Re: finally finished my ubitx
Looks great Tim, I agree with you, it's a nice rig for anyone.
Joel
N6ALT
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Joel Caulkins/N6ALT
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#44671
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finally finished my ubitx
Finally found time to finish up my ubitx.
I am *impressed*.
Tuning works fine. Audio sounds fine. Calibration is dead on. BFO is
dead on. Using a 16ohm speaker the audio is plenty loud and the ws
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Tim Gorman
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#44670
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Re: Looking for Completely Functional Dual-Band 20/(17/15/10/6) Meter QRP Rig with SSB/PSK
#bitx20help
Go for Quansheng uv-r50.? Far far better than
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Sajid Rahum
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#44669
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Re: Micro BitX No Audio TDA2822?
Thanks Jerry
I did see the other fix to add LM7805 regulator plus 1 .1uF cap.? I will order 2073D if someone has tried it as well.
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Sajid Rahum
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#44668
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
The 862D+ is going for about $50-$55 right now. I have two of them and they both work great.
Vince.
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Michigan VHF Corp. http://www.nobucks.net/ http://www.CDupe.com/
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Vince Vielhaber <vev@...>
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#44667
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
I have a small butane torch (harbor freight) that comes just before the propane torch.
Vince.
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Vince Vielhaber <vev@...>
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Re: Encoder details from various suppliers
I wish they (Chinese ebay sellers) were a little easier to communicate
with. The generally send this pre-packaged reply which says " We do not
care about that detail" ! There is one, called Alice with
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Michael Shreeve
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#44665
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
Weller WTCPT Soldering Station ( http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/4478 )
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Randy
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
Me, too. I got:
It was about $70 and it's pretty nice for the money. It has an iron, but also hot air. I've only used it a few times, as I use my old iron for thru-hole stuff.
Jack, W8TEE
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Jack Purdum <jjpurdum@...>
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#44662
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help. As soon as I get back the house I will do some more research as recommended on the iron and other parts.
I am currently waiting by my mail box for DHL
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Fr Richard R <rickocr2005@...>
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#44661
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
I purchased a hot air rework / iron station for around 70$ I can do smd
work with it
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Christopher Miller
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#44660
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Re: New for pi-day, the Rasberry Pi 3 B+
True, the Atmel family is getting a little long in the tooth, but it has two HUGE advantages: There are a hundred clones which, for the most part, work well and it has a bazillion shields/sensors that
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Jack Purdum <jjpurdum@...>
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#44659
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
The LM7809 puts out 9vdc.
We don't really know what all might blow a WX, but there are reports
that some of the TDA2822 clones blow at over 7v.
So an LM7805 or LM7806 might be a better choice.
And/or
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Jerry Gaffke
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#44658
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Re: The start of CW code is broken
#ubitx
hello,
try to install kd8cec firmware.
carlos ik2yra
2018-03-15 12:34 GMT+01:00 <qrper72@...>:
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Carlos Wenzel
ik2yra@...
+39-3284684518
Skype: IK2YRA
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Carlos E. Wenzel <Ik2yra@...>
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#44657
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
Probably going against the grain here but I think a cheap ~$20 iron will
probably be an endless source of frustration for a beginner.
If you can swing it, the Hakko FX888D is a stellar product for
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R. Kuehn <rekuehn@...>
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#44656
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
Here is a nice one? $20
https://www.circuitspecialists.com/60_Watt_Soldering_Station.html
Mike
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Michael Hagen
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#44655
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Re: Soldering gun or iron
Circuit Specialties has a bunch that look good.? Should not have to pay more than $30 for a nice one, and make sure to get tiny tip.
I am still using an old Weller I got 30 years ago, the tip
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Michael Hagen
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#44654
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Re: Officially done with my uBITX!
Nicely done !
I have been thinking about getting an Adel Nibbling tool to make this sort of thing easier.
http://adelnibbler.com
Obviously the key to doing a good job, is not to be in a
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Michael VE3WMB
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#44653
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Re: UBitX Transmit Problem Fixed
Interesting that you managed to blow Q90.
Exactly how did you go about it?
From post??/g/BITX20/message/44372
? Was it plugged into an antenna?
? If so, an electrical storm, or
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Jerry Gaffke
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#44652
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Re: Encoder details from various suppliers
And don’t depend on the picture to represent whether the mounting shaft is threaded or not. Best to ask first but probably still no guarantee. Ebay guarantee seems to work if parts are not as
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K5ESS
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#44651
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