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 I used the image again for ease of getting the message across, will delete after Jan 6 to free up space. Since there will be a heavy presence of BitX40's and ?BitX's converging in on Morristown Hamfest on January 6, 2018, at the Builders Fest, I am sure there will be just as keen an interest in some of the add on boards, mods, cases, what have you's that some of you on this talk group provide for sale or even just for the sake of sharing, either way, if you have any interest in your STUFF being at the Builders Fest in any Fashion, contact me, KM4YEC, we would like to see it there, too. We are going to roll out the Builders Fest info in the next few days. So, if you have any interest contact me soon. Craig Thibodeaux KM4YEC Lakeway Amateur Radio Club (Board)? km4yec at your friendly gmail email?
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Craig:
I can bring some of my TFT/VFO PCB's that can be used with the BITX40. I sell them for $8, but since I won't have to ship them, I can sell them for $5. Let me know if I should bring some. It changes the display to this:
The SW? fields at the top are for up to 50 "canned" CW messages and are tied to NO push button switches...very useful during contests. (They can be cahnged at run time.) SW1 is set to message 1, which is shown at the bottom of the display. The V field is supply voltage, WPM is for the built-in keyer, and GEN:CW means that the current frequency is ok for General class CW. An off-board RTC can be added, but it's not part of the board. The PCB is bare, but looks like this:
An AD9850 fits on the left and a Mega 2560 Pro Mini sits on the right. Pins not used by the VFO or the display are brought out to the header pins shown...perfect for experimenting.
Jack
From: Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
 I used the image again for ease of getting the message across, will delete after Jan 6 to free up space. Since there will be a heavy presence of BitX40's and ?BitX's converging in on Morristown Hamfest on January 6, 2018, at the Builders Fest, I am sure there will be just as keen an interest in some of the add on boards, mods, cases, what have you's that some of you on this talk group provide for sale or even just for the sake of sharing, either way, if you have any interest in your STUFF being at the Builders Fest in any Fashion, contact me, KM4YEC, we would like to see it there, too. We are going to roll out the Builders Fest info in the next few days. So, if you have any interest contact me soon. Craig Thibodeaux KM4YEC Lakeway Amateur Radio Club (Board)? km4yec at your friendly gmail email?
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Dr. Jack,?
I have 2 (ea) of those boards that ordered from you sitting on my shelf above the bench in plastic bins already kitted out to build. ?I was thinking already to use one of the boards, if not partially kitted out (small parts) as a door prize or maybe as part of the (Image only entrants Best in Show prize) possibly making the Image only entrant prize a B40 board and an Antenna Analyzer Board (as I have a couple of those too). I digress. Not decided yet. Going to roll out the whole Builders Fest entrant rules later today.
Yes Sir. We would love to have you bring your boards and if you have a few boxes of something else, bring that, too. ?As we have a table set up for you already, we are hoping to see some of your projects there also. ?
I will put the Boards on the list of things to see there and buy there.
Come on I know there are more, I have bought some of your adapter boards, agc boards, and inquired about some of your add ons....(I too have a priority queue)....get with us about either displaying your stuff, selling it, or we need door prizes.
So, Dr. Jack, bring your B40 boards for use with a Bitx40. We have a place for them at the Builders Fest on Jan 6 at the Morristown Hamfest.
Craig
KM4YEC
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I don't have any of the AA boards (Nov., QST) as they all went to QRPGuys. Given what I sold before the article and what's been sold since, it's closing in on a thousand boards. I will bring the B40 boards with the TFT/VFO on them. I may have a few Forty-9er boards (i.e., AD9850 Type I and 16x2 LCD), too. I think either is a pretty good deal at $5, as the quality of the board is pretty good.
Don't use your board as door prizes; I'll donate one each instead.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 3:05 AM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
Dr. Jack,?
I have 2 (ea) of those boards that ordered from you sitting on my shelf above the bench in plastic bins already kitted out to build. ?I was thinking already to use one of the boards, if not partially kitted out (small parts) as a door prize or maybe as part of the (Image only entrants Best in Show prize) possibly making the Image only entrant prize a B40 board and an Antenna Analyzer Board (as I have a couple of those too). I digress. Not decided yet. Going to roll out the whole Builders Fest entrant rules later today.
Yes Sir. We would love to have you bring your boards and if you have a few boxes of something else, bring that, too. ?As we have a table set up for you already, we are hoping to see some of your projects there also. ?
I will put the Boards on the list of things to see there and buy there.
Come on I know there are more, I have bought some of your adapter boards, agc boards, and inquired about some of your add ons....(I too have a priority queue)....get with us about either displaying your stuff, selling it, or we need door prizes.
So, Dr. Jack, bring your B40 boards for use with a Bitx40. We have a place for them at the Builders Fest on Jan 6 at the Morristown Hamfest.
Craig
KM4YEC
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Thank Dr. Jack,?
I had four Antenna Analyzer boards, we built two, so some kind of way two are available, and we have two built two different ways to show.
I have a forty niner kit in a bag that I intended to build, and I have probably 7 or 8 of the AD9850 adapter boards, and I already put a call out to some of these guys who sell these things to see if they want some exposure there. If I missed any of you, contact me. The response is looking good.
I am going to have two bitX40¡¯s and one ?Bitx on my display table along with Antenna Analyzer and assorted other stuff.?
?Bitx ¡. maybe looking like this
I kinda like it, although there are no guarantees, this is my template mount.
I am working the placement of the knobs to be able to twiddle while hooking my little fingers in the cabinet pulls (2 pack from walmart).
Getting ready to start putting the door prizes, rules, etc¡.on the web¡.if you have something BitX related, contact me, and it will be displayed in the same room as W8TEE Homebrewing presentation and following Roundtable.
Craig? KM4YEC at gmail
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On Dec 19, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...> wrote:
I don't have any of the AA boards (Nov., QST) as they all went to QRPGuys. Given what I sold before the article and what's been sold since, it's closing in on a thousand boards. I will bring the B40 boards with the TFT/VFO on them. I may have a few Forty-9er boards (i.e., AD9850 Type I and 16x2 LCD), too. I think either is a pretty good deal at $5, as the quality of the board is pretty good.
Don't use your board as door prizes; I'll donate one each instead.
Jack, W8TEE
From:?Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To:?[email protected]?
Sent:?Tuesday, December 19, 2017 3:05 AM
Subject:?Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
Dr. Jack,?
I have 2 (ea) of those boards that ordered from you sitting on my shelf above the bench in plastic bins already kitted out to build. ?I was thinking already to use one of the boards, if not partially kitted out (small parts) as a door prize or maybe as part of the (Image only entrants Best in Show prize) possibly making the Image only entrant prize a B40 board and an Antenna Analyzer Board (as I have a couple of those too). I digress. Not decided yet. Going to roll out the whole Builders Fest entrant rules later today.
Yes Sir. We would love to have you bring your boards and if you have a few boxes of something else, bring that, too. ?As we have a table set up for you already, we are hoping to see some of your projects there also. ?
I will put the Boards on the list of things to see there and buy there.
Come on I know there are more, I have bought some of your adapter boards, agc boards, and inquired about some of your add ons....(I too have a priority queue)....get with us about either displaying your stuff, selling it, or we need door prizes.
So, Dr. Jack, bring your B40 boards for use with a Bitx40. We have a place for them at the Builders Fest on Jan 6 at the Morristown Hamfest.
Craig
KM4YEC
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Is it just me, Craig, or are you in the hospital?
Apologies if you've already explained this.
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Hi Craig:
I have been messing around with where I want to place the controls for over a week! Come on, Jack, just git-er done! I'm going to start drilling/cutting today!
I'm going to make a capacitive touch keyer that plugs into the jack and will be about the size of a key fob. That way, it doesn't stick out from the case cuz I can unplug it. It also means I can plug a different paddle in if I want to. I want to cast it in clear acrylic with embedded touch pads. I'm starting to think I won't put a speaker into the unit, but will probably have an external one handy. I'm thinking about a trimmer pot for the side tone on CW, as it's pretty loud. This one will be my "stock" ?BITX. Two more are on their way and will be for experimenting/development.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
Thank Dr. Jack,?
I had four Antenna Analyzer boards, we built two, so some kind of way two are available, and we have two built two different ways to show.
I have a forty niner kit in a bag that I intended to build, and I have probably 7 or 8 of the AD9850 adapter boards, and I already put a call out to some of these guys who sell these things to see if they want some exposure there. If I missed any of you, contact me. The response is looking good.
I am going to have two bitX40¡¯s and one ?Bitx on my display table along with Antenna Analyzer and assorted other stuff.?
?Bitx ¡. maybe looking like this
I kinda like it, although there are no guarantees, this is my template mount.
I am working the placement of the knobs to be able to twiddle while hooking my little fingers in the cabinet pulls (2 pack from walmart).
Getting ready to start putting the door prizes, rules, etc¡.on the web¡.if you have something BitX related, contact me, and it will be displayed in the same room as W8TEE Homebrewing presentation and following Roundtable.
Craig? KM4YEC at gmail
On Dec 19, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...> wrote:
I don't have any of the AA boards (Nov., QST) as they all went to QRPGuys. Given what I sold before the article and what's been sold since, it's closing in on a thousand boards. I will bring the B40 boards with the TFT/VFO on them. I may have a few Forty-9er boards (i.e., AD9850 Type I and 16x2 LCD), too. I think either is a pretty good deal at $5, as the quality of the board is pretty good.
Don't use your board as door prizes; I'll donate one each instead.
Jack, W8TEE
From:?Craig Thibodeaux < km4yec@...> To:?[email protected]?Sent:?Tuesday, December 19, 2017 3:05 AM Subject:?Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family Dr. Jack,?
I have 2 (ea) of those boards that ordered from you sitting on my shelf above the bench in plastic bins already kitted out to build. ?I was thinking already to use one of the boards, if not partially kitted out (small parts) as a door prize or maybe as part of the (Image only entrants Best in Show prize) possibly making the Image only entrant prize a B40 board and an Antenna Analyzer Board (as I have a couple of those too). I digress. Not decided yet. Going to roll out the whole Builders Fest entrant rules later today.
Yes Sir. We would love to have you bring your boards and if you have a few boxes of something else, bring that, too. ?As we have a table set up for you already, we are hoping to see some of your projects there also. ?
I will put the Boards on the list of things to see there and buy there.
Come on I know there are more, I have bought some of your adapter boards, agc boards, and inquired about some of your add ons....(I too have a priority queue)....get with us about either displaying your stuff, selling it, or we need door prizes.
So, Dr. Jack, bring your B40 boards for use with a Bitx40. We have a place for them at the Builders Fest on Jan 6 at the Morristown Hamfest.
Craig
KM4YEC
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Arvo,?
I really haven¡¯t explained it, but since I have been right here a few days and likely will be another few¡.so be it¡we are where we are¡that is what I was doing¡
have to run and get a heart cath¡.be back later¡.
Craig
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On Dec 19, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Arvo KD9HLC via Groups.Io < arvopl@...> wrote:
Is it just me, Craig, or are you in the hospital?
Apologies if you've already explained this.
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Dr. Jack,?
I ?have a blog post to help procrastinators, it the purpose behind this little plexiglass platform, I call a workstation. ?Just Build it¡.then twiddle it, then tear it apart, then put it back¡.but, first just build it.
That is what I have been trying to put across to our club.
Then on the other hand I am so glad to have all of you doing all the neat things you do, I just do simple and sit back and copy the neat stuff.
Craig
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On Dec 19, 2017, at 11:27 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...> wrote:
Hi Craig:
I have been messing around with where I want to place the controls for over a week! Come on, Jack, just git-er done! I'm going to start drilling/cutting today!
I'm going to make a capacitive touch keyer that plugs into the jack and will be about the size of a key fob. That way, it doesn't stick out from the case cuz I can unplug it. It also means I can plug a different paddle in if I want to. I want to cast it in clear acrylic with embedded touch pads. I'm starting to think I won't put a speaker into the unit, but will probably have an external one handy. I'm thinking about a trimmer pot for the side tone on CW, as it's pretty loud. This one will be my "stock" ?BITX. Two more are on their way and will be for experimenting/development.
Jack, W8TEE
From:?Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To:?[email protected]?
Sent:?Tuesday, December 19, 2017 11:07 AM
Subject:?Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
Thank Dr. Jack,?
I had four Antenna Analyzer boards, we built two, so some kind of way two are available, and we have two built two different ways to show.
I have a forty niner kit in a bag that I intended to build, and I have probably 7 or 8 of the AD9850 adapter boards, and I already put a call out to some of these guys who sell these things to see if they want some exposure there. If I missed any of you, contact me. The response is looking good.
I am going to have two bitX40¡¯s and one ?Bitx on my display table along with Antenna Analyzer and assorted other stuff.?
?Bitx ¡. maybe looking like this
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I kinda like it, although there are no guarantees, this is my template mount.
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I am working the placement of the knobs to be able to twiddle while hooking my little fingers in the cabinet pulls (2 pack from walmart).
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Getting ready to start putting the door prizes, rules, etc¡.on the web¡.if you have something BitX related, contact me, and it will be displayed in the same room as W8TEE Homebrewing presentation and following Roundtable.
Craig? KM4YEC at gmail
On Dec 19, 2017, at 10:45 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...> wrote:
I don't have any of the AA boards (Nov., QST) as they all went to QRPGuys. Given what I sold before the article and what's been sold since, it's closing in on a thousand boards. I will bring the B40 boards with the TFT/VFO on them. I may have a few Forty-9er boards (i.e., AD9850 Type I and 16x2 LCD), too. I think either is a pretty good deal at $5, as the quality of the board is pretty good.
Don't use your board as door prizes; I'll donate one each instead.
Jack, W8TEE
From:?Craig Thibodeaux < km4yec@...> To:?[email protected]?Sent:?Tuesday, December 19, 2017 3:05 AM Subject:?Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family Dr. Jack,?
I have 2 (ea) of those boards that ordered from you sitting on my shelf above the bench in plastic bins already kitted out to build. ?I was thinking already to use one of the boards, if not partially kitted out (small parts) as a door prize or maybe as part of the (Image only entrants Best in Show prize) possibly making the Image only entrant prize a B40 board and an Antenna Analyzer Board (as I have a couple of those too). I digress. Not decided yet. Going to roll out the whole Builders Fest entrant rules later today.
Yes Sir. We would love to have you bring your boards and if you have a few boxes of something else, bring that, too. ?As we have a table set up for you already, we are hoping to see some of your projects there also. ?
I will put the Boards on the list of things to see there and buy there.
Come on I know there are more, I have bought some of your adapter boards, agc boards, and inquired about some of your add ons....(I too have a priority queue)....get with us about either displaying your stuff, selling it, or we need door prizes.
So, Dr. Jack, bring your B40 boards for use with a Bitx40. We have a place for them at the Builders Fest on Jan 6 at the Morristown Hamfest.
Craig
KM4YEC
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Hi Jack,
As you may know I have ordered 8 of the new UBITX transceivers and I¡¯m excited they will arrive tomorrow. These will be used in my high school ham class ?as a project for each student in my class.?
So....Where can I get more info on the cool color display & PCB you mentioned in this thread? Also will it work, or do you plan to offer ?the code, for it to work with the new new uBitx transceiver? That would make it super cool! Thanks.? Werner WB6RAW
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 18, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...> wrote: Craig:
I can bring some of my TFT/VFO PCB's that can be used with the BITX40. I sell them for $8, but since I won't have to ship them, I can sell them for $5. Let me know if I should bring some. It changes the display to this:
The SW? fields at the top are for up to 50 "canned" CW messages and are tied to NO push button switches...very useful during contests. (They can be cahnged at run time.) SW1 is set to message 1, which is shown at the bottom of the display. The V field is supply voltage, WPM is for the built-in keyer, and GEN:CW means that the current frequency is ok for General class CW. An off-board RTC can be added, but it's not part of the board. The PCB is bare, but looks like this:
An AD9850 fits on the left and a Mega 2560 Pro Mini sits on the right. Pins not used by the VFO or the display are brought out to the header pins shown...perfect for experimenting.
Jack
From: Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
 I used the image again for ease of getting the message across, will delete after Jan 6 to free up space. Since there will be a heavy presence of BitX40's and ?BitX's converging in on Morristown Hamfest on January 6, 2018, at the Builders Fest, I am sure there will be just as keen an interest in some of the add on boards, mods, cases, what have you's that some of you on this talk group provide for sale or even just for the sake of sharing, either way, if you have any interest in your STUFF being at the Builders Fest in any Fashion, contact me, KM4YEC, we would like to see it there, too. We are going to roll out the Builders Fest info in the next few days. So, if you have any interest contact me soon. Craig Thibodeaux KM4YEC Lakeway Amateur Radio Club (Board)? km4yec at your friendly gmail email?
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Hang in there Craig. Sounds like you're doing what I did last year. Good
vibes headed your way!
Vince.
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Arvo,
I really haven?€?t explained it, but since I have been right here a few
days and likely will be another few?€?.so be it?€?we are where we
are?€?that is what I was doing?€?
have to run and get a heart cath?€?.be back later?€?.
Craig
On Dec 19, 2017, at 11:12 AM, Arvo KD9HLC via Groups.Io
<arvopl@...> wrote:
Is it just me, Craig, or are you in the hospital?
Apologies if you've already explained this.
--
Michigan VHF Corp.
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The code is available on the group's web site. Eventually, there will be a new board for the ?BITX and it will use the Si5351 instead of the (hard-to-find) AD9850 II. It's going to take a while to do the new PCB. More and more it looks like we'll be switching to the Teensy 3.5 and away from the Mega2560. We'll need the extra speed down the road.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Werner Vavken <werner.vavken@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
Hi Jack,
As you may know I have ordered 8 of the new UBITX transceivers and I¡¯m excited they will arrive tomorrow. These will be used in my high school ham class ?as a project for each student in my class.?
So....Where can I get more info on the cool color display & PCB you mentioned in this thread? Also will it work, or do you plan to offer ?the code, for it to work with the new new uBitx transceiver? That would make it super cool! Thanks.? Werner WB6RAW
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 18, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...> wrote: Craig:
I can bring some of my TFT/VFO PCB's that can be used with the BITX40. I sell them for $8, but since I won't have to ship them, I can sell them for $5. Let me know if I should bring some. It changes the display to this:
The SW? fields at the top are for up to 50 "canned" CW messages and are tied to NO push button switches...very useful during contests. (They can be cahnged at run time.) SW1 is set to message 1, which is shown at the bottom of the display. The V field is supply voltage, WPM is for the built-in keyer, and GEN:CW means that the current frequency is ok for General class CW. An off-board RTC can be added, but it's not part of the board. The PCB is bare, but looks like this:
An AD9850 fits on the left and a Mega 2560 Pro Mini sits on the right. Pins not used by the VFO or the display are brought out to the header pins shown...perfect for experimenting.
Jack
From: Craig Thibodeaux < km4yec@...> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 5:52 PM Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family  I used the image again for ease of getting the message across, will delete after Jan 6 to free up space. Since there will be a heavy presence of BitX40's and ?BitX's converging in on Morristown Hamfest on January 6, 2018, at the Builders Fest, I am sure there will be just as keen an interest in some of the add on boards, mods, cases, what have you's that some of you on this talk group provide for sale or even just for the sake of sharing, either way, if you have any interest in your STUFF being at the Builders Fest in any Fashion, contact me, KM4YEC, we would like to see it there, too. We are going to roll out the Builders Fest info in the next few days. So, if you have any interest contact me soon. Craig Thibodeaux KM4YEC Lakeway Amateur Radio Club (Board)? km4yec at your friendly gmail email?
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Yeah i bought 5 of them too and donated them to the YOTA of IOTA... and would like to be able to upgrade them to the TFT display too... and best of all ill help you do it with whatever lifting you need. ? I already have an adjustable audio bandpass and notch filter on the drawing board for it that should be really cool. ?Hoping to be able to send a couple of voltages to the duino to show the shirts and width of the filter/ notch on the TFT for adjustment (with a little code).?
Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ ? Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC Staunton, Illinois ? Owner ¨C Operator Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I. Rent it:
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On Dec 19, 2017, at 11:11 AM, Werner Vavken < werner.vavken@...> wrote: Hi Jack,
As you may know I have ordered 8 of the new UBITX transceivers and I¡¯m excited they will arrive tomorrow. These will be used in my high school ham class ?as a project for each student in my class.?
So....Where can I get more info on the cool color display & PCB you mentioned in this thread? Also will it work, or do you plan to offer ?the code, for it to work with the new new uBitx transceiver? That would make it super cool! Thanks.? Werner WB6RAW
Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 18, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...> wrote: Craig:
I can bring some of my TFT/VFO PCB's that can be used with the BITX40. I sell them for $8, but since I won't have to ship them, I can sell them for $5. Let me know if I should bring some. It changes the display to this:
The SW? fields at the top are for up to 50 "canned" CW messages and are tied to NO push button switches...very useful during contests. (They can be cahnged at run time.) SW1 is set to message 1, which is shown at the bottom of the display. The V field is supply voltage, WPM is for the built-in keyer, and GEN:CW means that the current frequency is ok for General class CW. An off-board RTC can be added, but it's not part of the board. The PCB is bare, but looks like this:
An AD9850 fits on the left and a Mega 2560 Pro Mini sits on the right. Pins not used by the VFO or the display are brought out to the header pins shown...perfect for experimenting.
Jack
From: Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 5:52 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
 I used the image again for ease of getting the message across, will delete after Jan 6 to free up space. Since there will be a heavy presence of BitX40's and ?BitX's converging in on Morristown Hamfest on January 6, 2018, at the Builders Fest, I am sure there will be just as keen an interest in some of the add on boards, mods, cases, what have you's that some of you on this talk group provide for sale or even just for the sake of sharing, either way, if you have any interest in your STUFF being at the Builders Fest in any Fashion, contact me, KM4YEC, we would like to see it there, too. We are going to roll out the Builders Fest info in the next few days. So, if you have any interest contact me soon. Craig Thibodeaux KM4YEC Lakeway Amateur Radio Club (Board)? km4yec at your friendly gmail email?
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In that process Jack
could we have a look at the current draw of the TFT? I haven't
commissioned my VFO/TFT for the BITX40 yet but the current
draw on the Antenna Analyser, which I think uses the same
TFT,? is around 300 mA, which would be less than desirable for
battery use in the field. Maybe introduce some means of
winding down the backlight on the TFT?
Bill, VK7MX
On 20/12/2017 7:02 AM, Jack Purdum via
Groups.Io wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
The code is available on the group's web site. Eventually,
there will be a new board for the ?BITX and it will use the
Si5351 instead of the (hard-to-find) AD9850 II. It's going to
take a while to do the new PCB. More and more it looks like
we'll be switching to the Teensy 3.5 and away from the
Mega2560. We'll need the extra speed down the road.
Jack, W8TEE
From:
Werner Vavken <werner.vavken@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017
12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40
Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have
wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX
family
Hi
Jack,
As
you may know I have ordered 8 of the new UBITX
transceivers and I¡¯m excited they will arrive
tomorrow. These will be used in my high school ham
class ?as a project for each student in my class.?
So....Where
can I get more info on the cool color display
& PCB you mentioned in this thread? Also will
it work, or do you plan to offer ?the code, for it
to work with the new new uBitx transceiver? That
would make it super cool! Thanks.?
Werner
WB6RAW
Sent
from my iPhone
On Dec 18, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Jack Purdum via
Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...>
wrote:
Craig:
I
can bring some of my TFT/VFO PCB's that
can be used with the BITX40. I sell them
for $8, but since I won't have to ship
them, I can sell them for $5. Let me know
if I should bring some. It changes the
display to this:
The
SW? fields at the top are for up to 50
"canned" CW messages and are tied to NO
push button switches...very useful during
contests. (They can be cahnged at run
time.) SW1 is set to message 1, which is
shown at the bottom of the display. The V
field is supply voltage, WPM is for the
built-in keyer, and GEN:CW means that the
current frequency is ok for General class
CW. An off-board RTC can be added, but
it's not part of the board. The PCB is
bare, but looks like this:
An
AD9850 fits on the left and a Mega 2560
Pro Mini sits on the right. Pins not used
by the VFO or the display are brought out
to the header pins shown...perfect for
experimenting.
Jack
From: Craig
Thibodeaux < km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday,
December 18, 2017 5:52 PM
Subject: Re:
[BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest
opportunity (edit to:) Modders who
have wares, boards, add ons, cases,
what have you, BitX family
I used the image again for ease
of getting the message across,
will delete after Jan 6 to free
up space.
Since there will be a heavy
presence of BitX40's and ?BitX's
converging in on Morristown
Hamfest on January 6, 2018, at
the Builders Fest, I am sure
there will be just as keen an
interest in some of the add on
boards, mods, cases, what have
you's that some of you on this
talk group provide for sale or
even just for the sake of
sharing, either way, if you have
any interest in your STUFF being
at the Builders Fest in any
Fashion, contact me, KM4YEC, we
would like to see it there, too.
We are going to roll out the
Builders Fest info in the next
few days. So, if you have any
interest contact me soon.
Craig Thibodeaux
KM4YEC
Lakeway Amateur Radio Club
(Board)?
km4yec at your friendly gmail
email?
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The TFT/VFO will depend somewhat on the size of the display you use. I can't find the current draw right now, but I thought it was 180mA for the 2.8" display. I'll keep looking.
Jack, W8TEE
From: William R Maxwell <wrmaxwell@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
In that process Jack
could we have a look at the current draw of the TFT? I haven't
commissioned my VFO/TFT for the BITX40 yet but the current
draw on the Antenna Analyser, which I think uses the same
TFT,? is around 300 mA, which would be less than desirable for
battery use in the field. Maybe introduce some means of
winding down the backlight on the TFT?
Bill, VK7MX
On 20/12/2017 7:02 AM, Jack Purdum via
Groups.Io wrote:
The code is available on the group's web site. Eventually,
there will be a new board for the ?BITX and it will use the
Si5351 instead of the (hard-to-find) AD9850 II. It's going to
take a while to do the new PCB. More and more it looks like
we'll be switching to the Teensy 3.5 and away from the
Mega2560. We'll need the extra speed down the road.
Jack, W8TEE
From:
Werner Vavken <werner.vavken@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2017
12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40
Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have
wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX
family
Hi
Jack,
As
you may know I have ordered 8 of the new UBITX
transceivers and I¡¯m excited they will arrive
tomorrow. These will be used in my high school ham
class ?as a project for each student in my class.?
So....Where
can I get more info on the cool color display
& PCB you mentioned in this thread? Also will
it work, or do you plan to offer ?the code, for it
to work with the new new uBitx transceiver? That
would make it super cool! Thanks.?
Werner
WB6RAW
Sent
from my iPhone
On Dec 18, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Jack Purdum via
Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...>
wrote:
Craig:
I
can bring some of my TFT/VFO PCB's that
can be used with the BITX40. I sell them
for $8, but since I won't have to ship
them, I can sell them for $5. Let me know
if I should bring some. It changes the
display to this:
The
SW? fields at the top are for up to 50
"canned" CW messages and are tied to NO
push button switches...very useful during
contests. (They can be cahnged at run
time.) SW1 is set to message 1, which is
shown at the bottom of the display. The V
field is supply voltage, WPM is for the
built-in keyer, and GEN:CW means that the
current frequency is ok for General class
CW. An off-board RTC can be added, but
it's not part of the board. The PCB is
bare, but looks like this:
![Inline image]()
An
AD9850 fits on the left and a Mega 2560
Pro Mini sits on the right. Pins not used
by the VFO or the display are brought out
to the header pins shown...perfect for
experimenting.
Jack
From: Craig
Thibodeaux < km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Monday,
December 18, 2017 5:52 PM
Subject: Re:
[BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest
opportunity (edit to:) Modders who
have wares, boards, add ons, cases,
what have you, BitX family
![]()
I used the image again for ease
of getting the message across,
will delete after Jan 6 to free
up space.
Since there will be a heavy
presence of BitX40's and ?BitX's
converging in on Morristown
Hamfest on January 6, 2018, at
the Builders Fest, I am sure
there will be just as keen an
interest in some of the add on
boards, mods, cases, what have
you's that some of you on this
talk group provide for sale or
even just for the sake of
sharing, either way, if you have
any interest in your STUFF being
at the Builders Fest in any
Fashion, contact me, KM4YEC, we
would like to see it there, too.
We are going to roll out the
Builders Fest info in the next
few days. So, if you have any
interest contact me soon.
Craig Thibodeaux
KM4YEC
Lakeway Amateur Radio Club
(Board)?
km4yec at your friendly gmail
email?
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Sorry, I should have
said that the current drawn by the Antenna Analyser is around
400 mA. Worth a look to see if we can't get that down for the
uBITX VFO/TFT, asuming the use of the same size TFT.
Bill, VK7MX
On 20/12/2017 3:01 PM, Jack Purdum via
Groups.Io wrote:
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
The TFT/VFO will
depend somewhat on the size of the display you use. I can't
find the current draw right now, but I thought it was 180mA
for the 2.8" display. I'll keep looking.
Jack, W8TEE
From:
William R Maxwell <wrmaxwell@...>
To:
[email protected]
Sent:
Tuesday, December 19, 2017 5:07 PM
Subject:
Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit
to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases,
what have you, BitX family
In
that process Jack could we have a look at the
current draw of the TFT? I haven't
commissioned my VFO/TFT for the BITX40 yet but
the current draw on the Antenna Analyser,
which I think uses the same TFT,? is around
300 mA, which would be less than desirable for
battery use in the field. Maybe introduce some
means of winding down the backlight on the
TFT?
Bill,
VK7MX
On
20/12/2017 7:02 AM, Jack Purdum via Groups.Io
wrote:
The code is available on the group's web
site. Eventually, there will be a new board for
the ?BITX and it will use the Si5351 instead of
the (hard-to-find) AD9850 II. It's going to take
a while to do the new PCB. More and more it
looks like we'll be switching to the Teensy 3.5
and away from the Mega2560. We'll need the extra
speed down the road.
Jack,
W8TEE
From: Werner Vavken <werner.vavken@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday,
December 19, 2017 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [BITX20]
BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit
to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add
ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
Hi
Jack,
As
you may know I have ordered 8 of the
new UBITX transceivers and I¡¯m
excited they will arrive tomorrow.
These will be used in my high school
ham class ?as a project for each
student in my class.?
So....Where
can I get more info on the cool
color display & PCB you
mentioned in this thread? Also will
it work, or do you plan to offer
?the code, for it to work with the
new new uBitx transceiver? That
would make it super cool! Thanks.?
Werner
WB6RAW
Sent
from my iPhone
On Dec 18, 2017, at 7:49 PM, Jack
Purdum via Groups.Io < jjpurdum@...>
wrote:
Craig:
I
can bring some of my TFT/VFO
PCB's that can be used with
the BITX40. I sell them for
$8, but since I won't have
to ship them, I can sell
them for $5. Let me know if
I should bring some. It
changes the display to this:
The
SW? fields at the top are
for up to 50 "canned" CW
messages and are tied to NO
push button switches...very
useful during contests.
(They can be cahnged at run
time.) SW1 is set to message
1, which is shown at the
bottom of the display. The V
field is supply voltage, WPM
is for the built-in keyer,
and GEN:CW means that the
current frequency is ok for
General class CW. An
off-board RTC can be added,
but it's not part of the
board. The PCB is bare, but
looks like this:
![Inline image]()
An
AD9850 fits on the left and
a Mega 2560 Pro Mini sits on
the right. Pins not used by
the VFO or the display are
brought out to the header
pins shown...perfect for
experimenting.
Jack
From:
Craig Thibodeaux < km4yec@...>
To:
[email protected]
Sent:
Monday, December 18,
2017 5:52 PM
Subject:
Re: [BITX20] BitX40
Builders Fest
opportunity (edit to:)
Modders who have
wares, boards, add
ons, cases, what have
you, BitX family
![]()
I used the image
again for ease of
getting the
message across,
will delete after
Jan 6 to free up
space.
Since there will
be a heavy
presence of
BitX40's and
?BitX's converging
in on Morristown
Hamfest on January
6, 2018, at the
Builders Fest, I
am sure there will
be just as keen an
interest in some
of the add on
boards, mods,
cases, what have
you's that some of
you on this talk
group provide for
sale or even just
for the sake of
sharing, either
way, if you have
any interest in
your STUFF being
at the Builders
Fest in any
Fashion, contact
me, KM4YEC, we
would like to see
it there, too. We
are going to roll
out the Builders
Fest info in the
next few days. So,
if you have any
interest contact
me soon.
Craig Thibodeaux
KM4YEC
Lakeway Amateur
Radio Club
(Board)?
km4yec at your
friendly gmail
email?
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On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 08:27 am, Jack Purdum wrote:
Hi Craig:
?
?I'm starting to think I won't put a speaker into the unit, but will probably have an external one handy.
That is what I have done. ?I have a small external communications speaker, I can place it somewhere comfortable to hear, or I can drop the audio level and the noise and hold it against my ear, or I can unplug it and plug in the head phones.. Then with these utility builds that I do, I am thinking of in future builds incorporating a place within the case to place the speaker, mic, dc input cable, etc, when not in use, or to provide an attachment arrangement so that everything is in its place as one unit. ?Not for looks, but for the sake of keeping track of everything, as these builds travel with me and with others to every local builders event as well as every local operating event. 
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I've also discovered that with a small speaker like you have in the picture, you can take a thick rubber band, wrap it around your head and wedge the speaker between the band and your ear. The downside is that people in white coats start chasing you all over the place when you do it in public.
Jack, W8TEE
From: Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 08:27 am, Jack Purdum wrote:
Hi Craig:
?
?I'm starting to think I won't put a speaker into the unit, but will probably have an external one handy.
That is what I have done. ?I have a small external communications speaker, I can place it somewhere comfortable to hear, or I can drop the audio level and the noise and hold it against my ear, or I can unplug it and plug in the head phones.. Then with these utility builds that I do, I am thinking of in future builds incorporating a place within the case to place the speaker, mic, dc input cable, etc, when not in use, or to provide an attachment arrangement so that everything is in its place as one unit. ?Not for looks, but for the sake of keeping track of everything, as these builds travel with me and with others to every local builders event as well as every local operating event. 
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Good Luck Craig.?
Had 4 done in hospital this past year. Ticker is till ticking.
73
Bill
W6SDI
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On Wed, Dec 20, 2017 at 04:50 am, Jack Purdum wrote:
I've also discovered that with a small speaker like you have in the picture, you can take a thick rubber band, wrap it around your head and wedge the speaker between the band and your ear. The downside is that people in white coats start chasing you all over the place when you do it in public.
?
Jack, W8TEE
?
Then I show them my papers....certified...
From: Craig Thibodeaux <km4yec@...>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2017 6:43 AM
Subject: Re: [BITX20] BitX40 Builders Fest opportunity (edit to:) Modders who have wares, boards, add ons, cases, what have you, BitX family
On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 08:27 am, Jack Purdum wrote:
Hi Craig:
?
?I'm starting to think I won't put a speaker into the unit, but will probably have an external one handy.
That is what I have done. ?I have a small external communications speaker, I can place it somewhere comfortable to hear, or I can drop the audio level and the noise and hold it against my ear, or I can unplug it and plug in the head phones.. Then with these utility builds that I do, I am thinking of in future builds incorporating a place within the case to place the speaker, mic, dc input cable, etc, when not in use, or to provide an attachment arrangement so that everything is in its place as one unit. ?Not for looks, but for the sake of keeping track of everything, as these builds travel with me and with others to every local builders event as well as every local operating event.
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Craig Thibodeaux
Arvo W0VRA
K9HZ