Re: sBitx, customs and management fees
As I understand it is for the UK calculated at VAT on cost and postage plus and admin fee for the courier company.The admin fee is to cover collection of and passing to hmrc with appropriate
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Ian Reeve <ian.radioworkshop@...>
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#94447
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Re: sBitx, customs and management fees
I got my sbitx today, additional 95 euro for Irish customs. Welcome to the EU.
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Peter McCracken EI3JCB
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Re: Farhan's Analog Again The Daylight Radio
I have been getting 3D prints from my local library.? They have a much better 3D printer than I have and charge by the ounce. Ben
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brgate111@...
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Re: sBitx, customs and management fees
Ouch! As a US Ham I'm curious how the €53 VAT is calculated, since the stated value is, what, about €250-300? Sadly, the €43 for "customs management" is likely a fixed paperwork fee no matter
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Ken N2VIP
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Re: Turn off WiFi on your sBitx
I am beginning to think that the wifi signal is injected into another place than the lm380. I have built an external board with a lm380 and the noise was there. I have tried placing a grounded screen
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Niels Jalling
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#94443
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Re: Sbitx group
A large groups.io group can get expensive (in ham radio terms), ranging from free (up to 100 users), to $20/month (up to 500 users), to $200/month (up to 1,000 users): /static/pricing
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Ken N2VIP
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Re: The sBitx Release on www.vu2ese.com
Yep, when I try to execute using ./sbitx, I can see it's there but is crashing without the chips. Thanks! -- Stephen, KO4CVU
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Stephen KO4CVU
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#94441
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SolderSmoke Podcast #239
I thought you all would be interested.? Lots of discussion of Farhan's SDR and HDR rigs.? ?Hammarlunds.? Pete's Wireless Set.? My DX-100.? 40 meter AM.?? Here it is:?
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Bill Meara
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Re: Sbitx group
I agree - add a new group 73 Lou KI5FTY
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Lou KI5FTY
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Re: Sbitx group
Love this idea!!! Flip side is alot of us will still be checking in on both Forums anyhow
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Jim K5KKB Steeb
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Sbitx group
Good morning, I was absent from the forum during my vacation. The number of topics on the Sbitx is impressive. For an easier reading for those who are still at the Ubitx, wouldn¡¯t it be better to
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Gerard
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Re: sBitx antenna-first warning
Bob, That's the plan for the weekend. A stockton bridge that is continously read by sbitx. If the swr is too high, it will reduce the power protecting the PA.
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Ashhar Farhan
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#94436
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Re: sBitx antenna-first warning
Gordon's comments brings me full circle here. For tuning, reducing drive to limit power should be useful. A "tune" button that lowers power temporarily for tuning, like that in every commercial rig I
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Bob Benedict, KD8CGH
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Re: Turn off WiFi on your sBitx
Have we made any progress on this noise?? I received my sBitx yesterday, and with the wifi enabled, its unusable due to the transient noises.? As mentioned earlier, adjusting the volume doesn't
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scttmtclf@...
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Re: sBitx antenna-first warning
Oh! I made a judgement with insufficient information. My wife says I do that often with her¡.. but she¡¯s been saying the same things for 50 years and I pretty much know where she is going. Someone
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David Wilcox K8WPE
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Re: sBitx antenna-first warning
I'd like to clarify : I have recommended a resistive swr bridge, not just three 470 ohms resistors. You will actually need 30 of them. Paralleling ten will produce a combined resistance of 47 ohms.
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Ashhar Farhan
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sBitx, customs and management fees
Hello, I just received my sBitx, Basic Kit. It has been accompanied by an additional payment of €53 VAT for the Treasury and €43 for DHL for customs management. So the radio has been a little more
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ramonlh@...
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Re: sBitx antenna-first warning
Hi David, Thanks for the notes. ?I own and have used a 50 ohm dummy load for years. ?I was referring to Ashhar¡¯s comment that the three parallel 470¡¯s are to be connected to a SWR bridge. ?I
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Scott KE8KYP
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Re: Ubitx ver 3 ssb transmit question
On receive I am seeing 160 ma minimum.? When I key the mike I can't get 100 ma with any adjustment on the two pots RV2 and RV3. It is 160 ma and above. I am seeing 630 ma on CW key down and 440 ma on
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Tech Guy
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Re: The sBitx Release on www.vu2ese.com
Steve, The sbitx software requires the presence of si5351 and wm8731 chips. It will crash without them. This is why the program is crashing. Try running it from command line. You will have to cd
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Ashhar Farhan
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