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Hi all,

I've just finished building a QCX Mini (Rev 3; software version 1.09a; 30-meter version). When I powered it up for the first time, I got the intro screen followed by a 160-meter frequency. Having read the advice to do a factory reset if I didn't get a band select screen, I attempted to do that, and that's when my problems began. First, going to option 7 (other) and then heading for option 17, I found that the menu options stopped at around 9. Then, once I tried to move past that point, the display either went blank (still fully lit but no info) or started producing gibberish. After cycling the power several times (and waiting 30 seconds or longer before powering up again) trying to "get lucky," the display now goes to gibberish after option 4 or 5 on the main menu. Any thoughts on what the issue might be and/or how to try to resolve it? Many thanks in advance.

73,

Rich, W2VU

Hi Rich, since this is a new build I think the best first thing to do is verify good solid connections especially between the control board and main board and between the display board and main board. This male pins need plenty of heat as they are fairly large. The socket leads aren’t quite as heat absorbing. Since you mention both control issues and display issues that is definitely the best place to start. Good luck. 73….Ron

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 11:28 Richard Moseson via <cqw2vu=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all,

I've just finished building a QCX Mini (Rev 3; software version 1.09a; 30-meter version). When I powered it up for the first time, I got the intro screen followed by a 160-meter frequency. Having read the advice to do a factory reset if I didn't get a band select screen, I attempted to do that, and that's when my problems began. First, going to option 7 (other) and then heading for option 17, I found that the menu options stopped at around 9. Then, once I tried to move past that point, the display either went blank (still fully lit but no info) or started producing gibberish. After cycling the power several times (and waiting 30 seconds or longer before powering up again) trying to "get lucky," the display now goes to gibberish after option 4 or 5 on the main menu. Any thoughts on what the issue might be and/or how to try to resolve it? Many thanks in advance.

73,

Rich, W2VU

Thanks, Ron. I’ll definitely start there. Tnx & 73, Rich

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 5:54?PM Ronald Taylor via <wa7gil=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Rich, since this is a new build I think the best first thing to do is verify good solid connections especially between the control board and main board and between the display board and main board. This male pins need plenty of heat as they are fairly large. The socket leads aren’t quite as heat absorbing. Since you mention both control issues and display issues that is definitely the best place to start. Good luck. 73….Ron

On Tue, Apr 8, 2025 at 11:28 Richard Moseson via <cqw2vu=[email protected]> wrote:

Hi all,

I've just finished building a QCX Mini (Rev 3; software version 1.09a; 30-meter version). When I powered it up for the first time, I got the intro screen followed by a 160-meter frequency. Having read the advice to do a factory reset if I didn't get a band select screen, I attempted to do that, and that's when my problems began. First, going to option 7 (other) and then heading for option 17, I found that the menu options stopped at around 9. Then, once I tried to move past that point, the display either went blank (still fully lit but no info) or started producing gibberish. After cycling the power several times (and waiting 30 seconds or longer before powering up again) trying to "get lucky," the display now goes to gibberish after option 4 or 5 on the main menu. Any thoughts on what the issue might be and/or how to try to resolve it? Many thanks in advance.

73,

Rich, W2VU