Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Hello everybody,
The upgrade kit #2 was dispatched from New Jersey on the10th of December 2022.?
Hopefully everyone should start receiving them soon.
Regards,
Thomas
No delivery, yet.? Probably still in transit but the question is: were they shipped??
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HF Signals has tried many couriers but DHL remains the most reliable (and expensive). All HF Sigs prices includes shipping with DHL. However, strangely?enough, boards sent by ordinary post to Europe frequently make it without duty while DHL always catches the customs' eye.
On Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 4:30 AM Dave Rypma - VE3HTC / VE3DTR < dave.rypma@...> wrote: Maybe tough to beat, but also tough to afford. I've ordered boards from China where the shipping is twice the cost of the boards!
On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 08:26 AM, Don--AE4DW wrote:
Let's not be too nasty to all courier companies.? I've placed 3 orders with HFSignals.? The courier company that handled them was DHL.? They should give the postal service lessons on speedy delivery - in one case, 50 hours from Hyderabad to my door in Winnipeg.? The other two weren't a lot slower.? All 3 arrived in good shape - no damage.
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird
Yes, when it comes to international shipments, shipping or receiving, they're tough to beat.
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Maybe tough to beat, but also tough to afford. I've ordered boards from China where the shipping is twice the cost of the boards!
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On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 08:26 AM, Don--AE4DW wrote:
Let's not be too nasty to all courier companies.? I've placed 3 orders with HFSignals.? The courier company that handled them was DHL.? They should give the postal service lessons on speedy delivery - in one case, 50 hours from Hyderabad to my door in Winnipeg.? The other two weren't a lot slower.? All 3 arrived in good shape - no damage.
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird
Yes, when it comes to international shipments, shipping or receiving, they're tough to beat.
?-- Dave Rypma VE3HTC / VE3DTR
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ZL1AXG who ran ubitx.net posted he had health issues then decide to pursue other interests.? Last we heard from him /g/BITX20/topic/88966867#92300 he was open to someone else taking over.? It was a good reference when Mike had time to maintain it.? --
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Doug,
Did you know here is a Wiki page thats part of the forum?
Additionally there is also information there since V3 that may save
you typing.
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One might want to explore what's here on the BITX IO before fragmenting the ecosystem further.? /g/BITX20/wiki
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Yes, there are minor changes between versions. One has to research here to catch up before breaking out the soldering iron. That's the same as any other project. Two years out of date isn't an issue - how long has HF Signals been shipping that version?
? Where are you finding a 15 pin connector on the BITX? My V6.1 and V6.2 have an 18 pin connector on the board for the Raduino to plug into. The connector for the LCD has 14 pins. As the nextion uses 4 wires and isn't plugged into the uBITX directly...
Here's results of a quick Google search. Top hit is a how-to for installing a Nextion in a V6 uBITX:
The only thing different now relative to a Nextion display is the availability of a new 'advanced' display. Best to look for posts here as a couple of folks here are using that display.
? ? Enjoy the research and learning - it's what these radios are all about!
? ? 73, Andy
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On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 12:29 AM, Doug Kaye wrote:
Thanks, Andy. So many online resources are two years out-of-date. The ubitx.net page hasn't been updated in nearly two years as far as I can tell. For example, the info for upgrading to the Nextion display refers to a 14-pin connector, but the connector on the uBitx I received has 15 pins. Likewise, the pc board layout is different enough from v5 (I think) that some add-ons for v5 don't fit properly. For example, I bought an AGC board, but when I went to install it, I noticed the main board layout is different. I want to pull together all the things that really work with the v6 kit.?
? ?...doug, K6DRK
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The uBitx v6 Resource Page is already up and running at?. HUGE thanks to?Jim Steeb, K5KKB, for most of the initial content. It's a Google Docs page, on which anyone can add comments or suggest edits and additions. Check it out!
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This is a great idea. The uBITX v6 is still a great little bare-bones rig that invites you to hack into it and make t as individual as your fingerprint.? -- '72
Aaron K5ATG
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Sorry about the email address, should have written as w4wb @ arrl.net.
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Doug,
An up-to-date resource like you propose is something sorely needed, especially for newbies.? More power to you.
Cheers,
Don
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
No delivery, yet. ?Probably still in transit but the question is: were they shipped??
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On Fri, Dec 16, 2022 at 11:23 PM Doug Kaye < doug@...> wrote: As a new user of a uBitx (v6) I'm having a hard time collecting all the right info. Firmware? AGC upgrades? Nextion displays? Mic preamps and compressors? So? many posts here and elsewhere are only good for older versions. It;'s pretty confusing out there.
So...I'm going to build a "uBitx v6 Resource Web Page" where I will link to anything/everything that is specific to the v6 kit.
If you have anything specific to the v6 version of the uBitx kit, please email them to me at doug@....
Alternatively, if there's already a web page that solves this problem, let me know. I don't need this to be my page, I just need to collate the proper info.
? ?...doug, K6DRK, doug@...
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On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 02:40 AM, Gerald Sherman wrote:
Let's not be too nasty to all courier companies.? I've placed 3 orders with HFSignals.? The courier company that handled them was DHL.? They should give the postal service lessons on speedy delivery - in one case, 50 hours from Hyderabad to my door in Winnipeg.? The other two weren't a lot slower.? All 3 arrived in good shape - no damage.
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird
Yes, when it comes to internatiional shipments, shipping or receiving, they're tough to beat.
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Let's not be too nasty to all courier companies.? I've placed 3
orders with HFSignals.? The courier company that handled them was
DHL.? They should give the postal service lessons on speedy
delivery - in one case, 50 hours from Hyderabad to my door in
Winnipeg.? The other two weren't a lot slower.? All 3 arrived in
good shape - no damage.
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird
On 2022-12-17 06:48, Max via groups.io
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If they don't crush the
package they'll figure out an alternate way of ruining the
contents.
Just last Wednesday I had a
UPS driver walk right past me sitting under my carport, only
to carry my package to my uncovered front porch, in the
pouring rain. If I hadn't been waiting and watching for the
delivery it would?have surely been ruined. I
took the delivery drivers picture and told her to never step
foot on my property again. Do these people not have a brain?
On Saturday, December 17, 2022, 12:21:54 AM CST, Tom,
wb6b <wb6b@...> wrote:
For everyone studying SDR
radio technology, here is a new algorithm just in time for
implementing holiday radios.
Tom, wb6b
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If they don't crush the package they'll figure out an alternate way of ruining the contents.
Just last Wednesday I had a UPS driver walk right past me sitting under my carport, only to carry my package to my uncovered front porch, in the pouring rain. If I hadn't been waiting and watching for the delivery it would?have surely been ruined. I took the delivery drivers picture and told her to never step foot on my property again. Do these people not have a brain?
On Saturday, December 17, 2022, 12:21:54 AM CST, Tom, wb6b <wb6b@...> wrote:
For everyone studying SDR radio technology, here is a new algorithm just in time for implementing holiday radios.  Tom, wb6b
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Thanks, Andy. So many online resources are two years out-of-date. The ubitx.net page hasn't been updated in nearly two years as far as I can tell. For example, the info for upgrading to the Nextion display refers to a 14-pin connector, but the connector on the uBitx I received has 15 pins. Likewise, the pc board layout is different enough from v5 (I think) that some add-ons for v5 don't fit properly. For example, I bought an AGC board, but when I went to install it, I noticed the main board layout is different. I want to pull together all the things that really work with the v6 kit.?
? ?...doug, K6DRK
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For everyone studying SDR radio technology, here is a new algorithm just in time for implementing holiday radios.  Tom, wb6b
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On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 10:56 AM Doug Kaye < doug@...> wrote: As a new user of a uBitx (v6) I'm having a hard time collecting all the right info. Firmware? AGC upgrades? Nextion displays? Mic preamps and compressors? So? many posts here and elsewhere are only good for older versions. It's pretty confusing out there.
So...I'm going to build a "uBitx v6 Resource Web Page" where I will link to anything/everything that is specific to the v6 kit.
If you have anything specific to the v6 version of the uBitx kit, please send them as a Reply.
Alternatively, if there's already a web page that solves this problem, let me know! I don't need this to be my page, I just need to collate the proper info.
? ?...doug, K6DRK
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Doug, ? ?The V6 is similar enough to the 5 that??will still apply. The PCB is different, I think the audio amp was tweaked, and the crystal filter shifted a slight amount to resolve some spurs (I forget - did that happen from 4-5 or 5-6?). ? ?Most of the questions/topics you listed apply through the line from V3 on, so the massive volume of 'corporate' or 'tribal' knowledge here applies directly to our V6s. ? ?Anyway...FWIW
? 73, Andy, KG5RKP/MM
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Dave Rypma - VE3HTC / VE3DTR
Aaron K5ATG
Rana