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Just released raduino_v1.13 which includes the frequency scanning functionality as suggested by Paul KC8WBK. Download it from Apart from the scanning function some other improvements were implemented as well:
- added functionality so that the user can set the CW timout value via the SETTINGS menu
- added decimal point to the VFO for better readability, like so: A 7.123.4 LSB
- simplified calibration routine and cleaned up the code to preserve memory space
Please read the updated user instructions at: 73 Allard PE1NWL
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There is a confusion in instruction? page.
Line number 15 function button red wire line number 66 function button orange wire. Please clarify how t.o connect function button it is A2 or A3 Red or orange. Soundar VU2RJW
On Fri, May 26, 2017 at 6:51 AM, Allard PE1NWL <pe1nwl@...> wrote: Just released raduino_v1.13 which includes the frequency scanning functionality as suggested by Paul KC8WBK.
Download it from
Apart from the scanning function some other improvements were implemented as well:
- added functionality so that the user can set the CW timout value via the SETTINGS menu
- added decimal point to the VFO for better readability, like so: A 7.123.4 LSB
- simplified calibration routine and cleaned up the code to preserve memory space
Please read the updated user instructions at:
73 Allard PE1NWL
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from source code:
#define FBUTTON (A3)
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On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 09:03 pm, Soundararajan Ra. wrote:
There is a confusion in instruction? page.
Line number 15 function button red wire
line number 66 function button orange wire.
Please clarify how t.o connect function button it is A2 or A3 Red or orange.
Soundar, these are two different things:
- CAL wire, connected to pin A2 (red wire)
- Function Button, connected to pin A3 (orange wire)
The red CAL wire was used for calibration only (for basic BITX40 board with no extra mods and without function button). It is kept in the code for backward compatibility so that the software always works even without the extra mods. But if you wire up the Function Button then you don't need the red CAL wire anymore as the calibration can also be performed from the FB menu. Hope it's more clear now. 73 Allard PE1NWL
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Scan works great, I like the scan configuration menu.
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On Fri, May 26, 2017 16:32, KC8WBK via Groups.Io wrote: Scan works great, I like the scan configuration menu. Good to hear this Paul, glad you like it! 73 Allard PE1NWL
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Thanks Allard? Allard now it is very clear. 73s DE Soundar.
On May 26, 2017 3:20 PM, "Allard PE1NWL" < pe1nwl@...> wrote: On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 09:03 pm, Soundararajan Ra. wrote:
There is a confusion in instruction? page.
Line number 15 function button red wire
line number 66 function button orange wire.
Please clarify how t.o connect function button it is A2 or A3 Red or orange.
Soundar,
these are two different things:
- CAL wire, connected to pin A2 (red wire)
- Function Button, connected to pin A3 (orange wire)
The red CAL wire was used for calibration only (for basic BITX40 board with no extra mods and without function button).
It is kept in the code for backward compatibility so that the software always works even without the extra mods.
But if you wire up the Function Button then you don't need the red CAL wire anymore as the calibration can also be performed from the FB menu.
Hope it's more clear now.
73 Allard PE1NWL
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I realize that that this is really just asking for icing on the cake - but any chance of a similar version that uses the encoder for tuning?
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On Sat, May 27, 2017 00:50, davetelling . wrote: I realize that that this is really just asking for icing on the cake - but
any chance of a similar version that uses the encoder for tuning? My goal is to provide a standard sketch that basically works on a standard unmodified BITX40. The original BITX40 concept, as you know, is based on a tuning potentiometer, not on a rotary encoder. A rotary encoder would require code that is fundamentally different from the current "standard" software. The whole sketch would need to be rewritten, but then it would'nt work anymore on a standard board - it is therefore not in my development scope, sorry. 73 Allard PE1NWL
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Allard:
The mods I did, as described in the manual I sent out earlier today, does use a rotary encoder for tuning and other functions. I will be releasing that code next week.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Allard PE1NWL <pe1nwl@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2017 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Raduino_v1.13 with scan function released
On Sat, May 27, 2017 00:50, davetelling . wrote:
> I realize that that this is really just asking for icing on the cake - but
> any chance of a similar version that uses the encoder for tuning?
My goal is to provide a standard sketch that basically works on a standard
unmodified BITX40. The original BITX40 concept, as you know, is based on a
tuning potentiometer, not on a rotary encoder.
A rotary encoder would require code that is fundamentally different from
the current "standard" software. The whole sketch would need to be
rewritten, but then it would'nt work anymore on a standard board - it is
therefore not in my development scope, sorry.
73 Allard PE1NWL
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Wow that looks impressive Jack!
I haven't studied the manual yet (just looked through it briefly) but as I
understand it involves quite a few hardware mods.
Will your new code also still work on a standard unmodified BITX40 board?
Or is it a dedicated sketch for your mods?
73 Allard PE1NWL
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On Sat, May 27, 2017 05:14, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io wrote: Allard:
The mods I did, as described in the manual I sent out earlier today, does
use a rotary encoder for tuning and other functions. I will be releasing
that code next week.
Jack, W8TEE
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Allard PE1NWL
the software you made have ( nearly ) everything needed and even more then I needed !
do dought that I want BFO controlled bye the SI5351 and 19 MHz instead of 5 MHz !
but at the same time....... if it is posebly to avoid Menu's it will be my style !
Bleep's and save_freq is not what I want, but it is easy to remove unwanted feature
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I think there is something wrong here?:?
? EEPROM.put(24, 0); // mode A (LSB)
? delay(10);
? EEPROM.put(25, 0); // mode B (LSB)
? delay(10);
line 1323 to line 1326
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Michael,
yes BFO control by SI5351 is still on my list!
But first I want to concentrate on the basic version and make sure that
all features work properly with 5Mhz VFO (raduino_v1.xx)
Then, once raduino_v1 is more or less finalized, I want to adapt the
software for 19 MHz VFO and BFO control by SI5351 (raduino_v2.xx)
Ideally v2 should be one universal version that supports both analaog BFO
as well as digital BFO (without having to manually edit the code). But we
are nearly running out of program space, so I'm not sure if that will be
possible. If not we may need to use #ifdef compiler control or maintain
versions v1 and v2 as seperate branches.
73 Allard PE1NWL
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On Sat, May 27, 2017 13:38, OZ9AEW wrote: Allard PE1NWL
the software you made have ( nearly ) everything needed and even more then
I needed !
do dought that I want BFO controlled bye the SI5351 and 19 MHz instead of
5 MHz !
but at the same time....... if it is posebly to avoid Menu's it will be my
style !
Bleep's and save_freq is not what I want, but it is easy to remove
unwanted feature
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I can't see what's wrong here.
The "factory" setting for both VFO A and VFO B is LSB mode (0).
73 Allard PE1NWL
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On Sat, May 27, 2017 14:03, OZ9AEW wrote: I think there is something wrong here??:??
?? EEPROM.put(24, 0); // mode A (LSB)
?? delay(10);
?? EEPROM.put(25, 0); // mode B (LSB)
?? delay(10);
line 1323 to line 1326
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maybe I am a little bit sleepy in this moment !
about running out off space is one of the reason I modify your code so only keep what I want to use :-)
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The new features for AGC, CW mode, and speech compression do require minor mods on the board. The VFO and rotary encoder and CW messaging work now without mods. With minor changes you can use the keyer as a code practice oscillator, but that's an H-bomb to kill and ant approach to practice.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Allard PE1NWL <pe1nwl@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2017 4:24 AM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] Raduino_v1.13 with scan function released
Wow that looks impressive Jack!
I haven't studied the manual yet (just looked through it briefly) but as I
understand it involves quite a few hardware mods.
Will your new code also still work on a standard unmodified BITX40 board?
Or is it a dedicated sketch for your mods?
73 Allard PE1NWL
On Sat, May 27, 2017 05:14, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io wrote:
> Allard:
> The mods I did, as described in the manual I sent out earlier today, does
> use a rotary encoder for tuning and other functions. I will be releasing
> that code next week.
> Jack, W8TEE
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I just got my BITX40+Raduino in the mail today. ?Can I go ahead and update the Nano with Raduino_V1.13 without making any?
hardware mods (i.e. is it backward compatible with a vanilla BITX40 just out of the box)? ?I do plan to wire things up according to
the stock configuration to make sure that all is well before I start to make hardware mods, but I am just wondering if I have to stay with the
original Raduino sketch to do so ??
Michael VE3WMB
P.S. I was a little disappointed to see that the Nano is soldered directly onto the Raduino board (i.e. not socketed). I would have gladly paid
an extra dollar for a socket. Hopefully the next iteration of the Raduino will include a socketed processor.?
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The sketch is intended as universal, standard Raduino software that should
always work, even on a unmodified out-of-the-box BITX40 + raduino board.
Without any hardware modifications the sketch provides the standard basic
LSB functionality.
The sketch provides additional features such as USB, CW, RIT/SPLIT etc.,
but these will only become functional when the related (minimal) hardware
mods are made. See the operating and modification instructions at
for full details.
73 Allard PE1NWL
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On Mon, May 29, 2017 22:17, Michael Babineau wrote: I just got my BITX40+Raduino in the mail today. ??Can I go ahead and
update the Nano with Raduino_V1.13 without making any??
hardware mods (i.e. is it backward compatible with a vanilla BITX40 just
out of the box)? ??I do plan to wire things up according to
the stock configuration to make sure that all is well before I start to
make hardware mods, but I am just wondering if I have to stay with the
original Raduino sketch to do so ??
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Allard PE1NWL
Soundararajan Ra.