Re: Attenuation for microphone check
Not sure what your exact intention is with a ¡°mic check¡± (this could be one of several things) ¨C however, one thing that comes to mind is to consider transmitting into a dummy load and then
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Steven Reed
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#5529
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Attenuation for microphone check
I want to check the response of an Astatic D104 microphone through my
Kenwood hybrid. I can only output ~100 watts with the hybrid and cannot
dial down the power without a modification. I would like
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Dennis Shubitowski
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#5528
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Re: How do people keep getting clones?
#tinysa
It's not so much that people are cheap. The clones are not significantly
less expensive than buying a genuine tinySA from the Zeenko store on
Alibaba or Ali Express, or from R&L in the US. They are a
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Shirley Dulcey KE1L
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#5527
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Re: How do people keep getting clones?
#tinysa
Jim,
That is how it starts... Good luck! :)
73, and thanks,
Dave (NK7Z)
https://www.nk7z.net
ARRL Volunteer Examiner
ARRL Technical Specialist, RFI
ARRL Asst. Director, NW Division, Technical
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Dave (NK7Z)
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#5526
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Re: Checking for legitimacy
Thanks. The supplier was R&L. They¡¯re good people, I¡¯ll contact them. Unfortunately this will be the second exchange, because the first one had display problems (dark spots on the right side of
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Steven Reed
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#5525
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Re: Checking for legitimacy
It does look like we made it, but the attenuator is broken, we suggest you contact your supplier for a new tinySA. we will provide the supplier with a new tinySA host.
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Hugen
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#5524
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Re: How do people keep getting clones?
#tinysa
I'm not cheap, I'm frugal. :) Besides, I bought one of the first run pre-order units directly. Definitely not a clone.
73
-Jim
NU0C
"Dave (NK7Z)" <dave@...> wrote:
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Jim Shorney
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#5523
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Re: Checking for legitimacy
Front and PCB:
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From:
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Steven Reed
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#5522
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Re: Checking for legitimacy
Can you provide further pictures of the front and internal PCB?
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Hugen
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#5521
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Re: Firmware update
#tinysa
My TinySA doesn't do the attenuator test. All other tests pass OK. Older versions work fine.
Bobby/N4AU
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Bobby Chandler
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#5520
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Re: Checking for legitimacy
Hi,
Here is a photo of the back of the unit, and of the failure.
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Steven Reed
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#5519
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Re: Checking for legitimacy
Can you provide?the pictures of the back and the failed self-test?
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Hugen
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#5518
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Re: Checking for legitimacy
I upgraded, ran the self-test, and got an ¡°attenuator fail¡±. Ran the self-test more than once.
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> on behalf of "Roger Need via groups.io"
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Steven Reed
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#5517
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Re: Checking for legitimacy
Try updating the firmware and running the self-test.? Clones will fail.
Roger
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Roger Need
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#5516
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Checking for legitimacy
Hi ¨C I just received a TinySA from a vendor listed as legit. On the back of the unit, for the serial number, is just says ¡°SA-¡° and then nothing after that. Just checking to make sure that
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Steven Reed
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#5515
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Re: How do people keep getting clones?
#tinysa
We have a TV/comms tower on the nearby hill with some nice bright red flashy lights scattered up it, helps stop the hairplanes bumping into it.
They've also been known to sometimes attach powerful
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OneOfEleven
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#5514
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Re: Cell phone signals
Thanks! That is what I was looking for!
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Loren Moline WA7SKT <wa7skt@...>
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#5513
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Re: Cell phone signals
Not sure if this helps but, according to an app installed on my phone, anything above -90dBm is regarded as good, above -97dBm as marginal, above -102dBm as poor with -110dBm as the cut of as
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John G0GCD
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#5512
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Re: How do people keep getting clones?
#tinysa
Steve and all,
You make a good point but...
Antennas and feed systems don't have flashing lights, fancy colourful
displays and knobs, plus the "Oh Wow" factor missing.
John
VE7KKQ
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John
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#5510
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Re: Firmware update
#tinysa
Hi Erik,
The new FW update is okay as far as I can see.
Calibration goes fine.
Thanks, 73 Wim.
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Wim
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#5509
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