Re: BITX40
Ashar has a nice video on troubleshooting the BitX40 receiver that might prove useful. See it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8G8XAwq38A I am wondering if there might be a bad solder connection
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Vic WA4THR
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Re: Antuino update parts kit
I am sure instead of an acid trip they got acid reflux!
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Raj vu2zap
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Re: Antuino update parts kit
we did shipt them all out almost a month ago. I don't think anyone received them. Part of the problem is that the parts are very tiny and the indian customs where confused. I guess they tried licking
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Ashhar Farhan
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Re: I am an idiot. Did I fry my v. 5 board?
#ubitx-help
#ubitx40help
No, I bought a ts-430s cheap because it was broken on transmit and it turned out the finals were shot - one of the finals transistors was a dead short - and a resistor got 13.8V 20A through it. It
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Adrian Chadd
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Re: I am an idiot. Did I fry my v. 5 board?
#ubitx-help
#ubitx40help
Intentionally? Ken, N2VIP
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Ken N2VIP
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Re: SolderSmoke Podcast 213 WE'RE BACK!
These radio podcasts are very entertaining. Click on the SolderSmoke link below and it will play in your PC or mobile. Regards, Allan Mason, JP Mobile: +61 401 324 058 [email protected]> wrote:
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Allan Mason
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Re: I am an idiot. Did I fry my v. 5 board?
#ubitx-help
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Hey, I set fire to the first radio I repaired. So... -adrian (kk6vqk) >
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Adrian Chadd
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Re: I am an idiot. Did I fry my v. 5 board?
#ubitx-help
#ubitx40help
Hi Gus, I think most people haven't had experience with this kind of purchase protection available from credit card companies.? I hope they cover it so you can start fresh on a new board! Anyway,
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Mark - N7EKU <n7eku@...>
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Antuino update parts kit
Farhan, When will the update parts kits be shipped to fix the FDIM Antuino issues? I purchased the latest version recently and am very satisfied with it but want to update the FDIM Antuino so I can
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David Wilcox K8WPE
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Re: BitX HW-16: full break-in high power ri
Good point. I guess that depends on how much you are willing to trade off in transmit power wasted in the series resistor to the diodes. However, the other T/R switches, in the various linked
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Tom, wb6b
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Re: BitX HW-16: full break-in high power ri
The spice simulation I was interested in, because it was so basic, was schematic Figure 12 and graph Figure 13. I created a schematic in Eagle and ran the simulation last night and was able to see the
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Tom, wb6b
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Re: I am an idiot. Did I fry my v. 5 board?
#ubitx-help
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I don¡¯t understand, this is exactly what I was saying. If I can claim the loss under the purchase protection provisions of the credit card on which I made the purchase, which I can (not is it
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gustav316@...
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Re: I am an idiot. Did I fry my v. 5 board?
#ubitx-help
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Gus I will join the chorus of those suggesting this is a different kind of transaction. A large portion of the kit is parts, some to ladies who wound the toroids, and others who guided automated
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Curt
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Re: BITX40
Thank you Lawrence and noted. I don¡¯t think it will resolve the issue of no signals at all which is what was troubling me the most. Regards Roger
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Roger Tuffin <roger.tuffin@...>
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Re: I am an idiot. Did I fry my v. 5 board?
#ubitx-help
#ubitx40help
Hi! I think some credit cards offer protection for things like, "Oops I dropped my phone and it broke!" type accidents, and they don't seek money from the vendor, but just cover the cost with profit
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Mark - N7EKU <n7eku@...>
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Re: I am an idiot. Did I fry my v. 5 board?
#ubitx-help
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It¡¯s totally ethical. If you understand the purchase benefit of certain credit cards, this is exactly the type of incident that purchase protection covers. It would be idiotic to not take advantage
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gustav316@...
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Re: BITX40
P.s. there are a lot of wires bunched up and crossing over the pcb As they presently are you will get a lot of RF pick up and feedback to the components and earlier stages on the pcb. They should be
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Lawrence Galea
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Re: Hum while TX
#bitx20
Evan, I am testing with a dummy. It sounds like there is a lose ground somewhere but I just can¡¯t figure out where. The issue started when finnishing the enclosure. I did test the board on arrival
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PA3GYV - Werner
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Re: Hum while TX
#bitx20
You might be getting RF back into the radio.? Does it happen into a dummy load? 73 Evan AC9TU
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Evan Hand
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Re: Hum while TX
#bitx20
Forgot to say, I check my signal with my other rig.
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PA3GYV - Werner
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