Re: Not Arived yet
Give it some time.? I ordered on the 9th too.? About 30mins ago I got the paypal email with the tracking number showing it is out for delivery today.
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Doug W
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#35897
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Re: BITX40 - frequency spectrum - Raduino irradiation - intermodulation products -
#bitx40help
@N8DAH: partial success: the harmonics are now < 55dBm - unfortunately the IRFs are still there. When i reduce VFO-Driver current with a resistor (2,5k) the IRFs will disappear - but also the
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Frank DC8FG
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#35896
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Re: It's alive!
Oh, I'm not. I already subscribe to QST, CQ, QEX, RADCOM, MAKE, Nuts & Volts and that's just the Electronics oriented ones. jjpurdum@...> wrote:
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August Johnson <augjohnson@...>
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#35895
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?BITX as a Tool for Recruiting New Hams
I changed the topic to narrow the focus. You're right, Joe, the social media sites have a lock on young people. My club gives the FCC exams every month (except Dec.) for free and we always have people
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Jack Purdum <jjpurdum@...>
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#35894
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Re: Rugged Case Options?
#ubitx
I did just stumble onto this, which is better.? Maybe a bit deeper than I'd like, but not bad.? The price is certainly better.? I'll have to measure to see if the board would interfere, or if the
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Kent Vanderploeg
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#35893
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Re: Rugged Case Options?
#ubitx
Yeah, I've looked at Hammond's cases, and there is nothing in their extruded lines that is tall enough (or if it is tall enough, it's not wide enough).? The die cast enclosure are strong enough, but
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Kent Vanderploeg
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#35892
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Re: Rugged Case Options?
#ubitx
For that price, I'd check out something from Hammond on Digikey:
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David Arthur
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#35891
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Re: It's alive!
I¡¯m not young (47) but I work in the music industry directing music videos and work with young people and have to engage with them on social media. The best platforms I find getting to the youth is
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Joe Puma <kd2nfc@...>
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#35890
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Rugged Case Options?
#ubitx
My uBitx showed up yesterday, so I'm hoping to get it tested out on the bench this weekend.? My goal is to make a rugged version out of this, preferably in a die cast or extruded case.? I like the
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Kent Vanderploeg
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#35889
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Re: It's alive!
I wouldn't throw them under the bus yet. I know Richard is working his butt off and, if anything, we need more of us to subscribe to the magazine. More ham radio magazines is a good thing and CQ
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Jack Purdum <jjpurdum@...>
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#35888
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Re: Decals, Water Slide?
You can get the clear water slide material at most hobby shops and it works great.? I have used a inkjet and coat them with a bit of thinned varnish. It's also on Amazon (
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RYERSON@...
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#35887
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Re: It's alive!
Hi Greg: Anyone who read my March, 2016, QST article knows how ardent I am about getting young (< 21) people into our hobby. I think my foray into the QRP arena was because I saw it as a way to get
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Jack Purdum <jjpurdum@...>
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#35886
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Re: uBitx schematic
Thanks.? I got tangled up in the web site change. Best wishes Rye K9LCJ since 1954
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RYERSON@...
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#35885
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Re: It's alive!
Jack, Great ideas! I am new to the BITX2 talk group. The popularity of this UBITX rig is unbelievable. CORRECTION believable. Following this group is very interesting. I'm in hopes that a video will
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Rick Leitz <rleitzandrbi@...>
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#35884
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Re: Looking forward to a build
Yeah, I am really surprised by the amount of thinking that I've put into an antenna.? It hurt to spend $20 on ferrites for a balun for the dipole (now morphing into OCFD an account of the pending
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Arvo W0VRA
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#35883
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Re: uBITX order enquiry
Mines coming by snail mail, been inserted into a bag at Mumbai Air ? Same route as my Bitx40. Phil - G7BZD
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philip yates <phil@...>
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#35882
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Re: Not Arived yet
I should have added: I paid for the trackable shipping as well. Joe
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joe kallo <quietglow@...>
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#35881
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Re: It's alive!
CQ is having MAJOR problems. I haven't even received my NOVEMBER issue yet, even with repeated promises from them. August KG7BZ jjpurdum@...> wrote:
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August Johnson <augjohnson@...>
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#35880
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Re: BITX40 - frequency spectrum - Raduino irradiation - intermodulation products -
#bitx40help
We`ll see about that ;-)
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Frank DC8FG
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#35879
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Re: It's alive!
QST surely is lagging. After ordering my uBitx, I was reading Jan 2018 QST , where they had a short article about the Bitx40. They have become irrelevant. Jack, post your article on blogs. Forget
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Gregory Schippers <kc8hxo2@...>
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#35878
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