Foreign orders
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All: I just spent an hour at the post office while they processed each foreign order. Last night I spent another several hours filling out export/customs forms. Potentially, each country charges a
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Jack Purdum <econjack@...>
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Re: Signal Meter and 10m conversion for Bitx40 ?
Dennis has the AGC board done, with an S meter takeoff point. (See pix.) We're trying to combine the AGC, CW, and speech compressor boards onto one board to see how it works. Not sure how long that
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Jack Purdum <econjack@...>
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microphone
hi anybody interested in my mike. i used the kit supplied mike insert and the tube from a marker pen. fits exactly
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terry hughes
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Re: Signal Meter and 10m conversion for Bitx40 ?
The AD8310 is newer, cheaper, and slightly better, but those pins are on 0.65mm centers.
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Jerry Gaffke
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Re: Building my own ubitx - question about mixers and mixer transformers
Most any level 7 mixer should work, such as the ADE-1 or SBL-1. ?The commercial ones are designed to give a flat response up to a ghz or two, so an appropriately hand built design appropriate for the
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Jerry Gaffke
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Re: Building my own ubitx - question about mixers and mixer transformers
Dave WB0GAZ In the early days of BITX most of us built our own transceivers that loosely followed the original design by Farhan. Historical information on those builds cover most of your questions and
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Arv Evans
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D7/C130 connected incorrectly
It appears from the BITX40v3 schematic that D7 & C130 should not be connected between +12v and ground but instead across pins 8 and 9 of K1.? Just like D6 and C164 are connected across pins 8 and 9
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K7IOW
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Re: Signal Meter and 10m conversion for Bitx40 ?
Here's a very simple S-meter: ?http://bitxhacks.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-simple-s-meter-for-bitx-40-from-don.html ( http://bitxhacks.blogspot.com/2017/01/a-simple-s-meter-for-bitx-40-from-don.html ) I
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Jerry Gaffke
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Building my own ubitx - question about mixers and mixer transformers
Hello (and thanks to the moderator for approving my request to join)! I am implementing my own ubitx and have a couple of questions about the mixers and mixer transformers (which don't seem to be
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David Feldman
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Re: How to pronounce "BITX"?
I like BIT-X "bit-ex" Sent from my iPhone
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Joe Puma <kd2nfc@...>
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Signal Meter and 10m conversion for Bitx40 ?
Hello everyone, I am hoping someone can help me with 2 modifications for my BiTX40. I am looking for software and hardware advice to add a signal meter (ideally on the Raduino?1602 LCD - bottom
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Jim McKay
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BITX QSO Night, Sunday, June 4, 7pm Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere
BITX QSO Night, Sunday, June 4, 7pm Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere Join us as we make contacts from BITX40 to BITX40 on 7277 kHz in the 40 meter band! To participate, call
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KC8WBK
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Re: Raduino_v1.13 with scan function released
Yes I believe the general recommendation should be 10K instead of 47K. So that it gives sufficient drive in all cases. I will update the instructions accordingly. 73 Allard PE1NWL
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Allard PE1NWL
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Re: Raduino_v1.13 with scan function released
Some have found that they need a smaller resistor value than Allard's 47k to get 5 watts out, some have gone as low as 10k. ?That's a better solution than turning up R136. ?That variation is due to
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Jerry Gaffke
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Re: Raduino_v1.13 with scan function released
OK thanks, updated the text slighty as follows: FUNCTION BUTTON WIRING: Connect a momentary pushbutton between pin A3 (connector P1, orange wire) and ground. And the pin layout picture: PIN LAYOUT:
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Allard PE1NWL
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Re: How to pronounce "BITX"? Thanks!
Wow! I never thought there would be such a big response to my question! Thanks for all the replies, and it seems that there are plenty of quite acceptable pronunciations. B. I. T. X. seems a bit
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John <easydogxray@...>
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Re: Raduino_v1.13 with scan function released
I have meanwhile updated the code so that the display now shows the actual frequency during both TX and RX. Will be included in the next version v1.14, along with some other improvements - to be
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Allard PE1NWL
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Re: How to pronounce "BITX"?
Listen to how Ashhar Farhan pronounces BITX at: http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/vu2ese the podcast: http://traffic.libsyn.com/qsotoday/Episode_087_Ashhar_Farhan_VU2ESE_Final.mp3 "BEE EYE TEE EX" B I
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Ken KM4NFQ <km4nfq@...>
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Re: Step by step raduino software install instructions
For window 7 with 32 bit computer what are the steps to be followed. followed Soundar vu2rjw terryhugheskirkcudbright@...> wrote:
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Soundararajan Ra.
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Re: Raduino_v1.13 with scan function released
When you say BFO is on the skirt of the filter, do you mean CW will need to be turned up? And with clean CW we drive it really hard.--- How hard? Do you offer any words of advice about safely
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John Smith
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