Isn’t uBITX meant to be a QRP rig?? Some don’t want more than 10 Watts for the challenge ?

On May 16, 2018, at 12:34 AM, iz oos <and2oosiz2@...> wrote:

I have built iler and Hendricks qrps and I have to say they all work well, but this is by far the best one. Monoband MFJ transceivers are very nice, SSB is pushed at the limits, but overall I prefer the Ubitx at a fraction of the cost. The thing audio is cleaner imho. There are not many low power HF transceivers, and none at that price level. So go on with the Ubitx, make the mods that increase easily the performance so that it may well become the newbies rig other than for the experienced hams.

Il 16/mag/2018 05:34, "John Smith via Groups.Io" <johnlinux77=yahoo.com@groups.io> ha scritto:

While observing, I have come to believe that the uBITX is a bit of a dud when it comes to power output on most bands, and CW which it is designed for. Too much hacking is required to make it usable, or worth the price. I would like to suggest the idea of individual band transceivers, with specially designed power amplifiers and band filters so a 10 meter BITX works as well as a 80 meter BITX. The Raduino code can be easily adjusted for each band the transceiver is made for, and remains familiar. I realize this would require retooling the factory a bit. But I do recall seeing old connections and silk screening on my BITX 40 where changes have been made. Perhaps some models could have options to populate the board with different filter configurations and finals too. I know you can't get everything on the same board, but maybe some could be dual band for ease of manufacture, or just popularity of use. I would love a BITX 80 or BITX 20 that could put out as much as 25 watts like my BITX 40. And with Allards code and minimal hardware upgrade the CW is wonderful and useful for digital modes too. I don't really mean to poop on your uBITX, but I don't want one at that price. But a $59.00 mono band, or $75.00 dual band transceiver that works well, sounds pretty good to me. Thanks for taking the time to read my opinion.

While observing, I have come to believe that the uBITX is a bit of a dud when it comes to power output on most bands, and CW which it is designed for. Too much hacking is required to make it usable, or worth the price. I would like to suggest the idea of individual band transceivers, with specially designed power amplifiers and band filters so a 10 meter BITX works as well as a 80 meter BITX. The Raduino code can be easily adjusted for each band the transceiver is made for, and remains familiar. I realize this would require retooling the factory a bit. But I do recall seeing old connections and silk screening on my BITX 40 where changes have been made. Perhaps some models could have options to populate the board with different filter configurations and finals too. I know you can't get everything on the same board, but maybe some could be dual band for ease of manufacture, or just popularity of use. I would love a BITX 80 or BITX 20 that could put out as much as 25 watts like my BITX 40. And with Allards code and minimal hardware upgrade the CW is wonderful and useful for digital modes too. I don't really mean to poop on your uBITX, but I don't want one at that price. But a $59.00 mono band, or $75.00 dual band transceiver that works well, sounds pretty good to me. Thanks for taking the time to read my opinion.

I have been here quite a while now, and learned many great things. I am aware that the uBITX is wildly popular. And the CAT rig control for it came about rather quickly compared to some other great useful hacks. But I have also seen power output charts from at least a few people here on this list indicating 10 watts at lower frequencies and 1 or 2 watts at higher frequencies, and disappointing CW performance with how it responds to keying. CW was one of it's biggest selling points. I feel too much work and money has to be invested into it after the initial cost to make it into something I would like. I would rather save my money and buy something else. That's just how I feel about it. And I feel that a dedicated band transceiver to begin with could have better overall performance, and would be popular with people who don't have or want an all band antenna. And thanks Jerry for not being too harsh with me. This list's reputation as being a hate group on other message boards and pages may need reassessing. I'll put in a good word for you on one of them somewhere.

I have been here quite a while now, and learned many great things. I am aware that the uBITX is wildly popular. And the CAT rig control for it came about rather quickly compared to some other great useful hacks. But I have also seen power output charts from at least a few people here on this list indicating 10 watts at lower frequencies and 1 or 2 watts at higher frequencies, and disappointing CW performance with how it responds to keying. CW was one of it's biggest selling points. I feel too much work and money has to be invested into it after the initial cost to make it into something I would like. I would rather save my money and buy something else. That's just how I feel about it. And I feel that a dedicated band transceiver to begin with could have better overall performance, and would be popular with people who don't have or want an all band antenna. And thanks Jerry for not being too harsh with me. This list's reputation as being a hate group on other message boards and pages may need reassessing. I'll put in a good word for you on one of them somewhere.