Re: Battery storage level
Normally when talking about battery percentage (%) we are referring to the amount of charge, not the voltage.? A battery at full charge might have a voltage of 8.2V and have a charge that will last at 2A for 4 hours or 8AHrs.? If discharged same for 2 hours then that would mean the battery is half discharged or at 50%, but still have like 7.8V.
Percentage is typically referring to the amount of charge.
Most Li batteries (Li-Ion, LiFePO4, etc) maintain their near full voltage during their entire discharge cycle.? That is why when they start to go dead they do so very quickly.
73, ron, n9ee/r Ron Wright, N9EE/R Hernando Co ARES EC
Spring Hill, Florida also n9ee55@...
On Friday, January 26, 2024 at 04:06:42 PM EST, John via groups.io <n0ure@...> wrote:
So the manual lists the battery % 100 as 8.4 volts and long-term storage at %50 which is 4.2 volts.
My problem is that the radio shuts off at 7.1 volts. How should I get down to 4.2 volts?
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So the manual lists the battery % 100 as 8.4 volts and long-term storage at %50 which is 4.2 volts.
My problem is that the radio shuts off at 7.1 volts. How should I get down to 4.2 volts?
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John
TI4JWC? N0URE
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Re: Portable vertical antenna suggestions
Bob, Reason I asked, I tried a 17'6" telescoping antenna with 4-10' sloping radials. Ant base is at about 42". Resonated at 15.5 MHz.? Read recently that radial length is critical for elevated verticals.? Will try longer radials next Spring when ground thaws.
Purchased X6100 in July. Tried R1CBU? software but gave up for lack of docs. I use it for POTA and only use it on QRP CW. No problems yet. Using lithium 20,000 mah battery pack with 9V trigger cable. Less heat, longer operation. Saw post indicating it would operate at 5w at 9V.
73, Rick K8BMA?
Rick,
I'm using the single 16.5' counterpoise as per the instructions for the antenna. ?
I've tried it with the antenna set up on a mini-tripod on the ground with the counterpoise laying on the ground, with it sloping down to the ground from the antenna set up on my pick-up truck tailgate, and with the antenna sitting on the tailgate of my pick-up with the counterpoise draped over the length of the truck.? On the ground and elevated/sloping resulted in the same SWR while having it draped over the truck raised the SWR by a full point.
I'm using a 15' RG58AU feed line and have tried it with the feed line coiled, with the feed line stretched out, with five tight loops on the radio end, and with five snap-on "mystery mix" ferrites on the radio end.? I have some proper mix 31 ferrites arriving on Monday for further experimenting.? The advice from QRPGuys was to run the feed line through a mix 31 ferrite five times.
I have other portable antennas (PARS EndFedz 10/20/40 MkII and SOTAbeams BandHopper III linked dipole) that work extremely well and I'm trying use this DS1 antenna in the super-convenient and compact manner as it's provided by the designer. ?
I'm not really interested in getting caught up with the potential nightmare spiderweb of added radials. ?:-) ?I'm curious to hear if other users are getting 1:1 SWR across the 20m band with the antenna assembled and used as provided/instructed by QRPGuys.? It does seem to be performing better than I expected as is. ?
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Bob
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Re: Portable vertical antenna suggestions
Rick,
I'm using the single 16.5' counterpoise as per the instructions for the antenna. ?
I've tried it with the antenna set up on a mini-tripod on the ground with the counterpoise laying on the ground, with it sloping down to the ground from the antenna set up on my pick-up truck tailgate, and with the antenna sitting on the tailgate of my pick-up with the counterpoise draped over the length of the truck. ?On the ground and elevated/sloping resulted in the same SWR while having it draped over the truck raised the SWR by a full point.
I'm using a 15' RG58AU feed line and have tried it with the feed line coiled, with the feed line stretched out, with five tight loops on the radio end, and with five snap-on "mystery mix" ferrites on the radio end. ?I have some proper mix 31 ferrites arriving on Monday for further experimenting. ?The advice from QRPGuys was to run the feed line through a mix 31 ferrite five times.
I have other portable antennas (PARS EndFedz 10/20/40 MkII and SOTAbeams BandHopper III linked dipole) that work extremely well and I'm trying use this DS1 antenna in the super-convenient and compact manner as it's provided by the designer. ?
I'm not really interested in getting caught up with the potential nightmare spiderweb of added radials. ?:-) ?I'm curious to hear if other users are getting 1:1 SWR across the 20m band with the antenna assembled and used as provided/instructed by QRPGuys. ?It does seem to be performing better than I expected as is. ?
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Bob
KD2TTM
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Re: KQ4KOT - Confirming my eMail
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Re: Portable vertical antenna suggestions
Bob, Are you using radials and if so, are they on the ground or elevated?
73, Rick K8BMA?
I recently built one.? Mine does not come anywhere near 1:1 in the 20m band...it's over 4:1.? Bu it hits 1:1 right at 13.000 MHz.? By collapsing the top two or three sections of the whip or using the tuner, I can hit 1:1 across 20m.? It does seem to performa quite well, regardless.? And it fits in your pocket and sets up in a honest minute.
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Bob
KD2TTM
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Re: Portable vertical antenna suggestions
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Sent: Friday, January 26, 2024 4:22:36 PM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] Portable vertical antenna suggestions
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Yo uso todos los d¨ªas en el campo una EFHW de 20,3 m y 49:1 transformador. Muy bien. A veces uso una non resonant antenna de 16,2 m y unun 9:1. Bien tambi¨¦n. Tunner muy bien.
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El 26 ene 2024, a las 15:59, Bob KD2TTM via groups.io <rscott900ss@...> escribi¨®:
?I recently built one. ?Mine does not come anywhere near 1:1 in the 20m band...it's over 4:1. ?Bu it hits 1:1 right at 13.000 MHz. ?By collapsing the top two or three sections of the whip or using the tuner, I can hit 1:1 across 20m. ?It does
seem to performa quite well, regardless. ?And it fits in your pocket and sets up in a honest minute.
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Bob
KD2TTM
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TNX, Dido. EA1CN?
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Re: Spamhaus and the need for some members to verify their email addresses
On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 09:59 AM, Bob KC1OXG wrote:
While I understand admins can tell if users are verified. Is there a way for users to tell if they're verified?
Not that I am aware of. I would assume that if you received an email from Groups.io regarding re-verfication and followed the instructions then all is well unless you receive a followup email to the contrary.? Cheers Michael VE3WMB (group moderator) P.S. Just to clarify, if you haven't received an email from Groups.io asking you to re-verify, then you have nothing to worry about and there is no need to reply to this thread.?
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Re: Portable vertical antenna suggestions
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Yo uso todos los d¨ªas en el campo una EFHW de 20,3 m y 49:1 transformador. Muy bien. A veces uso una non resonant antenna de 16,2 m y unun 9:1. Bien tambi¨¦n. Tunner muy bien.
  
Saludos. Diego. EA1CN
El 26 ene 2024, a las 15:59, Bob KD2TTM via groups.io <rscott900ss@...> escribi¨®:
?I recently built one. ?Mine does not come anywhere near 1:1 in the 20m band...it's over 4:1. ?Bu it hits 1:1 right at 13.000 MHz. ?By collapsing the top two or three sections of the whip or using the tuner, I can hit 1:1 across 20m. ?It does
seem to performa quite well, regardless. ?And it fits in your pocket and sets up in a honest minute.
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Bob
KD2TTM
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Re: Portable vertical antenna suggestions
Yo uso todos los d¨ªas en el campo una EFHW de 20,3 m y 49:1 transformador. Muy bien. A veces uso una non resonant antenna de 16,2 m y unun 9:1. Bien tambi¨¦n. Tunner muy bien.
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El 26 ene 2024, a las 15:59, Bob KD2TTM via groups.io <rscott900ss@...> escribi¨®:
?I recently built one. ?Mine does not come anywhere near 1:1 in the 20m band...it's over 4:1. ?Bu it hits 1:1 right at 13.000 MHz. ?By collapsing the top two or three sections of the whip or using the tuner, I can hit 1:1 across 20m. ?It does
seem to performa quite well, regardless. ?And it fits in your pocket and sets up in a honest minute.
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Bob
KD2TTM
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Re: Spamhaus and the need for some members to verify their email addresses
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Re: Portable vertical antenna suggestions
I recently built one. ?Mine does not come anywhere near 1:1 in the 20m band...it's over 4:1. ?Bu it hits 1:1 right at 13.000 MHz. ?By collapsing the top two or three sections of the whip or using the tuner, I can hit 1:1 across 20m. ?It does seem to performa quite well, regardless. ?And it fits in your pocket and sets up in a honest minute.
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Bob
KD2TTM
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Recent purchasers from Radioddity... what firmware are latest X6100s shipping with?
Title says it all...
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This caused any email service that uses Spamhaus to stop
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On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 11:11 AM, Jens wrote:
what are Your decoder settings ??
Those that are by default
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Oleg ...
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what are Your decoder settings ??
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From: Jens
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2024 8:06 AM
Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] New version 0.19.0
#R1CBU-Firmware
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Ok , sorry Oleg . I see there it works ...
But , maybe my X6100 is defect ... I don`t know .
With me here 0.19.0 CW decoder works not .
I don`t know why .
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Please send me Your
dedcoder settings ...
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73 , Jens / HB9JOI
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From: Oleg - R1CBU
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2024 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [xiegu-x6100] New version 0.19.0
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On
Tue, Jan 16, 2024 at 05:10 PM, Jens wrote:
Nothing works . §¦verything is working (; ?
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