Next sBITX batch - New uBITX builder
Good Morning and Merry Christmas,
I was just curious as to a general time frame of the next batch of
sBITX kits being available for ordering? Reading more about it as I
have time as well as reading up on the uBITX.
I just ordered my uBITX kit with the screen option, a little over a
week ago (December 15) and am awaiting its arrival, so I can begin
construction. I have my own enclosure and knobs. I ordered from
Amazon and got an QRP automatic antenna tuner kit to assemble to go
with the uBITX. I just got it yesterday. I am also considering a 50W
amplifier to go with it later.
Building and experimenting is what got me into amateur radio in 1989,
with emergency communications being a close second main interest. I
just do not get to build as much as I would like. I may have dumb
questions, but I have heard that the only dumb questions, are the
one's that are not asked
73 de Darrell KT4WX
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Darrell Davis KT4WX
Assistant Section Manager - Technology
Technical Coordinator
ARRL West Central Florida Section
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Has anyone developed a mod in hardware and/or software for a tune button other than the clumsy VW mode option? If so, I cannot find it. Also, a way to limit power output to 3-5 watts would be nice.
David, W8US
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
I haven't received mine - #64 in Winnipeg.
Gerry Sherman
Sent by the Linux Thunderbird
On 2022-12-24 18:06, Scott KE8KYP
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Hi All,
Merry Christmas!? I hope everyone is out of the snow storm in the
US.
Quick question: Has anyone received their upgrade kit?? I ask
because Thomas stated that kits were sent out on 10 Dec.? It might
be normal Christmas time delays but I've not received one and I
was curious if anyone has.
Thanks, Scott
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Re: Best Source for 5vdc on uBitx v6
#ubitxv6
I added a 5 inch Nextion screen as well as a second Nano, AGC and the Funtronics board. The 7805 was getting very hot so I added another 7805 with its own heat sink. For me that was the simplest solution.
Jack
N6LN
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Hi Lou,
I too share your concern but I can think of numerous reasons for last minute impacts to a shipping schedule that may not have been communicated to Thomas, etc.? My guess is the kits did not make it out the door on the 10th, a Saturday, and actually got into the system on the 13th or 14th.? That puts them right in the middle of peak the Christmas demand.? Not knowing who the carrier is, I can only guess that it was USPS, thus the delay.
In my previous life, I often arranged for "emergency" and "critical need" material.? Even in those overnight or dedicated courier shipments, things happen.? I was just curious if anyone waiting (like me), had received their kits, not to blame anyone but to simply get a sense of timing.? I know these things are dynamic and often, out of the shipper's control.
I will drop a note when I receive my kit in Florida.? I hope others will do the same.
Cheers, Scott?
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
First I am very grateful?for how Ashaar and Thomas have supported this effort going above and beyond and not asking a penny for the upgrades, thank you.? But I do not understand the delay.? I have received many christmas?cards and packages from NJ in the last week and from the postmark none of them took more than a week to get here in TX.? I don't understand the delay.
Hi All,
Merry Christmas!? I hope everyone is out of the snow storm in the US.
Quick question: Has anyone received their upgrade kit?? I ask because Thomas stated that kits were sent out on 10 Dec.? It might be normal Christmas time delays but I've not received one and I was curious if anyone has.
Thanks, Scott
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Re: #sbitx upgrade kit 2 is on the way
#sBitx
Hi All,
Merry Christmas!? I hope everyone is out of the snow storm in the US.
Quick question: Has anyone received their upgrade kit?? I ask because Thomas stated that kits were sent out on 10 Dec.? It might be normal Christmas time delays but I've not received one and I was curious if anyone has.
Thanks, Scott
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Re: Best Source for 5vdc on uBitx v6
#ubitxv6
Hello Doug,
I have done the mods that you are looking at on a V6 with a 2.8" Nextion display.? The stock 5volt regulator was used, taking the 5 volts for the S-Meter amp off the encoder pin connector on the Raduino board.? I would not recommend the Raduino regulator as the source to power another Nano if you are looking at that solution from KD8CEC or going to a larger screen.? For either case, I would add a second 5-volt regulator mounted to the case to dissipate the extra heat.
An alternative might be a switching regulator for all of the 5-volt power mounted in place of the 7805, the stock regulator.? That solution is being used on the sBitx, so I would assume that RF noise is not an issue.
Have fun with the mods!
73
Evan
AC9TU
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On Fri, Dec 23, 2022 at 11:32 PM, Evan Hand wrote:
Ratnabh,
It might be RF feedback.? This happened to me with my first uBotx.? The solution was grounding, A common mode choke on the line to the uBitx from the off-center fed dipole to the shack, and some snap-on ferrites on the mic and power cables to the uBitx.
Just a suggestion.
73
Evan
AC9TU
It should have been "first uBitx," not "first uBotx"
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Ratnabh,
It might be RF feedback.? This happened to me with my first uBotx.? The solution was grounding, A common mode choke on the line to the uBitx from the off-center fed dipole to the shack, and some snap-on ferrites on the mic and power cables to the uBitx.
Just a suggestion.
73
Evan
AC9TU
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Best Source for 5vdc on uBitx v6
#ubitxv6
I'm working on a few uBitx v6 mods (AGC, S-meter, Nextion, etc.) Most need a source of 5vdc. Some folks are taking 5vdc from the Arduino Nano since I don't think there's any 5vdc on the main board. Does anyone know how much current one can sink from the Nano? Is there a better solution? (I could add a 12-5v converter.)
? ?...doug, K6DRK
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Sir, Rx is comfortable Tx is distorted I have changed microphone . but this is not solved the problem. VU3EEX Ratnabh Prasad
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Re: A 3d-printer designed test bed for the uBITX
Pretty neat -- '72
Aaron K5ATG
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A 3d-printer designed test bed for the uBITX
As I port KD8CEC to Raspberry Pi Pico, Teensy, and the newer members of the Nano family (Every, IOT, BLE, RP Connect), I discovered that the shear volume of combinations of processors and LCD far exceeded any budget my xyl would give me (both $$$$ and sq meters). So i needed a design where I could get easy access to the mother board to unplug and plug in different Raduino/LCD's. (This exercise resulted in several bug fixes to the original code!).? So I designed one... The models and stl are at: But let me add some photos so you can see what trouble I got into....?? 
Face view? 20x4 LCD. Notice the open area to the left to plug in USB cable for I2C Nano
 Top view - Notice dual 5V power supply + board for the I2C Nano on the left Speaker grill - And Yes I have a habit of poking my fingers through speakers... A little known feature of KD8CEC (and perhaps not useful vs the 20x4) is a dual 16x2 LCD connected via I2C My Raduino rack...73 Mark -- AJ6CU KD8CEC 2.0, Nextion Screens,? and open source uBITX Raduino boards for Arduino IOT, BLE, RP2040, Teensy 4.0, and Raspberry Pi Pico https://github.com/aj6cu
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Re: Re Run Of uBitx Enclosure
Believe the 7" has the same resolutions as the 5". At least when i created the 7" "tft" that looked like the spec in the Nextion editor.
Several 5" based designs that were just re-exported for the 7 are at:?
There was another comment about somebody buying a display at buydisplay.? I *assume* the plan there was for the "standard" uBITX firmware and *not* the Nextion based KD8CEC.? If that is true, then your comment about resizing might be very true (never looked at how the OEM firmware manages that touchscreen.
73
Mark
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AJ6CU
KD8CEC 2.0, Nextion Screens,? and open source uBITX Raduino boards for Arduino IOT, BLE, RP2040, Teensy 4.0, and Raspberry Pi Pico
https://github.com/aj6cu
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Re: Re Run Of uBitx Enclosure
Just remember you can not just resize the screen you have to redo the math for the meter sections to display correctly . Else you will have incorrect readings.
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On Dec 23, 2022, at 12:05, Sunil Lakhani <vu3sua@...> wrote:
Thanks Peter . Yes last time we missed making the 7 inch display case. Since I already have a 7 inch Nextion so I thought it would be to try a limited run for it . Thanks for your interest. We require suggestions for any new color for the enclosures.
Best?Regards Sunil vu3sua
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Re: Re Run Of uBitx Enclosure
Thanks Peter . Yes last time we missed making the 7 inch display case. Since I already have a 7 inch Nextion so I thought it would be to try a limited run for it . Thanks for your interest. We require suggestions for any new color for the enclosures.
Best?Regards Sunil vu3sua
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Re: Re Run Of uBitx Enclosure
Sunil,
You might look at the T41 group and see how your enclosures could also be used there.?
73
Mark
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AJ6CU
KD8CEC 2.0, Nextion Screens,? and open source uBITX Raduino boards for Arduino IOT, BLE, RP2040, Teensy 4.0, and Raspberry Pi Pico
https://github.com/aj6cu
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Re: uBitx Keeps Switching Sidebands
#ubitx
The WSJT-X program sends a CAT command to put the radio in USB mode as most FT8 activity is on USB. This can be disabled using the Mode setting on the Radio tab of the Settings dialog.
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73,
Mark, N8ME
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Re: Re Run Of uBitx Enclosure
I'd be interested in one of these with 7" Nextion face.?
It might be worth considering doing a limited?run for the 7" buyandisplay displays as they are quite popular with some homebrew projects, if advertised in the right groups I'd say you'd get some takers for sure.
On Thu, 22 Dec 2022 at 14:48, Sunil Lakhani < vu3sua@...> wrote: Hi Friends .
Lately I am getting inquiries for our ubitx nextion enclosures. So it's been decided to re launch them back .?
So we will have the 2.8, 5 inch and the new 7 inch nextion display case with our old popular agc circuit . We may substitute the analogue meter with the oled display meter. But the the space available could also be used for analogue meter .
We are also thinking of adding fitting for? the WA2EBY amp? and 100 watt Automatic Antenna Tuner to the enclosure.
The enclosure would be interesting with the ubitx and what ever firmware is used .?
I would be glad to hear any feedback or suggestions on the enclosure design .
It gives me immense pleasure to provide our products at inkits which we have been doing over a decade .
In this coming new year we shall be coming out with some new products .
Thanks and best wishes?
Sunil vu3sua
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Darrell Davis KT4WX
David Posthuma
John Terrell, N6LN
Aaron K5ATG
Sunil Lakhani
Mark Erbaugh