Re: uBitX40 with Raduino V1.29 DDS on CW?
On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 05:54 PM, Allard PE1NWL wrote:
Hi Paul, make sure that semiQSK in ON. If it's OFF, the mode selection toggles between LSB and USB only. If it's ON, the mode selection rotates through LSB - USB -CWL - CWU Keep the FB pressed for more than 3 seconds to go to the SETTING menu. Then do 2 short presses on the FB to go to the CW parameters:
#### CW Configuration 2 short presses - set CW paramaters (sidetone pitch, CW-key type, semiQSK on/off, QSK delay) (only available when PTTsense line is installed) - using the tuning pot, select "straight" for straight CW key operation, "paddle" for automatic CW keyer, "rev. paddle" for left-handed CW-operators, "bug", or "rev. bug". - press the FB - using the tuning pot, select Auto-space ON or OFF (only when automatic CW keyer was selected) - press the FB - using the tuning pot, set the desired touch keyer sensitivity (0=OFF) (only when touch sensor mod is installed) - press the FB - using the tuning pot, select semiQSK ON or OFF (only when TX-RX mod is installed) - press the FB - using the tuning pot, set the desired timeout value (ms) (only when semiQSK in ON) - press the FB again to save the settings - using the tuning pot, set the desired sidetone pitch - press the FB
Hope this helps. Happy BitX-ing! 73 Allard PE1NWL November 18, 2022 4:13 PM, "Paul Bigwood" < paul@...> wrote:
Hi,
I'm trying to get my old uBitx40 V3 board with Raduino V1.29 completed! I bourght it years ago and never completely installed it into its case until last month.
I'm having some trouble with selecting CW mode. I unerstand that 4 presses of the function button takes me to the Mode function and I should be able to select selectr CWU or CWL by rotating the Tuning knob, but I only have LSB and USB selectable?
I can select Straight or Keyer from the Settings menu OK.
when i try and transmit CW the radio is switching in to CW on YTX but into LSB on RX. the CW is very choppy.
I have added the CW mod to the DSS board and the keying lines for the paddle.
Any idea what may be wrong?
Is there a later version of Raduino code suitable for this version of Bitx40?
73 Paul G3WYW
73, Allard - PE1NWL
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Re: uBitX40 with Raduino V1.29 DDS on CW?
Hi Paul, make sure that semiQSK in ON. If it's OFF, the mode selection toggles between LSB and USB only. If it's ON, the mode selection rotates through LSB - USB -CWL - CWU Keep the FB pressed for more than 3 seconds to go to the SETTING menu. Then do 2 short presses on the FB to go to the CW parameters: #### CW Configuration 2 short presses - set CW paramaters (sidetone pitch, CW-key type, semiQSK on/off, QSK delay) (only available when PTTsense line is installed) - using the tuning pot, select "straight" for straight CW key operation, "paddle" for automatic CW keyer, "rev. paddle" for left-handed CW-operators, "bug", or "rev. bug". - press the FB - using the tuning pot, select Auto-space ON or OFF (only when automatic CW keyer was selected) - press the FB - using the tuning pot, set the desired touch keyer sensitivity (0=OFF) (only when touch sensor mod is installed) - press the FB - using the tuning pot, select semiQSK ON or OFF (only when TX-RX mod is installed) - press the FB - using the tuning pot, set the desired timeout value (ms) (only when semiQSK in ON) - press the FB again to save the settings - using the tuning pot, set the desired sidetone pitch - press the FB
Hope this helps. Happy BitX-ing! 73 Allard PE1NWL November 18, 2022 4:13 PM, "Paul Bigwood" < paul@...> wrote: Hi,
I'm trying to get my old uBitx40 V3 board with Raduino V1.29 completed! I bourght it years ago and never completely installed it into its case until last month.
I'm having some trouble with selecting CW mode. I unerstand that 4 presses of the function button takes me to the Mode function and I should be able to select selectr CWU or CWL by rotating the Tuning knob, but I only have LSB and USB selectable?
I can select Straight or Keyer from the Settings menu OK.
when i try and transmit CW the radio is switching in to CW on YTX but into LSB on RX. the CW is very choppy.
I have added the CW mod to the DSS board and the keying lines for the paddle.
Any idea what may be wrong?
Is there a later version of Raduino code suitable for this version of Bitx40?
73 Paul G3WYW
73, Allard - PE1NWL
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Re: uBitX40 with Raduino V1.29 DDS on CW?
Not familiar with the original Bitx40 code, but there is no special hardware for receiving CW.
So receiving CW in LSB is correct, the only issue is that the display frequency
will be off by a few hundred Hz.??
Most Bitx40 users replaced the code it was shipped with to Allard Munter's code:
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The "bitx40" code in the upper right of that page requires no hardware mods to the rig.
The "bitx40-raduino-v2" code in the upper left does require some easy mods, giving many additional features.
Jerry, KE7ER
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On Fri, Nov 18, 2022 at 07:13 AM, Paul Bigwood wrote:
I'm trying to get my old uBitx40 V3 board with Raduino V1.29 completed!? I bourght it years ago and never completely installed it into its case until last month.
I'm having some trouble with selecting CW mode. I unerstand that 4 presses of the function button takes me to the Mode function and I should be able to select selectr CWU or CWL by rotating the Tuning knob, but I only have LSB and USB selectable??
I can select Straight or Keyer from the Settings menu OK.?
when i try and transmit CW the radio is switching in to CW on YTX but into LSB on RX. the CW is very choppy.?
I have added the CW mod to the DSS board and the keying lines for the paddle.
Any idea what may be wrong??
Is there a later version of Raduino code suitable for this version of Bitx40?
73 Paul G3WYW
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Re: Linear amplifiers for UBITX6 and other QRP transceivers...
Considering it was 1999 that would be the expected ¡°tool set¡±.?
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uBitX40 with Raduino V1.29 DDS on CW?
Hi,
I'm trying to get my old uBitx40 V3 board with Raduino V1.29 completed!? I bourght it years ago and never completely installed it into its case until last month.
I'm having some trouble with selecting CW mode. I unerstand that 4 presses of the function button takes me to the Mode function and I should be able to select selectr CWU or CWL by rotating the Tuning knob, but I only have LSB and USB selectable??
I can select Straight or Keyer from the Settings menu OK.?
when i try and transmit CW the radio is switching in to CW on YTX but into LSB on RX. the CW is very choppy.?
I have added the CW mod to the DSS board and the keying lines for the paddle.
Any idea what may be wrong??
Is there a later version of Raduino code suitable for this version of Bitx40?
73 Paul G3WYW
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Mike,
I use an older version of this one:
I have two of them, one with a fine tip and one with a broader thicker tip going all the time when building. ?I have used them for maybe 20 years with good results. ?Mine were half the price ¡°back in day¡± when I bought them. ?Ha!?
Dave K8WPE since 1960 David J. Wilcox¡¯s iPad
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On Nov 17, 2022, at 9:08 AM, Mike Johnshoy <mike.johnshoy@...> wrote:
?I am ready to replace my 30 year old low power soldering iron. ?I think I have 'typical' ham requirements - i need to do some SMD mods on my sBitx boards, and then do PCB kit assembly and some cables.
I think the Weller WE1010NA soldering station looks pretty good. But there seem to be a lot of soldering works station brands I never heard of for much less cost that have more features. ?Anybody care to guide me towards a good choice?
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Mike - kb2ml
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Re: Linear amplifiers for UBITX6 and other QRP transceivers...
I met WA2EBY at a Hamfest in New Jersey. I asked him whatsoftware package did he used to design the amplifier and he replied " An Exacto knife and printed circuit board"
Mike N2MS
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On 11/17/2022 5:18 PM Dan Eggers N7DE <n7de@...> wrote:
The objective of making a linear amplifier for the UBITX6 is to make an inexpensive amplifier so that people can be heard but make it cheap enough that people can afford to buy one. By making a 50-watt amplifier that saves $200 between lower cost transistors and a smaller power supply, and it is only 3 Db down. The amount of power that is put out here is not the primary consideration.
I am still waiting to hear if there is going to be a WA2EBY amplifier that you can put together with just a screwdriver, like the UBITX6 or not.
73, Dan, Radiotelegraph N7DE
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I bought an X-Tronic 3020 on Amazon. So far-so good with a half dozen projects, requiring a lot of through hole soldering, plus some cable projects.
Digital temp
Good US based service
Tips are available seperately
I would buy it again, if that is meaningful¡
Alan
AE0IX
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On Nov 17, 2022, at 4:03 PM, Siegfried Jackstien <siegfried.jackstien@...> wrote:
?i still love my weller magnastat (temp set by the tip) even if i have a temp controlled station
needs 24v ac but in an emergency cab be powered from anything between 12 and 24 (also a 6 cell lipo works well!!)
if you need a repair job and have no power then a magnastat works quite well from any power source .. even a car battery
dg9bfc sigi
Am 17.11.2022 um 18:47 schrieb Clark Martin:
A few years back I bought a Weller temperature controlled, digital display, soldering station (I don¡¯t know the model off hand) and put away my old Weller soldering irons (25W and 40W). I do a lot of soldering using a wire that has an enamel coating that burns off at a lower temp than magnetic wire, but it¡¯s still takes about 700¡ãF to do it. The Weller soldering station makes a big difference with this, my old 40W iron could do it but I suspect it idled the tip at a much higher temp causing more corrosion of the tip than I get with the soldering station.
One of the things to consider, one of the things that steered me to the Weller, is tip availability. With a really cheap soldering station, unless they use knock off tips of a better known brand you might never see a replacement tip.
On Nov 17, 2022, at 6:08 AM, Mike Johnshoy <mike.johnshoy@...> wrote: I am ready to replace my 30 year old low power soldering iron. I think I have 'typical' ham requirements - i need to do some SMD mods on my sBitx boards, and then do PCB kit assembly and some cables.
I think the Weller WE1010NA soldering station looks pretty good. But there seem to be a lot of soldering works station brands I never heard of for much less cost that have more features. Anybody care to guide me towards a good choice?
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After too many years of using a cheap chinese pencil, I bought a Hakko FX888D for under $100 when they had their factory sale in August.? It is much. much nicer to work with.? Between that, a bargain basement amazon/chinese 858D hot air station for smd work and my radio shack ray gun looking iron that I've had for as long as I can remember, I can melt anything I need.
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i still love my weller magnastat (temp set by the tip) even if i have a temp controlled station
needs 24v ac but in an emergency cab be powered from anything between 12 and 24 (also a 6 cell lipo works well!!)
if you need a repair job and have no power then a magnastat works quite well from any power source .. even a car battery
dg9bfc sigi
Am 17.11.2022 um 18:47 schrieb Clark Martin:
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A few years back I bought a Weller temperature controlled, digital display, soldering station (I don¡¯t know the model off hand) and put away my old Weller soldering irons (25W and 40W). I do a lot of soldering using a wire that has an enamel coating that burns off at a lower temp than magnetic wire, but it¡¯s still takes about 700¡ãF to do it. The Weller soldering station makes a big difference with this, my old 40W iron could do it but I suspect it idled the tip at a much higher temp causing more corrosion of the tip than I get with the soldering station.
One of the things to consider, one of the things that steered me to the Weller, is tip availability. With a really cheap soldering station, unless they use knock off tips of a better known brand you might never see a replacement tip.
On Nov 17, 2022, at 6:08 AM, Mike Johnshoy <mike.johnshoy@...> wrote:
I am ready to replace my 30 year old low power soldering iron. I think I have 'typical' ham requirements - i need to do some SMD mods on my sBitx boards, and then do PCB kit assembly and some cables.
I think the Weller WE1010NA soldering station looks pretty good. But there seem to be a lot of soldering works station brands I never heard of for much less cost that have more features. Anybody care to guide me towards a good choice?
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Re: Linear amplifiers for UBITX6 and other QRP transceivers...
You repeat yourself.
Let us know how you make out.
Allison
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Re: Linear amplifiers for UBITX6 and other QRP transceivers...
The objective of making a linear amplifier for the UBITX6 is to make an inexpensive amplifier so that people can be heard but make it cheap enough that people can afford to buy one.? By making a 50-watt amplifier that saves $200
between lower cost transistors and a smaller power supply, and it is only 3 Db down.? The amount of power that is put out here is not the primary consideration.
I am still waiting to hear if there is going to be a WA2EBY amplifier that you can put together with just a screwdriver, like the UBITX6 or not.
? ? ? ? 73, Dan, Radiotelegraph N7DE
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Ah yes. ?Helge Grandberg¡¯s designs. ?Always classic. ?
On Nov 13, 2022, at 8:03 PM, ajparent1/kb1gmx <kb1gmx@...> wrote:
?EB63 every push-pull 100w CB amp was either exactly it or based on it.
I have a siltronix amp, carbon copy using MRF454s.
I prefered the AN762 with mrf421s for 180w.? Cleaner as well.
Its a spare now but if any of the QRP radios need a big boost that's it.
Made a few for VHF low use 30 to 47Mhz for a special project.
I think the run was 14, made them all in just over a week and tested
them packaged them for mobile use.? ?Lot of custom aluminum too
on the customer contract.
Allison
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A few years back I bought a Weller temperature controlled, digital display, soldering station (I don¡¯t know the model off hand) and put away my old Weller soldering irons (25W and 40W). I do a lot of soldering using a wire that has an enamel coating that burns off at a lower temp than magnetic wire, but it¡¯s still takes about 700¡ãF to do it. The Weller soldering station makes a big difference with this, my old 40W iron could do it but I suspect it idled the tip at a much higher temp causing more corrosion of the tip than I get with the soldering station.
One of the things to consider, one of the things that steered me to the Weller, is tip availability. With a really cheap soldering station, unless they use knock off tips of a better known brand you might never see a replacement tip.
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On Nov 17, 2022, at 6:08 AM, Mike Johnshoy <mike.johnshoy@...> wrote:
I am ready to replace my 30 year old low power soldering iron. I think I have 'typical' ham requirements - i need to do some SMD mods on my sBitx boards, and then do PCB kit assembly and some cables.
I think the Weller WE1010NA soldering station looks pretty good. But there seem to be a lot of soldering works station brands I never heard of for much less cost that have more features. Anybody care to guide me towards a good choice?
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Re: What's New? NANO every
Allison,
Very good point! Slept on it overnight and came to same conclusion. A Nano Every is on order (btw: even though usual suspects are sold out, they are available thru Digikey and Mouser)....
After the kids depart from Thanksgiving, should have the Nano Every and can debug my code. My memory is that the uBITX Memory Manager did not work with the Nano Every, but if so, my version should be ready by end of year (with holidays).
73
Mark
AJ6CU
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Mike,
Looking at the FleaBay and Amazon sites, you'll have a pile of reasonable priced choices - from $80 to $150. The inexpensive Chinese clone workstations, by YiHUA in particular, work ok and get reasonable ratings on Amazon.
A couple of years back I bought a Hanmatek RS2 dual rework unit, hot air plus soldering pencil that has held up well with relatively light use. The air temperature control seems to be pretty good, and the pencil works "OK" most of the time - sometimes the unit throws a control error while first heating up. Reseating the connector and restarting the unit clears the error and brings it up to temperature when that happens. I see that the unit does not appear to be sold any longer. I might have bought a Hakko unit but just could not see the kilobuck expense at the time because my use level is strictly hobby. BTW, the hot air unit is great for controlling heat shrink application - particularly the type with hot melt adhesive in it. Saves pulling out the heat gun and frying my fingers.
Also using a YiHUA 948 desoldering unit that works well. It has saved my bacon on several through hole board repairs. Again, I might have gone with a "known" brand if I had won the lottery, but it serves my light duty needs.
If either unit craps out, I won't cry.
Jack - KD4IZ
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Mike Johnshoy Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2022 09:08 To: [email protected]Subject: [BITX20] need tool advice I am ready to replace my 30 year old low power soldering iron. I think I have 'typical' ham requirements - i need to do some SMD mods on my sBitx boards, and then do PCB kit assembly and some cables. I think the Weller WE1010NA soldering station looks pretty good. But there seem to be a lot of soldering works station brands I never heard of for much less cost that have more features. Anybody care to guide me towards a good choice? -- Mike - kb2ml
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I also have a clone (WeberDisplays 939D+) that I bought on Amazon. Grounded tip. Takes Hakko tips. It sometimes hums when first switched on, but I tightened up everything and now it stops.
I also have a soldering tip for my propane torch, for the bigger soldering jobs.
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I am using a cheap Chinese clone workstation (Aoyue), it works ok. The only
minor issue is that sometimes there is 60Hz hum from the transformer block.
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I've used the Weller WES51 for the last three decades, variable temp and
massive assortment of replaceable tips.??
For heavier work Weller W60 (60W) and WT60 (60w curie temp controlled).
That pair dates back to the 70s.? I think weller stopped selling them in the early 90s.?
I've used the WT60 to lay down 8pin and 24pin? TSOPs!
Backup is a hot air tool with variable temp soldering iron.
Anything bigger, Propane Torch, extra hot.?
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On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 04:05 PM, Ashhar Farhan wrote:
I use a very cheap pencil iron (10 watts for most work) it works off 12v line with a voltage controller. At times, I need a heavy iron for soldering large surfaces like heatsinks or copper/brass sheets, for those times, I have an ancient 65 watts, wooden body beast that predates the wheel and the lever, the family runs out when I plug it in.
?- f
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022, 7:50 PM vbifyz < 3ym3ym@...> wrote: On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 07:08 AM, Mike Johnshoy wrote:
Weller WE1010NA
I am using a cheap Chinese clone workstation (Aoyue), it works ok. The only minor issue is that sometimes there is 60Hz hum from the transformer block.
For the same money as Weller, you can get a clone, AND an SMD rework tweezer iron. My bench has these two, and a small hot air gun with digital control (also Chinese from Aliexpress).
I saw some newer irons with the regulator built right into the handle. You may consider those if your work area is limited.
73, Mike AF7KR
?Ashhar' iron
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I use a very cheap pencil iron (10 watts for most work) it works off 12v line with a voltage controller. At times, I need a heavy iron for soldering large surfaces like heatsinks or copper/brass sheets, for those times, I have an ancient 65 watts, wooden body beast that predates the wheel and the lever, the family runs out when I plug it in. ?- f
On Thu, Nov 17, 2022, 7:50 PM vbifyz < 3ym3ym@...> wrote: On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 07:08 AM, Mike Johnshoy wrote:
Weller WE1010NA
I am using a cheap Chinese clone workstation (Aoyue), it works ok. The only minor issue is that sometimes there is 60Hz hum from the transformer block.
For the same money as Weller, you can get a clone, AND an SMD rework tweezer iron. My bench has these two, and a small hot air gun with digital control (also Chinese from Aliexpress).
I saw some newer irons with the regulator built right into the handle. You may consider those if your work area is limited.
73, Mike AF7KR
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On Thu, Nov 17, 2022 at 07:08 AM, Mike Johnshoy wrote:
Weller WE1010NA
I am using a cheap Chinese clone workstation (Aoyue), it works ok. The only minor issue is that sometimes there is 60Hz hum from the transformer block. For the same money as Weller, you can get a clone, AND an SMD rework tweezer iron. My bench has these two, and a small hot air gun with digital control (also Chinese from Aliexpress). I saw some newer irons with the regulator built right into the handle. You may consider those if your work area is limited. 73, Mike AF7KR
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