Yeah I think the new software update is an improvement but some of the keying is still rough around the edges. It definitely helped with the chugging sound.
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This issue remains unless it is unreachable code.? I posted this in the other thread about CW mode.
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Does zBitx have SWR display?
Just Curious if the zBitX has any SWR monitoring or display?
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Everett-WB9FUW
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Changes/suggestions zBitX
1) does or could the transmit frequency show on the FT8 waterfall , currently only a red/orange line shows at the receive frequency. Maybe I am missing a setting?
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2) Also on FT8, make the second “Call” button (F6) show on the display, I would edit the macro for “CQ POTA”. ?Now I have to access the keyboard to get to F6, a three step process. I use CQ, Call and CQ POTA often. I would suggest that REPEAT button could be lost, making it accessible only when connected to a HDMI display.?
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Maybe there is a file that I could edit to accomplish this, any suggestions would be welcomed.
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Tim, W1WCI
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Just want to report I received my zbitx yesterday. ?It did have a crack in the side panel and there was something rattling inside. ?Took it apart the rtc battery was loose. ?Connected to my bench power supply at 8.5v and it booted fine. ?External monitor worked fine. ?Connected to the net time set just fine. ?I would not recommend this but I opened chromium and downloaded and installed nomachine. ?I figured it would freeze up due to lack of memory but went ok just a little slow. No machine remote is working fine. ?Listened to some ssb with it and opened fldigi for some decode went fine. ? Haven’t done any tx yet. ?Will test on a dummy load first. ?
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Is there a file somewhere for the 3d case? ?I want to replace the broken side panel and probably change the color.
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Ryan
kk6dzb
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This issue remains unless it is unreachable code.? I posted this in the other thread about CW mode.
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Sorry to be a stickler for detail here but, no, CW issues are not fixed.
CW operation has been improved but there are still timing issues. I'll be posting a video later today.
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73,
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John AE5X
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Re: Zbitx RPI SD-card image needed
you probably ran "sudo ./build sbitx" resulting in this problem. let us delete the sbitx file: sudo rm /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx and now, run? ./build sbitx
Here we go:
pi@sbitx:~ $ ls -l /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root ? ? ? 0 Mar 31 04:40 /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi ? pi ? 1002132 Mar 19 04:54 /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx1
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi ? pi ? ? 42536 Mar 19 04:54 /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx.c
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi ? pi ? ? 24576 Mar 19 04:54 /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx.db
I extended the "ls -l" slightly to see some more.
As you can see the "sbitx" is root/root but also empty...?
The other files are pi/pi... Does that ring a bell ??
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Tilman D. Thulesius
SM0JZT / Sweden
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Re: Zbitx orders might close soon
We are trying to get some ex-hfsigs peeps who retired from work to?help us out. it would be good get the band back together. If that works out, we may not have to suspend sales. keeping fingers crossed...
On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 4:30?PM Gordon Gibby KX4Z via <docvacuumtubes= [email protected]> wrote: What a wonderful “problem”!!
Gordon kx4z?
? We are close to our capacity now. We need to prep for Dayton as well. The response has been overwhelming and we may have to put brakes yet again. I guess by the end of the day we will stop taking more orders. - f
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Re: Zbitx RPI SD-card image needed
Here we go:
pi@sbitx:~ $ ls -l /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx*
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root ? ? ? 0 Mar 31 04:40 /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi ? pi ? 1002132 Mar 19 04:54 /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx1
-rw-r--r-- 1 pi ? pi ? ? 42536 Mar 19 04:54 /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx.c
-rwxr-xr-x 1 pi ? pi ? ? 24576 Mar 19 04:54 /home/pi/sbitx/sbitx.db
I extended the "ls -l" slightly to see some more.
As you can see the "sbitx" is root/root but also empty...?
The other files are pi/pi... Does that ring a bell ??
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Tilman D. Thulesius
SM0JZT / Sweden
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Re: Zbitx RPI SD-card image needed
Hello Sam,
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The file is stored in a zip file.? Try extracting the image and creating a microSD card with the extracted file after you rename it to remove the extra .img at the end.
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It should be "zBitx_image.img" without the quotes.
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This image may not fit on some 32 GB microSD cards.? I use 64 GB cards to ensure that the image will fit.
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Evan
AC9TU
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Re: Zbitx RPI SD-card image needed
Sorry, Restarted everything and downloaded?the .lmg again. It is writing.....fingers crossed. Thanks,
Sam Hanie
623-219-8130
TRIED THIS .IMG FILE.? GIVES ERROR (SEE IMAGE). Thanks,
Sam Hanie
623-219-8130
Tilman,
You can download a copy of the zBitx SD card image from this link:
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Hope this helps.?
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Ragav
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Re: Zbitx orders might close soon
What a wonderful “problem”!!
Gordon kx4z?
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On Apr 1, 2025, at 23:38, Ashhar Farhan via groups.io <farhanbox@...> wrote:
? We are close to our capacity now. We need to prep for Dayton as well. The response has been overwhelming and we may have to put brakes yet again. I guess by the end of the day we will stop taking more orders. - f
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Excellent! Greatest congratulations! The code sounded wonderful! ?Seems that the pie 02W is able to do this well.
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great work!
gordon kx4z?
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Re: Zbitx RPI SD-card image needed
TRIED THIS .IMG FILE.? GIVES ERROR (SEE IMAGE). Thanks,
Sam Hanie
623-219-8130
Tilman,
You can download a copy of the zBitx SD card image from this link:
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Hope this helps.?
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Ragav
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Re: Does sequence of updates matter?
I had to replace the OTG usb adapter to get the key board and mouse to work reliably. Tim W1WCI Sent from me and my iPad
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On Apr 2, 2025, at 3:41?AM, HA3HZ <gyula@...> wrote:
? On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 04:34 AM, Vince d'Eon VE6LK/AI7LK wrote:
The internal and external displays work fine. When I plug in the external mouse and keyboard, where they were previously working they now do not; power applies to the mouse as the LED lights up, but neither it nor the keyboard is recognized. On the external display I see the tubes background and one terminal window, but I no longer see the zBitx window similar to what is on the built-in display. I am unable to run the software update procedure on page 22 as the keyboard and mouse are not recognized. The terminal window shows 4 lines of text and ends in a prompt "pi@sbitx:~/sbitx $"
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I recommend that if you add a mouse, keyboard, or monitor, you restart the device, because the built-in SBC (single board computer) is simple and very stupid and will only recognize external hardware detected at startup.
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Re: Zbitx RPI SD-card image needed
Tilman,
You can download a copy of the zBitx SD card image from this link:
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Hope this helps.?
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Ragav
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Re: Does sequence of updates matter?
On Wed, Apr 2, 2025 at 04:34 AM, Vince d'Eon VE6LK/AI7LK wrote:
The internal and external displays work fine. When I plug in the external mouse and keyboard, where they were previously working they now do not; power applies to the mouse as the LED lights up, but neither it nor the keyboard is recognized. On the external display I see the tubes background and one terminal window, but I no longer see the zBitx window similar to what is on the built-in display. I am unable to run the software update procedure on page 22 as the keyboard and mouse are not recognized. The terminal window shows 4 lines of text and ends in a prompt "pi@sbitx:~/sbitx $"
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I recommend that if you add a mouse, keyboard, or monitor, you restart the device, because the built-in SBC (single board computer) is simple and very stupid and will only recognize external hardware detected at startup.
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Gyula HA3HZ
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I'm looking at? it from a backup restore perspective.
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Leo, AI5Ii
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With sbitx, it is worth booting from an external USB 3 because there is a speed difference.
Here, the RPi4 also boots from the uSD card on the pcb, while the uSD has a speed of 30 MB/s, while the external USB 3 speed (depending on the quality of the stick) reaches a 10x increase.
I recommend replacing the internal uSD card because I think there is not that much gain with the external USB.
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Gyula HA3HZ
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Congratulations on solving the problem and I wish you many nice DXs. If you don't like to solder, I recommend using a power supply with current limitation.
It's likely that the previous owner forgot to put the RPi screws back in. If I remember correctly, they are M2.4x 8 mm or something similar.
I have a cooling fan, so I have an intermediate panel to hold it in place and for extra spacing I have M2.4x 10 mm screws.
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Gyula HA3HZ
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Tilman, SM0JZT
Sam Hanie
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