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FT8 station selection
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A brand new newb on the R1CBU software. I was successful in downloading the v.29 software and loading it on the x6100. Using CQ I have made some contacts. However I seem to be befuddled with how to trigger on a contact with a station calling CQ. It seems like when I can trigger a particular station calling CQ I am a cycle or 2 behind answering. Am I doing something incorrect? Additionally fwiw I uploaded the adi file on the sd card from a successful QSO and while eQSL said the upload was successful it did not appear in my outbox plus got a message the "logger 1601" was not update in eQSL and to advise the webmaster. Excuse my "2 issues" i one submission. 73, K8SAR
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New User, some issues, should I try R1CBU X6100 Software
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Hi, I just got my X6100 used. Updated to the latest X6100 Firmware. I had issues with WLAN connection. Fixed that by removing space from the WIFI password. LOL. NTP server access is not working for some reason. Radio works so far made a few contacts. Regarding R1CBU X6100 Software, does it have similar capabilities but different, or does it sit ontop of the factory firmware? I am asking because the UI looks slick and if it may fix some of my other issues NTP I might try it. Also, allowing for FT8 on the radio is nice for portable ops. Andy KU7T
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Hi, As an experiment, I made a printed circuit board for a simplified (PTT-only) microphone and also a 3D-printed case for it. I built a few and they work although I have to turn the mic gain up a bit. This is probably related to the electret mic element that I used. The files to build this mic can be found here: https://github.com/scottlbaker/x6100-microphone Also I have a few extra circuit boards If anyone wants to try building one, please contact me by private message. 73, Scott KJ7NLA
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R1CBU display
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I am using version 0.29.2 (is this the latest one?) and I wonder if there is a setting to move the magnified frequency display out of the way when tuning. Tuning on a CW signal is very difficult because the magnifying frequency display blocks the spectrum. I didn't find it and if it has been already written I apologize. 73, AE7YD
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New x6100 user - a few questions
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x6100 latest Xiegu firmware installed. If you have high SWR, and auto-tune - does the radio protect itself from transmitting/tuning with too much reflected power? How far out does the SWR need to be before there's a problem? I use a nanoVNA, and always get to 1.5:1 or less, but there's always the chance what the nanoVNA sees isn't what the radio sees, and would like to make sure I don't fry the transmit side of things. While the XPA125B amp seems nice and takes care of several things - just curious if anyone has used some other amp - and what results you've had? r1cbu firmware questions - version x6100_gui-0.29.2: I haven't done anything yet - I'll wait for a while before attempting to do anything - is there a "complete" manual somewhere other than the wiki? I understand some of the buttons now have new features - is there a "cheat sheet" of what the buttons do when the r1cbu firmware is operating? I see there's an option for a GPS - but no mention of which GPS dongles are compatible. I've got one from a few years back that had some issues connecting - and it seems others have had issues - so which dongles work? I'm asking, as the ones that work with this setup (correct drivers within the OS image) may be more difficult to find in the future - might as well get one now and have on hand.
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X6100 side handle kit for sale
I have an X6100 side handle kit that doesn't fit my go kit so am offering it for sale. Amazon.com: Shortwave Radio Side Handle for Xiegu X6100, Radio Protection Bracket CNC Aluminum Alloy Shortwave Radio, Radio Protection Bracket Stand Handle : Everything Else Contact me privately. $25 shipped Gary W9TD
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tuning 2m / 70cm with R1CBU
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I installed the wicknix build of R1CBU (thank you both!) and noticed that the radio will happily tune up to the 2m and 70 cm bands. Does the radio support that internally? I cannot hear anything there on the X6100, while at same time hearing on a regular 2m/70cm radio on same frequency. Related, has there been any progress on adding CTCSS support to X6100? We have some 6m repeaters hereabouts, also. Thanks, Richard KK7JAW
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Buildroot 2025.02 for R1CBU/R2RFE firmware
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I just released the initial version of the custom config files for buildroot version 2025.02 for R1CBU/R2RFE firmware. You can find them in this repository on GitHub: https://github.com/fventuri/x6100-buildroot The SD card image is available here: https://github.com/fventuri/x6100-buildroot/releases/tag/20250321 A few highlights: - linux kernel: 6.12.19 - u-boot: 2025.01 - aether-x6100-control: 0.15.7 - x6100-gui: 0.29.2 - x6100-webserver: 0.0.3 Please give it a try, and let me know if you find any problem. 73, Franco K4VZ
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First of all many thanks to Oleg and Georgy (and Rui Oliveira) for all their hard work on the custom firmware for the X6100! Over the last month or so I have been working on upgrading the base OS ('buildroot') of their firmware to the latest version; a few days ago buildroot released their version 2024.11, so I upgraded the base OS for their firmware to version 2024.11, and I think it is ready for others to play with. I just pushed my buildroot external tree to this repository: https://github.com/fventuri/x6100-buildroot For those running Linux, building a new SD card should be very easy - the instructions are here: https://github.com/fventuri/x6100-buildroot?tab=readme-ov-file#how-to-build This is a beta release for those who who are familiar with the software running on the X6100, and don't mind building from source; once the bugs are ironed out, I plan to build and publish an sdcard image. These are some of the highlights of this latest version: latest Linux kernel: 6.11.11 latest U-boot: 2024.10 newer version of liquidDSP x6100_gui version 0.28.0 (I had to patch it in a few places to make it build without errors - you can see my changes in the 'patches' directory) should always find the SD card as mmc0 thanks to mmc aliases in the device tree uses gpiolib instead of sysfs for controlling GPIO pins, because sysfs has been deprecated names for GPIO pins (instead of numbers), so now to power on Wifi you can just run 'gpioset -t 0 wifi=on' modified aether-x6100-control and x6100-gui to use 'gpioset' instead of working with device files under '/sys/class/gpio' disabled persistent network names, so now the Wifi network device is always wlan0 (instead of becoming wlan1, wlan2, etc after every on/off) There are more changes I made, but I think these are most important that I can think of. The usual (and important) caveat: this is still an early beta version and very likely has a few bugs, but if you are not afraid of trying new things (it won't brick your radio), please give it a try, and let me know if you find any problem. 73, Franco K4VZ
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Alternative FW v0.29.0
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Hi. I describe changes on the release page (link below). Just want to pay attention than this release is beta - some features might not works as expected. https://github.com/gdyuldin/x6100_gui/releases/tag/v0.29.0 -- Georgy // R2RFE
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Powering up question
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I am a 6 month old x6100 owner. I have been experiencing failure on powering up. It first did the powerup and a few seconds after powering up it powers off suddenly. Now it just gies me the green light and then nothing happens. I am thinking bad battery, how can i prove this? Where do i get a battery? What steps are needed to replace the battery? Thanks in advance, i am a newby!!
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SORRY FOR ALL QUESTIONS- BACKUP V28 R1CBU
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burned a backup from the same original image of v28 r1cbu to have as backup. tested and put in my call and qth, connected to wifi and had time syncronized to stands on net. seems to receive fine on ft8 but when enabled cq transmit - screen changes to transmit but radio does not transmit. it does transmit on cw and ssb. i must be missing a setting somewhere- looked and looked in all the settings but could find nothing. put my original sd card in with v28 and radio works fine. hate to keep bothering with all these questions - wish there was a manual for us new people to this digital stuff thanks bob donchez wb3hyb 610-833-2966 wb3hyb@...
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I saw that someone had posted a response to the heating problem with the X6100. I have tried the buck booster method (lowering the voltage), heat sinks on the back of the radio, and even 3D printed an accessory that mounts on the back of the radio to supply constant air on the back. While all these solutions do work to a degree, I'm trying to find the person that posted what I think might be a better solution. I meant to reply back to the post, but life got in the way, and now I'm trying to locate who that was so I can get a more detailed description on the fix. I think it had something to do with the way the final was mounted inside the radio? Leonard/WV3P
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am new to all this digital stuff- help please
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with much effort got ft8 working with r1cbu v28- but everytime makes a contact and logs it- it disable the cq tx- i have to press the button to enable it- is there a setting to make it auto enable cq everytime after a contact is made and saved wish there was a manual to explain all the great functionality tnx bob d
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how to tell the version of r1cbu is running in the 6100?
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have looked and looked within menus and settings- cant find the version running on friends x6100- am i missing it somewhere? tnx bob d wb3hyb
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french ham radio on this site ?
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hello, I am F1FCO, Pierre, french hamradio are there others french hamradio on this site ? to talk about this X6100 73s from F1FCO
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V.28 FT8 erratic decode problem
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Most times when I use v.28 FT8 it decodes well. But there are other times when it will not decode at all. It does not matter on what frequency I'm on or strength of signal. Also, it is not the time factor, because it can happen within a few minutes after I turn the radio off and on again. Any idea what might be going on?
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Tuning, SWR display - wonky?
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#antenna-power
Yesterday I activated POTA (US-0495 *correction) naturally, we fussed with antenna tuning. Using an expensive analyzer we tuned the antenna length & feed to the freq with good results. My question is - Afterward, when I ran the SWR app on my X-6100, the results were very spiky. It showed a proper minimum where we'd tuned for resonance, the graph was all over the place otherwise. Why is the SWR curve not smooth? Shouldn't it be a "U" shape with minimum at resonance? I feel like there is an issue with the software on the radio... The thought occurs to 'narrow' the scanned range? I haven't tried that...
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PC Interfacing
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I am new to using the Xiegu X6100 and actively reading and experimenting. My radio is running: App: V1.1.9 Sep 14 2024, 12:11:57 Base: V1.1.8 Sep 15 2024, 15:22:37 On PC interfacing I have observed the following: Connecting a USB cable between the Windows 11 PC and the DEV port of the radio will create two serial comm ports and one USB audio device. This is done without having to install any drivers. Devices ¡¤ USB-Enhanced-Serial-A CH342 (COM5) ¡¤ USB-Enhanced-Serial-B CH342 (COM6) o The Serial-B port assigned is the CI-V port. o T/R Data is CI-V = 19.200. n,8,1 o RTS = CW o DTR = ¡¤ USB Audio Device Internal Sound Card Is the Serial -A port used anything and what? I have notice that the CW generated by the RTS from an external program (N1MM+) is erratic as far as the lengths of the code elements. Is this a proven method of generating CE code? Thanks, Rick NN4RB
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Which version of R1CBU is best to use on the x6100?
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Georgy et. al., I've noticed that there seems to be multiple versions of the original R1CBU firmware for the x6100, from different developers. What are the differences between the different development versions? Are there different "manuals" for the different versions that describe the changes for each version? Alternatively, is there only one "official" version? And if so, which one is it, so I can use that version? I plan on getting back into using my x6100, and would like to install the R1CBU software in it, especially since I plan on doing FT8 a lot. So, I will need to find out how to install it, as it seems like there appear to be at least two ways to run the software, depending on the development version. Which is the "official" R1CBU manual, with the latest changes in it? Once I get my x6100 connected and start using it some more, I plan on updating the manual for any changes needed due to software improvements since the last Xiegu version. I did embedded software for 45 years, before retiring 10 years ago. And, I did hundreds of pages of documentation. So if I get the time, from retirement activities, I can update the manual, (if I get the time). Jerry K6ANI
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