Re: Sbitx group
The groups.I'm bitx20 group has over 7,000 members, and the group currently covers several different HFSIGNALS products/designs. If a second groups.io were created I'd join it (I have an sBitx on
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Ken N2VIP
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Re: Initial Testing
#sBitx
I was wondering what the earlier mail about chown root:root would do! I think that we can read the ui layout from another text file, lets say called layout.ini. Each section of the file layouts out
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Ashhar Farhan
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Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB
#sBitx
Here it is: vfo_a_freq=7065000 vfo_b_freq=7065000 callsign=KD8CGH grid=EN91he cw_delay=1000 data_delay=700 cw_input_method=0 current_macro= sidetone=25 contest_serial=0 sent_exchange= r1:freq=7065000
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Bob Benedict, KD8CGH
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Re: Initial Testing
#sBitx
Well, I screwed that up. :-D I meant: chown pi:pi /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini
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Anthony Good <anthony.good@...>
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#94548
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Re: Initial Testing
#sBitx
Hi Ashhar, I figured out the user_settings.ini file issue; the file was owned by root. Thanks! For future reference for others, do a: chown root:root /home/pi/sbitx/data/user_settings.ini Unrelated
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Anthony Good <anthony.good@...>
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Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB
#sBitx
Bob, I should have mentioned that the fullkit needs no adjustments at all. I will update the assemy manual presently. Let me check your user_settings.ini. - f
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Ashhar Farhan
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Re: Adding I2C Encoders
#sBitx
Peter, The I2C took away months of my life. It turned out that wm8731 is very finicky with I2C. So, I left the original I2C with the WM8731 (the audio codec) and instead, but banged a second line to
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Ashhar Farhan
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Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB
#sBitx
Yes -? read and followed the assembly manual. Set both POTs full counterclockwise and RV2 midway. With the DRIVE_BIAS POT all the way counterclockwise the current increase was .210 mA, so I left it
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Bob Benedict, KD8CGH
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Re: Sbitx group
If cost is a concern, reliable mailing lists can be had for $3.40/month for 1000 users from mailmanlists.net.? I've used them for years and found them very reliable and responsive.? Doesn't have all
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Bill
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Re: #sbitx audio control on tap
#sBitx
Oh, silly me, you are talking about driving a pin from the RPI when TX is active (I think).? Right?
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Scott KE8KYP
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Re: sBitx antenna-first warning
As a weekend hacker, there is no way to describe all the ways I've threatened my uBITX finals.? There seems to be as many boneheaded missteps on the normally short road to an antenna as there are
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Don - KM4UDX
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Adding I2C Encoders
#sBitx
I plan to tap into the SDA/SCL connection on the digital board in order to wire up 2 x Duppa i2c encoders, I assume this shouldn't cause any issues for the codec or the 5351 ? I also noted you seem to
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Peter McCracken EI3JCB
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Re: #sbitx audio control on tap
#sBitx
As soon as I pressed Reply to Group, I realized that I should have stated I like the screen saver and didn¡¯t want to turn it off. ?Sorry. The encoder, eh? ?I am not sure what you mean. ?Can you
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Scott KE8KYP
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Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB
#sBitx
Hmm.. there is no modulation at all. The bias seems to be right. Have you reset the bias from it's shipped settings?
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Ashhar Farhan
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Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB
#sBitx
Thanks for the reply. WATTS is set at 10 (10 watt dummy load limit). Receive draw is 1.2 A.? PTT with no voice is 1.6 A, current draw goes up and RF power detected when speaking into mic. CW and
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Bob Benedict, KD8CGH
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Re: #sbitx audio control on tap
#sBitx
You could turn off the screen saver if you wish. The ULN2003 doesnt have any spare lines. There are two spare lines on the encoder, though. They can use used. - f
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Ashhar Farhan
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Re: #sbitx audio control on tap
#sBitx
Nice job on the Tap addition. ?After I understood how to deal with the user_settings deal (novice Linux programming skills), it was nice to get that feature working. One of my intended operational
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Scott KE8KYP
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Re: No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB
#sBitx
Check the WATT setting. How much is the currenr draw on rx and how much on the tx?
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Ashhar Farhan
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No RF power CW, digital but OK SSB
#sBitx
I adjusted the drives as described in the doc. With the sBitx connected to a dummy load/SWR/power meter I see RF power output in SSB modes when I press PTT and speak. In CW, FT8 and PSK I can hear a
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Bob Benedict, KD8CGH
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Re: DAYLIGHT RADIO
Hello Allan and Ashhar,Yeah, I look forward to seeing others building the Daylight Again radio.?? I am still on the fence, but waiting to see others' experiences building the radio. I want to home
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Daniel KK4MRN <SQLDan2000@...>
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