There was a thread on the group awhile back about charging voltage.? The thread related primarily to the fact that the higher the charge voltage the more heat was generated within the radio while charging the internal battery.? Many of us purchased a DROK voltage limiter and set a lower voltage.? This does help with the temperature.? My power supply puts out 13.6vdc, but on my X6100 the voltage showed 13.8-13.9vdc.? I adjusted my DROK to 10vdc for charging some chose other voltage settings.? While the issue was regarding internal heat buildup you may consider using a DROK to be sure that the maximum voltage is not exceeded.
This may be a trivial question but I have only recently purcahsed the X6100 which I am using with the Pro-Audio Engineering KX33 power supply.
The PSU is rated at 14 volts but the diplay on my X6100 is showing 14.4 volts.
There are dire warnings in the Xiegu manual not to supply more 15 volts and, of course, 14.4 is less than 15.
This still feels a little close to the operational limit.
My questiosn are :-
- Is anyone else out there using the X6100 / KX33 combo ?
- Are you seeing 14.4 volts or more on the display (i.e is this normal) ?
- Should I be concerned about running this close the max ?
- Anything else on this topic I should be aware of ?
Thanks
Geoff
G3YTX
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Yes you must use a TRS plug even with a mono speaker. On Wed, Aug 9, 2023 at 04:35 groups.kc3suw.eycn2 via <groups.kc3suw.eycn2= [email protected]> wrote:
I was just doing some experimenting and discovered that the x6100 speaker port does not work with TS plugs, extremely quiet no matter how I set up the radio. I tried a different speaker with a TRS cable and it works just fine. Plug the TS speaker in part way and it works. Same results with multiple speakers with TS male.
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Re: Power - Voltage too high ?
I generally run my X6100 off of 12V and I have found that when operating CW for an extended time period it will be slightly warm to the touch.?
As has been discussed before on this forum, the internal battery is only in the 8 to 9v range so running the rig off of an external voltage significantly higher than that
means that the internal voltage regulator in the radio has to dissipate the extra as heat. As we know the one thing that kills lithium batteries is excess heat so it is best to drop that
excess voltage outside the rig to avoid overheating and reducing the life of the internal battery.?
Michael VE3WMB?
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I don't think that you are crazy. I have been thinking the same thing since I started using the R1CBU firmware. To my ear the receive audio sounds much better with the rig running Oleg's firmware, especially on CW.?
I hear a lot less birdies tuning across the band too. I also really like the "cleaner" interface that Oleg has implemented. I am a big believer in "less being more". There are still some "anomalies" on the waterfall with the R1CBU firmware but I generally don't hear anything when I tune past them.??
Michael VE3WMB
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Sorry, OM. You have discovered a major shortcoming in the x6100.?
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73 de K9NUD
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Re: Power - Voltage too high ?
Geoff,
The X6100 has well documented overheating issues, and many have concluded that reducing the power supply to 9 volts, give or take, is the best strategy. I have operated mine as a mobile rig and have encountered several overheating lockups at 13.8V. Keep in mind the guidance to turn charging off. Still, mine will get stuck in transmit mode until I take it apart and disconnect the battery. It happened again last week. I operate 5W CW exclusively, so I am definitely not overdriving it.?
This rig operates natively from a pair of 3.7V cells, so it appears 8-9V will be more than adequate. Others have taken temperature and current measurements that confirm the 9V figure. Any additional voltage will merely generate heat.
I am prepping a buck/boost board to limit the power in the car. For now, my QCX20 is the mobile rig until I get an enclosure and associated wiring done for the board.?
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73 de K9NUD
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Re: ALC 100 and NO TX output (AFT5M31N) LDMOS
Bonjour Scot
Find images of the radio.
when I compare the images
why is missing a (coil or capacitor) close to the coil and the 4700 resistor and the ldmos output
see picture 
 ?My RIG Picture
Could be a quality issue ?
Thank Real (ve2cuz)
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Real,?
No problem, I found the thermistor on the battery side (see photo).
I measures the voltage of the centre pin (Vout) at ~12oC and it was ~ 0.63V ... The supply to the Vin was 5V. I wamed the thermistor slightly and it changed to 0.67V - so it does work to some amount.
I read that the temperature coefficient of the thermistor is 10mV per oC so, at 12/13oC the coefficient would be 13X0.01V = 0.13. The 0oC Vout is 0.5V ... So... 0.5V + 0.13V = 0.63V ... this indicates to me that the thermistor is probably 100% working correctly.
Tonight I will check more scientifically and study the document of MC9700 and try to work out if the voltage at this temperature is correct or not but from the above it would appear to be fine.?
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Thank you for this valuable information Real! I had no idea the radio had this.
  
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His filter settings are better , far easier to set, It could be that, Dave? On Wed, 9 Aug 2023, 10:36 groups.kc3suw.eycn2 via , <groups.kc3suw.eycn2= [email protected]> wrote:
Am I crazy or is the audio quality on the R1CBU firmware far better than stock? I am using an external speaker of it makes a difference. It seems like I can copy stations far lower into the noise floor than in stock firmware.?
I even switched back and forth listening to the same rag chew and heard the same thing.?
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Hi Scot Why do you think that there are pl tones in the radio, Dave
Would someone be able to explain to me how to set up a pl tone for a repeater on the X6100? I couldn't find anything in the menus and the manual has no mention that I could find. I'm a new ham, so I'm sure it's just my inexperience, but a little help would be greatly appreiciated.
Thanks guys (& gals),? Scott
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Re: new X6100 firmware (with support of wfserver)
Hi go to wfview website and look at the manual, Dave 2E0DMB
Hi,
Xiegu seems to have released (2023-08-07)
a new firmware for the 6100. See for
the file. A new feature, called wfserver () got added to
the 'System Setting' page. However neither Release-Notes of that
firmware nor the 'documentation' on wfserver is worth reading. The
Xiegu understanding of 'documentation' seems to be different to
the US and EU.
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new X6100 firmware (with support of wfserver)
Hi,
Xiegu seems to have released (2023-08-07)
a new firmware for the 6100. See for
the file. A new feature, called wfserver (wfview.org) got added to
the 'System Setting' page. However neither Release-Notes of that
firmware nor the 'documentation' on wfserver is worth reading. The
Xiegu understanding of 'documentation' seems to be different to
the US and EU.
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This may be a trivial question but I have only recently purcahsed the X6100 which I am using with the Pro-Audio Engineering KX33 power supply.
The PSU is rated at 14 volts but the diplay on my X6100 is showing 14.4 volts.
There are dire warnings in the Xiegu manual not to supply more 15 volts and, of course, 14.4 is less than 15.
This still feels a little close to the operational limit.
My questiosn are :-
- Is anyone else out there using the X6100 / KX33 combo ?
- Are you seeing 14.4 volts or more on the display (i.e is this normal) ?
- Should I be concerned about running this close the max ?
- Anything else on this topic I should be aware of ?
Thanks
Geoff
G3YTX
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Re: EMPTY RED Battery icon after charge.
I am a bit lat to this discussion, but after latest firmware upgrade my battery seems to behave correctly, it charges to 8.2-3V and lasts, and shuts down, as expected at about 7,2V.
However, when being charged the green light is NOT flashing, but stays always on. The display shows the charing symbol.
Charging with included charging adapter,?
73 de LA9ULA
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Would someone be able to explain to me how to set up a pl tone for a repeater on the X6100? I couldn't find anything in the menus and the manual has no mention that I could find. I'm a new ham, so I'm sure it's just my inexperience, but a little help would be greatly appreiciated.
Thanks guys (& gals),? Scott
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Am I crazy or is the audio quality on the R1CBU firmware far better than stock? I am using an external speaker of it makes a difference. It seems like I can copy stations far lower into the noise floor than in stock firmware.?
I even switched back and forth listening to the same rag chew and heard the same thing.?
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I was just doing some experimenting and discovered that the x6100 speaker port does not work with TS plugs, extremely quiet no matter how I set up the radio. I tried a different speaker with a TRS cable and it works just fine. Plug the TS speaker in part way and it works. Same results with multiple speakers with TS male.
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My SSID has an underscore in it, no issue with the X6100 to
connect to it.
73s,
Michel de F5UJA
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Is there a "space" character in the name that your WiFi router
broadcasts? Mine did and I had to remove it, otherwise the Xiegu
firmware would ignore my network. IMO other special characters are
also suspect.
Greetings,
Rainer DG1SMD
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Power - Voltage too high ?
This may be a trivial question but I have only recently purcahsed the X6100 which I am using with the Pro-Audio Engineering KX33 power supply.
The PSU is rated at 14 volts but the diplay on my X6100 is showing 14.4 volts.
There are dire warnings in the Xiegu manual not to supply more 15 volts and, of course, 14.4 is less than 15.
This still feels a little close to the operational limit.
My questiosn are :-
- Is anyone else out there using the X6100 / KX33 combo ?
- Are you seeing 14.4 volts or more on the display (i.e is this normal) ?
- Should I be concerned about running this close the max ?
- Anything else on this topic I should be aware of ?
Thanks Geoff G3YTX
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http://cqxiegu.com/zlxz
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V1.1.7 Release Note
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BASE: V1.1.6 Mar? 7 2023,09:57:03
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1. Add wfserver.
? ?See <<x6100 wfserver.pdf>> for more details.
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@kyle?
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I? know where the code is. I asked for building instructions. I can then build it myself and check for missing parts and all.?
Last time I checked (don't do that every day) it ws not there and certainly the conversations here don't give the feeling
that it will be generated/given.?
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K9NUD-Steve
Scott-kk7mzj
Roeland Jansen, PA3MET