QCX Rev 3 Modifications, Help...
Please let me know what mods are required for the QCX Rev. 3 PCB. The only mod. I know of is C21 and C22 (done). The serial number for mine is 3977. I have adjusted the far right readout mounting fin
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paul wegwert
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Re: QCX and electronic keying
Thank you Jim and when my kit shows up I'll get a change to try that first. Be a couple weeks. Carl
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cwebs@...
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Re: Help still stuck on contrast adjustment
Check QRP Labs' website in the QCX section for Hans' QCX Troubleshooting Guide pdf. If your 40m board is Rev 3 then there are a couple of mods you should do, especially move the inductor, I think is
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Al Holt
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Help still stuck on contrast adjustment
We just completed a 40 meter QCX build with my 13 year old grandson.We are still stuck on step 1 "LCD contrast adjustment". We are following the current Trouble Shooting page under "Digital
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Ken Evans
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Re: Volume pot - log or linear?
#qcx
Brilliant! Thanks for your quick reply Hans Not many small log 5ks available so I will go linear.? 73s Ted
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Ted 2E0THH
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Re: Volume pot - log or linear?
#qcx
Hi Ted The supplied pot is actually linear. Log would be preferable. Either will work. 73 Hans G0UPL http://qrp-labs.com
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Hans Summers
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Volume pot - log or linear?
#qcx
I need to replace the supplied 5k volume pot for one with a smaller footprint to fit the case I am designing for my QCX40. My kit arrived just before I left on holiday, I did a quick test on the
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Ted 2E0THH
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Re: QCX and electronic keying
I just checked the ATmega328P data sheet and the highest voltage that is guaranteed to be recognized as a logic 0 is 1.5 volts (0.3Vcc, where Vcc = 5 volts).? Your keyer may work but it is on the
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Jim W7EED
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Re: QCX and electronic keying
Hi Carl, I just downloaded the HD-1410 keyer's manual.? This potential issue I see is the keyer's output is a Darlington transistor with a diode in series with the collector.? About the lowest
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Jim W7EED
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Re: Slow receiver recovery
Check the QCX circuit around R60, C52.
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g4sra
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Re: Start up band selection
Preston, Been there, done that. Just go through to menu 7.8. "Press the left(SELECT) button to start editing this menu item. 00 is displayed. Use the rotary encoder to change the value to 17. Press
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paul wegwert
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Re: Start up band selection
You can do a factory reset at menu item 7.8. I have no idea what happens when you do that, though! Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 10:03 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QRPLabs] Start up band
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Tony McUmber
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Start up band selection
After applying power to my 40 meter QCX and adjusting the display. The next step was to select the band. When I started to turn the dial (display read 80 meters) I pushed down to hard and now the
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Preston Shute
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Re: Slow receiver recovery
You might go back to the menu and make sure the QSK is set for ¡°full break-in,¡± or adjust the delay to a lower value if ¡°semi-break-in¡± is chosen Tony N0BPA Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 4:57
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Tony McUmber
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#25250
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Slow receiver recovery
The receiver in my 30 meter QCX Transceiver takes about 10 seconds to return to full audio output after I finish transmitting. That usually keeps the first word or two or callsign of the station that
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e_vrob@...
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#25249
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Re: U3s and the far east?
Oh well Paul, I can't move the antenna so I'll? have to live with it. In days of old I ran a beam and never used a dipole until three years ago. I am to old and pour to change antennas now. I am
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cwebs@...
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Re: QCX and electronic keying
HI Bob, I have two of the Hd 1410s. Hi Tony, Good to know. Thank you for your time. I have a 3D printer and put together a paddle but I would much prefer my Heath keyer. What I learned on 41 years ago
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cwebs@...
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Re: QCX and electronic keying
Hi, folks! Just my two cents fwiw. I have a HamKey electronic keyer that will key both direct and grid. I disconnected the key from it and plugged the key directly into the QCX, putting the keyer on
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Tony McUmber
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Re: QCX and electronic keying
Which keyer do you have? The HD-10 or the HD-1410? Bob Macklin K5MYJ Seattle, Wa. "Real Radios Glow In The Dark"
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Bob Macklin <macklinbob@...>
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Re: QCX and electronic keying
I have the manual and built it in 1977 and still use it with my SB-104A which I built at the same time.; It is not a tube set. It also works in my Kenwood TS 820s Hybrid which is also Solid state
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cwebs@...
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