Hi all, I wanted to use my BX-184 microphone with a built-in voice keyer with my new X5105. I've used it with the FT-817 for a while and enjoyed the parrot very much during activations. I've read that the Xiegu would use the same wiring as the IC-7000 so I followed the instructions of the manual (, page 3, bottom right). The mic itself worked but not PTT. With the help of this thread I realized that I need to connect MSVSW (Pin 3) with GND (Pin 7). Now PTT, and with this, the parrot is working, too.  Maybe this is of help for you. Michael, DK1MI
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Re: Any FirmWare updates in the future?
What's the advantage of the second, most recent update, over the first or previous update?? I did the first update, soon after it was released.? What features, and such,? did the second add?
Thanks & 73
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Re: Any FirmWare updates in the future?
Like many ?Xiegu devices I am willing to bet the 5105 is abandoned, like the GSOC and probably G90 and 6100. They crank out new radios without finishing previous models.?
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On Oct 18, 2022, at 2:01 PM, Nils Young <nilsyoung@...> wrote:
?Saw recent that there¡¯s new FW for the G90 and the IC-705. My G90¡¯s in the hands of a person with more steady paws pending a minor repair; the ¡®705 I am loathe to touch ¡®cause, well, I like it just as it is. But I wonder . . .
Has Xiegu abandoned the X5105 or might there be a new FW in the future for this nice little radio?
Nils / W8IJN
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Any FirmWare updates in the future?
Saw recent that there¡¯s new FW for the G90 and the IC-705. My G90¡¯s in the hands of a person with more steady paws pending a minor repair; the ¡®705 I am loathe to touch ¡®cause, well, I like it just as it is. But I wonder . . .
Has Xiegu abandoned the X5105 or might there be a new FW in the future for this nice little radio?
Nils / W8IJN
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Re: Using your Xiego X5105 as an Antenna Analyzer
This SWR plot feature on the X5105 actually works pretty well.
I used this feature just last week to retune my portable 6m magloop () for SSB operation (it was setup for FT8). I have a weekly sked with some local friends on 6m SSB and decided that since it was a beautiful fall day I would operate from a local park with the Xiegu and my loop instead of doing the sked from home.
This loop has greater than 100 Khz 2:1 SWR bandwidth, so frequent retuning is not necessary as with HF magloops? but it is finicky, as the capacitor is actually two aluminum plates? whose spacing is controlled by adjusting a pair of teflon screws (very touchy).? The SWR display let me see exactly where the loop was resonating and made it pretty easy to re-tune the loop to within a few tens of Khz from my desired operating frequency after a few tries.?
This was my first time using the X5105 on 6m and this setup worked very well for my sked.?
Cheers
Michael VE3WMB?
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Using your Xiego X5105 as an Antenna Analyzer
See
for a short note about another way to use the X5105.
It does appear to show a much earlier version of the firmware - my X5105 antenna analyzer display looks a bit different (better!).
I had not thought about using the rig this way, but then I already had other, smaller analyzers.? Well, one of them, the MFJ-259, is actually about the same size.? My favorite is the NanoVNA-F.
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Doug, K8RFT
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Re: GSOC on X5105 - dissapointed
I got a GSOC today, no Idea what firmware it is on and I confirm that it adds waterfall display which looks like it is displaying the opposite side of where it should, cat frequency and mode change only but ,
I got this for experimental procedures and plan to feed I/Q from TruSDR and see if Cat control can be persuaded?
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Re: X5105 Front End Overload from AM Radio Station
Great find!? Thanks for posting it.
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Doug, K8RFT
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X5105 Front End Overload from AM Radio Station
Hey group. ?I live a few miles from a 50kw broadcast station that wreaked havoc on the X5105 receiver. ?I¡¯m posting this topic to share my solution in the event it can help another ham.
I purchased this band stop filter on Amazon. ?The intended use is for the SDR receive-only community but it will handle 5 watts pushed through it no problem. ?I can¡¯t vouch for more power than that. ?The only other concern I had was insertion loss. ?I found it to be negligible after testing with a nanoVNA. ?Here¡¯s the link:
72 de w2nc
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Re: Fixing Blown Power Amplifier?
On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 03:06 PM, <jhebeacon@...> wrote:
That's the outfit I purchased the radio from,
Even better - you're a customer.? That's where I bought my X5105 too.? They do have a service man who has been quite helpful for many customers. And it's pretty easy to email them and ask.? And free, too!? Nothing to lose but a few minutes at your keyboard. -------- Doug, K8RFT
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Re: Fixing Blown Power Amplifier?
That's the outfit I purchased the radio from, but I'm about 18 months post-purchase. I guess I can give them a shout and see what happens.
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Re: Fixing Blown Power Amplifier?
I don't. I'm not much of an electronics guy, so I'm totally clueless. I just was making a guess based on some google-fu.
I wouldn't know what specifically to look for once I start tearing into it.?
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How do you know it¡¯s the final? I had one, same stuff going on. Disassembled it, one or two of my brass standoffs between the two boards were LOOSE. Google it and you¡¯ll see some folks have had Same
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Re: Fixing Blown Power Amplifier?
Antenna. 20m dipole, with SWR of about 1.03 (Using the internal tuner.) Unaided = ~1.8
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What are you using as a load, antenna or dummy load? What is the SWR of whatever your feeding the output into?
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Re: Fixing Blown Power Amplifier?
Also, it would be worth checking with Support at Radioddity, a Xiegu dealer.? They have a guy who seems quite familiar with the X5105 and its troubles.
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Re: Fixing Blown Power Amplifier?
How do you know it¡¯s the final? I had one, same stuff going on. Disassembled it, one or two of my brass standoffs between the two boards were LOOSE. Google it and you¡¯ll see some folks have had Same
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On Aug 18, 2022, at 6:42 PM, riushr via groups.io <riushr@...> wrote:
?What are you using as a load, antenna or dummy load? What is the SWR of whatever your feeding the output into? On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 17:10, jhebeacon via groups.io <jhebeacon@...> wrote: So I could use some help from the group here:
My x5105 is only putting out about 0.8w of power, no matter what I do. I've pushed/set/adjusted the "Po" button a bunch of times, adjusted a bunch of options, and the output watts never changes. I tried a couple different swr/pwr meters, thinking maybe I had a bad unit, but both meters report outputs of less than 1 watt. Mode doesn't seem to matter: USB, CW, whatever - all are less than 1 watt.
I'm about 1 year + out of warranty, so have nothing to lose. My googling has taken me to reddit, where a guys says he has a broke power amplifier.
Any suggestions on how to fix this? I'm pretty much a noob at stuff, so have no idea where to start. I'd rather not bin a $600 radio if I don't have to....
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Re: Fixing Blown Power Amplifier?
What are you using as a load, antenna or dummy load? What is the SWR of whatever your feeding the output into?
On Thu, Aug 18, 2022 at 17:10, jhebeacon via groups.io <jhebeacon@...> wrote: So I could use some help from the group here:
My x5105 is only putting out about 0.8w of power, no matter what I do. I've pushed/set/adjusted the "Po" button a bunch of times, adjusted a bunch of options, and the output watts never changes. I tried a couple different swr/pwr meters, thinking maybe I had a bad unit, but both meters report outputs of less than 1 watt. Mode doesn't seem to matter: USB, CW, whatever - all are less than 1 watt.
I'm about 1 year + out of warranty, so have nothing to lose. My googling has taken me to reddit, where a guys says he has a broke power amplifier.
Any suggestions on how to fix this? I'm pretty much a noob at stuff, so have no idea where to start. I'd rather not bin a $600 radio if I don't have to....
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Fixing Blown Power Amplifier?
So I could use some help from the group here:
My x5105 is only putting out about 0.8w of power, no matter what I do. I've pushed/set/adjusted the "Po" button a bunch of times, adjusted a bunch of options, and the output watts never changes. I tried a couple different swr/pwr meters, thinking maybe I had a bad unit, but both meters report outputs of less than 1 watt. Mode doesn't seem to matter: USB, CW, whatever - all are less than 1 watt.
I'm about 1 year + out of warranty, so have nothing to lose. My googling has taken me to reddit, where a guys says he has a broke power amplifier.
Any suggestions on how to fix this? I'm pretty much a noob at stuff, so have no idea where to start. I'd rather not bin a $600 radio if I don't have to....
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I've read some conflicting information on the settings for rig control programs on windows, and this is what worked for me. X5105 firmware 3.0.0 (26NOV2019) digirig mobile FLRig settings:  Ham Radio Deluxe v6.8 
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Xiegu X5105 - Power/Current/SWR measurement - ATU Test (youtube)
There's an old video I had found on YouTube, but had forgotten to post a link. Here's its description. I found it VERY useful and informative.
Xiegu X5105 - Power/Current/SWR measurement - ATU Test
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Re: X5105 Switch on Problem
Good point, Dan.? There also are two sets of instructions, versions A and B.? If your serial number is?X0300190 or higher use version B.? If lower use version A.
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