Re: sBITX
I would like to get the boards for constructing a sBITX, too.
-Paul? K9MV
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Paul k9mv
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#88930
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Re: uSDX
A Pico Pi is a big step up in capability from the current ATMEGA328.
IMHO the uSDX is more of an exploration of what can be done that any sort of product like the uBITX or QCX. Guido, PE1NNZ,
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Bob Benedict, KD8CGH
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#88929
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Re: uSDX
Hi there,
I'll buy a PCB Board, $5.00 plus whatever shipping will be..
Let me know, Paypal OK
73 Ron? W4RWU
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R. Urbaytis
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#88928
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Re: uSDX
I thought hard about current consumption. "We are no longer in Kansas". The
modern LiPo battery with 3400 mA hours is cheap. At 14.4 volt battery will
run sbitx for 5 hours. You can switch off the
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Ashhar Farhan
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#88927
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Re: uSDX
So,
Here are the figures :
1. Raspberry Pi4, with 4.3 inch waveshare screen (800 x 480 pixels, veru
readable, like a smartphone), running sbitx = 540 mA. With wsjtx, 650 mA.
2. Rpi 4, with 7 inch
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Ashhar Farhan
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#88926
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Re: uSDX
Mornin' Ken:
Yep, and I get that if you're hiking 10 miles up a vertical cliff to a place where you have to carry in your own antenna mast to get the EFHW off the ground. That's their "thing" and
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Jack, W8TEE <jjpurdum@...>
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#88925
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Re: uSDX
Jack,
You should go spend some time on the FT-817/818 mail list - they obsess down to the smallest detail for saving power, to the point where it is considered "wasteful" to use a particular antenna
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Ken N2VIP
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#88924
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Re: uSDX
I get the "green" emphasis, but part of me wonders "why" when it comes to a transceiver. Yes, I do understand SOTA, POTA, IOTA, and the other OTA's and I indeed hope to be a part of that this summer,
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Jack, W8TEE <jjpurdum@...>
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#88923
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Re: uSDX
The capabilities and included functions of an RPi PICO are so drastically reduced compared to an RPi 3 or 4 that there is almost no comparison. That said, for its original design, an RPi at the heart
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Ken N2VIP
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#88922
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Re: uSDX
There is an effort to port the code to a Pico Pi which has dual cores and much better capabilities, but is still a controller and much less power hungry than other Pi
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Bob Benedict, KD8CGH
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#88921
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Re: uSDX
Raspberry Pi power consumption figures:
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/hardware/raspberrypi/power/README.md
RPi 4 consumes about 600 ma, or about 3 watts at 5 volts
Raspberry Pi Official
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Ken N2VIP
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#88920
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Re: Hot Pot!
Hello Richard,
You are correct in the assumption that it is not needed for the Nextion display implementation, nor anything else on the ?BITX.
I would check that you have not connected the power
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Evan Hand
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#88919
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Re: Cheap Chinese Linear LPF
Arv,
Thanks so much for the links.
I've been improving my vacuum plumbing and have been able to into the high single digit micron range. May try electrically heating and evaporating titanium wire to
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Tom, wb6b
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#88918
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Re: uSDX
I too would be interested in actual performance data, most importantly the efficiency data.? Efficient portable SSB operation was the original goal of the ?SDX, gaining the Class E power efficiency
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Evan Hand
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#88917
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Hot Pot!
Hello to list:
I have a uBitx3 running CEC firmware and the Nextion 3.5 display.
I have noted that the contrast potentiometer on the Raduino gets VERY hot.
I see from the schematic that it should be
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Richard VA3NDO
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#88916
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Re: uSDX
When someone finishes the usdx build, I would like them to measure the
opposite sideband and the audio distortion. I am curious how well it works.
- f
justin.bowser@...>
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Ashhar Farhan
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#88915
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Re: uSDX
Robert,
I have the boards and have completed one and it works nicely!? If you still want one, or two let me know.? I have not hooked up a mic and transmitted yet but the receiver works great.?
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Justin Bowser - KI5GKD
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#88914
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Re: sBITX
Actually, it looks like Mouser beat me to it. They
now have a system where you can upload a spreadsheet...
- Jerry
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[email protected] <jerry@...>
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#88913
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Re: Measuring Frequency
WWV audio tones are at known audio frequencies.
Multiple applications can very accurately measure the audio frequencies,
such as freely available FLDGI
Tune in WWV and adjust the dial until the audio
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Gordon Gibby KX4Z
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#88912
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Re: sBITX
One catch is that the economies of scale of buying SMD parts can be huge.
It's sometimes cheaper to buy 10 parts than to buy 2, and sometimes cheaper
to buy 100 parts than to buy 20. The unit price
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Shirley Dulcey KE1L
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#88911
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