Re: Why twist wire
This deserves a better answer than I can give.
The twisted pairs are using 1 wire from the input winding and 1 wire from the output winding,
not the more obvious 2 twisted wires on the input winding
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Jerry Gaffke
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#135557
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Re: Why twist wire
It's thoroughly explained in the assembly instructions.
Yes, I got the part that it works better for more power out in the higher bands. I would have stood on my head whilst winding if the
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Karl
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Re: Why twist wire
It's thoroughly explained in the assembly instructions.
Al
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Al Scanandoah
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#135555
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Re: Why twist wire
For the same reason we use coax to feed our antenna, instead of just
running a piece of copper wire from transmitter to antenna.
A twisted wire pair has a characteristic impedance, similar to
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Jerry Gaffke
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#135554
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Re: Why twist wire
You are trying to increase the coupling.
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Paul Ross
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Re: Installing firmware on new QMX build
Good morning Dan and thanks for replying to my post. ?Your message and instructions seem to make perfect sense to me but I’m in over my head here. I’ve messed something up on my computer, etc.
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Brent
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Why twist wire
Why twist the wire in RWTST? What purpose does it serve?
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73
Karl
KI4ZUQ
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Karl
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Re: Installing firmware on new QMX build
Brent,
Once you have downloaded the firmware, extract it and open the folder to find the firmware file. Then, plug in your QMX to the USB port of the computer. Depending on how you have your computer
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Daniel Conklin
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#135550
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Re: Lead time on QDX
Hans, Thank you. I have decided to postpone the build until February 1st. This should give the members of my Ham radio club, MRAC (Milwaukee Radio Amateurs' Club) time to place their orders for the
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Dean - KC9REN
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Re: QRPLabs Xmas party?
Petr, Im in.
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regards,
Bryan, N0LUF
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Bryan Curl
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Re: Power Supply Ideas
OR.... one of these ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PDGG84B/ ) inline.? Works great for me.
ref: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PDGG84B/
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72 de N4REE, Bob Easton - QRP CW forever
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N4REE - Bob
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Re: QMX PC Software Control
Hi Rob
re: CW
I'M 95% CW since highschool late 1950s
01% ?digial modes (at least once)
01% SSB
Just replaced an IC-7300 with the FT-710
WHY?
IMHO bigBIG bang for my buck
best CW rig and features
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John Kirby
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#135546
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Re: No Output Power on All Bands - QMX+ Rev 2
Here's another update. As others have mentioned, I added a lot of heat and flux to the joints of T507, L502 and a lot of the LPFs. It cannot be overstated how much extra flux (even with rosin core
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Robert KD9YUY
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Re: Installing firmware on new QMX build
Paul, actually my encoder functions to turn the LCD on and off, I wasn’t holding it down long enough.
With regards to the contrast pot adjustment, I’ve tried multiple times and nothing appears.
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Brent
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Re: Installing firmware on new QMX build
Hans, sorry, correction, I can also turn it off via the encoder. I wasn’t holding it down long enough.
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Brent
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Re: Installing firmware on new QMX build
Good morning Paul :)
No, the backlight did not come on when I first turned it on, only after my abortive load attempt. ?Now I can turn the LCD on with the encoder switch but can’t turn it off
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Brent
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Re: Installing firmware on new QMX build
Hi Hans:
Yes, I’ve slowly adjusted the LCD contrast pot up and down again this morning but nothing appears. ?After applying power I can turn it on by pressing the left encoder but the only way of
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Brent
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Re: Tearing my hair out
Yes, I have the 10w amp and a set of lpf's after it and have used it but found it more satisfying to see where less than a watt gets, have reached south pole and new Zealand from an attic dipole
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M0RON
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Re: Any update on SSB option??
I'm having fingers crossed that Hans has it all ready to drop on Christmas eve. As an everlasting Christmas present to entire qrp community.... ?
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Samantha Collins
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Re: Tearing my hair out
Thanks for replies here and off line, I'm sure power supply is solid, plan is to put the new build mcu into my good u3s to see if it's OK, if so the bad unit is then going to a friends where we can
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M0RON
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