Re: How to ruggedize the sBitx V3
On my SECOND sBitx (which I bought used, once again) here are the items I
plan to do (I prefer the V2 model, just because it offers me a bit more
"headroom" for digital etc on the lower bands -- I
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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#116019
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Re: Error starting sBitx v4.3 64 bits
Thanks Ashhar,
so there is no solution if sBix DE is used?
Ramón
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ramonlh@...
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#116018
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Re: How to ruggedize the sBitx V3
This radio is ground-breaking in that it is NOT a $1200 Icom and Yaesu and
yet it has many of their features, and sometimes does things far more
expensive radios cannot. Instead of using $15 final
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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#116017
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Re: How to ruggedize the sBitx V3
Hi Gyula,
I remember reading about a failed DE output transformer. The stacked toroids cracked due to heat, leading to the V2 and V3
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Evan Hand
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#116016
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Re: zBitx - Progress Update
Lev,
Neváhejte pou?ít P?eklada? Google, proto?e jazyk pou?ívan? na fóru je angli?tina. U?ivatelé nebudou kv?li va?emu rozmaru hledat p?ekladatele, ale va?i zprávu budou
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HA3HZ
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#116015
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Re: How to ruggedize the sBitx V3
Bravo Delta,
I've read almost every message since the summer of 2022, but I don't remember a melted transformer. Could you give me a link to what I missed.
If you read my post today about v2, then I
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HA3HZ
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#116014
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Re: sBitx v3 stopped producing RF output after long FT8 operation
#power
#rf
#sBITX_v3
Delighted that you found the problem. Interesting that both drains showed an AC voltage even though one device was effectively shorted. That is surprising to me.
Wish you the best
Gordon kx4z
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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#116013
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Re: sBitx v3 stopped producing RF output after long FT8 operation
#power
#rf
#sBITX_v3
Wojtek,
Buy 10 pieces so that you can choose the two with almost the same opening voltage.
They may be the same in shipping, but there is still a difference between them.
You can install them without
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HA3HZ
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#116012
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Re: sBitx v3 stopped producing RF output after long FT8 operation
#power
#rf
#sBITX_v3
I would wait on the insulators myself... They help tremendously to be honest.
David - WK4DS
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WK4DS
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#116011
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Re: Error starting sBitx v4.3 64 bits
The tft display uses spi interface that uses the same gpio pins as the
audio codec
[email protected]> wrote:
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Ashhar Farhan
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#116010
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Re: Error starting sBitx v4.3 64 bits
Thanks JJ,
the output to "aplay -l" is:
pi@sbitx:~/sbitx $ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: vc4hdmi0 [vc4-hdmi-0], device 0: MAI PCM i2s-hifi-0 [MAI PCM
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ramonlh@...
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#116009
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Re: How to ruggedize the sBitx V3
Couple of questions:
Is it because people are experimenting more with sBITX that we are seeing
more failures?
Does it have automatic output reduction in case of High SWR as in case of
regular
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Jon
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#116008
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How to ruggedize the sBitx V3
Hi there, I've been seeing posts about burnt finals, melted transformers, etc.
Is there a way to "invest" into parts for the sBitx V3 to make it more resilient. I would not mind to
buy beefier
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Bravo Delta
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#116007
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Re: zBitx - Progress Update
?Je to dobrá zpráva pro v?echny ?ekající. Není pot?eba kolektiv HF Signals
nutit ke spěchu. Dělají, co mohou aby v?e bylo v po?ádku a osazení desek,
kompletace a testování se nedají
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Lev
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#116006
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Re: sBitx v3 stopped producing RF output after long FT8 operation
#power
#rf
#sBITX_v3
I have finally disassembled my sBitx fully and removed final MOSFETs.? I have to cut the away to not damage the PCB. One of the was still alive (so I'll probably use it for prototyping):
But the
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WZab - SP5DAA
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#116005
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Re: Looking for the V2 Hardware Upgrade Info
No documentation was sent about any changes to the v2.
What happened was that the devices sent in April 2023 did not come with any information sheet, so on May 3rd, several messages came, which can be
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HA3HZ
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#116002
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Re: sBitx v3 stopped producing RF output after long FT8 operation
#power
#rf
#sBITX_v3
Hello Evan,
I tried that yesterday, and found that the resistance remains below 1 k.
Another fact was that the DC voltage on gates with power, at minimal drive
and PTT on didn't change as
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WZab - SP5DAA
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#116001
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Re: sBitx v3 stopped producing RF output after long FT8 operation
#power
#rf
#sBITX_v3
Wojtek,
I suggest verifying that adjusting the PABias1 pot does change the voltage on the MOSFETs' gates.? As Gordon stated, you need to be careful when making this adjustment.? It is very easy to
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Evan Hand
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#116000
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Re: zBitx - Progress Update
Either port will power it up.?? Data only on the inside port. Dom
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/*On 2/28/2025 5:10 PM, David T-- VE3TOS via groups.io wrote:
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Don Lewis
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#115999
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Re: sBitx v3 stopped producing RF output after long FT8 operation
#power
#rf
#sBITX_v3
The strange thing is that performing the bias regulation (as described on the website) I couldn't get the increase by 200 mA in the whole range of regulation.
May the transistors be partially
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WZab - SP5DAA
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#115998
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