Re: QMX+ Low Power Options?
I looked at the U3 and it would be easier to modify for micropower.? However it would buying a new case, gps and tcxo which I already have in the QMX+...? I think I will try something in series with
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Tom Clifton
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#134942
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Re: New QMX+ various problems on first power up
Stan, ESD should be taken seriously. When I draw a visible spark off my cat's nose, that same charge could easily blow most any IO cell. You are probably right about BS170 gates. I for one have no
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Jerry Gaffke
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#134941
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Re: QRPLabs Dummy Load Enclosure
I like how the description on Amazon calls it out as a ¡°Power Amplifier Chassis¡±. With no ventilation whatsoever lol. [email protected]> wrote:
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Tony Scaminaci
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#134940
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Re: QRPLabs Dummy Load Enclosure
Those are very nice. But I prefer my simple enclosure - it fits perfectly! Yes, just a piece of large shrink-wrap.? The black/white wires are from the rectified voltage terminals, for use with a
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Stan Dye
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#134939
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Re: QRP SWR Protection Circuit
FWIW I built and use the circuit Ron Taylor describes, and it works. I call it my Idiot Resistor (as in, it resists me, the idiot). When the wind pushed my antenna over to touch a metal structure, the
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tim born
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Re: New QMX+ various problems on first power up
Hi Jerry, Indeed¡ I don¡¯t know how much current it takes to blow either zener. Hans posted a V/I curve he measured for the 3.6V 1/2W Zener and it¡¯s clear that the Zener voltage rises
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Tony Scaminaci
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Re: New QMX+ various problems on first power up
Jerry, I am glad you use very appropriate ESD precautions for your kit assembly. I would venture to guess that most QMX kit assemblers are not as careful, and may not even be using an anti-static mat
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Stan Dye
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#134936
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Re: QRPLabs Dummy Load Enclosure
Amazon carries the same product, not out of stock.? Just ordered two of them. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D1HDFKMS/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3L6TR5DHWPAZG&psc=1
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Mark K9TR
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#134935
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Re: New QMX+ various problems on first power up
Regarding static safety: The ideal is to have a wrist strap tied to your safety ground, the static mat that the device is sitting on also has a connection to the safety ground. If you don't have a
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Jerry Gaffke
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#134934
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Re: New QMX+ various problems on first power up
Reassuring, but it might be several Amps going through those Zeners at times. I think the acid test would be to have the QMX modified to use linear regulators, then have the QMX PWM and ADC lines
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Jerry Gaffke
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Re: Newly assembled QCX
Look under 7 Other wrote:
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mike/w1mt
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#134932
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Re: QMX constant tone on RX
In both my QMX and QMX+ I get birdies in the receiver (some of them quite strong) at several different frequencies.? But they are very narrow, about 100Hz wide.? Meaning that for example, the
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Stan Dye
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#134931
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Re: Newly assembled QCX
I'm missing something - maybe simple. Menu options are: 1 Preset 2 Messages 3 VFO 4 Keyer 5 Decoder 6 Beacon 7 Other 8 Alignment 9 Test Equipment Save Settings Just about any option I select comes up
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Ron AC2C
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#134930
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Re: QMX+ worked first time but low power on 6m
#power
#qmx
I removed 1 turn from each 6M LP filter toroid's and my 6M O/P power went from 1W to 3.24W!
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Ronald Berry
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#134929
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Re: QMX constant tone on RX
I was playing with mine today looking for more ¡°birdies¡± or what sounds like birdies. I hear the same tone at 21.066 and I think 14.076. That said, what I observed is that the tone is present in
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Don
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Re: #qmx #QMXplus QMX dismantled awaiting QMX+
#qmx
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Excellent!? Glad you got it working! As for power output on the upper bands, I think the 'twisted sisters' winding helps with that, making the transformer more efficient.? But if it is already
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Stan Dye
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#134927
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Re: ATU-100
I have an ATU-100 and it worked fine with the QDX. Now I also have QMX+ and it usually doesn't work automatically. When I send at full power, the QMX+ goes into alarm, when I send at 60%, the ATU-100
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Tarmo K
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#134926
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Re: Newly assembled QCX
Reset (an option in the menu system) and choose 40m. -mike/w1mt [email protected]> wrote:
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mike/w1mt
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#134925
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Newly assembled QCX
I recently completed building a QCX-mini from a kit given to me by a friend. I know the kit was purchased before the QMX was available and may have been from 1-2 years prior. As best as I could tell
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Ron AC2C
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Re: #qmx #QMXplus QMX dismantled awaiting QMX+
#qmx
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Thanks for the advice, Dan. Well, I'm quite surprised. Retouched T501 again, no change. Checked Q507 traces, all OK, pins to pads OK. I couldn't see anything wrong in that area so I heated up Q507 and
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Phill
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#134923
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