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Hello everyone, I understand that the zBitx has Bluetooth onboard the Raspberry Pi. Is there a way I can set up my Bluetooth keyboard with a track mouse to the Raspberry Pi on the zBitx? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks Everyone, Robert, AG6LK

Hello All, I wanted a dimpled knob for the front of my zBitx, so I turned to Thingiverse to find a suitable knob and adjust the size to what I wanted and 3D printed my own in black PLA. The knob I've remixed is 10mm tall and 30mm in diameter, and will sit low to the front panel of the radio if you [very carefully] trim the length of the rotary encoder shaft. Please be careful to not bend the shaft of the encoder as you are doing this. I've shared the files and full trimming instructions here https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6998700 73 de VE6LK

https://ae5x.blogspot.com/2025/04/timing-issues-remain-with-latest.html 73, John AE5X

I use these to help dissipate the excess heat. Slap them on back and let them do their job. Also use on Xeigu 6200. https://a.co/d/bpyIFQg

Just want to report I received my zbitx yesterday. It did have a crack in the side panel and there was something rattling inside. Took it apart the rtc battery was loose. Connected to my bench power supply at 8.5v and it booted fine. External monitor worked fine. Connected to the net time set just fine. I would not recommend this but I opened chromium and downloaded and installed nomachine. I figured it would freeze up due to lack of memory but went ok just a little slow. No machine remote is working fine. Listened to some ssb with it and opened fldigi for some decode went fine. Haven’t done any tx yet. Will test on a dummy load first. Is there a file somewhere for the 3d case? I want to replace the broken side panel and probably change the color. Ryan kk6dzb

I have fixed the two issues of zbitx on CW. The new update has good keying with Iambic keyer and the cw decode noise is now gone as well. To get this update, you have to: 1. Flash the new firmware (the firmware version is now 1.06). The firmware is available from https://github.com/afarhan/zbitxfrontpanel/raw/refs/heads/main/zbitx_front_panel_sw.ino.uf2 2. Update the new software on the raspberry pi, the latest version with the CW keyng fixed is 3.051 (or later). Here is Jose, VU2JOS sending CW with the new firmware update. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEVyuFrkBd8 With this, I hope we have moved on with CW issues. - f

We are close to our capacity now. We need to prep for Dayton as well. The response has been overwhelming and we may have to put brakes yet again. I guess by the end of the day we will stop taking more orders. - f

This morning I updated the zBitx to v1.05 then updated the RPi to v3.05. Should I have done these in the opposite order? The radio will not boot up now. "Waiting for the zBitx to start..." Only this, and nothing more.

Just for the sake of argument, let's say I do something stupid and my zbitx will no longer boot. But I have done a SD card copy to an external usb with new UUID. How do I boot from the USB so that I can copy the system back to the internal SD card thereby restoring my zbitx and making it bootable again? Leo, AI5II

Wondering when it would be possible to order a z bitx ? Thanks

Just curious. If after running ./update, if I run sudo apt update/upgrade will the zbit be bricked? I'd be interested in compiling hamlib 4.5.4 and wsjt-z on the zbitx. I do have wsjt-z running on my laptop using a raspian image but need to install all the dependencies to fo the compile on the sbitx. Leo, AI5II

The documentation should be here in the next 12 hours. But here is how you upgrade the firmware: 1. Go to https://www.hfsignals.com/index.php/zbitx/ 2. Download the uf2 file to your computer. 3. Unplug the zbitx power. 4. Keeping the knob button pressed, attach the supplied USB cable between the PC and the CAT USB port on the zbitx. 5. Remember, you have to attach to the CAT USB port, not the other. 6. Now, let go of the knob pressed. The zbitx front panel will light up with an all grey screen. The Pico controller will show up as a drive on your PC. 7. Copy the .uf2 file from the PC to the Pico controller. 8. You are done, remove the USB cable. Start up the zbitx. 9. The latest firmware should show up on the front panel.

My Zbitx arrived today. I am new to these radios so expect a learning curve. I have only received so far but here are my observations and questions. I installed the batteries and followed the set up in the manual including setting the time using an hdmi screen. I linked the wifi to my phone hoping this would pay dividends when in the field. It first the radio seemed deaf, but playing around with the IF I started to hear signals on 20m and 40m. I found CW reception difficult the radio seemed to make a chugging sound as the decoder tried to work. The back of my radio was warm but was not excessively hot on rx. I tried FT8 decode seemed sluggish to start but once running was fine. When the time needs adjusting must I always connect to an hdmi screen or is connecting to my phone wifi sufficient to update the time? Is the chugging sound in cw mode normal? Will the operating manual be updated further as time progresses. Should I be upgrading software and firmware or are these updates to be considered as beta and optional. How would HF signals prefer feedback to be given as I assume they cannot monitor every post trawling for bugs and questions. Finally I like the radio and form factor. Thinking about a 3d printed sloping stand which when reversed protects screen and knob. Thinking 3d printing battery cover or using stand to hold battery holder. Can audio be directed via Bluetooth to an amplified speaker? Thank you Farhan for this radio 73 Nigel M0NDE

Hello Ashhar I've received my zBITX this morning and have been listening on the bands in different modes. So far all seems to work as expected and it is fun to use this little rig. But I'm lost by trying to send CW with the built in keyer. I'm not used to Lambic A after using Lambic B for 40+ years. When set to Lambic B you get a straight key. Is Lambic B not yet implemented or have I set something wrong? If not, will this be included in a firmware update? Taking an additional external electronic with Lambic B keying half the size of the zBITX for portable use was not my plan... Many thanks for this otherwise nice rig and for any info 73, Gerald - HB9CEY

I got my zBitX this evening. Got it on my wifi to sync the time. I can see ft8 decodes. If I TX the sound comes out of the speaker instead of going to the radio. Zero output on a watt meter so no RF at all. I suspect the sbitx has the wrong input device configured, but I don't see a way to change it. Additionally, the insert that came with the radio has a url and a QR code instructing me to download the manual, but there is no manual at that url. Thanks, --ben