Re: Are you guys still making the RigExpert FoxRex 3500
Thanks sir!!
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
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ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
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On 11/19/20 12:27 PM, Alex RigExpert via groups.io wrote: Dave, you'll be the first to know if the production of receivers is resumed!
19.11.2020 22:20, Dave Cole §á§Ú§ê§Ö:
It is a niche market...? Sorry to see you all have to stop making them, but it makes sense...? I was going to review one on my site...? :)
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
On 11/19/20 6:42 AM, Alex RigExpert via groups.io wrote:
Hi Dave,
Unfortunately, fox hunting receivers are no longer produced and sold :((
/Alex/
19.11.2020 16:28, Dave Cole §á§Ú§ê§Ö§ä:
No one seems to have one for sale that I can find...? All the major retailers are out of stock, and none expected...
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Re: Are you guys still making the RigExpert FoxRex 3500
Dave, you'll be the first to know if the production of receivers is resumed!
19.11.2020 22:20, Dave Cole §á§Ú§ê§Ö:
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It is a niche market...? Sorry to see you all have to stop making them, but it makes sense...? I was going to review one on my site...? :)
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
On 11/19/20 6:42 AM, Alex RigExpert via groups.io wrote:
Hi Dave,
Unfortunately, fox hunting receivers are no longer produced and sold :((
/Alex/
19.11.2020 16:28, Dave Cole §á§Ú§ê§Ö§ä:
No one seems to have one for sale that I can find...? All the major retailers are out of stock, and none expected...
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Re: Are you guys still making the RigExpert FoxRex 3500
It is a niche market... Sorry to see you all have to stop making them, but it makes sense... I was going to review one on my site... :)
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
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On 11/19/20 6:42 AM, Alex RigExpert via groups.io wrote: Hi Dave,
Unfortunately, fox hunting receivers are no longer produced and sold :((
/Alex/
19.11.2020 16:28, Dave Cole §á§Ú§ê§Ö§ä:
No one seems to have one for sale that I can find...? All the major retailers are out of stock, and none expected...
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Bill,
It's okay, it's just that macOS is too distrustful of programs not
from App Store.
Here's the instruction:
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Regards, Alex
19.11.2020 18:54, Bill Combs via
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Thanks, Alex. So I downloaded the software?RigExpert Flash Tool
ver_1.5.12.dmg. Clicking on that file brings up the RigExpert
Flash Tool.app. When I double click on that a warning dialog box
pops up that says: "RigExpert Class Tool.app" cannot be opened
because the developer cannot be verified.
Bill
W8BC
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Thanks, Alex. So I downloaded the software?RigExpert Flash Tool ver_1.5.12.dmg. Clicking on that file brings up the RigExpert Flash Tool.app. When I double click on that a warning dialog box pops up that says: "RigExpert Class Tool.app" cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified.
Bill
W8BC
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Re: Are you guys still making the RigExpert FoxRex 3500
Hi Dave,
Unfortunately, fox hunting receivers are no longer produced and
sold :((
Alex
19.11.2020 16:28, Dave Cole §á§Ú§ê§Ö§ä:
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No one
seems to have one for sale that I can find...? All the major
retailers are out of stock, and none expected...
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Are you guys still making the RigExpert FoxRex 3500
No one seems to have one for sale that I can find... All the major retailers are out of stock, and none expected...
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73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical Resources
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From the point of view of functionality, the AA-230 Zoom
analyzers of the first and second revisions are absolutely
identical.
The difference is only on schematic.
For the 70cm range, I recommend using AA-650 Zoom. It has all the
same functions as the AA-230, but the maximum frequency is 650
MHz. And, of course, another variant of the case.
Alex
19.11.2020 15:37, Nate Bargmann §á§Ú§ê§Ö§ä:
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* On 2020 19 Nov 07:31 -0600, Alex RigExpert via groups.io wrote:
Yes, Nate.
For the analyzer AA-230 ZOOM rev:1?? 1.94 is the latest version of the FW.
Most likely, there will not be a new FW, since all bugs have been fixed, all
possible functions have been added.
Very well, Alex.
Do you have a guide on what features the Rev 2 will offer or I may look
at an AA-650 ZOOM at some point to get 70 cm coverage. Nice to see the
ZOOM becoming the standard of the line.
73, Nate, N0NB
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* On 2020 19 Nov 07:31 -0600, Alex RigExpert via groups.io wrote: Yes, Nate.
For the analyzer AA-230 ZOOM rev:1?? 1.94 is the latest version of the FW.
Most likely, there will not be a new FW, since all bugs have been fixed, all
possible functions have been added. Very well, Alex. Do you have a guide on what features the Rev 2 will offer or I may look at an AA-650 ZOOM at some point to get 70 cm coverage. Nice to see the ZOOM becoming the standard of the line. 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: Projects: GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819
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Yes, Nate.
For the analyzer AA-230 ZOOM rev:1?? 1.94 is the latest version of
the FW.
Most likely, there will not be a new FW, since all bugs have been
fixed, all possible functions have been added.
Regards, Alex
19.11.2020 15:16, Nate Bargmann §á§Ú§ê§Ö§ä:
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* On 2020 19 Nov 03:00 -0600, Alex RigExpert via groups.io wrote:
HI Bill,
For AA-230 Zoom latest firmware version 1.117
Apparently, I have the Rev 1 hardware where the latest version is 1.94.
Is this the last version that will ever be released for this hardware?
73, Nate, N0NB
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* On 2020 19 Nov 03:00 -0600, Alex RigExpert via groups.io wrote: HI Bill,
For AA-230 Zoom latest firmware version 1.117 Apparently, I have the Rev 1 hardware where the latest version is 1.94. Is this the last version that will ever be released for this hardware? 73, Nate, N0NB -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: Projects: GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819
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If I remember, download the software and unzip it. The ReadMe shows the version number.
73s
gerry
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HI Bill,
For AA-230 Zoom latest firmware version 1.117
You can update the analyzer using the FlashTool utility:
Best Regards, Alex Antonov UR4MCB
19.11.2020 7:35, Bill Combs via
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I just received a new AA-230 Zoom. The firmware version is 1.116.
I don't seem to find any information on the Rig Expert website
that tells what the latest version is. Could someone help?
Bill
W8BC
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I just received a new AA-230 Zoom. The firmware version is 1.116. I don't seem to find any information on the Rig Expert website that tells what the latest version is. Could someone help?
Bill
W8BC
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Hello John,
The AA-230 Zoom analyzer has a Bluetooth module with LE (low
energy) protocol.
According to the datasheet, the range is about 30 feet in open
place. This value will be lower inside the room.
Best Regards, Alex
14.11.2020 16:55, John, G3UCQ §á§Ú§ê§Ö§ä:
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Have just updated my AA-35 to a AA-230. The bluetooth range does
not seem very far as I seem to getting only a few feet.
My shack is on the first floor of a house and the antennas about
70-80 feet away.
What are your ranges please? Thank you
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Hello,
I have Galaxy A70 phone with Android 10 (but the problem was the same also at Android 9). Antscope 2 from Google Play, last version. Also last FW version on the instrument AA-230 ZOOM BLE. Bluetooth connection to the instrument works ok for a few minutes, then connection drops. And then after reconnect it keeps dropping at a 15 seconds to 30 seconds rate. It is practically impossible to make a measurement and save the results. Also turning ON/OFF of the AA-230 ZOOM does not correct the problem.?
Antscope 2 has all the privileges enabled on the phone and no battery saving, it is also allowed to work in the background...
Any suggestions on what to do??
Thanks!
Dejan
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SWR scale should have at least one decimal place because it's scaling is not done in a smooth and intuitive way. To have two ore more same?numbers at different lines is unacceptable!?
Please fix those issues because they are very important to properly read the results.
Thanks!
Dejan
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Have just updated my AA-35 to a AA-230. The bluetooth range does not seem very far as I seem to getting only a few feet.
My shack is on the first floor of a house and the antennas about 70-80 feet away.
What are your ranges please? Thank you
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Antscope2 and NanoVNA-H4 firmware dependent?
#antscope2
OK...
Out of the box with Edy555's v0.5.0 firmware, my H4 did communicate with Antscope (without issue).
I recently upgraded my H4 firmware to DiSlord 1.0.39 which, while adding features to the device, had the undesired effect of no longer communicating with Antscope2. Actually, let me clarify that... Antscope2 does see and connect to the H4, but when running a scan it does nothing/returns no results.
FWIW, reloading Edy555 v0.5.0, the unit was able to again function with Antscope2
It would seem, the ability to use Antscope2 with a NanoVNA depends on what firmware the device is running.
Not a big deal (for me), but might help anybody scratching their heads.
BTW, I thought I read somewhere that some versions of NanoVNA firmware improved PC connected operations by using binary instead of ASCII over the link.? Perhaps this is the source of the issue?? Don't know, just throwing that out there...
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As I mentioned in your other post, this is a known bug. Please use previous version of antenna Scope 2 software. More info is in the thread entitied? AntScope2 SWR Scale--Kevin (KK4YEL)?
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Bill, W8BC
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