Re: experience with Sunil VU3SUA's enclosures
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Thanks, Mark!? I just tried FB messenger.? I'll give it a few days and see if he responds.? If not, seems like PayPal complaint or credit card dispute are the only options left.
73 Mike KK7ER
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Re: Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ?
Charlie ? His name is Joe Basque, VE1BWV ? Here is a youtube link ?
? 73 Art N2AJO ?
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Subject: Re: [BITX20] Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ?? I saw a post recently (cant remember where ) of someone who is developing a tft file for a 7In nextion¡cant find it now, but the 7 in displays are becoming much cheaper and could be mounted on top of the ubitx case, similar to the PIHPSDR done by Scott, WU2O¡anyone remember who it was? ? Regards Charlie GI4FUE ? From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Art Olson via Groups.Io
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Subject: Re: [BITX20] Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ? ? Kees
I placed a photo of my 3.5 Nextion, CECs firmware 1.094. It is installed and running on a Ubitx version 3.Nextion has a list of 3d bezels for each size with downloadable stl files. I ordered a 3.5 bezel from 3d Hubs and it cost me $10. I think it looks pretty good on the face of my rig enclosure.
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Re: v4 pop-fix on a v3 board
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Looks easy enough. But, I'm wondering just how good the audio is on the V4 board with the new 3 transistor audio amp. Is it worth having ? So Few new V4 boards out there. I know of one not far from me and I'm waiting for his critic (ND6T)? If so, there is a schematic available , with a board pattern, and perhaps he sells boards. This board has the pop fix, audio amp, and a page is available, its here ?http://vu2kyz.blogspot.com/ . It also has an lm386 for use with Ians software so you have a working S meter. I remember the lm386 as a audio output amplifier of some kind, used years ago, I'll have to look it up.?
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Re: Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ?
I saw a post recently (cant remember where ) of someone who is developing a tft file for a 7In nextion¡cant find it now, but the 7 in displays are becoming much cheaper and could be mounted on top of the ubitx case, similar to the PIHPSDR done by Scott, WU2O¡anyone remember who it was? ? Regards Charlie GI4FUE ?
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Subject: Re: [BITX20] Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ? ? Kees
I placed a photo of my 3.5 Nextion, CECs firmware 1.094. It is installed and running on a Ubitx version 3.Nextion has a list of 3d bezels for each size with downloadable stl files. I ordered a 3.5 bezel from 3d Hubs and it cost me $10. I think it looks pretty good on the face of my rig enclosure.
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Re: experience with Sunil VU3SUA's enclosures
#ubitx
I don't mind waiting? I do mind the uncertainty and complete lack of communication.?
73 Mike KK7ER?
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Re: Removing insulation from fine wires
I used to use my teeth aswell until stripping wire one day broke a chunk of tooth off. Now use my thumb nail and finger
Adrian
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Re: experience with Sunil VU3SUA's enclosures
#ubitx
In my experience, he's more likely to respond on Facebook. He posts there in the uBitx groups now and then. I had ordered a case in late March and shortly thereafter he announced a couple new colors in a FB posting. I sent him a message via FB about changing to one of the newer colors and he was very willing to switch. He had inventory in the color I wanted (blue with white panels) and sent it out right away. I had several FB messages with him. You might give that a try if you're on FB.
OTOH, a friend of mine ordered a case shortly after I did and has still not received it and has had no response to several email inquiries. He is planning to file a complaint with Paypal.
As for the case itself, it's well done. You might want to remove some of the paint from various places to be sure you get good contact all around. I think some of the connectors could be higher quality and the off/on switch failed after only a few uses. I also had to adjust the position of the board so that the display would line up with opening...I elongated the four holes about 2mm to the right (looking at it from the front). Overall, it's probably worth the money, esp. if you don't want to do a lot of drilling & filing & acquisition of connectors, etc.
From some postings on FB, it looks like he's working on a version to handle the touch screen displays.
Mark AA7TA
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On 7/3/18 1:53 PM, Mike KK7ER wrote: I send that information every time I email him. But to date I have gotten zero replies.
73 Mike KK7ER
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Re: Removing insulation from fine wires
I've always used a small pen knife kept very sharp.? It takes a while but you can feel the difference between the insulation and the wire underneath.
I just hold the wire and roll it with my thumb against the blade to strip the insulation off.
The only problem comes when you get a different knife, I've nicked my thumb more than once with a new knife I wasn't used to.
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Re: Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ?
forgot to give credit to Ian (CEC Firmware) and Allen (3.5 LCD files).? Both have enabled our community to embrace new Ubitx capabilities
73
art N2AJO
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Re: Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ?
I kinda cheated... my 20x2 LCD was mounted above the Lexan, so I repurposed some of the holes and left the others there. 
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I can vouch for the size increase with C++.? When I was teaching
C and just getting my feet wet with C++, we did a direct
comparison.? The results showed a 1.5K executable for C and 80K
for C++ with the exact same code, simply renaming it .C++ instead
of .C.? It is due to the libraries being pulled in.? Speed is a
different issue since it is highly dependent on coding style.
Ron W7HD
On 07/03/2018 01:15 PM, Jack Purdum via
Groups.Io wrote:
Hi Jerry:
I've seen statements like this:
????It's always been straight C (K&R or
ANSII) if I want to code for speed or size
many times before, but I've never seen any a
priori proof of this or articles that discuss it. It
seems that it would make sense to be so, but I don't know
if that's pushed into the generated code or if it's an
increased load on the parser given the semantics of C++
versus C. Some even say that, because C++ uses templates
in the libraries, the code generator can perform more
optimizations on the code because it "knows" what you are
doing ().
I don't have an answer, but I do try to follow the
goals of C++ where it makes sense, especially
encapsulation. If anyone has a definitive answer, I'd
really like to know about it.
Jack, W8TEE
On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 3:16:24 PM EDT, Jerry Gaffke
via Groups.Io <jgaffke@...> wrote:
> I fail to see the their and there you are
pointing out.?
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What do you mean?
It's right their in this sentence:?
>>? ?"their" is possessional, "there" is
positional, required in this context.
My gripes are mostly about a good technical
discussions diverging into multiple threads.
If you do start a new thread on an old subject then
post links to both showing where the other thread can
be found.?
Those posting without any history for context
generally get ignored.
If it's not worth your while to spend 5 seconds
including context,
it's certainly not worth it for?thousands of forum
readers to go find it.
If anybody want's to pick apart my use of USAish or my
C indentation style (or lack thereof), have at it.
I'm quite capable of skipping over those posts too.
And while I'm at it, I've never seen any reason to get
comfortable with C++.
It's always been straight C (K&R or ANSII) if I
want to code for speed or size,
and for the last couple decades I've been resorting to
Python for easy coding.?
This violates my primary beef above, I do try not to
be overly pendantic.
Jerry, KE7ER
On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 09:49 am, Allen Merrell wrote:
On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 08:46 am, Dexter N
Muir wrote:
Sorry to be a pedant, but that's me
Allen: "their" is possessional, "there" is
positional, required in this context.
73
Dex, ZL2DEX
Sorry Dexter, I'm not an english major but I fail to
see the their and there you are pointing out.
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Re: Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ?
Kees
I placed a photo of my 3.5 Nextion, CECs firmware 1.094. It is installed and running on a Ubitx version 3.Nextion has a list of 3d bezels for each size with downloadable stl files. I ordered a 3.5 bezel from 3d Hubs and it cost me $10. I think it looks pretty good on the face of my rig enclosure.
Nextion bezels -
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Re: Easy, Inexpensive Cooling Fan, Excelway Case
On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 06:46 am, Gary Anderson wrote:
?I would think that during a CW transmit, that the fan should remain On, and not switch On/Off with every dit and dah.?
Oh, brother, I'd not thought of that either.? Is that how this rig works in CW mode?? Yikes.
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Re: Removing insulation from fine wires
I use my teeth.? I gave up trying to find a pair of strippers that would strip the insulation while not taking a few of a braid with it.? If it's really hard insulation, I'll score it first.
I'm sure this is not recommended.
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Re: Removing insulation from fine wires
I have an old pair of strippers I keep around for fine wires. ?They are like these:
You adjust a sliding screw to set the size so they are not as convenient for stripping ¡°regular¡± size wires but they can be adjusted for any size wire up to their maximum size.
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My wire stripper won't strip these small digital and audio wires. I used a sharp blade around the circumference of insulation but very labour intensive.
Any better ideas?
John VO1jcc.
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Re: Removing insulation from fine wires
I've used one like the picture below for years.? I think I picked it up at Harbor Freight for a few bucks with a coupon.? I had always heard it was an awful tool but figured I would give it a try.? After a little adjusting it has been by go to for small gauge wire ever since.? I think Harbor Freight is US only but you could probably find something similar at Canadian Tire or your favorite purveyor of Chinesium finery.  --
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Re: experience with Sunil VU3SUA's enclosures
#ubitx
I send that information every time I email him. But to date I have gotten zero replies.
73 Mike KK7ER?
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Who has uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ?
Who has a uBITX with Nextion display in action pictures ? Does anyone have links to the photo section of same and how they modified the enclosure, etc ? There are those who want to know and a picture is worth 1K words.
73 Kees K5BCQ
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p.s., Allen: I'm not an English major either, just a kid who listened and learned. Our school leaving qualifications were School Certificate and University Entrance. In S.C a pass in English of 50% was mandatory. I managed 70%, and that was my 'failing subject', the lowest in the subjects I took and omitted when aggregated for the final 'Pass Mark'.
73, Dex
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Dex
The BITX group includes persons for whom English is not a primary language.? It also includes
English speakers form all over the world who speak one of more of the many English dialects.
This results in deliberate or accidental use and abuse of the language.? It probably serves us best?
to allow a little flexibility in how we spell and speak any of the languages used here.?
Topic of this thread is "Nextion 3.2 Display"? and not how the language is being used, unless of
course it refers to C-language and coding for the Nextion Display operation and interface.
Arv
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On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 2:29 PM Dexter N Muir < dexy@...> wrote: A more thorough explanation, then:
"their" is possessional - it's the plural of "his/her/its"
"there" is positional - in this case the position/place is in the code and eventually on screen.
They sound the same but have vastly different meanings. This is partly American dialect and partly sub-standard education - not your fault, but your teachers in childhood and the system they operate in. It's akin to "your/you're" and even "yaw", and that dreadful "y'all". Really, don't get me started ... do 100 centers make a dollarer? and where the 'ell is the "L" in sodder and goff?
Better?
73
Dex, ZL2DEX
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Charlie Morrison
Arvo W0VRA