The noise floor for the current V12 radio is better than -100 db as measured without the driver chip¡ My V11 with the buffer chip is nominally -78 db.? That is ok for a test platform (toy level) but intolerable for a modern radio¡ The new display driver board does not change that -100 db figure because it was designed specifically to buffer SPI signals (in that frequency range with softer on-off switching).
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From:[email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Terrance Robertson, KN6ZDE via groups.io Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2025 4:08 PM To:[email protected] Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] RA8875 display problems with T4.x - a visual study
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On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 01:19 PM, K9HZ wrote:
but the noise from the SPI buffer chip brought the noise level in the receiver up to an intolerable level
I've been happy with my 4SQRP T41, but I don't have much experience with this.? What's considered an "intolerable" noise level for that radio?
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Currently, my partially built v12 has a receiver noise floor 48 dB above my 4SQRP unit.? I have enough experience to know something is wrong with my v12 build.