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Re: Unreliable WIFI on zBitx?
Thanks for the insight.?? Mine is sitting on a desk about 6-7 feet from the WIFI AP, so I don't think it's a range thing.?? I've had a solid SSH connection to it for several hours now and have
By Steve Weigold · #118391 ·
zBitx - incorrect FT8 message sent for CQ POTA
I tried to do my first POTA activation with zBitx. In the FT8.mc macro I have defined: After pressing F9 in my external keyboard, zBitx displayed "CQ POTA SP5DAA KO02" but the psk monitor didn't
By WZab - SP5DAA · #118390 ·
Re: zBitX offset waterfall passband
More anomalies. I connected the zBitX to an HDMI monitor/keyboard/mouse and now when looking on that screen the LSB signal on 7250 is correctly shown in the passband, while the zBitX screen is still
By Vic WA4THR · #118389 ·
Re: zBitx Power Supply?
I have been using the batteries and a 9v Mean Well GST40A09-P1.
By Robert Fairbairn · #118388 ·
zBITx First Impressions from M7NDB #zbitx
First things first. I love it even though it does have some issues I need to address. As others have said, it is a fantastic bit of feature-rich kit for the price. Received it in the UK on the 4th of
By John Jones · #118387 ·
Re: Unreliable WIFI on zBitx?
I have run SSH and RealVNC for hours at a time while trying out things.? But I am either 5 feet away from my WiFi Router or about 30 feet away.? ?I have not experienced any unexpected disconnects
By Jody - K3JZD · #118386 ·
Re: zBitx power supply
Great!
By Gordon Gibby KX4Z · #118385 ·
Re: zBitx power supply
I will second the idea of using a Drok Power Supply.? I bought a 10 amp 12vdc adjustable Drok wire frame supply from Amazon.? ?I run it at 7.5v - about the same as the two batteries would
By Jody - K3JZD · #118384 ·
Re: Safe to buy?
Personally I think the issues with current draw and heat generation make it less than perfect for POTA/SOTA and self-contained digital modes. ?The review I linked has these two items as the first two
By Dave, N1AI · #118383 ·
zBitX offset waterfall passband
I picked up a zBitX at FDIM, but am just now getting it going as I had a backlog of storm-related stuff to deal with on the farm when I got home. So far it seems amazing. I have scanned the manual and
By Vic WA4THR · #118382 ·
Re: Any update on ft8 messenger you mentioned before?
I haven't done it myself, but I *think* you may be able to just: 1. Edit the update_zbitx script, line 11, which reads: git checkout farhandev to read: git checkout messenger Then update in the usual
By Grant Brown · #118381 ·
zBitx Power Supply?
Which power supply is recommended for this radio? Thanks, Bob
By Robert Strauss · #118380 ·
Re: zBITX Crashes - Suspect Memory Leak #zbitx
Hi Tom, Glad you were able to take advantage of my changes.? ?While I have a number of nice paddles that I have bought over the years, I just can't get good at using them.? I have been pounding on
By Jody - K3JZD · #118379 ·
Re: Unreliable WIFI on zBitx?
Some additional data on this: RealVNC test running with zBitX in receive only failed after about five minutes.?? In this case all that was running on the RPi desktop was start.sh and sBitx.?? No
By Steve Weigold · #118378 ·
Unreliable WIFI on zBitx?
Hello all: New zBitX owner here too, after picking one up at Hamvention. I've been putting it through it's paces and trying to figure out how it best fits in my toolbag.?? I'm hoping to use it for
By Steve Weigold · #118377 ·
Re: Any update on ft8 messenger you mentioned before?
Can anyone please direct me on how I add Messenger to my zBitx? I don't speak github or linux very well ... 72, .Vince
By Vince d'Eon VE6LK/AI7LK · #118376 ·
New zBitz owner and wannabe tinker/developer
Picked up a zBitz at Dayton, I couldn't pass this up.? My interest tends more to experimenting, developing and improving than operating, but I do enjoy operating also.? My development experience is
By John · #118375 ·
Re: Safe to buy?
Many of the reviews have pointed out some bugs or shortcomings, but all have stated that this is an experimenters radio. If you want a polished radio, buy a Yaesu , Icom, Kenwood, Elecraft, etc. I
By Jay Bremner · #118374 ·
Re: Safe to buy?
There's your answer.? If you can live with the issues in the reviews and/or look forward to trying to resolve them over time, it's worth buying. I think Vince's review (
By Dave, N1AI · #118373 ·
Order number 4001 is on the way.
I just got notice my order number 4001 is on the way. I am excited to get it in hand and play with it. I ordered it on 04.06/2025, so that's good with all the supply problem they have had. I missed
By Don Clark · #118372 ·