Re: QMX kit has a internal short at power up
I¡¯m probably just ignorant but 10 C over ambient doesn¡¯t seem all that hot to me. Anyone have measurements from a working radio? Mark KI4HQK
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Mark LaPlante
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#117208
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Re: QMX 10-20m LPF0 problem?
Update: Testing completed and deemed a success. My seemingly-kind-of-maybe-reversed-looking-shaped sweep had no trouble making a 20M DX QSO on a terrible antenna, so for me at least, this odd looking
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kontraptioneering@...
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#117207
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Re: QMX kit has a internal short at power up
D109 is really just a short term fail safe (if the regulator loses control of the 3V supply. It /shouldn't/ get activated unless there's a problem somewhere else (like a short to the +12 supply...) If
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Paul - AI7JR
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#117205
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Re: QMX kit has a internal short at power up
You might check D109 (the 3V6zener on the #2 plug-in board. Mine was "soft" and although it began conducting a bit below 3.6 volts, it allowed the voltage to climb above 5 volts and caused a hard
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Don, ND6T
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#117204
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Re: QMX kit has a internal short at power up
Hello Martin, I have the same problem,? see /g/QRPLabs/message/116603 It seems that there is no ESD protection of the CPU at all, so that you have a good chance to kill it. There was
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Joerg DB2OO
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#117203
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Re: QMX / Antenna tuner disagreement
Seems enough that you were to arrive at the reason. Takes a lot more choking at lower frequencies. -- Allison ------------------ Post online only, direct email will go to a bit bucket.
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ajparent1/kb1gmx
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#117202
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Re: QDX 10-20M Version - Soundcard Error
Hi Gil! I had a brief USB failure as well on my QMX, but did not manage to reproduce the issue again so far. I had an Iambic key connected to the QMX and configured as straight key to play with my
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Tobias [DL3MHT]
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#117201
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Re: Wattmeter ideas?
Hi pls look at: https://github.com/WB2CBA/Barb-A-Watt-QRP-POWER-and-SWR-Monitor https://www.eham.net/reviews/view-product?id=15586 /g/QRPLabs/topic/88936360 73 de muhsin TA1MHS
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Muhsin TA1MHS
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#117200
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Re: QMX / Antenna tuner disagreement
Allison, I didn't think those toroids would be enough, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to try. ? -- 73, Dan? NM3A There are moments when everything turns out right .... Don't let them alarm you;
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Daniel Walter
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Re: Wattmeter ideas?
I still think the least expensive, educational, and accurate mWattmeters are the ones from China listed on various sites like eBay for around $26. These use the tried and true AD8307 log amplifier
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Kees T
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Re: QDX RF filter sweep
I also see similar results from the RF filter sweep at 20M on my HB QDX. The LB QDX has a mush different sweep. This difference is reflected in JTDX spectrums for the two radios - the HB receiver is
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Don
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#117197
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Re: QMX Low Bands Rev1. RF filters bad on 40m & 60m and no Transmit on any band
20m, 30m & 80m work on transmit and receive, just need to wait for the replacement inductor to fix 40m & 60m. Other bands do not work on transmit if preceded by trying transmit on 40m/60m a self
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John G0SDF
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#117196
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Re: QMX / Antenna tuner disagreement
At 7mhz range you need a FT43-240 (large core) with at least 22 or more turns of RG316 (or 174) to effectively choke the currents. -- Allison ------------------ Post online only, direct email will go
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ajparent1/kb1gmx
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#117194
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Re: QMX / Antenna tuner disagreement
Garrett, I believe you got it, spot on! I set up the antenna in the yard similar to my POTA setup. I got a very similar NanoVNA sweep with lowest SWR 1.15:1 at 7.060. Connecting to the QMX, I got
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Daniel Walter
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#117193
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Re: QDX finals modification, imbalanced heating
Thanks Dean; the copper tape seems like a good idea, as long as the adhesive layers don't impede heat transfer. In my experience the adhesive is quite thin, and you're compressing everything too, so
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Peter Li
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#117192
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Re: #qmx wrong inductances for LPF?
#qmx
Ludwig Hi are we talking about the same thing here? /g/QRPLabs/message/116271 73 de muhsin TA1MHS
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Muhsin TA1MHS
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#117191
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Re: #qmx wrong inductances for LPF?
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Hi Ludwig FYI the toroids in QMX are purchased directly from micrometals in California, US (https://micrometals.com), in large quantities (10,000 or 20,000 etc). I have no reason to suspect they
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Hans Summers
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#117190
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Re: QMX / Antenna tuner disagreement
Sometime back I loaded .10 firmware into my perfectly functioning QMX only to have the same thing happen: high SWR shut down! This is into a tuner and antenna proven to be low SWR by nanoVNA and
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Karl
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#117189
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Re: 50W PA Measurements
Many thanks Allison for taking your valuable time to analyze my data. Yes 'troubleshooting by remote seculation' is indeed an endeavour with limited return on time invested (unless one gets lucky).
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Richard Hayter
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#117188
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Re: QMX / Antenna tuner disagreement
Garrett, Interesting thought. I did not have a choke on the feed line. I used a 25' RG-174 feed line and was about 12' away from the antenna inside a closed vehicle. I could easily try the choke. --
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Daniel Walter
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#117187
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