Re: Something to look out for: possible cause of PA failure (QDX etc).
Ah! I hadn't thought of copper! I DID use plenty of heat sink compound (I'm surprised the manual doesn't suggest this) and I also added an extra (steel) washer that will hopefully improve things a
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Mark Palmer
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Re: Something to look out for: possible cause of PA failure (QDX etc).
I wondered that, too. The combination of overheating and mechanical stress. We'll never know! ;-)
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Mark Palmer
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Re: [QMX] Keying CW via CAT
Adam, once Hans adds support for the QCX CAT commands to send character strings using CW (at default speed) we'll be in business. We can use Wolfgang's CWTerm or write our own using pySerial.
73,
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Mike KK7ER
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Re: [QMX] Keying CW via CAT
Gary W9TD <w9td@...> wrote:
I know... but that's the best I can have at this moment, I guess.
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Adam
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#120387
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[QMX] Bug when handling "AG;" CAT command
Hi,
I just discovered that in QMX (FW 17) "AG;" command inserts a 0x00 char in
response:
"AG0054\0;"
I guess it's a bug. I'll work around it, but I'm reporting anyway.
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Adam
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#120386
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Re: [QMX] Keying CW via CAT
Hi Gary,
I don't think so.
Did you read the thread at the link I posted?
Wolfgang wrote:
In the same thread Hans also describes how to retrieve the decoded CW, FWIW.
73, Mike KK7ER
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Mike KK7ER
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Re: Something to look out for: possible cause of PA failure (QDX etc).
My QDX also has TN0110 finals and this is the configuration I've been operating with happily for a while now: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ne7RK8UvU1ZLvb3A9
Note, I believe there should be no need for
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Peter Li
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Re: [QMX] Keying CW via CAT
Adam,
There is no waveshaping in digi mode so you will have serious key clicks.
Gary
W9TD
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Gary W9TD
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#120383
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Re: QDX High Band Screen Shot
I'm expecting the BPF may require a bit of trial and error. I bought extra capacitors in slightly different values, and have extra 28 awg magnet wire on hand... This way I can alter/swap the caps or
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Nate Reik N8BTR
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Re: Something to look out for: possible cause of PA failure (QDX etc).
Yes, that's the plan! I have a Rev 5 low band QDX I started with and use now. Blew the BS170s once, and replaced them with the L14 diode added then.
I bought and built a HB version next with the L14
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Nate Reik N8BTR
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#120381
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Re: QDX High Band Screen Shot
Ooooh, I would be very interested in your attempts there.? I am in agreement with you that the LPFs should be easy and when I thought about it before I really have wrestled with the BPF.? I think it
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Jonathan Halterman
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Re: [QMX] Keying CW via CAT
Adam via groups.io <qrp-labs@...> wrote:
A quick update. I just tested QSK (full restoration of parameters on
key_up) and it seems to be working fine. First test is in this "QSK
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Adam
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#120379
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Re: QDX R3.2 Q7 failure, repair
The QDX is back on the air as a WSPR beacon following repair. Q7
was removed, and in the removal process after snipping only two of the
leads it came off the board. It appears that at least one
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Ron VE8RT
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#120378
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Re: #QMX #HighBand #LowPower QMX High-Band Working but with Low Power out
#qmx
#HighBand
#LowPower
Congrats Roy!
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@Ludwig_DH8WN
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#120377
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Re: [QMX] Keying CW via CAT
Mike KK7ER <groupio@...> wrote:
Ok, there's some success with this hack. Doesn't sound bad (I was afraid
of the sound being glitchy).
https://youtu.be/pOmgA3ocF6g
Sound is from a separate
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Adam
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#120376
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Re: Something to look out for: possible cause of PA failure (QDX etc).
Nate,
Do you still have plans to re-do all your QDX versions? You also used zener diode protection as well as those substitute MOSFETs? Looks like you're on a path to be all set. I only have the
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xyroto
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Re: #QMX #HighBand #LowPower QMX High-Band Working but with Low Power out
#qmx
#HighBand
#LowPower
Thanks John for all your help, and thank you Ludwig as well!? The QRP-Labs community is AWESOME!
Now I need to do some tweaking to get my RF Sweep for 20M improved. The rest of them look
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Roy - KI0ER
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Re: #QMX #HighBand #LowPower QMX High-Band Working but with Low Power out
#qmx
#HighBand
#LowPower
Dunno, Roy. I have seen others reporting higher than expected 15m power,
but with no clear explanation. If the conversion efficiency from power
supply to RF at the BNC is good, or very good, there may
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John Z
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Re: #QMX #HighBand #LowPower QMX High-Band Working but with Low Power out
#qmx
#HighBand
#LowPower
OK. Here goes ...
Tx on diagnostics screen into dummy load shows:
20M 3.6 W SWR 1.10
17M 4.5 W SWR 1.13
15M 6.2 W SWR 1.16
12M 3.1 W SWR 1.2
11M 3.7 W SWR 1.2
10M 3.9 W SWR 1.2
Much improved! And my
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Roy - KI0ER
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#120372
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Re: #QMX #HighBand #LowPower QMX High-Band Working but with Low Power out
#qmx
#HighBand
#LowPower
I think so, Roy!
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John Z
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