Re: QMX not powering on
Something is pulling down on the 3.3V supply so the power-up sequence cannot complete.? That is why IC101 is getting hot - its output is shorted (or nearly shorted) to ground by something.? Or maybe
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Stan Dye
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Re: QCX mini can transmit for 10-30 seconds then output fizzles out and will not transmit until cooled down.
#20m
#ic3
#qcxmini
#troubleshooting
Jerry
As the kits have never been designed/tested? for anything but the standard Si /MS 5351's they were sold with - and the earlier models were pretty tight for code space to cover other options)
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Bruce Akhurst
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QMX not powering on
I have just built a QMX, but it doesn't power on and appear as a USB device.
I have built it for 9V, and have applied a voltage of 8V from a current limited supply. Prior to depressing the left
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Matthew M0MZB
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Re: New QMX+ with a couple of issues?
#160m
#bpf
#QMXplus
Found no issues with the terminal and just debugged a QMX+
Beyond 15 meter I'm losing power, at 6 meter it is less than 1 watt, so I will check the filters again.
73 PA1EJO Ernst
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Ernst Schrama
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Re: QDX: Troubleshooting high output power
Adding to this, I found this message /g/QRPLabs/message/93093
And started measuring the voltage on the diodes in different bands.
When I'm on 20M, D1/D2/D4/D5 are "high" (8.06V to
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Ben Sanders
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Re: New QMX+ with a couple of issues?
#160m
#bpf
#QMXplus
Many thanks Alan!!
After all those toroids I REALLY needed more practice with 44 turns of #28 wire on a T50-2 core! Hi!!
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73, Rick
VE7TK
Website: https://www.ve7tk.ca/ ( https://www.ve7tk.ca )
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Rick Williams - VE7TK
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Re: New QMX+ with a couple of issues?
#160m
#bpf
#QMXplus
No problem!
This is waiting for a firmware update.
73 Alan G4ZFQ
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Alan G4ZFQ
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Re: QMX 3d printed cover
Salut Nicholas
Merci pout ton cover pour le QMX.
J'ai essay¨¦ d'allonger le couvercle avec des languettes de verrouillage aux extr¨¦mit¨¦s, car le QMX glisse facilement lorsqu'il est utilis¨¦ comme
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OZ1MIC, Michael
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New QMX+ with a couple of issues?
#160m
#bpf
#QMXplus
I have just finished building a Rev 2 QMX+. It was a fun build and all went smoothly ... with a couple of minor exceptions.
1) For some reason, PuTTY refused to work on my Win10 desktop (it had
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Rick Williams - VE7TK
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Re: Clear SWR Protection "S" through the USB port?
FANTASTIC!
It worked as advertised.
Many THANKS!
Sam,AC4OW
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Sam Hanie
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Re: QDX: Troubleshooting high output power
I should add that I built this for 9V per the rev 3 assembly manual (not the transformer manual).
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Ben Sanders
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I am still being amazed by the QMX I recently built
I activated #pota us-10658 with the #QMX mid-band I built this morning (5 watts). It was pretty windy so I didn't record any video since I forgot my wind sock. I started with 30 meters and moved
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Joe AI5DD
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Re: Clear SWR Protection "S" through the USB port?
THANKS!
Thanks,
Sam Hanie
samhanie@...
623-219-8130
[email protected]> wrote:
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Sam Hanie
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Re: Clear SWR Protection "S" through the USB port?
Many THANKS!
Thanks,
Sam Hanie
samhanie@...
623-219-8130
[email protected]> wrote:
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Sam Hanie
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QDX: Troubleshooting high output power
Hello,
Was hoping I could get some help on how to troubleshoot my QDX.? I looked through the list, but was having trouble finding quite the right thing.
It is a QDX rev 3.? I updated it to the
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Ben Sanders
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Re: Clear SWR Protection "S" through the USB port?
Can do it remotely using the terminal mode.? I just tried the following steps - may not need all of the steps:
* Exit WSJT-X
* Enter terminal mode
* Select: Hardware-test/SWR-Sweep ( Should be crazy
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Chris KB1NLW
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Re: DX on my QMX-PLUS !
That was on Ten meters FT8. Ten is wide-open today !
72,
Bill, N4QA/QRP
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Bill, N4QA/QRP
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Re: QMX+ Success, with One Nit Easily Resolved
Yeah, some lessons come the hard way. Like I said in my original post, I know better, frankly, but there you go!
Just had another really fun POTA activation yesterday with it, and am looking forward
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Wesley
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Re: Clear SWR Protection "S" through the USB port?
Great suggestion!? The "S" is a showstopper for remote operation.? Perhaps there will be a way to do it once Hans release his BASIC programmer interface.
73, Mike KK7ER
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Mike KK7ER
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Re: Clear SWR Protection "S" through the USB port?
Sam
Be extremely careful using the auto tuner.? When it is seeking a match SWR can transiently exceed 10:1.? This causes high voltage at the BS170 PA transistors that does substantially exceed the
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Chris KB1NLW
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