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First attempt at WSJT-X failed 10
QMX 1_00_027 firmware WSJT-X would not work with the choice of the QMX as the transceiver. Kenwood 480 did work. CAT button works. I did select the QMX sound input and output in Ubuntu on my Dell. WSJT-X was set to full power as was the Ubuntu sound output. On TX there was a full bar under the A in the QMX display. The QMX was set to digital mode. I called CQ on 20 m, which was active at the time and also tried to answer CQs to no avail. I was using my EFHW in my shack. I have worked 131 countries with it and a Icom 7300. I thought maybe I might have blown my finals in some way. I connected to the QMX with Putty and went to the Hardware Test section. With supply voltage of 11.3V I tested every band by pressing the T key on my keyboard for TX and have the following results. A dummy load was attached. 15m 5.2w 17m 4.2w 20m 4.7w 30m 4.1w 40m 4.4w 60m 5.1w Since I have output on all bands with this test, I assume I didn't blow the finals. The QMX seems okay and I should just keep trying with WSJT-X. I do have a question about the display above. The status of the 3.3v SMPS says "SMPS" while the status of the 5v SMPS says "OK." Should the 3.3v status also say "OK?"
Started by Jim Brown @ · Most recent @
QMX repair and diagnosis by W1NC 3
Shout out to Jeffrey Moore W1NC for the excellent service and quick turnaround on my problematic QMX build. He has it up and running and fixed all my build problems. Lessons learned. I can't say enough about how delighted I am. I didn't want to have to attempt to build a second kit to correct my mistakes. He had found my soldering issues plus replaced the blown CPU. I am looking forward to my first CW contact with 5W on this machine. Bill Buck, KJ5IVB
Started by Bill KJ5IVB @ · Most recent @
QMX pre-build 97775 has arrived 2
Hooked up power, speaker, paddles and antenna. Powered it up, looked for and found the VOX and turned that on, looked for and found how to change from straight key to paddle, changed speed to 17 wpm, and we¡¯re off to the races. 4.5 watts out on 40 meters with the 9V Bioenneo (9V build). What a blast. Worked N2TTL in Florida and was spotted by Germany from one of my CQ¡¯s. I have not even opened the PDF for the manual, although I have downloaded it. So far, everything I have needed to change has been discovered by scrolling through the menus. Hans, you¡¯re a genius. The user interface is fabulous and intuitive. I¡¯m no rocket scientist¡­I am an engineer. And if I can get the hang of this without opening the manual, then you did it right! THANK YOU!! Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4elg@... http://wd4elg.blogspot.com SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972 QRP ARCI #16497
Started by Mark Lunday, WD4ELG @ · Most recent @
QMX - Constant 700Hz Tone on 40M, 17M, and 15M Bands
Hey everyone, I recently bought a ready-assembled QMX after my DIY attempt didn¡¯t quite work out (let¡¯s call it a ¡°successful failure¡± ?). Funny enough, I had no issues building the QMX+, QDX, or even the QCX Mini before. With the assembled QMX, I¡¯m getting a continuous tone every 700Hz on the 40M, 17M, and 15M bands. All the other bands are working fine. Here¡¯s what I¡¯ve tried so far: Factory reset Upgraded to the latest beta firmware Tested with different batteries and power supplies Swapped USB cables Connected to both a laptop and an iPad running iFTX One key observation: these unwanted tones only appear when an antenna or dummy load is connected. Without any load, the issue disappears. That makes me lean toward a hardware issue¡ªmaybe something in the PA section or related to RF feedback. I¡¯m attaching some test results in case anyone spots something I may have missed. The timeslots on the JTDX without noise is when I disconnected the dummy load. Any thoughts, suggestions, or similar experiences would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance! DL7EDU - LU5VQV
Started by Eduardo N. Fortes @
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Stan, Thanks for the tip on using the QMX at 1/4 power to set the tuner after a band change. That works and now I don't get the dreaded "S" after the frequency. I don't intend to use the QMX in the shack but I wanted to do something to see if it worked before I introduce more variables in the field. Probably use a Wolf River Coil in the field. I also have an EFHW to try. I am learning more each day. Jim W0RLD
Started by Jim Brown @
QMX+ with 100 amp/hour lithium iron battery 26
Just about to finish my QMX+ build and I have a voltage question. The kit was built for 12 volts. I have a 100 amp/hour lithium iron battery for vhf base station emmcom backup. At full charge, its just north of 14 volts. Would it be wise to install a buck converter in the battery box to limit voltage out to 12 volts for the QMX+? Thanks in advance - I really don't want to fry this little gem. -- Jim, W7EZN 73!
Started by Jim - W7EZN @ · Most recent @
Torrid wire 2
What type of wire is used on the torroids? I want to rewind some but I don't know where I put the extra.
Started by Nico Smith @ · Most recent @
QMX+ Supply question 3
I have built my QMX+ for 9 volts. When I run the TX test from the putty window, it shows the TX voltage as 7.5 volts. This is presumably the voltage at the source of the modulator FET as measured by the ADC_PA port on the schematic. With my QDX, a 9 volt build puts close to 9 volts at that point in the circuit. The question is, can I run my QMX+ supply voltage higher than 9 volts for FT8/CW operation? What about SSB? Tony AD0VC
Started by mux_folder2001 @ · Most recent @
ssb power drop off - fixed i thank ??? 3
raised the ssb drive, all looks to be working as normal.... can anyone tell me what their ssb drive is for me to compare ? thanks to all that have responded and to all on this great group :) -- 73 ChuckR
Started by ChuckR @ · Most recent @
File /QMXplus_Hardware_Mods_V1.0.pdf uploaded #file-notice
The following items have been added to the Files area of the [email protected] group. /QMXplus_Hardware_Mods_V1.0.pdf By: OE1IRA <stangeler@...> Description: Some hardware modifications, including: TN0110 FETs, LP+BP filter retuning, better diodes for the SWR/power detector and more
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QMX+ 'tune up' 2
Just wanted to leave a compliment for Jeff, W1NC, on a recent set up of my radio; so thorough and such a detailed list of what was done! Great to have folks like Hans, Jeff, and others in this group always willing to help unsnarl various issues. Thanks also to Hans for a fine product that just keeps getting better. 73, Dick, K5AND EM00xh
Started by Dick Hanson @ · Most recent @
ssb power drop off 4
ssb power had been showing abt 4.6 watts on digital watt meter. with no sign that something was amiss the ssb power has dropped to .9 watt. the digi mode power is still showing abt 4.6 w. i reinstalled the ssb firware but the ssb power is still really low. any thoughts or guesses and what say you that i could possible try !!!! ? thanks -- 73 ChuckR
Started by ChuckR @ · Most recent @
JS8 no transmit 4
I just wanted to activate JS8 and cont get it to transmit. WSJT-x is working so basically I would thing the setting is ok JS8 is decoding so that looks ok as well i tried to play with modes with no change. Any Ideas ? Martin DK3UW
Started by Martin DK3UW @ · Most recent @
Ham Radio Crash Course is building a QMX tonight! 3
Popular American West Coast Youtuber is building a QMX on stream tonight at 8 PM EDT (US East Coast Time). Seems like it might be of interest to the group. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iOY1p7flPU&lc=Ugw2vcdWfQbWKblZc_R4AaABAg.AGomNNvKyjwAGpN0n8kGVR
Started by Brian Hathaway @ · Most recent @
QMX mid band not being seen by my computer on initial power up 15
Hi All, I just recently finished my QMX mid band kit and on powering up, my computer does not see any usb device. I have tried a computer running Windows 10 and another running Linux. I have tried multiple combinations of plugging or having the device unplugged before power on. I have been using a voltage and current limiter with a battery pictured below, limiting voltage to 7V then 9V (to see if that would make a difference) and limiting current to 250 mA. In the pictures, you can see the device off then when I turn it on, the V out goes down slightly and there is a 170 mA current draw. Thanks all for any suggestions, Andrew
Started by Andrew (W3AWC) @ · Most recent @
60-15m QMX wound inductor attachment question 8
Hi All, I'm very new to building kits, and radios in general. Working though my 60-15m QMX and I am at step 2.12 where I am winding and attaching L511, L506, L512, L508, L513, and L510 and I wanted to confirm that winding number 0 should go on the outside through hole for each inductor and the final winding should go through the hole that is closer to the center of the toroid? This seems to be the way it should be, following the instructions from L502 but I wanted to be sure since I have not been able to find a clear picture online showing how these inductors are mounted and there are not explicit instructions in the manual for these specific attachments. Thanks in advance! Andrew
Started by Andrew (W3AWC) @ · Most recent @
QCX WARC Party - April 2025
Hi all, Tomorrow, Monday April 14, it¡¯s again time for the QCX WARC Party. So get out that QCX/QDX/QMX, and put it to good use. Remember : the QCX QSO parties are a celebration of the QRP Labs rigs, but you can also participate with any other (qrp) rig you have. Check https://www.qrp-labs.com/qcxmini/qcxwarc.html for all info Join the discord page in the #qcx-qrp-operation channel to post your QRG (and mode) or exchange other info, complain about the weather ... or just have a chat with other QRP Labs friends ... https://discord.com/invite/GdZzmhuU8p Also check out this new website by Tom,DK3DUA https://www.hamserver.de/qcxparty.php Report your results as a reply to this message (please don't start a new topic, then it's all in one place). No scores, no prizes ... just plain fun. The next QCX Challenge on the regular bands will be on April 28 ! 73 es GL, Luc ON7DQ
Started by ON7DQ Luc @
QCX Screen Lines missing 3 #qcxmini #qcx-mini
Hi Everyone, I have a QCX mini that has been working perfect for the past 2 years. With all the QMX SSB developments, I have not powered it up for quite some time. Today, however, I decided to give it a spin. If you look at the picture, I encircled the lost lines on the LCD (1 horizontal and 1 vertical). The radio works perfect. What I have done: 1. Factory reset the radio - did not fix it. 2. Reflowed all the connection from the LCD sister board as well as the connectors on the main board - made no difference. So before I start really stripping things, have anyone else experienced this and what was the solution. 73 ZR6TM Timo
Started by timo.vandermerwe@... @ · Most recent @
How to turn QMX-Hi into QMX-LOW band? 3 #qmx
Hi dear All, I have a _not assembled_ QMX-HI kit (20, 17, 15, 12, 11 and 10m) version . I changed my mind, I decided to build a QMX-LOW (80, 60, 40, 30 and 20m) version. For this purpose, will it be enough for me to buy aditionally the set of band-specific parts for the QMX low-band option (80-20m, product Code: QMXLOW)? It includes all capacitors, all powdered iron toroids, wire, and ferrites (binocular cores and toroids). Are the QMX board and board-mounted SMD components the same for all versions? Thanks in advance for your advice and recommendations, Wlado 73
Started by Wlado, D2CR @ · Most recent @
MOD Board 4
Hi all, is the circuit board availble to purchase and where to order? This would possibly solve a problem with my starion setup. -- 73 ChuckR
Started by ChuckR @ · Most recent @
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