Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
Dave,
A man with two watches dies not understand measurement theory. The one watch guy has error too..the two watch guy measures it partly¡
Vince and I have discussed this..
Frank
K4FMH
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Frank K4FMH
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
Looks like there can be some compression above -1dBm. The overall
linearity is spec'd at +/- 2dB if you avoid this "gotcha"
https://www.tinysa.org/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.Specification
Back down the
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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#117452
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Re: Homebrew satellite control system that can run on sBitx
Well RATS!!? ?I knew the itty bitty geared DC motors I was using were pretty small. *Apparently I stripped a portion of a gear this afternoon.* It works find down to about 25 degrees and won't go
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
Thank you Evan. Can it lower the carrier peak and cause false increase of the spurs (vs the carrier)?
I'd be glad to find my measurements incorrect.
73,
Wojtek SP5DAA
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WZab - SP5DAA
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Re: Fixed: cw latency and wsjtx/flidigi sidetone
Jody, others aren't reporting quite the same thing. You are pointing to
a delay in the T/R circuitry, and indeed there was one in the sBitx, as
well as a sampling issue throughout. However, it
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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Re: Fixed: cw latency and wsjtx/flidigi sidetone
*RE;? Why do some people have a problem with the zBITX CW Mode and others do not?*
I tested with a Straight Key.? ?I can offer the following observations and opinions:
- Send Fast (20-25 WPM) and
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Jody - K3JZD
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AmateurRadioKits AGC Connection to uBitx v6
I am not getting good results with the AGC supplied by AmateruRarioKits.? I am unsure if it is a bad board (it does not have the multi-turn potentiometers shown in the documentation) or if it is the
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Evan Hand
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
Wojtek,
From the TinySA Ultra wiki:
* For best measurements keep input power below -25dBm
I always ensure that the peak displayed is below -25dBm.? With either my Basic or Ultra, I get different
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Evan Hand
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
So one hypothesis is that HFSignals got a bad batch of ms5351's, where some of them perform below spec in terms of clock crosstalk. ?But some (Ashhar's) are Ok.
If this turns out to be the situation,
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Ron, N6YWU
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
A man with a watch knows what time it is, a man with two watches is never sure...
@VE6LK @HRWB
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Regards,
Dave, N1AI
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Dave, N1AI
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
I have tested my zBitx in CW mode with DRIVE=100 with 50 Ohm 40 dB attenuator and tinySA, on all bands.
Sorry, I took the pictures with a mobile, so the quality is poor.
Below are the results.
10
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WZab - SP5DAA
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
Oddly enough, I don't show this using the zBitx on 40m with the tinySA Ultra, same span. This is the first good thing I'm able to report about this radio.
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John AE5X
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Re: zBitx touchsreen issue
Sam, Wolfgang,
I would lift off the front panel (un-snugging the four screws might be enough) to see if it relieves pressure on the screen itself and try again. When I tried with mine it sat forever
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Vince d'Eon VE6LK/AI7LK
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
So what is different about Ashhar¡¯s unit, since he¡¯s not seeing it? Different manufacturer of the chip? Different bypassing? Different loading?
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
If intermodulation is between the 40 MHz clock and transmit clock, a quick test might be to turn off Si5351 clk1 during transmit (re-insert 40 MHz farther down the signal chain from an external clock
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Ron, N6YWU
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
I did some additional measurements and I am now pretty sure, that the *root cause for the spurs is intermodulation between the 40MHz IF signal @ CLK1 and harmonics of the transmit oscillator signal
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Joerg DB2OO
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
I have yet measured the output voltage (after the 40 dB attenuator). Below
are the results.
Indeed, one can see a 2 MHz amplitude modulation.
That's not an aliasing artifact. Below there is a
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WZab - SP5DAA
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Re: zBitx touchsreen issue
The calibration screen does come up - for less than 2 seconds.
Not enough time to calibrate.
What next?
Thanks,
AC4OW, Sam Hanie
samhanie@...
[email protected]> wrote:
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Sam Hanie
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
I don't know where R70 is on the PCB, or how accessible it might be.
Can Ashhar have someone back at the factory swap out R70 with a clock buffer and see if that reduces spurs?
- Ron
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Ron, N6YWU
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Re: zBitx +-2 MHz transmit spurs? --> SHOWSTOPPER for transmitting
Frank,
my measurement setup has been described already in my FIRST posting on this topic:
" Measurement with a TinySA Ultra connected via 50dB (20dB + 30dB) attenuators.
Adding another 30dB of
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Joerg DB2OO
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