Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hi,
I think a good showcase would be if you used an ATU at the BNC output connected to a various loads - antennas.
ATUs namely seek for a good match by using an L-shaped network consisting of L and C
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Bojan Naglic
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#109403
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Re: How a QRPLabs label error turns into
Hi hi, nice on John
Nice to have a chuckle on an otherwise troublesome afternoon!
Yes our "s1.04" labelled chip had the wrong firmware inside it, and after
the kicking of several posteriors here, my
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Hans Summers
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#109402
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hello Allison
I have lots of proper old variable capacitors. I have an antique Soviet era
Ukrainian variometer, the kind gift of Ross EX0AA, plus several 3D printed
variometers by Ross also... These
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Hans Summers
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hello Allison
Yes, I get that... But as always there's a theoretical hypothesis and a
practical realization.
We know the high current case is caused by a short and easy to replicate;
but is also a
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Hans Summers
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#109400
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hans,
test load for phase is a quarter wave (electrical) cable with a mixed set of
resistive plus capactive or inductive loads.
A manual tuner at the end of the wire might also
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ajparent1/kb1gmx
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#109399
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Re: QDX Rev 2 problem
Marc,
Sorry I missed that question. I am using a Windows 11 Op system on a i5 laptop. I also keep the decode on normal.
Now to see how I can get more power on the high band rig I just
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Dean, N2TNN
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#109398
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How a QRPLabs label error turns into
a 206,886 miles per Watt delight
History...
I recently built the QCU SigGen to create a GPSDO (Disciplined Oscillator) for a 2023 and 2024 solar eclips project (see my qrz.com page for more info on
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John Kirby
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#109397
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Rob and John's hypothesis about oscillation may be right, a resonance could generate massive voltages.? This is different to thinking of an impedance mismatch.
It could be far more variable, far
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Chris, G5CTH
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#109396
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hans,
That would be typical of a reactive load aka R= unknown? and J= something not zero.
Usual is high C or?L but the load in all cases is not 50R,j0.? The reason
is either case has phase angle
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ajparent1/kb1gmx
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#109395
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Re: QCX-Mini CAT
John,
Applications such as N1MM and N3FJP¡¯s suite and ?likely others work with the QCX-mini. The CAT commands are mostly a subset of Kenwood TS-440/480, so the main functions are implemented.
As
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Steve W6WU
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#109394
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hello Rob
The buck converter topic is I believe, related to QMX and is a different
subject. Here we are talking about the QDX finals, SWR protection. Quite
possibly everything got mixed, I am not
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Hans Summers
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#109393
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Rob, I had literally just hit send when your note popped up.? Great minds?
73, John Payne W4CWZ
Rob Bleumer wrote on 9/6/2023 7:04 AM:
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Sent from Postbox <https://www.postbox-inc.com>
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John Payne
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#109392
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hi Hans and all:
I am by no means an RF engineer.? That said, and just shooting in the dark, I wonder if, under some set of conditions, a parasitic oscillation could be the culprit?? My thinking is
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John Payne
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#109391
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hans,
I found on the QDX 12 V version a point where, on 40M and a certain impedance of the antenna load the QDX started to oscilate at transmitting. Current went up at oscilating from the normal
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Rob Bleumer
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#109390
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Re: QCX-Mini CAT
hello John, I don't understand if you are looking for an interface to
connect the qcx to your PC via cat or if you already have everything and it
doesn't work, if it can be useful I am sending you the
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GIUSEPPE <iw8rsb@...>
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#109389
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
Hi Chris
I measured voltage in the open load and short-circuit cases, in the case of
open load, the current was low. In the case of shorted, the current was
high. In neither case was the voltage
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Hans Summers
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#109388
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Re: QDX - protection of BS17O PA
One thing I'm wondering about is how can the worst conditions for the transmitter be generated?? Using a passive network of course. Connecting to another transmitter is going too far.
People say
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Chris, G5CTH
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#109387
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Re: Another QMX failure
I did some disassembly of my failed QMX.? After removing various parts, I still have a short on the Vdd bus of the main board with none of the daughterboards installed.? The one significant part not
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Evan Hand
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#109386
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Re: Qcx+ blocked by qlg1
#qcx
#qlg1
#qlg1troubleshooting
Fend Ercin: If both units work fine by themselves, it would seem that the problem is with how you connect them together.? Check that the 1 pulse per second (PPS) and Receive Data (RXD) from the GPS
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G3SPL
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#109385
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Re: Missing the famous cheat sheet
Dear Hajo
There is not, as yet, any equivalent cheat sheet for QMX, compared to QCX.
You should find the operation and menu structure quite similar, since QMX
inherited (initially at least) it's code
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Hans Summers
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#109384
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