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I have my (first) BITX40 and the case (actually two for some unknown reason) arrived the other day. I have yet to hay-wire it together so I can play with it (hopefully today) but I'm trying to do some planning for the case. With all of the various mods available, how many push-buttons should I plan on for on the front of the case?

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73 Keith VE7GDH
EA3IAV
 

I think
function button?
key/atu
spot

Optional
on/off
 

I would recommend three right off the bat. You'll need one for push-to-talk. I strongly recommend just doing the galloping VFO fix with +/- tune buttons right away. Tuning the BITX 40 can be tricky and cumbersome with the stock tuning method.?

If you plan to do the rotary encoder mod, however, then you might leave those two holes out and live with it for now.?

On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 12:17 PM, Keith VE7GDH <ve7gdh@...> wrote:
I have my (first) BITX40 and the case (actually two for some unknown reason) arrived the other day. I have yet to hay-wire it together so I can play with it (hopefully today) but I'm trying to do some planning for the case. With all of the various mods available, how many push-buttons should I plan on for on the front of the case?

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73 Keith VE7GDH






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Andrew Krause
General Class Amateur Radio License: KM4ZJO
andrew.krause@...
(404) 732-2369
 

On Sat, Jul 1, 2017 at 09:29 am, Andrew Krause wrote:
Tuning the BITX 40 can be tricky and cumbersome with the stock tuning method
Not if you replace the stock 1-turn tuning pot by a 10-turn pot. Then you can tune over a wide range and you won't need the "anti-galopping" mod involving two extra buttons.

73 Allard PE1NWL
chris gress
 

I have a 10turn pot for tuning I still need the 2 buttons to cover the band I changed the wiring so I can jump up or down 100kc with out been at the end of the pot run ? I don't have a PC so my bitx 40's dds is how I got it from India?
 

On Sat, July 1, 2017 22:01, chris gress wrote:
I don't have a PC so my bitx 40's dds is how I got it
from India
Ah I see...
Isn't there a fellow ham in your neighbourhood with a PC who could install
the latest software for you? It would allow you to extend the tuning range
plus it will enable many other features such as dual VFO, RIT, CW, etc.

73 Allard PE1NWL
chris gress
 

I don't know any hams around here that I could ask or I would get someone to do a 60m one for me I know nothing about code for these ?is there info somewhere to connect all the extra buttons thanks

On 1 Jul 2017 22:54, "Allard PE1NWL" <pe1nwl@...> wrote:
On Sat, July 1, 2017 22:01, chris gress wrote:
> I don't have a PC so my bitx 40's dds is how I got it
> from India

Ah I see...
Isn't there a fellow ham in your neighbourhood with a PC who could install
the latest software for you? It would allow you to extend the tuning range
plus it will enable many other features such as dual VFO, RIT, CW, etc.

73 Allard PE1NWL
 

On Sun, July 2, 2017 00:13, chris gress wrote:
I don't know any hams around here that I could ask or I would get someone
to do a 60m one for me I know nothing about code for these is there info
somewhere to connect all the extra buttons thanks
All info about the software and related buttons, modifications, etc. can
be found at

But those buttons will only work if you install the related software, so
you need a PC or help from someone else to install it for you.

73 Allard PE1NWL

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