Do Osho people also do quantity orders? At HF Signals, they would love to try out the purple pcbs. - f
FYI for folks in the 'States that wants to solder one of these boards. OSHPark will make quantity 3 boards for $3.65, and standard shipping is free. An upgrade to USPS Priority brings the total to $11 even.
Not affiliated, just happy when an order from the Great North Wet works out better than my usual PayPal transfers to JLCPCB. (I just have to keep from humming the Barney song when working on the purple boards hihi)
I'm not a fan of AGC as a rule. I'm going to build a partial board just for the S-meter feed into my TSW Teensy 4.1 controller.
73, Andy
KG5RKP/MM from SV Jane Ann
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FYI for folks in the 'States that wants to solder one of these boards. OSHPark will make quantity 3 boards for $3.65, and standard shipping is free. An upgrade to USPS Priority brings the total to $11 even. Not affiliated, just happy when an order from the Great North Wet works out better than my usual PayPal transfers to JLCPCB. (I just have to keep from humming the Barney song when working on the purple boards hihi) I'm not a fan of AGC as a rule. I'm going to build a partial board just for the S-meter feed into my TSW Teensy 4.1 controller. 73, Andy
KG5RKP/MM from SV Jane Ann
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Re: sBitx #sBitx PA MOD Plan
#sBitx
Yikes!? That's really cold. The cold is one of the main reasons I left Michigan, however, -40 is miserable.
Don't worry about when.? Easter is fine.? We'll work it out.
Stay warm!
Merry Christmas, Scott
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Upgrade kit #1 was the switching regulator, plus a couple of replacement final transistors in case you needed them. People who received early units from the Developers Edition received that kit. Later shipments of the Developers Edition came with the regulator already installed; people who received those did not get a separate upgrade.
On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 5:55 PM Vince Loschiavo < vince320@...> wrote: Hi,
I'd like a bit of clarification.? Is there an Upgrade Kit 1?? If there was I have not received it..I can wait for Upgrade Kit 2.
Thanks
vince
n2aie
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Hi,
I'd like a bit of clarification.? Is there an Upgrade Kit 1?? If there was I have not received it..I can wait for Upgrade Kit 2.
Thanks
vince
n2aie
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Good deal! I needed the time to clear off my workbench.??
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Re: sBitx #sBitx PA MOD Plan
#sBitx
Scott - I guess you've been following the progress on the upgrade
kits.? I may not be able to ship before Easter, even if I have the
kit.? My mobility is a medical scooter, & it's not really
manageable on Winnipeg streets in the winter, so I may have to
wait until I can get to the courier or post office.? Also, I don't
like the idea of going out when wind chills are -40 (C or F -
they're both the same).
A late Merry Christmas
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird.
On 2022-11-29 11:24, Scott KE8KYP
wrote:
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?Hi Gerry,
From what I¡¯ve seen, this appears to be a fairly straightforward
upgrade. ?I would be happy to help but I¡¯d like to see the upgrade
first before I commit. ? ?
If the work is what I think it will be (after doing one upgrade
and gaining experience), it looks like about an hour¡¯s worth of
work. ?That said, I don¡¯t want to step on HF Signal¡¯s business and
I don¡¯t want to invite an endless amount of work with this message
but I do have better than basic skills (as many others on this
group must) and I would be willing to help out a fellow HAM or two
as this upgrade becomes available.
Let¡¯s talk again after the upgrade becomes available.
Cheers, Scott?
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Thanks Ashhar, no worries!
On Mon, Dec 26, 2022 at 4:03 AM Ashhar Farhan < farhanbox@...> wrote: Here is the update. The envelopes needed a different printing of the addresses and they were held up at the post office in New York. The slips were redone and they are finally on their way as of last week. This was a major slip up from HF Signals side. We are new of the USA postal system and didnt figure it out what needed to be done. So sorry about it and seasons greetings!
- f
On Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 2:12 AM Gerald Sherman < ve4gks@...> wrote:
I haven't received mine - #64 in Winnipeg.
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird
On 2022-12-24 18:06, Scott KE8KYP
wrote:
Hi All,
Merry Christmas!? I hope everyone is out of the snow storm in the
US.
Quick question: Has anyone received their upgrade kit?? I ask
because Thomas stated that kits were sent out on 10 Dec.? It might
be normal Christmas time delays but I've not received one and I
was curious if anyone has.
Thanks, Scott
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Hey Farhan,
I always knew it was something like that. ?Thanks for the update.
Any last minute ¡°words of wisdom¡± before we heat up our irons?
As always, thanks!
Scott?
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Here is the update. The envelopes needed a different printing of the addresses and they were held up at the post office in New York. The slips were redone and they are finally on their way as of last week. This was a major slip up from HF Signals side. We are new of the USA postal system and didnt figure it out what needed to be done. So sorry about it and seasons greetings!
- f
On Sun, Dec 25, 2022, 2:12 AM Gerald Sherman < ve4gks@...> wrote:
I haven't received mine - #64 in Winnipeg.
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird
On 2022-12-24 18:06, Scott KE8KYP
wrote:
Hi All,
Merry Christmas!? I hope everyone is out of the snow storm in the
US.
Quick question: Has anyone received their upgrade kit?? I ask
because Thomas stated that kits were sent out on 10 Dec.? It might
be normal Christmas time delays but I've not received one and I
was curious if anyone has.
Thanks, Scott
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Next sBITX batch - New uBITX builder
Good Morning and Merry Christmas,
I was just curious as to a general time frame of the next batch of
sBITX kits being available for ordering? Reading more about it as I
have time as well as reading up on the uBITX.
I just ordered my uBITX kit with the screen option, a little over a
week ago (December 15) and am awaiting its arrival, so I can begin
construction. I have my own enclosure and knobs. I ordered from
Amazon and got an QRP automatic antenna tuner kit to assemble to go
with the uBITX. I just got it yesterday. I am also considering a 50W
amplifier to go with it later.
Building and experimenting is what got me into amateur radio in 1989,
with emergency communications being a close second main interest. I
just do not get to build as much as I would like. I may have dumb
questions, but I have heard that the only dumb questions, are the
one's that are not asked
73 de Darrell KT4WX
--
73
Darrell Davis KT4WX
Assistant Section Manager - Technology
Technical Coordinator
ARRL West Central Florida Section
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Has anyone developed a mod in hardware and/or software for a tune button other than the clumsy VW mode option? If so, I cannot find it. Also, a way to limit power output to 3-5 watts would be nice.
David, W8US
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
I haven't received mine - #64 in Winnipeg.
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird
On 2022-12-24 18:06, Scott KE8KYP
wrote:
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Show quoted text
Hi All,
Merry Christmas!? I hope everyone is out of the snow storm in the
US.
Quick question: Has anyone received their upgrade kit?? I ask
because Thomas stated that kits were sent out on 10 Dec.? It might
be normal Christmas time delays but I've not received one and I
was curious if anyone has.
Thanks, Scott
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Re: Best Source for 5vdc on uBitx v6
#ubitxv6
I added a 5 inch Nextion screen as well as a second Nano, AGC and the Funtronics board. The 7805 was getting very hot so I added another 7805 with its own heat sink. For me that was the simplest solution.
Jack
N6LN
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Hi Lou,
I too share your concern but I can think of numerous reasons for last minute impacts to a shipping schedule that may not have been communicated to Thomas, etc.? My guess is the kits did not make it out the door on the 10th, a Saturday, and actually got into the system on the 13th or 14th.? That puts them right in the middle of peak the Christmas demand.? Not knowing who the carrier is, I can only guess that it was USPS, thus the delay.
In my previous life, I often arranged for "emergency" and "critical need" material.? Even in those overnight or dedicated courier shipments, things happen.? I was just curious if anyone waiting (like me), had received their kits, not to blame anyone but to simply get a sense of timing.? I know these things are dynamic and often, out of the shipper's control.
I will drop a note when I receive my kit in Florida.? I hope others will do the same.
Cheers, Scott?
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
First I am very grateful?for how Ashaar and Thomas have supported this effort going above and beyond and not asking a penny for the upgrades, thank you.? But I do not understand the delay.? I have received many christmas?cards and packages from NJ in the last week and from the postmark none of them took more than a week to get here in TX.? I don't understand the delay.
Hi All,
Merry Christmas!? I hope everyone is out of the snow storm in the US.
Quick question: Has anyone received their upgrade kit?? I ask because Thomas stated that kits were sent out on 10 Dec.? It might be normal Christmas time delays but I've not received one and I was curious if anyone has.
Thanks, Scott
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Hi All,
Merry Christmas!? I hope everyone is out of the snow storm in the US.
Quick question: Has anyone received their upgrade kit?? I ask because Thomas stated that kits were sent out on 10 Dec.? It might be normal Christmas time delays but I've not received one and I was curious if anyone has.
Thanks, Scott
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Re: Best Source for 5vdc on uBitx v6
#ubitxv6
Hello Doug,
I have done the mods that you are looking at on a V6 with a 2.8" Nextion display.? The stock 5volt regulator was used, taking the 5 volts for the S-Meter amp off the encoder pin connector on the Raduino board.? I would not recommend the Raduino regulator as the source to power another Nano if you are looking at that solution from KD8CEC or going to a larger screen.? For either case, I would add a second 5-volt regulator mounted to the case to dissipate the extra heat.
An alternative might be a switching regulator for all of the 5-volt power mounted in place of the 7805, the stock regulator.? That solution is being used on the sBitx, so I would assume that RF noise is not an issue.
Have fun with the mods!
73
Evan
AC9TU
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On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 11:32 PM, Evan Hand wrote:
Ratnabh,
It might be RF feedback.? This happened to me with my first uBotx.? The solution was grounding, A common mode choke on the line to the uBitx from the off-center fed dipole to the shack, and some snap-on ferrites on the mic and power cables to the uBitx.
Just a suggestion.
73
Evan
AC9TU
It should have been "first uBitx," not "first uBotx"
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Ratnabh,
It might be RF feedback.? This happened to me with my first uBotx.? The solution was grounding, A common mode choke on the line to the uBitx from the off-center fed dipole to the shack, and some snap-on ferrites on the mic and power cables to the uBitx.
Just a suggestion.
73
Evan
AC9TU
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Shirley Dulcey KE1L
Vince N2AIE
Darrell Davis KT4WX
David Posthuma
John Terrell, N6LN