? than intentioned so not
interesting in it for my go-kit. I'm keeping with my
knob/display radios, and? KD1JV Tribander for the
field.?
This one is up for sale...... As new...complete
assembled already with everything that comes with it.
It has a serial number of #167 on box, and will be
shipped USPS priority mail upon full payment
via USPS MO or cleared check -? $190 shipped.
72,
Mark
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Can't find these anywhere. The main site gives the length and width for the board but not the height required for that shiny new touch screen to fit into something.
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Re: [uBITx V6] #v6 Noobie Big Picture Overview doc
#v6
Thanks for the input Don,
I was a volunteer license examiner a while back and a few of the
chaps that did self study (no organized formal courses) all came
through with pass marks of 90% or better which gave them full HF
privileges.
They had all just contacted me out of the blue via email to write
the exam; I put together a review package ,and made myself
available as a sort of elmer, for them and put the review package?
zip file on the Google drive with? a link for them to review and
then we set up appointment date to write.
I have managed to keep in touch with them all . Being just
newbies of course looking for an HF rig at a decent price point
became the focus of the day.
One chap was only 14 yrs old and smart as a whip. He was
interested in drones, robotics, coding and many aspects of the ham
hobby. He keeps in touch with me and at this point is in the
process of studying to write the Fed Govt UAV pilot's exam (as I
did and hence I am a pseudo elmer to him for that also) so he can
continue flying his drones.
When I sat down to write up this big picture article, I recalled
a discussion with the young lad about coding; hence my pdf write
up here was kind of organized to fit his mindset to learning
coding and at the same time? appeal to his interest in HF as well.
Sort of another way to keep his interest in the hobby up long term
until he was in a position to afford a full blown high power HF
station.?
aside: {I'd much
rather see youth engaged and involved in church basements,
community clubrooms , cadet comm squadrons, or after school
programs learning practical skills and knowledge in these
areas than hanging out on street corners, malls and other
dark places. There is only a finite limited number of spots
available in the NBA hihi.}
In short the doc was organized to kind of fit that lad's mindset
and learning approach with a secondary goal in the back of my mind
to be able to customize it to fit into a lesson plan of an
advanced license course to go along with using a ubitx transceiver
kit as part of a practical lab course's needed supplies list as it
were. One doesn't want to be spending endless hours of valuable
paid for classroom time just trying to get the kit power to turn
on; if you get my drift.
Maybe once I get this doc filled out with the last bits of info
on troubleshooting, diagnostics, & using memory manager,
system manager & software settings adjustments (I don't know how many times I have mentioned in
posts the need for info on these items yet no related posts
explaining steps to accessing & using these specific
software applications have appeared) I will
split the doc into two parts:
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? 1. that focuses on many
developer? environments eg C, C++, Java, Javascript, & Arduino
IDE generally, with specific details on using Arduino IDE
with???????????????????????????? uBITx kits,? as well as some
extra info on coding and compiling developer environments included
within linux OS's and;
??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ?? 2. a description that
will explain in simple terms exactly what a noobie can expect when
they open the box and assemble the kit themselves outside of a
classroom led environment.( more tailored to someone getting a kit
and just using a forum like uBITx groups.io mail list) to self
study.
cheers and thanks again
73, Gud DX de VE4PER Andy
On 2020-01-08 9:27 a.m., Don - KM4UDX
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Andy -- good work and well written.? One thought: the discussion
of Arduino IDE might be best moved back from the lead.? Most
Noobies need the context of all this, and the IDE / code
discussion could be placed in a section following some overview
and context.
But great!? Well done.
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Re: New Teensy 4.0 to NANO direct plug in adapter
#ubitx
#v6
Really don't even have to modify the case.? Just run wires out the top (or bottom) slots and sticky-tape or hot-snot (glue) a jack to the top or side of the case. =-)
Great work and mod, Jim.?
?- Bill? KB3T
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On 2020-01-08 13:48, Jim Sheldon wrote:
Yes, you would have to drill a hole for the 2nd paddle jack. ?But you didn't pay attention to what you read. I stated "NO hardware mods are needed to the V6 ?RADUINO" I said nothing about the case.
?
Jim
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Re: New Teensy 4.0 to NANO direct plug in adapter
#ubitx
#v6
Yes, you would have to drill a hole for the 2nd paddle jack. ?But you didn't pay attention to what you read. I stated "NO hardware mods are needed to the V6 ?RADUINO" I said nothing about the case.
Jim
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Sent: 1/8/2020 12:31:09 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] New Teensy 4.0 to NANO direct plug in adapter #ubitx #v6
TSW spake:
"That way A7 can remain a spare as it is on the factory Raduino and NO repeat NO hardware mods are needed to the V6 Raduino."
Except that you have to drill a hole in that beautiful factory case to mount an extra paddle input?
Or did I miss something?
73,
-- Dave, N8SBE
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Subject: Re: [BITX20] New Teensy 4.0 to NANO direct plug in adapter
#ubitx #v6
From: "Jim Sheldon" < w0eb@...>
Date: Wed, January 08, 2020 6:34 am
To: [email protected]
Good news gang,? I've found an easy way to keep from having to make ANY hardware mods to the Factory V6 Raduino.? When I mentioned that you have to protect the Teensy 4 from the +5V on the A6 input pin by removing R2 (the keyer pullup resistor) and cutting the line from A6 to the KEYER pin on the right angle plug to the main board, I'm sure that turned many of you off, not wanting to modify your Factory Raduino by cutting traces. I am kicking myself now as I forgot there are more I/O pins available on the Teensy then ever were on a NANO.? We have not implemented all of these, but it so happens that there are 2 of those extra inputs that ARE brought out to pads on the adapter board, the A8 and A9 inputs.? The simple solution is, when building our adapter, simply leave out (or cut off) the pin that plugs into the A6 input on the Raduino's NANO socket.? This eliminates any possibility of the Keyer line causing any problems.? Since the keyer does not work reliably with 3.3V applied to the Teensy's A6 input and a different Keyer routine had to be used with a separate Paddle Jack, there is no reason that the extra paddle jack can't be connected to the A8 for dot and A9 for dash (or the other way around) paddle connections with a separate 3.5mm stereo jack used for paddle input.? The hand key stays on the PTT A3 input where it is in the first place, no changes needed there.? It's an extremely simple software change in our software to use those inputs rather than A6 and A7.? That way A7 can remain a spare as it is on the factory Raduino and NO repeat NO hardware mods are needed to the V6 Raduino.? I'll post a revised construction manual for the Adapter kit later this morning and all future kits will be supplied with a 3 pin, right angle header to go in the extra pads.? Right angle is needed to keep it from interfering with the Teensy's USB connector which is used for programming and CAT control. Jim Sheldon, TSW Project Coordinator
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There's also the very handy stylus that came with the kit.? Indispensable, IMO, since I have fat fingers.
73,
-- Dave, N8SBE
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Subject: Re: [BITX20] uBITX V6.0 For Sale
From: "Ashhar Farhan" < farhanbox@...>
Date: Tue, January 07, 2020 9:21 pm
To: [email protected]
Mark, Just before you ship it to someone else.. the rig is eniterly usable without the touch too. Here is how : Tap the tuning knob and a white square showing the focus will appear around one of the buttons or frequencies. Use the tuning knob to move it to the other button. Press again to select. If you press it over an already selected frequency, it falls into fast tuning mode, press again for normal tuning. I didn't get around to doing the same with the setup menu but it is used just a few times in the life of the rig. - f On Wed 8 Jan, 2020, 3:07 AM Mark WO7T, < wo7t@...> wrote: Full kIt arrived the day before New Years. Reflecting on packing it was OK...nothing was scratched,?
dented or flopping around for the DHL shipment time of 9 days. Assembled last Saturday.? Played
around Sunday and Monday after setting the FREQ setting and the BFO setting. Quite an engineering,
feat and I suppose programming endeavor by the creator.?
However, this is my first ham rig having a touch screen. And I simply DO NOT LIKE touchscreen.
The radio is a little box'ier? than intentioned so not interesting in it for my go-kit. I'm keeping with my
knob/display radios, and? KD1JV Tribander for the field.?
This one is up for sale...... As new...complete assembled already with everything that comes with it.
It has a serial number of #167 on box, and will be shipped USPS priority mail upon full payment
via USPS MO or cleared check -? $190 shipped.
72,
Mark
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Re: New Teensy 4.0 to NANO direct plug in adapter
#ubitx
#v6
TSW spake:
"That way A7 can remain a spare as it is on the factory Raduino and NO repeat NO hardware mods are needed to the V6 Raduino."
Except that you have to drill a hole in that beautiful factory case to mount an extra paddle input?
Or did I miss something?
73,
-- Dave, N8SBE
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Subject: Re: [BITX20] New Teensy 4.0 to NANO direct plug in adapter
#ubitx #v6
From: "Jim Sheldon" < w0eb@...>
Date: Wed, January 08, 2020 6:34 am
To: [email protected]
Good news gang,? I've found an easy way to keep from having to make ANY hardware mods to the Factory V6 Raduino.? When I mentioned that you have to protect the Teensy 4 from the +5V on the A6 input pin by removing R2 (the keyer pullup resistor) and cutting the line from A6 to the KEYER pin on the right angle plug to the main board, I'm sure that turned many of you off, not wanting to modify your Factory Raduino by cutting traces. I am kicking myself now as I forgot there are more I/O pins available on the Teensy then ever were on a NANO.? We have not implemented all of these, but it so happens that there are 2 of those extra inputs that ARE brought out to pads on the adapter board, the A8 and A9 inputs.? The simple solution is, when building our adapter, simply leave out (or cut off) the pin that plugs into the A6 input on the Raduino's NANO socket.? This eliminates any possibility of the Keyer line causing any problems.? Since the keyer does not work reliably with 3.3V applied to the Teensy's A6 input and a different Keyer routine had to be used with a separate Paddle Jack, there is no reason that the extra paddle jack can't be connected to the A8 for dot and A9 for dash (or the other way around) paddle connections with a separate 3.5mm stereo jack used for paddle input.? The hand key stays on the PTT A3 input where it is in the first place, no changes needed there.? It's an extremely simple software change in our software to use those inputs rather than A6 and A7.? That way A7 can remain a spare as it is on the factory Raduino and NO repeat NO hardware mods are needed to the V6 Raduino.? I'll post a revised construction manual for the Adapter kit later this morning and all future kits will be supplied with a 3 pin, right angle header to go in the extra pads.? Right angle is needed to keep it from interfering with the Teensy's USB connector which is used for programming and CAT control. Jim Sheldon, TSW Project Coordinator
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Gordon,
I do not think that the India Post individuals would be unpacking? and then repacking ALL of the "kits" checking for What?
I am sure that with all of the radios that Hf Signals shipped over the years India Post? would be familiar and good with the routine.
When I ordered my "Full kit" I selected the DHL option,when DHL delivered I made a GOOD examination of the "Envelope" and did not see any "damage" I did notice a packing pressure that one can expect when similar packages are squishes together.
On opening I was surprised on the thins cardboard packing box which showed numerous creases? and the lack of (minimal) protection of the internal countenance, as I indicated I previously I had to straighten (square up) the back panel.
It is my belief that if I was to not pick the DHL option which provided a bit more "protection" of the countenance by the carrier the flimsy packing would be all over the world.
I should have taken pictures and then compared to? the 100% sturdier? "repurposed" cardboard box of? my 2016 BTX ,that I still have with my cookie tin original.
Enough of this, yes this has been a disappointment and hopefully a learning lesson for all .
Best Regard.
Steve
AB2ET/4? ? .
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Mick
Alex Netherton
Jens / DH1AKY
Jim Sheldon