Re: My new X6100 arrived today
'also rec'd a new to me , used 6100 whose original owner only used it for digi modes. only digi mode i plan to use is cw, so getting familiar with? all the functions.
pota -bound in a few days !
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72's de k8zf, randy
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newbie here w the 6100. i operate 99.9% cw? pota, and even the R1CBU cw message memory seems clunky. ( tho havent tried it, just reading posts about it) ; best solution i think is to use a pico keyer ( or similar) , plug it into key jack and set the 6100 to straight key mode.
what am i missing?
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de k8zf, randy
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First a bit of context about me:?
- Currently living in a flat/appartment 1st floor. Small balcony, neigbors and HOA are all about "keeping the aesthetics of the building" Spanish law would (after some administrative procedures) allow me to install an antenna on the roof, whether the neighbours like it or not, but I don?t want to go this way, as I know I will only live here for a year, maybe two, and getting the antenna authorized by the spanish equivalent to FCC or OFCOM could take me 6-8 months.?
So, we have good weather 80% of the year, after all this is southern Spain (Sevilla, to be specific)?
I also have a disability - basically my left leg is dead from the knee down. I can walk, but only short stretches and without much weight
So I'm currently looking for a portable / POTA setup. On the antenna I have quite a specific idea, it's very likely going to be a JPC-7 or JPC-12. However I am struggling with a radio to go with it.?
The X6100 is at the limit of the budget I am able to afford, and also what I'd like to spend. It has the features I want, seems light enough to throw in a backpack with my antenna, a very light laptop and head out and either work from the huge park opposite my house or do some light POTA around the area. 1 1/2 - 2 hours at at time is fine for me in terms of battery life, as my laptop won't run much longer without external power either.?
I like the idea of the radio being completely self-contained including an internal battery. I had a G90 in the past which I sold because I thought I wouldn't be doing radio in a long time, but then the interest in the hobby came back. I was quite happy with it, with all its quirks, but I'm not considering buying one, because of the requirement for external power and because it's quite heavy.?
I will probably buy in 2-3 months. I know, of course the X6100 isn't an IC-705 or an Elecraft rig. I intend to work mostly digital modes, so I'm also considering other options like QRPlabs SDX, (tr)uSDX to curtail my budget. However, if/when I move to a more antenna-friendly place, I also like the idea that I can slap the XP125 PA on it with a simple cable and go QRO.?
So, i want an overall recommedation on the value for money and the actual and real quality of the X6100, because reading the reviews there are too many issues with self-generated IF "birdies" and intermodulation from nearby AM stations, though I hope that the 50kW transmitter 25 Km away from my home won't be an issue. Given my acquisition timeframe, I am also wondering if the upcoming X6200 isn't an option as well.?
Does this radio really drives as many people nuts with its quirks and (supposed) issues or is it the usual internet phenomenon? and bias that happy users aren't heard on forums and discussion groups? I mean, there is always the risk of getting a lemon, but I want a realistic view of whether the issues with this radio are wildly exaggerated, and maybe an insight into the ratio of radios actually sold vs. real "lemons"
Thanks in advance,?
Volker, EA7KLK
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Re: My new X6100 arrived today
Ok, if that’s how it’s supposed to work then mine is working fine.? But even a Beofeng charger will change color when changing is finished, every charger I have seems to do that except my X6100.
True. ?Since the X6100 has an actual battery voltage meter rather than a crude battery level icon with three or four bars, I guess I can live without the finished-charging indicator. ?It's easy enough to estimate charge times once you know what the full charge voltage is (8.1V indicated ) and how long it takes to achieve it from fully discharged (approx 6 hours). ? The other disappointment is not being able to charge while operating on external power. Before I bought the X6100, I used a 9Ah Bioenno LiFePo battery and a solar panel to power my G90 for operating outdoors. ?As long as there was some good sun, I could operate almost indefinitely. ?So, I'm guessing that regardless of the X6100's battery and charging idiosyncrasies, it will work out just fine for me. Bob KD2TTM
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Re: My new X6100 arrived today
Ok, if that’s how it’s supposed to work then mine is working fine.? But even a Beofeng charger will change color when changing is finished, every charger I have seems to do that except my X6100.
I forgot to mention: ?The battery charging indicator light does seem to be working as intended.? Lithium battery chargers work in two stages: they start off with constant current charging (during which the indicator light on the X6100 blinks) and finish with constant voltage charging (during which the indicator light stays lit).? And, according to Radioddity, the indicator remains lit even after full charge as a reminder that the charger is enabled.
More from Radioddity: ?
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Bob
KD2TTM
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Re: My new X6100 arrived today
I forgot to mention: ?The battery charging indicator light does seem to be working as intended. ?Lithium battery chargers work in two stages: they start off with constant current charging (during which the indicator light on the X6100 blinks) and finish with constant voltage charging (during which the indicator light stays lit). ?And, according to Radioddity, the indicator remains lit even after full charge as a reminder that the charger is enabled.
More from Radioddity: ?
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Bob
KD2TTM
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Re: My new X6100 arrived today
From the January 19, 2024 extended directions from Radioddity:
7.8 Charging the battery pack
If the voltage of the internal battery pack drops below 7.4 V during operation, the Xiegu X6100 temporarily deactivates the transmission function. If the voltage drops below 7.2 V, the Xiegu X6100 will switch off completely to protect the internal battery pack from excessive discharge. ?(bold-italic emphasis?mine)
I WAS following the directions from the beginning, in Section 7.8 (which make no mention of cycling the battery) but when I saw that the voltage?had dropped lower than the reading that those direction implied was damaging, I stopped it! ?The procedure for cycling the battery wasn't in the body of the instructions, but in an addendum. ?You make it sound like I disregarded the instructions. ?In fact, I read them carefully and when things weren't going as they were described, I played it safe and stopped.
Bob KD2TTM
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Re: My new X6100 arrived today
No. The batteries are still not discharged at 3.45 volts you must let them discharge till the radio shuts off you will not damage the batteries as the radio knows that 6 volts is the bottom where it shuts off. You should have followed the instructions from the beginning. The charging circuit needs to learn the battery capabilities. You charge the battery till the lightning bolt in the display goes away which means the battery is fully charged and should read 8.1 or 8.2 volts. Then turn the radio on and run it all the way to shut off. You should do this four times and don't stop in the middle of it and do something else with the radio. The initial battery preparation for this radio is kind of convoluted but they do have instructions.
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Re: My new X6100 arrived today
I read about cycling the battery in the X6100 so I left mine running on the internal battery this morning. ?I thought it would do an auto-shut down at 7.2V, but I got as low as 7.1V (briefly dipping to as low as 6.7V when I keyed the mike) without the battery icon turning red or the unit shutting down. ?It's currently still chugging along at 7.2V. ?I'll update if it ever shuts itself down! ?:-)
Update: ?The X6100 voltage got down to 6.9V and the battery icon did turn red but the radio never automatically shut down. ?I turned it off at this point for fear of damaging?the lithium battery. If the cells are lithium ion, then dropping to voltage that low ?(3.45V per cell) can be hazardous, right? ?Now, I'm worried...
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Bob
KD2TTM
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
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On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 18:04 K8SAS < k8sas73@...> wrote: Lisa,
Oh boy those rabbit ear antennas. Brought back memories of wrapping foil on them too. Thanks!
73,
Steve
On Jan 31, 2024, at 7:02 PM, "Lisa WO?L" < lr7521061@...> wrote:
Lol, your description kinda reminds me of when I was very young watching my father adopt very strange postures while holding a set of rabbit ears so we could watch a tv show.? Ahh.. good times?
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:59 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have found a very capable CW decoder called "Morse Expert" by the author of CW skimmer. It uses Bayesian statistics to predict what was sent when a letter is not 100% sure (the letter will be red). It even guesses whole words with a slight delay. It adapts to speed changes rapidly. I have used it with the CWOPS CWT where people routinely go more than 30 wpm. It may only be available for Android.
Gary
W9TD
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
Lisa,
Oh boy those rabbit ear antennas. Brought back memories of wrapping foil on them too. Thanks!
73,
Steve
Lol, your description kinda reminds me of when I was very young watching my father adopt very strange postures while holding a set of rabbit ears so we could watch a tv show.? Ahh.. good times?
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:59 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
Lol, your description kinda reminds me of when I was very young watching my father adopt very strange postures while holding a set of rabbit ears so we could watch a tv show.? Ahh.. good times?
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:59 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
Charles,
I face South and never have a problem.
Good one!
73,
Steve
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
On 1/31/24, 5:47 PM "Lisa WO?L via groups.io" <lr7521061@...> wrote:
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
Lisa has a good point we use them to help train people and are normally going from point to point most of the time which means you have to be communicating with a person you know on the wpm and same freq etc..
If you are trying to listen and decode a random CW conversation then you need to face north stand on one foot hold your breath for a few secs and they might work.
Just joking on that.....
Some work alot better than others but require some effort for sure
73
Charles
KG5EEL
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On 1/31/24, 5:47 PM "Lisa WO?L via groups.io" <lr7521061@...> wrote:
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Re: My new X6100 arrived today
Mine blinks sometimes, sometimes it doesn’t, even when it does it stops blinking and goes solid long before the battery is topped off.
I left the charger on the radio overnight after receiving it yesterday.? I used it outside on internal battery power this morning until it got down to 7.4V and then ran it for a while indoors on my Bioenno LiFePo 12V battery.? I just hooked up the DC charge cord with the radio set to charge "on" and the charge light came on but is not blinking.? After a while, I disconnected it to take a look at the on-board battery voltage and it was up to 7.8V.? I'll let it charge all night again.? But I'm disappointed the charge indicator doesn't work properly. ?:-(
I love the radio otherwise.? The bands were great today.? I made one contact to a POTA activator in Georgia and he gave me a 5-9+10 signal report.? He was pretty surprised when I told him I was transmitting with 5 watts of power!
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KD2TTM
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
Richard
I used the Icom 7100 as the radio selection and whatever port you have for your cat and sound card basically same settings as WSJTX if you have that working.
There are some good YouTube videos I'll try to a link on some of I can find them again.
73
Chas
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On 1/31/24, 5:19 PM "VE2DX via groups.io" <ve2dx@...> wrote:
How did you get hard going?
73
Richard VE2DX
VE2DX Electronics
President and lead designer
WWW.VE2DX.COM
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
On 1/31/24, 9:55 AM "Dennis via groups.io" <spike.dennis@...> wrote:
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I’ve yet to see a decoder worth a darn, the one in my FTDX-10 included.? Unless you are in a high signal to noise ratio with no qsb environment… AND you have the speed of the decoder matched exactly or very closely to the incoming speed they just spit out gibberish.? I’ve yet to see one that could out copy even my tired old ears.? I think that at their current state of development (which hasn’t improved very much since they first came out), they’re not much more than a novelty and really shouldn’t be relied upon for anything other than trying to impress non-hams.? Idk, maybe if they throw much more computing power at them or make a serious effort to write better software or maybe put A.I. on the case they may become what we’d like them to be.? Until then, your brain is the best decoder in existence.
On Wed, Jan 31, 2024 at 17:17 Charles M- KG5EEL via <chazcom= [email protected]> wrote:
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
How did you get hard going?
73
Richard VE2DX
VE2DX Electronics
President and lead designer
WWW.VE2DX.COM
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
On 1/31/24, 9:55 AM "Dennis via groups.io" <spike.dennis@...> wrote:
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My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently
does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Re: CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
Dennis,
You may or may not know but
There are several software apps that may help you with using the X6100 and a good cw decoder and they are very easy to see for older eyes especially.
MRP40, CwGet, CW decoder and hamradio deluxe among others.
All these require a computer of course but if you want to use a software application that works regardless of the built-in radio functions these work great.
Just trying to spread some joy.
73
Charles
KG5EEL
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On 1/31/24, 9:55 AM "Dennis via groups.io" <spike.dennis@...> wrote:
My X6100 has the latest software installed. None of the subject functions work on this radio.?
Is there a software version that does allow operation of the?CW & Digital Decoder, FM squelch & RF gain?
I have asked this same question of the Radioddity support as well as on several other forums and have received no response.
One thing is for sure, after having spent $600 on a radio that does not work properly, there is no way in hell I'll spend a like amount, or more on a new model that will likely do the same thing! Especially given that the manufacture apparently does not care that their product doesnt work.
Dennis Starks
Military-Radio-Guy
KB?SFP
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Bob KD2TTM
Dave
Gary