Seems like a little work with a volt ohm ?meter would bring clarity to lots of these situations?
Gordon kx4z?
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On Mar 30, 2025, at 08:16, EB3AM Jordi via groups.io <eb3am@...> wrote:
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I watched the video you made.
I would try some things.
You should know that the USB cable to the CAT connector only powers the screen, not the raspberry pi. Therefore, it will never turn on.
I would connect a 6 to 9v dc power supply different from the one in the battery socket.
let's see what happens. It could be a problem with the battery cable.
Someone said that the battery cable connectors have failed...
If that doesn't work, then we have a problem with the radio's motherboard. But that's strange, since the radios are tested and adjusted before shipping.
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I watched the video you made.
I would try some things.
You should know that the USB cable to the CAT connector only powers the screen, not the raspberry pi. Therefore, it will never turn on.
I would connect a 6 to 9v dc power supply different from the one in the battery socket.
let's see what happens. It could be a problem with the battery cable.
Someone said that the battery cable connectors have failed...
If that doesn't work, then we have a problem with the radio's motherboard. But that's strange, since the radios are tested and adjusted before shipping.
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Ragav,
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Yes, I can download now.? Thank you!
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Evan
AC9TU
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D'oh! The sharing was restricted earlier, Evan.
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I've changed it to public now. Can you try it now?
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Ragav
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Re: zBitX ft8 TX signal comes speaker
Ben,
Can you confirm that the drive is set to 100? Are you transmitting FT8 from the native application or are you using a third party program like JTDX? Can you please confirm the input voltage and if you are getting power output on CW.
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?The manual is up on .
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Ragav
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Hello Ragav,
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I tried downloading the zBitx manual but was told I did not have access.? Did you intend to restrict access?
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I did request access through the pop-up web page.
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Evan
AC9TU
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Hello folks,
The zBitx user manual is available for download on
If you are unable to find what you are looking for, please send us an email (support at hfsignals dot com)
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73,
Ragav
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Mike,
We haven't received your email in our inbox. Can you please resend it to sales at hfsignals dot com and also mark support at hfsignals dot com on CC for good measure. I've raised this issue with my team and will get back to you on this as soon as I can.
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Thanks for your patience.
73,
Ragav
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Re: sbitx v3 no output after upgrading to 64bit
Did you copy the contents of the /sbitx/data folder from the 32-bit uSD to the same location on the 64-bit OS?
This requires an intermediary USB stick, to which you copy from the 32-bit, and then copy back from the same to the 64-bit.
Have you done this?
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Gyula HA3HZ
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Is the Zbitx barrel connector 5.5 x 2.1 or 5.5 x 2.5?
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They work.
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The only thing to keep in mind is that it will only deliver a certain amount of watts...?
I think they claim 3A, which is at 5V
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73'
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I actually prefer step up rather than step down because worse case senario if there's a short, I'd only be putting 5vdc on the output not 12vdc.
The bioenno BPS that I have (discontinued) has 12v and 5v output and has a built in inverter to give me 110vac should I ever need it. It also can be charged with solar panels.
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Leo? Aniol, AI5II
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zBitX ft8 TX signal comes speaker
I got my zBitX this evening.
Got it on my wifi to sync the time.
I can see ?ft8 decodes. If I TX the sound comes out of the speaker instead of going to the radio. Zero output on a watt meter so no RF at all.
I suspect the sbitx has the wrong input device configured, but I don't see a way to change it.
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Additionally, the insert that came with the radio has a url and a QR code instructing me to download the manual, but there is no manual at that url.
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Thanks,
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I use two types of battery power. I use Power Delivery (or PPS) from a PD charger or battery bank to deliver the voltage and current I need. I've been doing quite well with trigger cables configured for the needed volts and amps. Most of the ones I've been using?are 12V, but now 9V is starting to become popular. (Not unreasonable, it was only a choice because cars in the US are a 12V system. Wiring a mobile rig is easy if it is built to accept the available configuration.)
The other arrangement I use is a battery pack or power supply that supplies the needed voltage and current directly, not by configuring a PD port. I have two LiFePO4 battery boxes with PowerPole connectors for 12V. The only other option is STANDARD USB 5v from a standard USB port. NOT a PD port. I even believe the battery in one of them IS a Bioenno 12Ah battery. There's even enough room in the box for its charger. A fused PowerPole bank is on the outside. The other is a commercial product I picked up at HRO. I think it has a 7Ah LiFePO4 in it, and it has a light, two USB ports, two PowerPole connections, and a lighter socket. I don't have a name or model. They may recognize the description if you ask them.
I do have a high capacity power bank that does everything from USB 1.0 5v to DC 60v, to AC 115V from an inverter. I can use PD trigger cables, USB-C to the appropriate coaxial barrel connector with it, but if I really want to get specific about voltage and amperage, it has an XT30 connector on the side that can be configured for everything from 5v to 60v. I've used it for 9v, and it's accurate and stable. The power bank is the Omnicharge Ultimate, and I'm unsure if it's even in production now.
I picked up a couple of PD USB-C to 5.5 x 2.1 (2.5) trigger cables from Amazon, and they work just fine with the zBitX. The radio shows 8.8V on the touch screen. I also picked up some nicely priced 18650 cells and a good charger for them. A fresh pair of them in the zBitX gives 8.4V.
The 9v trigger cables I got are these:?
They appear to work just fine, so long as the PD device you're plugging into supports 9V. I have a number of PD power banks that supply 9V. It's finding one that gives 12V that got a bit iffy for a while, until they started putting out PPS-spec trigger cables.
I got an Anker camp power bank that has a substantial amount of available juice, but does NOT have an AC inverter in it. Too many of the big camp power banks, the Jackerys and other random strings of letters treated as brand names these days. These are horribly inefficient and I would not bother with one unless I absolutely HAD to have 115VAC for some compelling reason. But these big power systems frequently have SEVERAL AC sockets on them, so many that it's hard to find real estate on the thing to provide a USB-C socket.
Presenting the Anker Solix C300 DC power bank, claiming 90,000mAh available juice.?
I believe it. There's several USB-C PD sockets on it, a couple over 100W. This one is designed for those who DON'T use AC devices when a DC device will do. Between my 12v battery boxes, my various smaller PD power banks, the Omnicharge and the Anker, I'm well supplied with power for my radios, and even some lights. Charging my phone, watch, and headset are a bonus.
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- 73, Gwen, NG3P
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Bioenno makes 9v LiFePO4 batteries and chargers:
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3 amp, 9 volt -
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6 amp, 9 volt -
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Just another option,
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Ken, N2VIP
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I will not be using 18650 cells.? I bought an adjustable buck
converter with a 3 amp output rating.? Cost me $8.00 Canadian.? I
will be using this with a 4 cell 9 amp-hour LiFePO4 battery when
out in the field.? The battery is a bit on the big side when
compared to two 18650 cells, but it will run the radio quite a bit
longer on a charge, and it's safer to charge.
Gerry Sherman
On 2025-03-30 03:00, Leo Aniol, AI5II
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Actually my plan would be to use this adapter with
either a 5v phone charging power pack that outputs 5v @ 1.5A or
my bioennno BPS-120 that has a 5v USB-A output port that will do
5v @ 2A and not with a PC USB-A port.
Just trying to get away from using the 18350's.
Leo Aniol, AI5II
Very likely it won't since it's not an actual
USB-C with PD. It's just boosting a regular USB port to 9v
and a regular?USB can only supply 500mahttp://
On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at
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Bought one of these. Hope it? works?
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Leo Aniol, AI5II
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sbitx v3 no output after upgrading to 64bit
Hi eveyone. I have been trying for the last couple weeks to upgrade to the 64 bit software. On the 32 bit, output is about 17.5 watts but when I swap to the 64 bit I get very little to none as far as output (my watt meter doesn't even register).? I have redownloaded, reimaged multiple times and still can't get any output. I can reimage to the 32 bit image and everthing works correctly on transmit. What am I missing here? The 64 bit works much better in every way except the transmit.
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I'd really like to use the bioenno battery because it has the ability to be solar charged and I have the solar panels.
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Leo Aniol, AI5II
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Actually my plan would be to use this adapter with either a 5v phone charging power pack that outputs 5v @ 1.5A or my bioennno BPS-120 that has a 5v USB-A output port that will do 5v @ 2A and not with a PC USB-A port. Just trying to get away from using the 18350's.
Leo Aniol, AI5II
Very likely it won't since it's not an actual USB-C with PD. It's just boosting a regular USB port to 9v and a regular?USB can only supply 500mahttp://
On Sat, Mar 29, 2025 at 9:01?PM Leo Aniol, AI5II via <leomaniolone= [email protected]> wrote: Bought one of these. Hope it? works?
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I did that Thursday and no response so I asked for help here. Sorry I won’t bug you guys again
On Mar 29, 2025 at 9:20?PM -0400, Ken N2VIP via groups.io <ken@...>, wrote:
It's the weekend, he's in a different time zone, and it's not his personal responsibility to follow-up on every issue that arises - that's the role of HF Signals.
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Also, if you want a response from HF Signals, the best option is to reach out directly to HF Signals - this mail reflector is really about the community helping each other, this isn't a direct pipeline to HF Signals.
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Emails sent to HF Signals are received by the group responsible for the product, emails sent to the group are sent to 4,700 recipients, one of which is HF Signsls who may or may not see particular messages posted to the group.
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Ken, N2VIP
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EB3AM Jordi
HA3HZ
Gwen Patton
Charlie, W4CLV