Ian,

I'm enjoying the v0.33 and I now have my Raspbery Pi and TFT Touch Screen so I hope to give it a go this weekend to run FT8 with the uBITX!

This will be a new mode for me so an initially steep learning curve all the way around.

Dave WI6R
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On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 7:40 AM, Ian Lee <kd8cec@...> wrote:

Kari

Thanks for using this firmware.

I worked on uBITX firmware yesterday and customize wsjtx from today. I will introduce something interesting in a few days. If you are using digital mode, it will probably be interesting.

I also love FT8 and JT65

Ian KD8CEC

2018. 2. 1. ?? 5:19? "Kari Syrj?nen" <beaconhunter@...>?? ??:

Ian's firmwares working great! I have been using then since version 0.25

Now running 0.33 and working 7MHz FT8-mode. Over 350 QSO.s in my logbook

TNX!

Kari OH5YW

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

--

73 Dave WI6R

Tested newest manager and observe display problem with CW speed after changing.? Using stand alone Nano loaded with newest code. Still awaiting my uBITX, soon I hope.

Larry, K2ZSD

Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Droid

On Feb 1, 2018 5:01 PM, Ian Lee <kd8cec@...> wrote:

Thanks for your effort.

The Band frequency input of uBITX Manager is my mistake.?I set the maximum input value too small.

I will fix it in the next version and upload it.

And I thought about two of them. The problem with step is to use 1 byte of eeprom.

In other words, when the maximum value is 255 and 500 is input, 500% is 256 = 254. I am thinking of a way to increase the value.

We will add an option to prevent the top line from appearing.

If you check the option, the call-out will appear as before.

I think you used uBITX Manager a lot.?I think you have probably checked the Scroll display option.

The scroll display was created to show a lot of information in a small LCD of unmodified uBITX.

When other VFO frequency is scroll displayed, I am thinking of putting in the way of the previous call sign.

The next version will fix all issues.

Ian KD8CEC

2018-02-02 2:33 GMT+09:00 David S via Groups.Io <dcsuk10@...>:

Ian

?I'm a late comer to your party, amazing code functionality, takes the radio to another lever with the CAT, especially for digital.? ?No issues with uploading to the radio, I figured out how to use Xloader, a really simple way of getting the right code into the radio.?

I've also more or less got to grips with the uBitx manager and have a few comments, I entered my callsign and set it to display (permanently) on the previous manager software, the latest version has the alternate VFO frequency displayed in the callsign position and wipes it out.? I can't see any way of stopping either the 2nd VFO frequency or the Step from displaying, it could do with a settings flag.?

There's also an anomaly in the code step function, probably I didn't read about the it correctly.? It works as expected, a little fiddly getting the correct function press time, however? when I entered 500Hz, it's accepted by the manager, it saves and recovers from disc correctly but is implemented as 244Hz by the radio.

A quick question about the band frequencies, the maximum frequency I can enter is?99999 (Hz), sometimes a read from the radio gives a sensible frequency?554970912 (Hz) & mode 1.? Sorry I just can't figure this at all.

The other oddie is that I would expect to be ably to read a configuration file from disc both with or without the radio being connected.? I find that I have to read from the radio to allow a backup to be read from the disc.

I can see that you've got the bit well and truly between your teeth, are there any plans to add functionality for a 4 line or any other display.

Best regards & many thanks for the sharing the huge increase in functionality.?

David? G8DJM

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

Ian,

Great work and very much appreciated for sharing your skills...

I have loaded your ubitx software and it is work very well.

It sure is nice to have cat control...

I just received a raspi p3 and a 3.5 and 5 inch touch display?

I am also looking forward to applying your Raspi pi touch interfacing with the ubitx and digital software WSJT-X.?

Would be nice to have a Pi as the touch control for the Ubitx?

73

Joe

VE1BWV

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 7:11 PM, Ian Lee <kd8cec@...> wrote:

Looks great!!!

I am now making fun with raspberry pi.

As soon as I first received uBITX, Wow! I thought I could make something fun with this.?

To do this, the first was to put the basic functions in uBITX. Like a regular radio.

And now I try to do some fun with Raspberry Pi.

I will notify you when it is released.

Ian KD8CEC

2018-02-02 6:35 GMT+09:00 Dave Bottom <ars.kd6az@...>:

Ian,

I'm enjoying the v0.33 and I now have my Raspbery Pi and TFT Touch Screen so I hope to give it a go this weekend to run FT8 with the uBITX!

This will be a new mode for me so an initially steep learning curve all the way around.

Dave WI6R
?

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 7:40 AM, Ian Lee <kd8cec@...> wrote:

Kari

Thanks for using this firmware.

I worked on uBITX firmware yesterday and customize wsjtx from today. I will introduce something interesting in a few days. If you are using digital mode, it will probably be interesting.

I also love FT8 and JT65

Ian KD8CEC

2018. 2. 1. ?? 5:19? "Kari Syrj?nen" <beaconhunter@...>?? ??:

Ian's firmwares working great! I have been using then since version 0.25

Now running 0.33 and working 7MHz FT8-mode. Over 350 QSO.s in my logbook

TNX!

Kari OH5YW

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

--

73 Dave WI6R

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

Ian

?I'm a late comer to your party, amazing code functionality, takes the radio to another lever with the CAT, especially for digital.? ?No issues with uploading to the radio, I figured out how to use Xloader, a really simple way of getting the right code into the radio.?

I've also more or less got to grips with the uBitx manager and have a few comments, I entered my callsign and set it to display (permanently) on the previous manager software, the latest version has the alternate VFO frequency displayed in the callsign position and wipes it out.? I can't see any way of stopping either the 2nd VFO frequency or the Step from displaying, it could do with a settings flag.?

There's also an anomaly in the code step function, probably I didn't read about the it correctly.? It works as expected, a little fiddly getting the correct function press time, however? when I entered 500Hz, it's accepted by the manager, it saves and recovers from disc correctly but is implemented as 244Hz by the radio.

A quick question about the band frequencies, the maximum frequency I can enter is?99999 (Hz), sometimes a read from the radio gives a sensible frequency?554970912 (Hz) & mode 1.? Sorry I just can't figure this at all.

The other oddie is that I would expect to be ably to read a configuration file from disc both with or without the radio being connected.? I find that I have to read from the radio to allow a backup to be read from the disc.

I can see that you've got the bit well and truly between your teeth, are there any plans to add functionality for a 4 line or any other display.

Best regards & many thanks for the sharing the huge increase in functionality.?

David? G8DJM

hello Ian

I have problem too use software 0.27 for uBitx.

To load in arduino nano use Xloader and your hex file.

But when conect power , first have on display mesage about version and then

CW 7.15000.

Encoder dont work and all button nothing.

What i was made wrong.

The conection on indidds.? pdf file

best regards and 73

Matjaz

my call S56ZVD

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From: Ian Lee

Sent: Friday, February 02, 2018 12:45 AM

To: [email protected]

Subject: Re: [BITX20] uBITX Firmware (CEC) 0.30 released (Test version). #ubitx

?

Thanks for your information.

?

i fixed you found bug now, and 1 more fixed. thanks again.

If you have any oddities, please email me anytime.

?

Ian KD8CEC

?

2018-02-02 8:27 GMT+09:00 K2ZSD - L. Ince <K2ZSD@...>:

Tested newest manager and observe display problem with CW speed after changing.? Using stand alone Nano loaded with newest code. Still awaiting my uBITX, soon I hope.

?

Larry, K2ZSD

?

Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE Droid

On Feb 1, 2018 5:01 PM, Ian Lee <kd8cec@...> wrote:

Thanks for your effort.

The Band frequency input of uBITX Manager is my mistake. I set the maximum input value too small.

I will fix it in the next version and upload it.

And I thought about two of them. The problem with step is to use 1 byte of eeprom.

In other words, when the maximum value is 255 and 500 is input, 500% is 256 = 254. I am thinking of a way to increase the value.

?

We will add an option to prevent the top line from appearing.

If you check the option, the call-out will appear as before.

I think you used uBITX Manager a lot. I think you have probably checked the Scroll display option.

The scroll display was created to show a lot of information in a small LCD of unmodified uBITX.

When other VFO frequency is scroll displayed, I am thinking of putting in the way of the previous call sign.

?

The next version will fix all issues.

?

Ian KD8CEC

?

2018-02-02 2:33 GMT+09:00 David S via Groups.Io <dcsuk10@...>:

Ian

I'm a late comer to your party, amazing code functionality, takes the radio to another lever with the CAT, especially for digital.?? No issues with uploading to the radio, I figured out how to use Xloader, a really simple way of getting the right code into the radio.?

I've also more or less got to grips with the uBitx manager and have a few comments, I entered my callsign and set it to display (permanently) on the previous manager software, the latest version has the alternate VFO frequency displayed in the callsign position and wipes it out.? I can't see any way of stopping either the 2nd VFO frequency or the Step from displaying, it could do with a settings flag.

There's also an anomaly in the code step function, probably I didn't read about the it correctly.? It works as expected, a little fiddly getting the correct function press time, however? when I entered 500Hz, it's accepted by the manager, it saves and recovers from disc correctly but is implemented as 244Hz by the radio.

A quick question about the band frequencies, the maximum frequency I can enter is 99999 (Hz), sometimes a read from the radio gives a sensible frequency 554970912 (Hz) & mode 1.? Sorry I just can't figure this at all.

The other oddie is that I would expect to be ably to read a configuration file from disc both with or without the radio being connected.? I find that I have to read from the radio to allow a backup to be read from the disc.

I can see that you've got the bit well and truly between your teeth, are there any plans to add functionality for a 4 line or any other display.

Best regards & many thanks for the sharing the huge increase in functionality.

David? G8DJM

?

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

?

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

I am going to try disconnecting the 5 Volts on the USB, as it is power up the display via the USB lead.

Ian thanks for the great firmware

Loaded this tonight on my newly build uBitx.. Wow what a great firmware. It’s fantastic!

Thank you

On Feb 1, 2018, at 12:33 PM, David S via Groups.Io <dcsuk10@...> wrote:

Ian

?I'm a late comer to your party, amazing code functionality, takes the radio to another lever with the CAT, especially for digital.? ?No issues with uploading to the radio, I figured out how to use Xloader, a really simple way of getting the right code into the radio.?

I've also more or less got to grips with the uBitx manager and have a few comments, I entered my callsign and set it to display (permanently) on the previous manager software, the latest version has the alternate VFO frequency displayed in the callsign position and wipes it out.? I can't see any way of stopping either the 2nd VFO frequency or the Step from displaying, it could do with a settings flag.?

There's also an anomaly in the code step function, probably I didn't read about the it correctly.? It works as expected, a little fiddly getting the correct function press time, however? when I entered 500Hz, it's accepted by the manager, it saves and recovers from disc correctly but is implemented as 244Hz by the radio.

A quick question about the band frequencies, the maximum frequency I can enter is?99999 (Hz), sometimes a read from the radio gives a sensible frequency?554970912 (Hz) & mode 1.? Sorry I just can't figure this at all.

The other oddie is that I would expect to be ably to read a configuration file from disc both with or without the radio being connected.? I find that I have to read from the radio to allow a backup to be read from the disc.

I can see that you've got the bit well and truly between your teeth, are there any plans to add functionality for a 4 line or any other display.

Best regards & many thanks for the sharing the huge increase in functionality.?

David? G8DJM

Excellent!

I like the idea of using a pi as a secondary controller..

Since your cat control in the ubitx emulates ft817 - Using raspi Pi as a touch control by using your modified WSJT-x? should work ..

I am not aware of any other radio software which will fit on a small 3.5 or 5 inch touch display and work on the raspi

Great stuff..

Joe?

VE1BWV

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 8:08 PM, Ian Lee <kd8cec@...> wrote:

Joe

Thanks for your interesting.

It will be very interesting.?What I am doing right now is not just to control uBITX.?Maybe it will be connected to most Transceiver.

This is not my effort, because it is supported by hamlib used by wsjt-x.

So uBITX only protocol is not used.

For example, when switching between VFOA and VFOB,? do not switch uBITX's vfoA / vfoB,?I just made it look like this by using the memory stored in the raspberry pi.

Implementation in this way allows you to control most of the communicating radios, but uBITX's merits are gone.

I had a notice from a few weeks ago and I had a little publicity last week.

The above picture is the screen that I am working on now.?Perhaps the disk image will be released within a day or two.

In fact, that screen is only a joke compared to the greatness of wsjt-x. I am only making very little changes to my favorite program.

It will be distributed as an SD card image. It will be easier to use.

Thanks agian.

Ian KD8CEC

2018-02-02 8:46 GMT+09:00 Joe <joeman2116@...>:

Ian,

Great work and very much appreciated for sharing your skills...

I have loaded your ubitx software and it is work very well.

It sure is nice to have cat control...

I just received a raspi p3 and a 3.5 and 5 inch touch display?

I am also looking forward to applying your Raspi pi touch interfacing with the ubitx and digital software WSJT-X.?

Would be nice to have a Pi as the touch control for the Ubitx?

73

Joe

VE1BWV

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 7:11 PM, Ian Lee <kd8cec@...> wrote:

Looks great!!!

I am now making fun with raspberry pi.

As soon as I first received uBITX, Wow! I thought I could make something fun with this.?

To do this, the first was to put the basic functions in uBITX. Like a regular radio.

And now I try to do some fun with Raspberry Pi.

I will notify you when it is released.

Ian KD8CEC

2018-02-02 6:35 GMT+09:00 Dave Bottom <ars.kd6az@...>:

Ian,

I'm enjoying the v0.33 and I now have my Raspbery Pi and TFT Touch Screen so I hope to give it a go this weekend to run FT8 with the uBITX!

This will be a new mode for me so an initially steep learning curve all the way around.

Dave WI6R
?

On Thu, Feb 1, 2018 at 7:40 AM, Ian Lee <kd8cec@...> wrote:

Kari

Thanks for using this firmware.

I worked on uBITX firmware yesterday and customize wsjtx from today. I will introduce something interesting in a few days. If you are using digital mode, it will probably be interesting.

I also love FT8 and JT65

Ian KD8CEC

2018. 2. 1. ?? 5:19? "Kari Syrj?nen" <beaconhunter@...>?? ??:

Ian's firmwares working great! I have been using then since version 0.25

Now running 0.33 and working 7MHz FT8-mode. Over 350 QSO.s in my logbook

TNX!

Kari OH5YW

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

--

73 Dave WI6R

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

--
Best 73
KD8CEC / Ph.D ian lee
kd8cec@...
(my blog)

Hi Ian:

I was wondering if you had plans to convert the support files for your software to *.cpp files from their current *.ino secondary file names (except for ubitx_30.ino)?

Jack, W8TEE

Hello Ian,

Thank you very much for the updated version (CEC) 0.34 which is the first that I have uploaded to my newly received UBitx.
It has greatly improved the way my trx operates.
I will be testing it for a while, but generally speaking what I've tested up till now works to my expectations. Congratulations.

One thing that it is not very clear to me is how the split mode works. Is there a link or video for it? It would save me some time from trying to guess how and it would be greatly appreciated. As you may figure out, I also like to chase some DX as a QRP station!

I would like to invest some time to some necessary hardware improvements, number one being adding AGC (testing at first the original schematic), and then adding the s-meter to pin7.
I hope I can also find some time to play with your UBitx Manager.

Taking this opportunity, I would also like to comment that you are doing a very excellent job with your version of firmware for UBitx, and we as users must feel very lucky for that. Please keep the good work.
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Very sincerely,