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Re: Oldie newbie

 

Just noticed a load of java errors. Not upgraded?

<raspberry> me! Not even installed! Sort of essential, no?

OK, in goes jre.

Reboot.

Try again, same difference.

HELP!


Oldie newbie

 

Please be gentle.

Raspberry Pi 3B, sudo-updated and upgraded, installed Arduino. Noted no icon on desktop: should I have done that non-sudo?

At terminal, git clone from CEC's web-address as instructed. Took a while so I assume it all went according to plan.

Moved directory to ~/src, tried to open file in IDE (from menu), got told it needed to be moved.? That done, tried again.

Here's where the hiccups start: IDE shows blank sketch _may21a, and that doesn't change after (supposedly) loading .ino file.

Verify seems to compile something, exits with error about undefined 'loop'.

HELP!

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Re: Antuino

 

That's a pretty good explanation, thanks so much.? It explains it exactly what I needed to understand.? Tim highlighting the regulator and looking up the datasheet had me look up the datasheet myself, my first datasheet lookup, so i saw the max input of 35v and a variety of output voltages, 5.0v being one of them.?

It's good to have it explained in such a manner where I can look at the diagram and understand what's going on.?

Thanks so much for taking the time to explain, it's very appreciated,

Mitch, KN4ONH


Re: ¡° Farhan's antenna and multifunction analyzer was introduced and sold at Dayton ¡°

 

Just found posts on Antuino and it being a spectrum analyzer


Re: Antuino

 

Where did you find the glc LIB???

There seems to me many versions around.

A link would be handy

glenn
vk3pe


¡° Farhan's antenna and multifunction analyzer was introduced and sold at Dayton ¡°

 

Any reviews? Even descriptions would be nice.
tnx
jer aa1of


Re: Antuino

 

The switch is a simple ON/OFF switch, enabling power to pass into the circuit from the battery pack / DC barrel jack (since they're wired together).? The battery only works when something is not plugged into the barrel jack.? Battery is the battery pack, and DC J1 is the barrel jack.? The USB powers it without the switch, because it is feeding the voltage directly from the arduino, skipping the power input (battery/jack, switch, polarity protection, voltage regulator) altogether.

I'm going to do my best to explain this, but I usually am pretty bad at teaching.? So...

Power comes in from the PIN on the barrel jack (DC J1, pin 1), and ground is the barrel sleeve (DC J1, pin 2).? Power goes in, through D1, which as a diode allows current to pass in one way only (preventing you from blowing the circuit from powering it in reverse).? This then goes through the On/Off switch (SW1A), which blocks the circuit (off), or allows it to pass (on).? The current goes into U1, a linear power regulator that outputs 5volts.? From here, the current goes off to the various components.

The battery pack is wired in parallel (as opposed to series) with the DC power jack.? If nothing is plugged into the power jack, then voltage flows through D2 to the switch (same as in the case of the power jack), but the main difference here is the battery's ground side.? The negative side of the battery connects to ground (Battery1, pin 1), but does so THROUGH the barrel jack (DCJ1, pin 3).? If nothing is plugged in, pins 2 and 3 are grounded together, and thus the circuit is completed.? If something is IN the barrel jack, then pin 3 is forced away from pin 2 (ground), and thus breaks the circuit from ground, and the current can no longer flow.? This effectively cuts the battery out of the circuit whenever you power it from the DC jack.

Someone smarter than me should be able to explain it much better, but I hope I helped!? I highly recommend Grob's Basic Electronics, as well as Sparkfun electronics' learning pages.

~Josh
W0ODJ


Re: Antuino

 

So starting at the Barrel/Battery pack connectors we go through some 1v4148's as Reverse Polarity detection. From there we go to a switch which turns off the Antuino when running on battery or the barrel Jack. From there it goes into a 5v regulator.

The barrel jack looks to feature a D/C switch for the battery pack when something is plugged into it.

The max input is marked as about 35V according to the LM78L05 data sheet, realistically I'd stay under 12V just for burnout concerns.

I am slowly working through it all my self, Its quite a nice project!

-- Tim Keller - KE2GKB


Re: ?BITX V5 build complete (for now)

 

$21 for an all metal enclosure is pretty good in my book. Yeah, Nextion displays cost a bit more than parallel or even I2C touch displays but they're a full computer running your UI for you. Makes programming a whole lot simpler. I'm standardizing on Nextion for all my projects going forward.


Re: Selling my UBITX v.3 #ubitx

 

Is this still for sale?
--
73
NY2CW


Re: Antuino

 

I also purchased one of the Antuino's at FDIM.? Trying to figure a few things out and satisfy a few curiosities.

I believe the USB standard is for 5v with various power draws.? What is the voltage for the barrel connector, I'm assuming 5v again, and is the pin positive or negative.

Since I haven't tried plugging anything into the barrel connector I'm not sure what the purpose of the switch is, I'm assuming it's to control the power coming in on the barrel connector.

These questions may seem obvious to everyone else, but they're not so much to me.? I'm relatively new to the amateur radio field and pretty much everything else involving the hobby.? I have looked at the schematic and it's something else I'm learning.? I did notice a power section on the schematic that has Battery1 and DC J1.? I'm assuming that's what I'm referring to when it comes to the barrel connector and USB.

If someone who has a few minutes to spare can discuss the flow of that small power section so I can get an idea of what all those components are doing which will help me gain a better understanding of circuit flow.? So far, I think I've figured out that the output voltage is 5v onto the motherboard.? I do see the switch and don't quite understand what it does, besides the obvious of switching something on and off, my assumption is the barrel connector, it defintiely doesn't have an impact on the USB power.

ANy help would be greatly appreciated,

73
Mitch, KN4ONH


Re: power on ssb or cw

 

Check PTT and it's wiring. You should at least detect the carrier even if you don't speak


Il 20/mag/2019 19:31, "danilo datres" <in3izq@...> ha scritto:
hello, have a? question... have test? my? ubitx on cw? and hear my signal on? another radio, all ok
? have? test? to? speak? on ssb ,? but not? hear? any signal... what are? the possible problem ? have? try? to set? bias?? but? i? dont look? power on meter?? with dummy load.



Re: What's a Reason for less Power Output ONLY get 4W on 80m?.., 3-4W on 40/20m, 1W on 15/12/10m #ubitx #ubitx-help

 

Curt,

I understood Fabian is already measuring output power according to your description above with his homemade Elecraft DL1 dummy load clone. I googled the schematics:

Together with the Elecraft supplied Voltage vs Power chart this looks fine for me.?

My first thought? also was?that it could? be? a power supply problem. Maybe a test with separated supplies for PA and the rest could be performed using the bench supply and the motorcycle battery. Or making use of? the oscilloscope,? monitoring power supply when keying in CW mode.

73 de Armin, DJ2AG


power on ssb or cw

 

hello, have a? question... have test? my? ubitx on cw? and hear my signal on? another radio, all ok
? have? test? to? speak? on ssb ,? but not? hear? any signal... what are? the possible problem ? have? try? to set? bias?? but? i? dont look? power on meter?? with dummy load.


Re: What's a Reason for less Power Output ONLY get 4W on 80m?.., 3-4W on 40/20m, 1W on 15/12/10m #ubitx #ubitx-help

 

OM (I don't want to call you Mr. Freak) --

I should have asked how are you measuring power?? If for example you are measuring on a 50 or 100 watt scale - I would not trust the accuracy on the extreme low part of the dial.?

We should wonder if your rig is really outputting more power than you think is being measured?? Its actually pretty hard to reduce its power by a couple dB with circuit issues!?

Do measure your Power Supply voltage while transmitting !? If it is pulled down below 13 or 12 volts, the output power will go down.? its related to the square of the bias voltage on the finals.?

I am fortunate to have a WM2 wattmeter - its not perfect, but reasonable.? Its designed for QRP.? A decent power measurement can be made with a diode detector.? W7ZOI describes this method, and I have a widget for doing it.? It works nicely.? You need a 50 ohm dummy load (I used a couple 100 ohm 2 watt resistors in parallel) followed by a silicon diode in series, and there is a shunt capacitor I can't recall the value.? Then measure the voltage here at the output with a DVM - and its as easy conversion to power.? If you email me, I could dig to find the info.?

Your lab is quite good !? Most hams use only simple test equipment, and some of it can be homebrewed.?

A ham license is a life-long learners permit.? Don't fret but enjoy the journey.? See I learned something as I did not ask you enough questions !?

This is a cool rig, owned by thousands around the world.?

73 Curt


Re: ?BITX V5 build complete (for now)

 

Expensive enclosers & Display !? Suitable for the VERY VERY REASONABLE QRPs of Om FARHAN ?

De VU2UYC Balsun from Kerala, INDIA.

On Sun, May 19, 2019 at 1:35 PM Balasubramanyan Cp via Groups.Io <bsnvu2yc73s=[email protected]> wrote:
V5 uBITX FINISHED APPEARANCE EXCELLENT

Dear? OM NOKAI

Your uBITX V 5 is excellent.? Appreciate your work.

May God bless you.

73s

De VU2UYC, Balsun from Kerala, India.

On Sun, May 12, 2019 at 3:35 AM Jeff Karpinski (N0KAI) <jeff.karpinski@...> wrote:
Thanks for the kind words!

Faceplate is indeed sign material - Rowmark LaserMax - run through my laser cutter. Knobs are all 3D printed. Case is a CircuitSpecialists instrument enclosure (


Looking for the latest firmware version for 3.5 Enhanced Nextion #ubitx #nextion

 

What is the latest? firmware version and where can I find a copy for the 3.5 Enhanced Nextion

73 Dale ZL2COM


Re: What's a Reason for less Power Output ONLY get 4W on 80m?.., 3-4W on 40/20m, 1W on 15/12/10m #ubitx #ubitx-help

 

Good morning, Curt! Thank you for helping me.
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I'm not so well trained in this area yet, I've recently upgraded my class E to class A license, but it's a real project for the first time and I'm not so experienced yet. This is really embarrassing for me and I would like to learn more, but right now I'm a little bit overwhelmed with all this.

Ok, when 8-10W output in CW was fine, i can only say the maximum ever seen was 4-5W in 80m CW on Wattmeter/Dummy Load..

The measurement of the CW power and the 45Mhz signal is such a thing, what am I supposed to do now?
Should I just do a test with a dummy load connected to the antenna socket and then measure on 80m or 40m CW and read the value with the DVM? If so, I did that.
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But the one with the 45Mhz signal surely concerns another measurement that is printed, right?
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And because of the audio oscillator I found a circuit diagram, but is a simple 2-tone generator with NE555 IC and I would build that, or should I do something else?
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If it helps I could make a video of the previous measurements and then upload it with a link, but there would be good to know what exactly you would need to see to help me. I have few kinds of instruments here that are for a beginner, 100Mhz Digital Storage Oscilloscopes, Signal Generator, RCL Meter, AC Millivoltmeter, RC Generator, Lab Power Supply, and many components to build schematics for various projects.
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Only the experience is missing.
?


Re: Antuino

 

Photo did not upload from my phone successfully, second try:
I picked up a couple of SMA-BNC jumpers at the ham fest and was playing with it yesterday afternoon - here is a photo of a PWR scan of the broadcast FM band using an HT whip as an antenna - a few strong local stations show up
73,?
Mike N2HTT


Morse Tutor BOM Error number

Jack Purdum
 

Doug pointed out that I have the wrong encoder number in the BOM for the Morse Code Tutor presented at FDIM. You definitely want the switch and the PEC11R-4020K-S0024 should do fine.

Jack, W8TEE

On Sunday, May 19, 2019, 4:38:12 PM EDT, Doug W <dougwilner@...> wrote:


Jack,
I'm going through the schematic for your morse code tutor and I think you might have the wrong encoder number in your BOM.? You call out PEC11R-4020F-N0024.? The N indicates no switch.? Did you mean to list PEC11R-4020F-S0024 which has the momentary switch?? If that is the case, it is worth noting that Arrow.com does not stock the S version but they do have PEC11R-4020K-S0024 which is the same encoder with a knurled shaft.

Doug
AC9RZ