Updated Wiki Page: QMX External Microphone Options
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The wiki page QMX External Microphone Options has been updated by Chris <chris.rowland@...>. Reason: Add Headset-Mic with Heil or PC Plugs Compare Revisions
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Wiki Page: QMX External Microphone Options
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The wiki page QMX External Microphone Options has been created by Andreas DM7AK <mail2dm7ak@...>.
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QCX+ TCXO
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Just to satisfy my curiosity : which TCXO chip comes with the QCX+ TCXO option? 73 - Pierre - FK8IH
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QMX real RTC
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#qmx
Hello OGs, YLs, Question, actually it could be a feature request.. The stm32 chip has an internal real time clock. Wouldn't it be nice to make usable? Currently the clock may be shown on the display ant it starts counting - starting from zero on power-on. Two things would be needed: - software - a settigs menu where the user would be able to set current time without a need of playing with gps - hardware... the diagram shows that cpu's vbat leg is connected right to the gnd... adding small battery there would be required to persist the time on power off. And since stm32's rtc draws some microAmps, some small button battery should suffice. What do you think?
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QMX+ TCXO frequency
Just retried a change of tcxo frequency down by 6 Hz. As before it did not work...audio connectivity was lost and had to do a master reset to get it back. Very annoying as have to customise my rig over again. Yes running the 003 SSB firmware. There were other weird symptoms but won't "muddy the water" describing those. de Vk6xt
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QMX+ Squeal: FIXED
Fat fingers did it again… Accidently turned on the Two Tone Input. Changing to Ext Mic fixed my problem! Sorry for wasting a little bandwidth…. See you QMX SSB! Mike
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QMX+ SSB Squeal
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Hi All, Upon PPT on the mic sends out a high pitch tone(squealing like a pig in the midwest!)…I am getting good SSB voice transmissions on both my high and low band QMXs’. So pretty sure the mic and cable are not the problem. Any others seen this on their QMX+?? Any ideas for where to look? SSB configurations are the same in all 3 radios.. thanks Mike. n0mpm
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VarAC V11 is here! (Timing is super)
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https://varac-hamradio.com/so/08PO64Srp 73 DE muhsin TA1MHS
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QMX bad RF filter sweep
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Hi! I recently posted about having some bad reception on my qmx after updating the firmware... Well it seems that it is something related to the hardware of my unit. I checked the RF filter sweep and it seems that my unit became a bit deaf. How should I proceed from here? What tests should I do? This unit was working before, so my guess its that I messed up something This tests results are after a fresh firmware install and a factory reset. Thanks in advance! 73 de EA4IIF.
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#qmx #ssb multitone digital modes
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#qmx
#ssb
2 fairly simple question, not seen anything oblivious in the digest emails, so apologies if these have already been addressed @hans 1:- now we have the SSB firmware released, can we now do multitone digital modes? or does SSB only work on the mic input and not the USB sound card? 2:- if question one is yes multitone is now possible, will the SSB functionality be a possible enhancement to the QDX as well so it could also do multitone digital modes? thx Peter M0PWX
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Initializing: Radio Load
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I replaced the bad output transistor in my QMX, and it wouldn't boot up. I get a USB drive, so I can talk to it through my computer. I tried dropping v27 firmware on it. It hangs on "Initializing: Radio Load" for a long time, then goes to "Band Version QMX 80-20m", which is right. If I leave it it goes to 00,000,032 hh:mm:ss < 32 Where hh:mm:ss appears to be the time it's been up. I've waited on that screen for a long time and it doesn't go anywhere. I can't turn it off from the power switch. So I cut the power. When I turn it back on it starts drawing power, but the display never comes on.
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Michigan QRP Club Weekly Zoom Chat
We had seven folks join the MI QRP Zoom Chat on 03 April. Please join us Thursday April 10 (and every Thursday) at 4PM Eastern for the Michigan QRP Club weekly QRP Chat where the main topics will be QRP and other ham interests. New hams are encouraged to participate and ask questions. It's fun, it's easy, and it's free. You only need a computer, a smart phone, or a tablet that can connect to the Internet. OR if you can't be close to any of those you can join by audio with any standard phone. Just follow the directions below. No software needs be loaded or installed. Anyone can join and non members are welcome. Details are here: https://www.miqrp.net/zoom Zoom ID: 811 0835 6229 The topic for Thursday, 10 April will be an open forum. Ed AB8DF Ernie NE3TE Tony W8CDC Stan WB8QJZ Stuart M0SGV John K4XNY Jean in France John is near Atlanta. He has a 50 foot end feed in the backyard, 20 meter dipole and a 17 foot Chameleon antenna vertical. He uses a Wolf River coil for 40 meters with the 17 foot vertical. https://chameleonantenna.com/collections/vertical-antennas/products/stainless-steal-whip Ernie just got a NANOVNA and wants to test a choke he built. But Taxes!!! are limiting his haming. Stuart got his Michigan Mighty Mite to work and will add some LPF from QRP Labs before getting on the air with it. He just got a TinySA but has not played with it yet. Stan is doing some Slow scan TV using satellites. ISS is one of the birds he’s is playing with. We all want to hear about the results next week. Tony survived all of the bad weather. Got a Michigan Mighty Mite board from the QRP Guys and is going though his junk box to see what parts he may need to order. Ernie is still looking at that the PERformer Antenna and how to add weight to stabilize the tripod. Here are articles that has some info on elevated radials: https://rudys.typepad.com/files/qst-march-2010-ground-systems.pdf https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LwSbXXeovjJdT8ijpOi-9FYR--nNsxgD/view Jean in France could not get the audio to work. We all hope he can join us next time. We talked about the new Yaesu QRP radio and the rumors about it. One rumor was that it has the same receiver front end as the FTDX10 receiver and will have similar capability which ranks highest on the Sherwood list. The agenda for the 10 April QRP Chat: Ernie to do a short introduction and acknowledge any new folks to the Zoom chat. The topic for next week will be an open forum. During the open forum anyone can take the floor. We will go one by one until all have had a chance to have the floor. Files, pictures and presentations can be shared if you have any. Please try to stay muted when someone has the floor. Thanks Ed AB8DF
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Mid Band QMX
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#calibration
#firmware
#fldigi
#putty
I just completed loading the new firmware using Putty on my Win11 laptop, I also did the calibration. I took my time and made sure the QMX didn't get too warm, all seems like a success. I have tried BPSK31 and FSQ, it is working well and now to try WSJTX. I have not tried SSB voice as I don't have a suitable mic yet. Randy VE3JO
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Gibberish characters appended onto end of Message 1
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I have programmed my first message into the qmx+, but when I play it back on the air, it appends lots of extra characters at the end. The characters do not appear in the message memory when you view or edit it.
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New Chat: beta firmware 1_01_003 and PD parameters
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A new chat has been created: Hello Hans, hello guys, I designed my QRX+ for a supply voltage of 9V by appropriately designing the output transformers. I have now also tested the current beta firmware 1_01_003. I assume that the choice of operating voltage is irrelevant for the firmware. Of course, the required calibration was also performed before the tests. Optimal parameters were found in all individual calibration runs. During testing, however, I noticed that the PD parameters on my QRX+ behave differently. The effect of the software switch for phase pre-distortion is reversed, i.e., the ID3 spacing improves when phase pre-distortion = OFF. The CESSB and amplitude pre-distortion parameters have no effect. I also noticed that with a drive level of 900, in addition to the highest output power, the best ID3 spacing is also achieved. Reducing the drive level steadily worsens both parameters. A dependency of the curves as shown in the diagram could not be observed. Any speculation as to why the firmware on my QMX+ exhibits this behavior? vy 73 Juergen dl9jgo By: Goeckeritz Juergen <groups@...> View/Join This Chat Do not reply to this message to post to the chat. You can participate in chats only through the group's website.
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Message from Jack W8TEE about T41 book
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(For some reason Jack has a problem accessing this group) ======================== All: Al and I have just updated the 3rd edition T41 book. We moved the calibration info from Appendix C to its own chapter (20). The expanded instructions and new software make T41 calibration much easier. We have also updated the narrative in numerous places and have concentrated discussions on the V12.6 release where those changes are important. Some of you are asking yourself: Do I need to buy this update. Truthfully, if you already own the 3rd edition, we would say no. Most of the important changes are discussed on the web site and photos and schematics are available there, too. On the other hand, this is the last change we will be making to this book. Al and I have been at this for almost 7 years now and we're getting a little burned out. For that reason, we are turning this site over to Oliver King, KI3P, and Dr. Bill Schmidt, K9HZ. Al and I will continue to be active relative to the T41, but will leave the details to Oliver and Bill. If you do want the final version of the book, its new cover looks like this: The book is actually available now, but the Amazon ad will not reflect the new cover for about 10 more days. (If you order now, it will be the new version.) If you are attending the FDIM conference this May (coincides with Dayton Hamvention and the conference hotel is about 10 miles away), Al and I will be selling autographed copies on Thursday night (May 15th) at the conference hotel starting around 8PM. We have reduced the price of the autographed copies from $12,500 to $40...which is a deal and less than the Amazon price! If you have a previous copy of the book, bring it along and we will be happy to sign it. This has been a fun project and we want to thanks the hundreds of people have contributed to its improvement over time. We hope that continues long after Al and I are gone. 72, Jack Purdum, W8TEE Al Peter, AC8GY
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Another QMX+ became SSB capable
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Kudos to Hans - the beta was well worth the wait! Thanks again to the folks that helped me earlier this year locate and replace the bad switch. I had not used the little beast that much after confirming the repair, mostly due to time commitments. Did get some good reports on CW, then shelved it until firmware beta 1-01-003 that covered SSB was dropped. The firmware upgrade was straight forward. I constructed two Mic adapters, one for a spare ICOM HM-219 and one for a Heil ProSet Elite iC. Both worked well without adjustments of any kind. First voice QSO was this afternoon on 40M with VA3XV up in Ontario (about 400+ miles). He reported the audio to be as very nice, as good as my 7610. The QMX+ even received a 54 sig report when the QSB and adjacent frequency QRM was not present. Next up configuring it for fldigi - FSQ and other digital modes... and of course portable ops. So far this has proved an excellent and surprisingly full featured little rig. -- Jack Spitznagel KD4IZ FM19oo Parkton, MD
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CW Practice / Rag Chew
On 4/04/25 I had a CW practice / rag chew session on 20 meters. I worked two stations and had long chats with them: Date / Time Call Bnd Frequency Mode Power Rec Snt Name SPC# Comments Off 4/4/2025 14:12 K0DCR 20 14.04 CW 100 578 569 Dennis CO K3 at 100 watts 100 ft sloper doublet 14:33 4/4/2025 13:12 WB5UTM 20 14.04 CW 100 599 579 Scot LA K3 at 100 watts 100 ft sloper doublet 14:01 Conditions were OK. SSN = 124, SFI = 178, A = 26, K = 4. My next CW practice session will be April 07 at 09:00 EDT / 13:00 UTC on 20 meters. Anyone and everyone is welcome. This practice is intended for operators who are new to CW or they need some practice. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR YOUR CW IS. Mistakes are OK. Poor fists are OK. Slow speed is OK. Really slow speed is OK. This practice is meant for you to improve your CW. I will do my best to adjust to your skill level. Operate at any power level. If several stations show up, I will operate as a round-table control station. I will do it as a round-table so everyone gets a chance to transmit. Please listen to my directions. Details: Date - April 07 2025 Time - 09:00 EDT 13:00 UTC Band - 20 Meters How to find me - I will find a clear frequency and call CQ. Go to the Reverse Beacon Network and search for my call sign AB8DF. That will tell you what frequency I am on. Tune your station to that frequency and if you hear me give me a call. If there is a QSO in progress, please wait for a break in the action. Then send your callsign. If I hear you, I will invite you to join the QSO and start a round-table QSO. Reply to this email if you have questions. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW POOR CW IS Ed AB8DF_._,_._,_
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SWR and PWR does not show lcd
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Hi, I've just finished my QMX+ rev.3 (firmware 1_00_027). Everything seems to be working correctly, except for the SWR and PWR does not show. They don't appear on the LCD, even though I have them enabled ON in the setup. The LCD display is working properly, showing the battery icon and clock, frequency, etc. Any advice would be welcome Thank you so much! 73 Miguel
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ProgRock2 programming??
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I am a newbie and have purchased three of the ProgRock2 units and planned to use them as crystal substitutes for some HC6/U crystals I’m unable to obtain (without waiting a long time for these to be built). Frequencies between 8 and 20 mhz are needed for a WWV receiver I’m restoring. I’ve gone to the QRPLabs site for instructions but unable to follow what I need to do. I’m using a Windows 10 desktop computer and have the USB cable with the proper connector to plug into the ProgRock2 connection. The online instructions appear to be using a Linux app that I can’t find on my Windows computer. What I need is a “cookbook” process for programming the ProgRock2 to the frequencies I need. I realize the output is a square wave and this may be a problem but first I would like to get them set up for my needed frequency before dealing with any square issues. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Tom N5AMA
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