Re: Extended manual for 6100

#4740

Great!! ?Thank you!!

Re: Extended manual for 6100

#4739

Thanks! beats spending money for a book!

Re: Extended manual for 6100

#4738

This one was sent to me and is far more visually legible. Attached PDF.
73, Randy K7RAN

Radioddity Extended manual for Xiegu X6100 V1.0 _January 2024_.pdf

Re: Extended manual for 6100

#4737

Thank you for the manual. They are always a help if one reads them.


Enjoy life, Greg, KD1XI
Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much!

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On 1/23/24 09:36, John - KZ4AX wrote:
A few moments ago, I got an email from Radioddity to download an extended manual for the 6100, 130 pages long, in pdf format. ?I am attaching the manual, just in case. ?Having a duplicate file online never hurts. 7.73 MB.

Re: Extended manual for 6100

#4736

Thank you very much!? Suddenly my radio is worth what I paid for it ... :)

Re: No flashing on charging

#4735

Hello,

When my internal battery gets low the voltage sign on the LCD goes from white to yellow and? to red. When I charge, the led blinks green by the power button.

I really think they made some production changes as I bought mine in September of last year and really don't have many problems at all. Sometimes the CW reader acts up but I don't do CW so.......

Good luck, enjoy!

73,

Steve

On Jan 23, 2024, at 11:41 AM, F4ISC <didier.fettick@...> wrote:

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Hi Steve, All,

sorry to dig out this topic but I recently purchased this rig and behaviour is the same : no more flashing led when charger is "on" after completing 3 charging cycles ??
I'm interested in any answer about that phenomenon!
73

Re: No flashing on charging

#4734

Mine does the same thing. ?Unit still broadcasts SSB—well, at least the red transmit light goes one.

Re: No flashing on charging

#4733

Hi Steve, All,

sorry to dig out this topic but I recently purchased this rig and behaviour is the same : no more flashing led when charger is "on" after completing 3 charging cycles ??
I'm interested in any answer about that phenomenon!
73

Re: Extended manual for 6100

#4732

Thanks John.

73,

Steve

On Jan 23, 2024, at 9:37 AM, John - KZ4AX <beastwrk@...> wrote:

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A few moments ago, I got an email from Radioddity to download an extended manual for the 6100, 130 pages long, in pdf format. ?I am attaching the manual, just in case. ?Having a duplicate file online never hurts. 7.73 MB.

Extended manual for 6100

#4731
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A few moments ago, I got an email from Radioddity to download an extended manual for the 6100, 130 pages long, in pdf format. ?I am attaching the manual, just in case. ?Having a duplicate file online never hurts. ?6.3 MB.

Extended_manual_for_Xiegu_X6100_v1.0, 1_19_2024.pdf

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

Paul Matthews

#4730

Thank you to all on the information you provided.
I have never had many RFI issues so I never thought that could be it because the problem was so erratic.
I found some MFJ "RF Suppressors" (MFJ 700 A4) that I am going to try on all the paddles in the shack that I use.
I am also going to coil up the cable to minimize the length along with the "suppressors".
I think it will be interesting to see if there is any difference or if it will minimize the occurrences.

Thank you again for the help!

73 Paul

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

#4729

Rainer, DG1SMD is absolutely right.? EMC issues can be totally unpredictable and often just don't seem to make any sense.?

The best approach with the X6100, IMHO, is to put ferrites on every lead going into the radio. This doesn't guarantee you won't have issues but it will certainly reduce the chance.

I would also be very cautious in using the X6100 with an EFHW antenna for the same reasons. If you are going to do so then I would recommend using an elevated 0.05 wavelength counterpoise attached to the antenna ground and a good common-mode choke on the feedline at the antenna. I mentioned previously that I had some issues with "wonky" SWR readings on the X6100 when using it with my Alex Loop. I fixed that problem with a few ferrites on the antenna feedline but I had never seen any issues of this kind with this antenna on any other portable rig that I own (and I own more that a few).? So the moral of the story is don't underestimate how sensitive the X6100 is to RFI.??

Cheers

Michael VE3WMB

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

#4728

I've had no issues with the internal keyer running Iambic-B.

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

#4727

开云体育

Could not have put it better myself.?

In short add a ferrite clip in (even Yaesu clip on a ferrite to their ?130 USB microphone) and see if it works. I use only a small one with my TinyPaddle on a 3.5mm extension cord and it killed all my keying errors.?

But the flip side is if the lawyer has glitches why does it not manifest on other paddles etc.?

I’d try the ferrite and see

.

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On 21 Jan 2024, at 09:15, dg1smd@... wrote:

?Paul,

EMC issues are seldom straightforward. Even if you did not plan it that way, every wire/cable you connect to your radio becomes part of the antenna system, especially when operating in the near field of the antenna (think portable) and without a good earth system (think endfed).
One of your keys might have rf suppression capacitors built in and a shielded cable, the other not. Even differences in cable length might play a role.
Then it depends which type of ferrite you use: you need one that has a high impedance at HF frequencies, not at VHF and up like most stuff you can recycle from consumer electronics or buy at ham flea markets. Every time i have to solve an EMC problem at work, i have to carefully select the correct ferrite type for that problem. This is the cause why sample kits are so popular in EMC work :-)

Direct conversion receivers add another layer of problems to this: W7ZOI, Wes Hayward lists everything in that regard in his book "Experimental Methods in RF Design" (also called EMRFD for short). Chapter 8 contains all you want to know about direct conversion receivers, even things you dont want to know. Wes popularized DC receivers with his Nov. 1968 article in QST and has decades of experience with them.

So in short, when solving an EMC issue, dont stop when the first approach doesnt seem to help. EMC work is like peeling onions - the suffering does not stop with the first layer...

73,

Rainer DG1SMD

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

#4726

Paul,

EMC issues are seldom straightforward. Even if you did not plan it that way, every wire/cable you connect to your radio becomes part of the antenna system, especially when operating in the near field of the antenna (think portable) and without a good earth system (think endfed).
One of your keys might have rf suppression capacitors built in and a shielded cable, the other not. Even differences in cable length might play a role.
Then it depends which type of ferrite you use: you need one that has a high impedance at HF frequencies, not at VHF and up like most stuff you can recycle from consumer electronics or buy at ham flea markets. Every time i have to solve an EMC problem at work, i have to carefully select the correct ferrite type for that problem. This is the cause why sample kits are so popular in EMC work :-)

Direct conversion receivers add another layer of problems to this: W7ZOI, Wes Hayward lists everything in that regard in his book "Experimental Methods in RF Design" (also called EMRFD for short). Chapter 8 contains all you want to know about direct conversion receivers, even things you dont want to know. Wes popularized DC receivers with his Nov. 1968 article in QST and has decades of experience with them.

So in short, when solving an EMC issue, dont stop when the first approach doesnt seem to help. EMC work is like peeling onions - the suffering does not stop with the first layer...

73,

Rainer DG1SMD

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

Paul Matthews

#4725

Hi Scott

My question: if it is a ferrite issue on the cable why is there no issue with a different set of paddles and an "un-ferrited" cable?
In manual mode there is no issue with the keying. I think, in my case, there is a glitch in the keyer.

73 Paul

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

#4724

开云体育

There is no glitch in my opinion, but adding a small clip on ferrite to the paddle cable at the radio end did solve all my iambic paddle jet error woes. Before the ferrite I had miss keys and errors but after adding they were gone. Many many good qso on CW with the 6100 perfectly. The ferrite is common to solve many issues .?

Thanks?

Scot

M0RWV?

.

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On 20 Jan 2024, at 19:35, Paul Matthews <kb4gyt@...> wrote:

?Hi Oleg,

First, thank you very much for your firmware; I like it much better than the Xiegu program!

Since it is working, I am going to leave it alone (at least for a while!).

Again, thank you!

73 Paul KE4SC

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

Paul Matthews

#4723

Hi Oleg,

First, thank you very much for your firmware; I like it much better than the Xiegu program!

Since it is working, I am going to leave it alone (at least for a while!).

Again, thank you!

73 Paul KE4SC

For Sale: X6100 and lots of extras

Everett-WB9FUW

#4722

Hi, I am finally going to upgrade to a 100W transceiver, but this X6100 has provided me many contacts and has performed great for me. I had purchased it through HRO Milwaukee as I worked as the Repair Technician there. I had chosen the X6100 because of it built in sound card and built in antenna tuner over an IC-705 which was considerably more expensive.

The X6100 was never used outdoors, it was my home station with an end fed wire around my radio room. (smoke free house)

So you get the X6100 with original box and all original accessories and manual. (USB cable, battery charger etc)

ICOM AC Power supply (made for 705 but plug compatible and works great with 6100)

External speaker, carrying case, short non-coiled microphone cable (plus original). GPS Dongle and a copy of the latest R1CBU on SD card.

$475 plus shipping. I also have a Chameleon P-Loop, It is a QRP Magnetic Loop that covers 40-10 meters and can be carried by hand or used on the included tripod. Includes carrying pouch and cable to radio. (Works great with the X6100 too.) That would be $185 plus shipping. All items ship from Wisconsin.

All items complete and in excellent working and cosmetic condition.

If you have any questions, please message me or look me up on QRZ.com and send me an email.

Regards,
Everett-WB9FUW

Re: UPDATE CW Keying Issue

#4721

On Sat, Jan 20, 2024 at 06:58 PM, Paul Matthews wrote:

This proves there is a glitch in the internal keyer. I have upgraded to the latest X6100 firmware and R1CBU firmware and it does not solve the problem.

The logic for working with the key is located inside the BB firmware. You need to compare exactly in different versions of BB firmware.