Re: Max SWR
Hello Nico,
after some back and forth with ATU 10 and converted ATU 100, I decided on a 4S tuner from the four States QRP Group. This small, fine manual tuner works perfectly and is fun to set up. The
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Axel Kohlgrueber
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Re: USB not working
#qmx
#usb
Those voltages all look fine for a v1 QMX.
The CPU has to be running in the bootloader to have set the PWR_HOLD signal, so it's at least partially OK.
And it won't try to start up the two smps
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Stan Dye
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Re: Max SWR
Enzo M0KTZ wrote…
That is if it has an absorptive (Wheatstone aka Tayloe) SWR bridge. Without that, the radio could see a high SWR while you were tuning. With the absorptive bridge, the radio only
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Keith VE7GDH
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Re: Max SWR
Thanks! Sounds good.
[email protected]> wrote:
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Nico Smith
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Re: Max SWR
Nico, I don't sell tuners HI
If your tuner does not have a "tune" position, just use the "Tune SWR" tool in your QMX, that works at reduced TX power, and will put less strain on the finals.
Perhaps
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ENZO M0KTZ
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Re: Max SWR
So the MFJ 949D would only show an swr of around 3 to the radio?
[email protected]> wrote:
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Nico Smith
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Re: Linear voltage regulator for QMX+
This kit might be interesting: http://www.qrpkits.com/wallwarttamer.html
* Takes in AC or DC and provides clean, adjustable DC output
* Reuse those surplus wall warts or computer supplies as DC power
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Pierre - FK8IH
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Re: Max SWR
Nico, manual tuners normally have a "tune" position, which engages some sort of SWR bridge. When the SWR bridge in engaged, the rig sees a maximum SWR that does not exceed? between 2:1 and 3:1
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ENZO M0KTZ
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Max SWR
I am getting myself a manual tuner soon. I was watching some videos on
YouTube because I had no idea how to use them. I saw people just holding
PTT even with 3+ swr. How would I do it? Just quickly
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Nico Smith
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Re: Side tone to help zero in to a station
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#QMXplus
#qmx
I agree with Chuck here: the more you use the rig on the air, the easier the whole zero-beating process will be for you. It's an instructive game.
Alas, you don't need to literally "zero"-beat on a
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ENZO M0KTZ
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Re: Side tone to help zero in to a station
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I have been using Spectroid on my Android phone.? It works pretty well.
An "Auto Tune" option would be nice in the QMX but in the whole scheme of new function priorities, it would be down farther on
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Brien - KE7WB
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Re: Side tone to help zero in to a station
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#qmx
You might consider using an audio spectrum analyzer app on your iPhone. ?I sometimes use a free app called Sonic Tools SVM to listen to my RX audio and then tune my receiver to whatever tone I
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Donald Kirk
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Linear voltage regulator for QMX+
The manual and this group agree, that the QMX+ does like to see 12 V or less to have a long and prosperous live. Available here is 13.8V - as well in my shack, from battery or in the car. The small PA
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410733@...
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Re: Side tone to help zero in to a station
#QMXp
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Is it possible that you are over thinking things a bit?
You should be able to get close enough by tuning for
maximum signal loudness, with a 700 Hz'ish sounding tone.
If the other guy keeps drifting
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Chuck Harris
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Re: Anyone Recognise this GPS Antenna?
Jupiter GPS receivers are popular still for GPS locked oscillators as they have a 10kHz output
They normally sell quickly on eBay if you don't intend to use it yourself for this.
Andy
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Andy
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#139413
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Re: Antenna Tuners for QMX and QMX+?
Any of the switched-element tuners will generate very high VSWRs as they search for a tuning solution; a manual tuner much less so.
The worst is toggling the high/low Z switch, it presents an open
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Donald S Brant Jr
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Re: Toroid Winding Quality
#building
#QMXp
#QMXplus
#toroid
I let it bulge a little, it allows some slack if you need to spread turns.
73, Don N2VGU
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Donald S Brant Jr
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Re: Testing for a dead QMX board
A headworn magnifier may be what you need.? besides freeing up a hand, it provides binocular vision. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H8808H6?th=1
I prefer these to the kind which pivot on the
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Donald S Brant Jr
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Re: Anyone Recognise this GPS Antenna?
Given the SMA connector I'd say it is simply an antenna, so passive.
A receiver from 1998 is unlikely to be considered a good one given what is available nowadays. It will be slow and GPS only so not
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Compton
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Re: Side tone to help zero in to a station
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To be clear the reason I'm thinking of getting "The Magic Eye" is that it eliminates zero beating via the sound of the tones. I have been playing a sound file of 700 Hz from my iPhone and adjusting
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Pierre Robillard VE3HQZ
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