Re: BITX QSO Night, Sunday, November 26, 7pm Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere
Me thanks too, I will be on 7277 a little later. I have a 6 pm net to call on local repeater. WiresX c4fm running analog, #40780 room number. Ed W0OIC, Gracias a todo
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ekelley
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#34867
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Re: BITX QSO Night, Sunday, November 26, 7pm Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere
I don't know if this isyour problem,but the critical frquency (which is the easily measurable part of the ionosphere: the highest frequency a radio- ionosonde station can send upwards (vertically) and
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Gordon Gibby <ggibby@...>
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#34866
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Re: BITX QSO Night, Sunday, November 26, 7pm Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere
thanks for the research Willy. I just had 4 great QSO's with guys in PA, MD, WI and KY on 7.277. Started at 2148 Z to now at 2300 and conditions generally got worse and worse. The last QSO with PA was
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Tom VE3THR
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#34865
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Re: BITX40
No, he's still running the stock software (v1.01) - the basic sketch doesn't support the Function Button yet. For some reason his raduino enters the calibration mode at power on. This normally only
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Allard PE1NWL
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#34864
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Re: Is my BitX output stable?
The "MG" in the Pixie schematic is apparently a reference to "MG Electronics": ? ?http://datasheet.octopart.com/SBT-1612-Jameco-Valuepro-datasheet-7268353.pdf And it's magnetic not piezoelectric,
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Jerry Gaffke
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#34863
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Re: Is my BitX output stable?
Thanks Willy, I got it!? de Karl, KO8S
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Karl Schwab <ktschwab@...>
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#34862
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Re: BITX QSO Night, Sunday, November 26, 7pm Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere
I have been looking at http://www.voacap.com/p2p/index2.html and the results are very much what I have been experiencing on QSO night. It is also a very good predictor of what other times might
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Willy
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#34861
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Re: Allard's Modifications
Hi Jack, Allard's software with instructions is located at: https://github.com/amunters/bitx40 Hope this helps. Marco - KG5PRT jjpurdum@...> wrote:
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M Garza <mgarza896@...>
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#34860
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Allard's Modifications
All: I've been out of the country for over a month without internet and have two questions: 1. What/where is the latest release of Allard's Raduino code? 2. I think I remember that someone was going
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Jack Purdum <jjpurdum@...>
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#34859
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Re: Is my BitX output stable?
Hi Karl, "MG" is a buzzer which can be disabled by by pulling a shorting tab. It produces a pretty disturbing tone. 73 Willy ktschwab@...> wrote:
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Willy
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#34858
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Re: Is my BitX output stable?
You could feed Allard's sidetone square wave into the clicky type transducer from Adafruit. Or you could feed Allard's 5v DC signal that goes over to the 10k resistor into the modulator as a source to
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Jerry Gaffke
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#34857
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Re: Is my BitX output stable?
The Pixie sidetone is generated by some sort of piezoelectric buzzer/sounder, rated to sound off when given 9v to 12v.? These generate a steady tone of maybe 2khz or worse when fed a DC voltage.
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Jerry Gaffke
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#34856
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Re: Is my BitX output stable?
Regarding the need for something to monitor transmissions from the Bitx40v3 during testing, the SoftRock Lite II Combined Receiver Kit at $21 might be the best bang for the buck, assuming you already
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Jerry Gaffke
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#34855
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Re: Is my BitX output stable?
A question on the Pixie; what is the "MG" component that is being used for side tone?? Thanks, 73, Karl, KO8S
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Karl Schwab <ktschwab@...>
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#34854
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Re: BITX40
Make sure the Function switch is working. Fun switch should be open until pressed. I had one cheap surplus switch failed ... goofy problem for awhile :) Installed a new PB switch fixed problem. Hope
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Larry Smith
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#34853
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Re: BITX40
Hi Allard no, the red one is not at the ground and the only thing happening is that the rig is not mouving from discriebed pos. 2 ! 73 Gert
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Gert Krause
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#34852
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Re: BITX40
Hi Gert, it seems your Raduino is going into calibration mode. This normally only happens when pin A2 (red wire) is connected to ground. Make sure that your pin A2 is not accidentally connected to
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Allard PE1NWL
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#34851
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Re: BITX QSO Night, Sunday, November 26, 7pm Local Time, 7277 kHz in North America, 7177 kHz elsewhere
Just a reminder! See you all tonight, I hope! -- John - WA2FZW
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John P <j.m.price@...>
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#34850
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BITX40
Hi, I"m pretty new around and about a beginner My new BITX worked for a few days correcty but now does not like me any more Turning on the display says 1. Raduino v1.01 ??? Calibrating.... 2.
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Gert Krause
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#34849
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Re: Is my BitX output stable?
Hi Jerry, The link you mention, http://w1sye.org/wp-content/ uploads/2017/01/NCRC_PixieOperation.pdf, is our club web site and documents our first club build. We built 30 or so Pixies and exposed many
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Willy
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