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Re: First POTA with my X6100

 

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Did you complete the 4 charge / discharge cycles on the X6100 to calibrate the battery gauge?

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When I have done some mobile work with my X6100 the battery has lasted a couple of hours, doing digital modes (FT8/4)

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But I do tend to be more choosy in the contacts I go after so the TX / RX cycle tends to be lower as I search for contacts I want

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It is very pleasing to see how far you can get with 5w,

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Peter

M0PWX

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From: Dan Romanchik KB6NU
Sent: 28 August 2023 06:12
To: [email protected]
Subject: [xiegu-x6100] First POTA with my X6100

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Hi, guys—

So, I just got back from doing my first POTA with the X6100. I made 30 contacts in an? hour and 45 minutes with my new X6100.

I started out on 40m running 5W, using the internal battery. It was fully charged, but lasted just a little more than an hour. There was no warning that the battery was about to give out. It just shut itself off. Not impressive.

There was a lot of activity on 40m, and I made a couple dozen QSOs before deciding to try 20m. I got decent reports on 40, despite running only 5 W. Unfortunately, 20m wasn’t in such great shape. I struggled to make contacts, even after I connected my BioEnno battery and pumped it up to 10 W.

At first, I connected my doublet antenna directly to the rig via the binding post-BNC adapter. It was hard to tell exactly because the SWR scale is so small, but it looked like the best that the tuner could do is 1.5:1. I later connected the 4:1 balun between the antenna and the radio, but even so, the best match that the tuner could make was about 1.5:1.

When I QSYed to 20m, the tuner gave me an almost 1:1 match. I thought that was kind of strange since when we measured the “raw” SWR, 40m had a lot lower SWR than 20m.

Conclusion
There is a lot to like about this radio. The internal battery is less than impressive, and programming the CW messages is difficult to say the least, but I do like having a bandscope, and there’s plenty of AF and RF gain. It's not an Elecraft KX-3, but it’s really a pretty good radio.

73, Dan KB6NU
73!

Dan KB6NU
CW Geek, Ham Radio Instructor
Author of the "No Nonsense" amateur radio license study guides
Read my ham radio blog at

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Re: X6100: scope/waterfall Ghost-Spike ! ?

 

Jens,

Quoting Oleg:

"The peak in the center is not always DC skew.?Sometimes it's really low frequency noise.?There is a DC filter inside the software, but it is fixed.?Therefore, this peak is different on different bands.?Perhaps in my firmware I implement it so that it can be individually suppressed on different bands."

73' Ron
ON2RON
Re: Spurs, waterfall and board revisions

 

Oleg,

Seems nice, and I'm glad some developer has made efforts towards visibility. I will surely try your firmware when my radio is delivered sometime next week. Where can I download your version? Maybe I can help with development if you like. I'm no coder, but some Linux stuff is no stranger to me.

73' Ron
Re: Spurs, waterfall and board revisions

 

On Mon, Aug 28, 2023 at 03:10 PM, Ron Liekens wrote:
I just replied to a waterfall question on Facebook.

- The base colour is medium blue and should be black or dark blue. This is to provide decent contrast with the plotted signals.
In my firmware, the colors of the gradient are in this order: black, blue, red, yellow, white.
- There should be different colours with gradients.
Read above
- The scale must be around 50 dBm dynamic range for good efficiency to show weak signals.
In my firmware waterfall/spectrum high level from -79dBm to -33dBm, and a low level from -127dBm to -85dBm. Thus, the dynamic range may be from 92dB to 6dB.
Re: Spurs, waterfall and board revisions

 

Oleg and others,

I just replied to a waterfall question on Facebook.

- The base colour is medium blue and should be black or dark blue. This is to provide decent contrast with the plotted signals.
- There should be different colours with gradients.
- The scale must be around 50 dBm dynamic range for good efficiency to show weak signals.
- A variable speed can bring out more detail and eventually show CW dots and dashes or to determine which mode is received.

See the screenshots:

- SDRconsole with a too high set waterfall base, just like in the X6100 as default, and the low in the screenshot should be how it should be.
- NDB test shows the beacons' visibility when set right. Never mind the 3D function here, as it is not present in the X6100.
- Theo Log met amp5 shows many different transmitting modes and some PLC interference on the right plus some digital PSU interference on 6550 kHz. The antenna used was a home brew 36 meter LOG which has a very low gain and low noise floor for best SNR.

Hope some Firmware developers or Xiegu can benefit from this info. These colour schemes and specific settings are my own. I also made some others for specific use, but this is my default.

If you have questions, feel free to ask.

73' Ron
ON2RON

SDRconsole_low-high FFT_waterfall-scale.png
NDB test.jpeg
Theo LOG met amp 5.jpeg

First POTA with my X6100

Dan Romanchik KB6NU
 

Hi, guys—

So, I just got back from doing my first POTA with the X6100. I made 30 contacts in an? hour and 45 minutes with my new X6100.

I started out on 40m running 5W, using the internal battery. It was fully charged, but lasted just a little more than an hour. There was no warning that the battery was about to give out. It just shut itself off. Not impressive.

There was a lot of activity on 40m, and I made a couple dozen QSOs before deciding to try 20m. I got decent reports on 40, despite running only 5 W. Unfortunately, 20m wasn’t in such great shape. I struggled to make contacts, even after I connected my BioEnno battery and pumped it up to 10 W.

At first, I connected my doublet antenna directly to the rig via the binding post-BNC adapter. It was hard to tell exactly because the SWR scale is so small, but it looked like the best that the tuner could do is 1.5:1. I later connected the 4:1 balun between the antenna and the radio, but even so, the best match that the tuner could make was about 1.5:1.

When I QSYed to 20m, the tuner gave me an almost 1:1 match. I thought that was kind of strange since when we measured the “raw” SWR, 40m had a lot lower SWR than 20m.

Conclusion
There is a lot to like about this radio. The internal battery is less than impressive, and programming the CW messages is difficult to say the least, but I do like having a bandscope, and there’s plenty of AF and RF gain. It's not an Elecraft KX-3, but it’s really a pretty good radio.

73, Dan KB6NU
73!

Dan KB6NU
CW Geek, Ham Radio Instructor
Author of the "No Nonsense" amateur radio license study guides
Read my ham radio blog at

Re: StreamDeck and X6100

 

Good afternoon, Gary.

Could you send me one of the ELGATO files with which you command the CAT of the Xiegu x6100, it's been a couple of days and I can't figure it out.

Thank you so much.


El jue, 24 ago 2023 a las 3:08, NC3Z (<nc3z@...>) escribió:
I have been playing a bit with my new X6100 and put one of my StreamDecks on it to control some frequently used functions via CAT. I use StreamDecks on my Anan's and Flex's and like being able to have some frequently used functions at my finger tips. And the same with the X6100. Here are some pixs of how I have some keys programmed for functions.

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Gary Mitchelson
NC3Z/4 Pamlico County, NC FM15
NC AHIMT COML
SHARES NCS997







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73 de Ger
Re: X6100: scope/waterfall Ghost-Spike ! ?

 

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Can You send me please the answer ... before I start
a long time search ...
Thanks .
Jens / HB9JOI
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From: Ron Liekens
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2023 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] X6100: scope/waterfall Ghost-Spike ! ?
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Jens, see Oleg's answer to this item in message #3615

73' Ron - ON2RON
Re: Radioddity support form - issues, bugs, suggestions, new feature requests, etc #bugs #firmware #report #radioddity #newfeatures

Nick Marsh
 

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Don’t expect Xiegu to do that

Nick Marsh
WB4SQI

On Aug 27, 2023, at 6:16 AM, Ron Liekens <r.e.liekens@...> wrote:

?I sincerely hope there will be an answer to my request for an I/Q api or dll so the x6100 can be better supported in diverse SDR software programs.

73' Ron
ON2RON

Re: Radioddity support form - issues, bugs, suggestions, new feature requests, etc #bugs #firmware #report #radioddity #newfeatures

 

I sincerely hope there will be an answer to my request for an I/Q api or dll so the x6100 can be better supported in diverse SDR software programs.

73' Ron
ON2RON
Re: X6100: scope/waterfall Ghost-Spike ! ?

 

Jens, see Oleg's answer to this item in message #3615

73' Ron - ON2RON
Time Synch

 

Oleg,

I know this isn't your problem, but you're pretty smart guy so here is my question.

I noticed that using the wlan dhcp, doesn't work.? It always populates 192.168.3.21, gateway 192.168.3.1 and dns servers 8.8.8.8 , 8.2.2.2.? It doesn't matter what I do with either my router/dhcp server and or the WAP.? I've tried to manually encode the correct IP, but it remains the same.? Hence: the ntp portion of the software doesn't update correctly.? I'm using a business class router, so there shouldn't be any issues.? So why is it stuck on the x.x.3.x subnet?


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Re: X6100: scope/waterfall Ghost-Spike ! ?

 

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Oleg ,
the below described Ghost-Spike is complete away if
the original FW of the X6100 will running and used.
But I want not use the original FW .
What can done Oleg for solve this problem ... ???
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73 , Jens / HB9JOI
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From: Jens
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 7:12 PM
Subject: [xiegu-x6100] X6100: scope/waterfall Ghost-Spike ! ?
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Hi Oleg ....
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I have a question : I have on the screen of the X6100 always a Ghost-Spike exactly under
the curser line , also to see in the waterfall.
This spike is always present also without connected antenna and the Ghost-Spike is always
exactly moving with the curser when frequency will tuned .
You have an idea what this is , what could be the reason and how could this ghost-spike
can removed ... ??? See please the attached pictures .
Thank You , 73 – Jens / HB9JOI
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X6100 Scope and Waterfall ghost-spike?????? X6100 Scope and Waterfall ghost-spike larger?
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From: Oleg - R1CBU
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU mike ?
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On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 12:21 PM, Jim Reagan wrote:
On R1CBU software it stores memories.? Is there a spot to change back to bands?
There is no "channels mode" in my solution. And there is no "band mode" as such. The transceiver is always in VFO mode. It's just that when you switch bands, you get to the saved frequency. Just like when saved a frequency (memory), you then just restore it in the same way.

X6100 Scope and Waterfall ghost-spike larger.JPG
X6100 Scope and Waterfall ghost-spike.JPG

X6100: scope/waterfall Ghost-Spike ! ?

 

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Hi Oleg ....
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I have a question : I have on the screen of the X6100 always a Ghost-Spike exactly under
the curser line , also to see in the waterfall.
This spike is always present also without connected antenna and the Ghost-Spike is always
exactly moving with the curser when frequency will tuned .
You have an idea what this is , what could be the reason and how could this ghost-spike
can removed ... ??? See please the attached pictures .
Thank You , 73 – Jens / HB9JOI
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X6100 Scope and Waterfall ghost-spike?????? X6100 Scope and Waterfall ghost-spike larger?
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From: Oleg - R1CBU
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2023 11:38 AM
Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] R1CBU mike ?
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On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 12:21 PM, Jim Reagan wrote:
On R1CBU software it stores memories.? Is there a spot to change back to bands?
There is no "channels mode" in my solution. And there is no "band mode" as such. The transceiver is always in VFO mode. It's just that when you switch bands, you get to the saved frequency. Just like when saved a frequency (memory), you then just restore it in the same way.

X6100 Scope and Waterfall ghost-spike larger.JPG
X6100 Scope and Waterfall ghost-spike.JPG

Re: R1CBU mike ?

 

Thank you!? I never tried long press on the frequency up/down... It works perfectly!
Keep up the great work!
Cheers,
Jim W0CHL
Re: R1CBU mike ?

 

Oleg,
Thank you so much for the software - use it almost exclusively. Hoping you'll continue development.
Re: Spurs, waterfall and board revisions

 

Oleg,

Yes, I'm talking theoretically because I'm still waiting for my radio to be delivered. I saw several videos in YouTube with the original firmware and your firmware version. None of them showed a, for me, good waterfall action. I will wait until the delivery and evaluate things happening as they are.

73' Ron
Re: Spurs, waterfall and board revisions

 

On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 01:20 PM, Ron Liekens wrote:
To have a good working waterfall, you have to keep the min/max setting independent of the FFT to get good visibility.
I don't really understand what you are talking about. Have you tried my firmware? Do you have specific comments on it in terms of the waterfall, or are you talking theoretically?
Very often I see in other people's reviews that operators do not set min/max at all and then it looks terrible. In my videos, you will not find this, I build levels quite often (because it is done so conveniently ;)
Re: StreamDeck and X6100

NC3Z
 

The other option is to download the command set from

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Gary Mitchelson
NC3Z/4 Pamlico County, NC FM15
NC AHIMT COML
Re: Spurs, waterfall and board revisions

 

Oleg,

To have a good working waterfall, you have to keep the min/max setting independent of the FFT to get good visibility. I do this every day with SDRconsole. Simon Brown knows very well to keep these separated. This, besides a few other things, SDRconsole has the best visualization of all SDR software programs. This is also used in radio astrology to detect weak signals.

It seems that many SDR developers do not see the benefits of a good working waterfall. It is not a show gimmick, but a tool! One of the worst cases I encountered very recently is shown in the development of SDRconnect (SDRplay). Even the big Japan boxes are mediocre on this topic.

I included 2 screenshots. One with a good waterfall dynamic range (50 dBm) and one with a bad dynamic range (too big). You can see this in the waterfall scale on the right of the screen. Notice that the FFT min/max has NOT been changed by me.

73' Ron

SDRconsole_low-high FFT_waterfall-scale-GOOD-dynamic-range.png
SDRconsole_low-high FFT_waterfall-scale-BAD-dynamic-range.png

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