What is the internet URL address for the BITX files downloads?
Thanks, Dave KD1NA
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Re: before purchase #ubitx and Signalink USB
#ubitx
Also, what Ron said about just wiring direct audio connections, then using ?CAT control to do the push to talk should also work. ? I sort of like having some transformers in between, ?and some external volume controls but to each his own.
In the previous tutorial, Siri added “chaperones” after the ferrites, but that was not intended. ??
If you’re going to use cat control to the nano, I would recommend shielding that as well as possible and a lot of ferrites .... ?i’ve had a lot of trouble with radio frequency interference to that connection.
I’m fairly busy, so I haven’t gotten to use my bitx40 & uBitx ‘s as much as I would like, but many WINLINK connections with it.
On Apr 17, 2018, at 07:37, Gordon Gibby < ggibby@...> wrote:
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Well, I didn’t know there was a need for a tutorial!
So let’s make one right here.
The easydigi route is cheaper than the signal link however the same idea works. ?This is basic point to point wiring for the most part, but it’s great practice for new hams to understand how signals coming in and out of their transceivers work.
You’re going to need to have the speaker output from the bitx, so find a way to get a wire coming out from a speaker output (we will call it SPEAKER)?and GROUND.
you’re going to also need a wire to the microphone input of the BITX, call that MIC?
finally you’re going to need a wire to the push to talk of the bitx and we will call that PTT
Now go buy a short Ethernet (modular plugs, 8 contacts on each) Cable, maybe 5 feet long, if you get the chance, use cat five, because it will have a shield/ground wire. ?
Cut off one of the modular plugs, & bring out the fancy colored wires.
Make the following connections:
GROUND from bitx connects ?to the solid orange wire AND to the shield wire if there is one
PTT from bitx Connects to the green white wire
MIC from bitx connects to the orange-white wire
SPEAKER connects to the blue-white wire.?
All the other brightly colored wires from the ethernet goes nowhere.
You have now successfully wired up a interconnection wire, that would cost you about $20 to buy commercial. If you have any ferrite chaperones, but a couple on this anywhere you like, and then put three loops 3” in diameter also, and secure those loops
with some zip tie or some tape. ?The loops work the same as the ferrites, they are both creating common mode inductance to stop unwanted RF current flowing on these wires.
The remaining task is to properly install the jumpers on the internal connection block inside the signal link. ?This is actually very easy. Using a hexagonal “Allen “ wrench, disassemble the signalink so you can get it in the circuitboard.
Find a little dual in line (DIP)socket towards the rear where the jumpers go.
Make the jumper configuration look like this:
MIC goes to pin one
GND goes to pin 2
PTT goes to pin 3
SPEAKER goes to pin 5.?
Notice that we skipped pin 4. ? Don’t wire ?any of the PWR wires to go anywhere. We don’t need them.
That’s it! You’re done! Signal link is now configured, and interconnection cable is now built. ?Maybe 10 to 30 minutes worth of work depending on your familiarity.
So that you will know, the connection set up that you just did for the signalink will now work with a whole host of commercial cables that are intended for the very popular six pin DIN interface used on almost all recent vintage ICOM YAESU, Kenwood transceivers.
?it will also work with the commercially available cable to go to the baofeng s. ? ?Not a bad choice huh ? ??
With a bit of a grin, we call it the Alachua County ARES standard. ?and we wire all of our signal links or signalink replacements, exact same way, so everyone can use each other‘s equipment as long as they have a cable built for their radio.
Bernhard,
I don't know if there is a tutorial explaining how to connect a signal link-USB to a uBitX. Sorry OM.
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Sergio,
I am reprinting Marco KG5RPT post here.
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This has to do with the SI5351 library.? Upgrade the
software to Allard's version and the issue should go away.
A lot of work was put into the software to resolve this and
many other issues.
Hope this helps.
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Apparently Allard's software is crucial to curing
this problem.
Here's how to do it:
go to
click on green tab "Clone or download"
click on "Download ZIP"
save the file,? and unzip it
(CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PROVIDE COMPILE/LOADING
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SERGIO??)
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If Allard's software does not cure it completely,
you might try making
the volume control wires shorter, and routing the volume control
wires
away from other wires.
I do not have a BITX40 - I have a uBITX, so I
cannot go through all the steps
to test this out. However, the above process should cure the
problem.
Saluti,
Rod KM6SN
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good evening
I finished assembling my bitx40 but I have a very annoying
problem of ticking on the volume.
I can not explain well and then I made a
video?
Thank you
Greetings IU2KOI Sergio
sorry for my English
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Ciao a tutti,
Buongiorno Sergio, vicino alla tua radio c'è qualche TV collegata, un caricabatterie per cellulare o una recinzione elettrica? Le tue fonti sono con o senza trasformatore? Questa interferenza mi sembra un apparato che ho citato.
Buona fortuna e buon divertimento.
Saulo Belo
PY7EG
Thanks for the reply
it's maybe the first thing I did! I tried to feed it with two different stabilized power supplies! 12V 2A and 12V 5A but does not change anything!
Tested with antenna and without antenna but does not change anything! I also realized that he receives nothing! The antenna to try was just a piece of wire, just to try the reception!
If I disconnect the bipolar raduino plug, the noise disappears! If I disconnect the three-pole potentiometer plug, the noise remains.
I do not know what to do... :-'(
Sergio? IU2KOI
Have you made sure that the interference is coming from inside
the BITX and not from some external source?? Moving the BITX
to another location or using a battery power source could help
determine if the problem is internal or external.
Removing the antenna connection and shorting the antenna terminals
can help to determine if the clicks are internal or external.? Just be
sure that you do not attempt to transmit while the antenna is shorted.
Static build up on the antenna can cause clicks as the charge is
discharged by arcing.? A 47K ohm resister across the antenna
terminals can bleed off static build up without interfering with antenna
impedance, if this is the problem.
Arv? K7HKL
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Re: before purchase #ubitx and Signalink USB
#ubitx
Well, I didn’t know there was a need for a tutorial!
So let’s make one right here.
The easydigi route is cheaper than the signal link however the same idea works. ?This is basic point to point wiring for the most part, but it’s great practice for new hams to understand how signals coming in and out of their transceivers work.
You’re going to need to have the speaker output from the bitx, so find a way to get a wire coming out from a speaker output (we will call it SPEAKER)?and GROUND.
you’re going to also need a wire to the microphone input of the BITX, call that MIC?
finally you’re going to need a wire to the push to talk of the bitx and we will call that PTT
Now go buy a short Ethernet (modular plugs, 8 contacts on each) Cable, maybe 5 feet long, if you get the chance, use cat five, because it will have a shield/ground wire. ?
Cut off one of the modular plugs, & bring out the fancy colored wires.
Make the following connections:
GROUND from bitx connects ?to the solid orange wire AND to the shield wire if there is one
PTT from bitx Connects to the green white wire
MIC from bitx connects to the orange-white wire
SPEAKER connects to the blue-white wire.?
All the other brightly colored wires from the ethernet goes nowhere.
You have now successfully wired up a interconnection wire, that would cost you about $20 to buy commercial. If you have any ferrite chaperones, but a couple on this anywhere you like, and then put three loops 3” in diameter also, and secure those loops
with some zip tie or some tape. ?The loops work the same as the ferrites, they are both creating common mode inductance to stop unwanted RF current flowing on these wires.
The remaining task is to properly install the jumpers on the internal connection block inside the signal link. ?This is actually very easy. Using a hexagonal “Allen “ wrench, disassemble the signalink so you can get it in the circuitboard.
Find a little dual in line (DIP)socket towards the rear where the jumpers go.
Make the jumper configuration look like this:
MIC goes to pin one
GND goes to pin 2
PTT goes to pin 3
SPEAKER goes to pin 5.?
Notice that we skipped pin 4. ? Don’t wire ?any of the PWR wires to go anywhere. We don’t need them.
That’s it! You’re done! Signal link is now configured, and interconnection cable is now built. ?Maybe 10 to 30 minutes worth of work depending on your familiarity.
So that you will know, the connection set up that you just did for the signalink will now work with a whole host of commercial cables that are intended for the very popular six pin DIN interface used on almost all recent vintage ICOM YAESU, Kenwood transceivers.
?it will also work with the commercially available cable to go to the baofeng s. ? ?Not a bad choice huh ? ??
With a bit of a grin, we call it the Alachua County ARES standard. ?and we wire all of our signal links or signalink replacements, exact same way, so everyone can use each other‘s equipment as long as they have a cable built for their radio.
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I don't know if there is a tutorial explaining how to connect a signal link-USB to a uBitX. Sorry OM.
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Thanks for the reply
it's maybe the first thing I did! I tried to feed it with two different stabilized power supplies! 12V 2A and 12V 5A but does not change anything!
Tested with antenna and without antenna but does not change anything! I also realized that he receives nothing! The antenna to try was just a piece of wire, just to try the reception!
If I disconnect the bipolar raduino plug, the noise disappears! If I disconnect the three-pole potentiometer plug, the noise remains.
I do not know what to do... :-'(
Sergio? IU2KOI
Have you made sure that the interference is coming from inside
the BITX and not from some external source?? Moving the BITX
to another location or using a battery power source could help
determine if the problem is internal or external.
Removing the antenna connection and shorting the antenna terminals
can help to determine if the clicks are internal or external.? Just be
sure that you do not attempt to transmit while the antenna is shorted.
Static build up on the antenna can cause clicks as the charge is
discharged by arcing.? A 47K ohm resister across the antenna
terminals can bleed off static build up without interfering with antenna
impedance, if this is the problem.
Arv? K7HKL
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FS:Sota Beams Variable Filter Break-out
Made this for my LaserBeam Variable Filter
R1/R2/R3 = 220R
R4/R5/R6/R7 = 10K
C1/C2 = 10n
OVR = RA2 Red
CN = RA7?? Yellow
BW = RB13? Green
U1 is a L7805 for 5V instead of letting the laserbeam regulator do all the work. I also added a 5V tap for other items such as audio amp for speakers. (after thought should have placed U1 in a different place for heatsink at 12V)
J3 is Vin square - circle +
J4 reading from the square pin
????????????????????????? Pin 1 RC7
????????????????????????? Pin 2 Gnd
????????????????????????? Pin 3 RC6
????????????????????????? Pin 4 Gnd
????????????????????????? Pin 5 RB7
J1 and J2 are for the main board of the Laserbeam J1 to J1 of the break-out, J5 of the laserbeam to J2 of the break (see pic)
Error: Audio in and out grounds are not connected
Tested and working, I have not testing the other laserbeam filters only the Variable CW/SSB
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7$ Shipped CONUS only please.
Not parts PCB only
Email me direct I only have 4 spare paypal preference
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Re: #uBiTx CW RF power out
#ubitx
Alan, Pretty much all reports of blown TDA2822's have been with the "WX" branded clones, they can blow catastrophically if fed 12v.? Even the WX parts seem to work fine if the board is modded to add a voltage regulator so they only see 5 or 6 volts instead of 12 volts. I have not heard of trouble with the FCI branded TDA2822's, even at voltages over 12v. Though they will get hot if they are asked to deliver too much power to the load. Do you have the volume turned way up? Does your chip still get hot if your turn the volume control all the way down? If the chip gets hot at moderate volumes, but is not hot when the volume control all the way down, perhaps you simply have a defective speaker, try switching speakers. Could be that there are ultrasonic tones coming from the receiver that the TDA2822 is dealing with that you can't hear, causing the chip to overheat. ? ?? /g/BITX20/message/40038Could be that there are ultrasonic oscillations at the TDA2822 for some reason, though there have been no reports of that in the forum. Those last two possible faults could best be seen with an oscilloscope, though it wouldn't have to be a very good one.? Here's one that's not very good ??? /g/BITX20/message/40977but should be adequate for looking at audio issues and is very cheap: Better yet, ask around at a ham club, see if somebody with a scope will look at it with you. Jerry, KE7ER ?
On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 06:06 pm, Alan -MM?WXT wrote:
I have an FCI/FOI TDA in my ubitx batch 2. It is very hot indeed after rig on for an hour.is there an over voltage issue to the chip?
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Re: uBITX AGC - Adafruit TPA2016, A Success!
#ubitx
Respectfully - the audio amp in the ubitx gives plenty of output to drive either headphones or a communications speaker. I'm not sure what additional capability this unit will offer. The ubitx does not provide stereo capability for music, there is no left/right output from the receiver so the stereo capability of this unit will be wasted. You will be limited to a 6db gain unless you want to control it using I2C. To do that you'll have to modify the ubitx software to allow you to do that. You may actually be better off with a TPA2012 where you can set gain with a set of on-board switches and can turn one speaker off by grounding the shutdown pin for one side or the other. You will also need some kind of insulated jack for the speaker leads since they can't be grounded in any way. Since the ubitx only has single-ended outputs on the pre-amp you'll have to make sure both the + and - input leads are fed through capacitors. The speaker leads need to be kept pretty short since they are carrying 300khz signals. I have no idea how that 300khz signal will impact the operation of the ubitx. That signal could easily leak into unwanted areas in the receiver. The AGC in this unit is attractive but the other problems you will encounter will make this a pretty involved project, especially writing the operation of the unit into the ubitx software. tim ab0wr On Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:54:54 -0700 "Richard E Neese" <kb3vgw@...> wrote: can some one doe a wire up on this board and how to add it in ?
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Re: before purchase #ubitx and Signalink USB
#ubitx
Bernhard, I don't know if there is a tutorial explaining how to connect a signal link-USB to a uBitX. Sorry OM.
On Mon, Apr 16, 2018 at 5:56 PM, David <k6dma@...> wrote: A lot of BitX,? kits and QRP is seat of the pants,? learning and figuring things out.?
A BitX may not be the best starter project.?
David. K6DMA
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On 4/15/2018 5:03 AM, bv@...
wrote:
Hi
my first posting in this group.
I just made my licence and I'm thinking about buying the ubitx
transeiver.?
What I didn't find is a tutorial to install a signalink-usb with
the ubitx.
Is there any and I didn't find it?
Thanks for support.
73, Bernhard,?HB3XPN
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Re: #ubitx-help Getting WSJT-X running on the Pi3
#ubitx-help
Vince
Yes, so I ignored the warning and asked to proceed.
I thought about solving your problem today.
First, there is no problem if Wsjt-X is executed. Well done.
The problem is Sound Out.?I have not run the 1.9x version yet on the RPI.
So it may not be the correct answer.?And I am interested in your problem because I will soon embed RPI in uBITX.
1.In the setting of Wsjt-X, change the sound out to something else. (Please select all once) 2.Check if the sound is output from another program (Music Play, for example). This is to narrow the scope of the problem.
This is an important part.?What version of Wsjt-x is installed?
There was a bug that was not sent on the RPI until 1.8.x. (In FT8 Mode)
If you can not test # 1 and # 2 above, change the mode (such as JT65)
All tests are disconnected from uBITX and heard directly from earphones.
In Wsjt-x 1.8.x I found a bug, modified it and reported it to Wsjt-x team.
I heard that the Wsjt-x team reflected my code, so I had not tested 1.9.x, but I was assuming there was no problem with the RPI.
Please proceed with the above test and let us know your results. And uBITX sure to separate and use earphones to check the sound.
Ian KD8CEC
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 04:44 am, Ian Lee wrote:
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Ian, you posted the info below. ?
I did get the warning. i think i posted that but this is what I get.
pi@n2aie:~ $ sudo apt-key adv –办别测蝉别谤惫别谤 –recv-keys 862549F9
Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.NgnBybq7Zf/ –办别测蝉别谤惫别谤 –recv-keys 862549F9
gpg: WARNING: no command supplied.? Trying to guess what you mean ...
usage: gpg [options] [filename]
?
What does it look like when I run 'sudo apt-key adv –办别测蝉别谤惫别谤??–recv-keys 862549F9' ?
if you saw warning message, Ignore any warnings and try the following:
-- Best 73 KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee kd8cec@...
(my blog)
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Re: #ubitx-help Getting WSJT-X running on the Pi3
#ubitx-help
On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 04:44 am, Ian Lee wrote:
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Ian, you posted the info below. ? I did get the warning. i think i posted that but this is what I get.
pi@n2aie:~ $ sudo apt-key adv –办别测蝉别谤惫别谤 keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 862549F9
Executing: /tmp/apt-key-gpghome.NgnBybq7Zf/gpg.1.sh –办别测蝉别谤惫别谤 keyserver.ubuntu.com –recv-keys 862549F9
gpg: WARNING: no command supplied. ?Trying to guess what you mean ...
usage: gpg [options] [filename]
?
What does it look like when I run 'sudo apt-key adv –办别测蝉别谤惫别谤??–recv-keys 862549F9' ?
if you saw warning message, Ignore any warnings and try the following:
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Re: Bring usb port out to the panel?
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Bring usb port out to the panel?
#ubitx
Does anyone know of a cabling arrangement that will let me bring the USB connection out to a connector on the case? It would be something like uUSB male to a panel mountable uUSB female.
I'd like to be able to mess with the Arduino without unboxing the rig each time
73
Mike N2HTT
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Re: uBITX AGC - Adafruit TPA2016, A Success!
#ubitx
can some one doe a wire up on this board and how to add it in ?
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Re: before purchase #ubitx and Signalink USB
#ubitx
And...I just realized I soldered it up wrong, the cap isn't series before the resistor, but parallel the way I soldered it up...hmm, something else to make right.? It's been working fine for 2 weeks and something like 600+ FT8 contacts as is, so there is some leeway in there. :-)
73 Rob AG5OV
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Re: Transverters with uBitX?
My first pass with bitx was using a Tentec 1208 kit (6M to 20M) the BITX20 of the day (around early 2006)
It was built dead bug without power amp stages.? I needed a 1 transistor buffer to get to about 1 mW to
drive the transverter(sans high power attenuator).? The end result was an excellent 6M radio of about 10W
(M1208 power out was 10W) and good receiver.? ?I later used the 1208 part for another project and
the BITX20 was modded for 28mhz to use it with a 2M transverter.?
The ubitx sans driver and finals will put out roughly the right power for most modern transverters
with out the problem of too much power.? The receiver is a good match as well.
Allison
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Re: before purchase #ubitx and Signalink USB
#ubitx
EasyDigi is my recommendation.? The kit is $8.95 on eBay or you can build your own.? Here is the diagram for what we need (we have CAT control, we don't need PTT through the audio lines)
I soldered one up in about 15 minutes for my uBITX, but I had the parts laying around from having built a trial-and-error EasyDigi with PTT before I knew the EasyDigi existed (doh!) for my Direwolf APRS digipeater on RPi and Baofeng.
I also buy the TRS cables from Amazon in the bundles and then split them and attach to the EasyDigi, 2 cables = 1 complete interface.? These are the latest ones I used with decent wire inside were these:?
I'll attach a completed pic of my interface for my uBITX that I just soldered up for those of you, who like me, who need to see it.
73 Rob AG5OV
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Re: before purchase #ubitx and Signalink USB
#ubitx
A lot of BitX,? kits and QRP is seat of the pants,? learning and figuring things out.?
A BitX may not be the best starter project.?
David. K6DMA
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-------- Original message -------- From: ekelley <ekelley828@...> Date: 4/15/18 6:23 AM (GMT-08:00) Subject: Re: [BITX20] before purchase #ubitx and Signalink USB
On 4/15/2018 5:03 AM, bv@...
wrote:
Hi
my first posting in this group.
I just made my licence and I'm thinking about buying the ubitx
transeiver.?
What I didn't find is a tutorial to install a signalink-usb with
the ubitx.
Is there any and I didn't find it?
Thanks for support.
73, Bernhard,?HB3XPN
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