Re: V012 Proto Board Sets

#24248

I’d be interested as well if any are available, I will pay for the postage happily, I order most of the components yesterday for the v12 boards along with toroid kit from kits and parts. Also ordered the parts for your 20w PA.

If not possible no worries at all. Thanks!

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On Wed 27 Sep 2023 at 02:26, Andrew Lopatin via <lopatin_andrew=[email protected]> wrote:

yes Bill, I would be interested in playing along.? I may have difficulty soldering SMD devices, but I have decades of experience debugging things.

On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 09:19:46 PM EDT, K9HZ <bill@...> wrote:

I still have a few sets of v012 board sets left for a few people that want to help us prototype.? This is just the new MAIN board and new RF board (intended to replace the QSD and QSE boards in a v010/v011 radio).? There is a small bug on each board (we expected this.? Thats why we prototype before the full release).?

Let me know if interested. ?

Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
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Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC
Staunton, Illinois
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Owner – Operator
Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ
Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
Rent it:

email:??bill@...
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Re: V012 Proto Board Sets

#24247

yes Bill, I would be interested in playing along.? I may have difficulty soldering SMD devices, but I have decades of experience debugging things.

On Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 09:19:46 PM EDT, K9HZ <bill@...> wrote:

I still have a few sets of v012 board sets left for a few people that want to help us prototype. ?This is just the new MAIN board and new RF board (intended to replace the QSD and QSE boards in a v010/v011 radio). ?There is a small bug on each board (we expected this. ?Thats why we prototype before the full release).?

Let me know if interested. ?

Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ

?

Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner – Operator

Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ

Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.

Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com

email:??bill@...

?

V012 Proto Board Sets

#24246

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I still have a few sets of v012 board sets left for a few people that want to help us prototype. ?This is just the new MAIN board and new RF board (intended to replace the QSD and QSE boards in a v010/v011 radio). ?There is a small bug on each board (we expected this. ?Thats why we prototype before the full release).?

Let me know if interested. ?

Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ

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Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner – Operator

Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ

Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.

Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com

email:??bill@...

?

T41 SDT RX sucsess and NBFM inquiry

#24245

Very pleased with receiver performance now I have got AGC working and minor niggles attended to. With my AD831 front end and low noise amp and pre-selector from? SV1AFN performance is on par with my Watkins ? Johnson 8711. As receiver noise level is so low (200nV for 10dB SNR) would make an ideal back end for VHF / UHF down converter, hence my post has anyone incorporated a NBFM de-modulator?
Possibly the easiest route is by adjusting the pll loop time constants in the SAM de-modulator and low pass that to produce recovered audio, naturally the signal would require liming prior to demodulating.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.
John Knott 2E0KNJ

Re: Query regarding v12 boards

#24244

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The schematic/ gerbers/ etc. for the front panel board are out in the files section of the AmateurRadioBuilders group.

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Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner – Operator

Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ

Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.

Rent it:

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Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter McCracken EI3JCB
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2023 11:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Query regarding v12 boards

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Thanks Bill, fair play, that certainly gives me a general idea of the layout.

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Can I ask what the 2 IC's are on the front panel board ??

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On Mon, 25 Sept 2023 at 16:22, K9HZ <bill@...> wrote:

By the way, that was:
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1.? MAIN V012 upper right
2. RF V012 (combined QSE and QSD) upper left
Rest are front panel and encoder
?
Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
?
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC
Staunton, Illinois
?
Owner – Operator
Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ
Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
Rent it:
?
email:??bill@...
?

On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:18 AM, Peter McCracken EI3JCB <peter.mccracken@...> wrote:
?Would someone be willing to post some pics of the v12 main and rf boards, I realise the schematics have been published and I have those but the gerber files have not been released yet, I have poked about on both sites and the interwebs in general and I can't find a single solitary pic of the revised boards. I am just curious more than anything else as they substantially different from the v11 boards.

Thanks!!

Re: Query regarding v12 boards

#24243

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Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ VP2EHZ

?

Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner – Operator

Villa Grand Piton – J68HZ

Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.

Rent it:

?

Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO.

Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO.

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email:? bill@...

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Peter McCracken EI3JCB
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2023 11:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Query regarding v12 boards

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Thanks Bill, fair play, that certainly gives me a general idea of the layout.

?

Can I ask what the 2 IC's are on the front panel board ??

?

On Mon, 25 Sept 2023 at 16:22, K9HZ <bill@...> wrote:

By the way, that was:
?
1.? MAIN V012 upper right
2. RF V012 (combined QSE and QSD) upper left
Rest are front panel and encoder
?
Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
?
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC
Staunton, Illinois
?
Owner – Operator
Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ
Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
Rent it:
?
email:??bill@...
?

On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:18 AM, Peter McCracken EI3JCB <peter.mccracken@...> wrote:
?Would someone be willing to post some pics of the v12 main and rf boards, I realise the schematics have been published and I have those but the gerber files have not been released yet, I have poked about on both sites and the interwebs in general and I can't find a single solitary pic of the revised boards. I am just curious more than anything else as they substantially different from the v11 boards.

Thanks!!

Re: Query regarding v12 boards

#24242

Thanks Bill, fair play, that certainly gives me a general idea of the layout.

Can I ask what the 2 IC's are on the front panel board ??

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On Mon, 25 Sept 2023 at 16:22, K9HZ <bill@...> wrote:

By the way, that was:

1.? MAIN V012 upper right
2. RF V012 (combined QSE and QSD) upper left
Rest are front panel and encoder

Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
?
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC
Staunton, Illinois
?
Owner – Operator
Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ
Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
Rent it:

email:??bill@...
?

On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:18 AM, Peter McCracken EI3JCB <peter.mccracken@...> wrote:

?Would someone be willing to post some pics of the v12 main and rf boards, I realise the schematics have been published and I have those but the gerber files have not been released yet, I have poked about on both sites and the interwebs in general and I can't find a single solitary pic of the revised boards. I am just curious more than anything else as they substantially different from the v11 boards.

Thanks!!

Re: Query regarding v12 boards

#24241

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By the way, that was:

1. ?MAIN V012 upper right

2. RF V012 (combined QSE and QSD) upper left

Rest are front panel and encoder

Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ

?

Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner – Operator

Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ

Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.

Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com

email:??bill@...

?

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On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:18 AM, Peter McCracken EI3JCB <peter.mccracken@...> wrote:

?Would someone be willing to post some pics of the v12 main and rf boards, I realise the schematics have been published and I have those but the gerber files have not been released yet, I have poked about on both groups.io sites and the interwebs in general and I can't find a single solitary pic of the revised boards. I am just curious more than anything else as they substantially different from the v11 boards.

Thanks!!

Re: Query regarding v12 boards

#24240

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Dr.?William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ

?

Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch – K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner – Operator

Villa Grand Piton - J68HZ

Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.

Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com

email:??bill@...

?

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On Sep 25, 2023, at 9:18 AM, Peter McCracken EI3JCB <peter.mccracken@...> wrote:

?Would someone be willing to post some pics of the v12 main and rf boards, I realise the schematics have been published and I have those but the gerber files have not been released yet, I have poked about on both groups.io sites and the interwebs in general and I can't find a single solitary pic of the revised boards. I am just curious more than anything else as they substantially different from the v11 boards.

Thanks!!

Query regarding v12 boards

#24239

Would someone be willing to post some pics of the v12 main and rf boards, I realise the schematics have been published and I have those but the gerber files have not been released yet, I have poked about on both groups.io sites and the interwebs in general and I can't find a single solitary pic of the revised boards. I am just curious more than anything else as they substantially different from the v11 boards.

Thanks!!

Re: Potential macro gotchas in SDT.h #programming

#24238

Ian:

I wasn't too worried about the macro expansion as I knew it would be additive at most.

There is a github page, but it's private to the Beta only right now until the final version of the software is released.

Jack, W8TEE

On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 04:54:15 PM EDT, ian007 via groups.io <ian007@...> wrote:

Jack (W8TEE):

Taking a gander at the source code, I noticed several potential macro gotchas in SDT.h (SDTVer049.1).? For example:

#define INCREMENT_X? ? ? ? ? ?WATERFALL_RIGHT_X + 25
should be

#define INCREMENT_X? ? ? ? ? ?(WATERFALL_RIGHT_X + 25)

Without parentheses around the sum, if someone tries multiplying or dividing, by anything other than unity, an erroneous result will ensue (divide by zero notwithstanding).? Attached is a diff file with the corrections to the other macros, which are not that many.? Hopefully, these changes won't break anything ;)

Also, is there a better way to submit changes, like a github project page, to make submitting and merging changes easier?

Cheers,

Ian

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Jack, W8TEE

Potential macro gotchas in SDT.h #programming

#24237

Jack (W8TEE):

Taking a gander at the source code, I noticed several potential macro gotchas in SDT.h (SDTVer049.1).? For example:

#define INCREMENT_X? ? ? ? ? ?WATERFALL_RIGHT_X + 25
should be

#define INCREMENT_X? ? ? ? ? ?(WATERFALL_RIGHT_X + 25)

Without parentheses around the sum, if someone tries multiplying or dividing, by anything other than unity, an erroneous result will ensue (divide by zero notwithstanding).? Attached is a diff file with the corrections to the other macros, which are not that many.? Hopefully, these changes won't break anything ;)

Also, is there a better way to submit changes, like a github project page, to make submitting and merging changes easier?

Cheers,

Ian

SDT.h.diff

Re: 4SQRP T41 update

#24236

Tom:

That video is really old. I'm not sure it uses the ALP decoder. Try the new one again:

I reposted it after Jim Pruitt rotated it for easier viewing.

Jack, W8TEE

On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 12:19:21 PM EDT, W0RCG <tg_email@...> wrote:

I could not locate Jack's video on Vimeo, but I did find this one:

Tom - W0RCG

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Jack, W8TEE

Re: 4SQRP T41 update

#24235

I could not locate Jack's video on Vimeo, but I did find this one:

Tom - W0RCG

Re: #t41-ep RTTY Contest #t41-ep

#24234

Out of interest the radio is using my latest front panel. It uses a RPi Pico to interface the encoders and their switches, the touch screen and the 2 LEDs. The 18 switches are connected to the keypad interface on the display board.

The equivalent of the V12 main board is integrated on the front panel behind the display although currently the audio boards are still plugin boards. The next version will have the audio boards replaced to match the real V12 boards.

The Teensy communicates with the Pico over I2C.

There are no cables connecting the switches, encoders, display and audio, PTT, Key and microphone.

The front panel is 300x130mm. They cost me about $10 each in a batch of 5 including shipping using .

-- John G0ORX?

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On Sat, 23 Sept 2023, 11:20 John Melton via , <john.d.melton=[email protected]> wrote:

Amazing how active the bands are when there is a contest!? CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY.

-- John G0ORX

Re: #t41-ep RTTY Contest #t41-ep

#24233

I probably have two dozen keys and one of my favorites is the micro switch Hans had on the early QCX's. Go figure...

Jack, W8TEE

On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 09:20:32 AM EDT, John Melton via groups.io <john.d.melton@...> wrote:

A friend bought the key in a charity shop and gave it to me. It had not been used so was in perfect condition. Had to get used to it after using a paddle for some years.

-- John G0ORX?

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On Sat, 23 Sept 2023, 13:47 jjpurdum via , <jjpurdum=[email protected]> wrote:

Looks nice! I love that straight key!

Jack, W8TEE

On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 06:20:31 AM EDT, John Melton via <john.d.melton=[email protected]> wrote:

Amazing how active the bands are when there is a contest!? CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY.

-- John G0ORX

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Jack, W8TEE

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Jack, W8TEE

Re: #t41-ep RTTY Contest #t41-ep

#24232

A friend bought the key in a charity shop and gave it to me. It had not been used so was in perfect condition. Had to get used to it after using a paddle for some years.

-- John G0ORX?

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On Sat, 23 Sept 2023, 13:47 jjpurdum via , <jjpurdum=[email protected]> wrote:

Looks nice! I love that straight key!

Jack, W8TEE

On Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 06:20:31 AM EDT, John Melton via <john.d.melton=[email protected]> wrote:

Amazing how active the bands are when there is a contest!? CQ Worldwide DX Contest, RTTY.

-- John G0ORX

--
Jack, W8TEE