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Re: Display driver kits shortly

 

If you do not mind AliExpress there are many choices.? Link to 1 below:
Dick K9IVB
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Re: Display driver kits shortly

 

Or depending on layout can you use the 2x6 and just snip 2 pins.? Is there real estate on the board for that?


Re: Excessive Noise

 

Thanks Al. I'll give that a try and let you know.?
Mark

On 02/06/2025 9:51 AM EST Albert Peter via groups.io <albertfpeter@...> wrote:
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Hi Mark,
V12 hardware has lots more gain than V11. You may need to reduce the RF Gain to -10 or -15db.
See if that helps.
Al
AC8GY


Re: Display Noise

 

On 2025-02-06 09:20, K9HZ wrote:
Do you have a piece of aluminum you can put behind the display and clip-lead
it to ground to test if a shield will work?
*** I can do better than that. I can cut a piece of single-sided PC board stock,
solder a ground lead to it, and mount it to the back of the display.

- Jerry, KF6VB


Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ J68HZ 8P6HK ZF2HZ PJ4/K9HZ VP5/K9HZ PJ2/K9HZ
VP2EHZ
Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC
Staunton, Illinois
Owner ¨C Operator
Villa Grand Piton ¨C J68HZ
Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com
Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO.
Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO.
email:? bill@...
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
<[email protected]> On Behalf Of jerry-KF6VB
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2025 10:54 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Display Noise
The upper bands are open this morning - I heard a W2 on 10M. Listening on
15 right now.
I can hear the display. It makes a rhythmic grinding noise. Here's
something interesting..
...I put my hand up to the outside of the display - and the grinding noise
gets quieter.
I can only guess that my hand absorbs RF out of the display.
- Jerry, KF6VB


Re: Projects Power Supply STL files

 

Kevin,
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Did you find a way to make the cad files ¡°public¡± in Tinker Cad for the Projects Power Supply?
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Or Am I just not finding them here?
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Thanks,
Larry - WA9LQT


Re: Display Noise

 

Do you have a piece of aluminum you can put behind the display and clip-lead
it to ground to test if a shield will work?


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

Owner - Operator
Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC
Staunton, Illinois

Owner ¨C Operator
Villa Grand Piton ¨C J68HZ
Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.
Rent it: www.VillaGrandPiton.com

Moderator: North American QRO Group at Groups.IO.
Moderator: Amateur Radio Builders Group at Groups.IO.

email:? bill@...

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
<[email protected]> On Behalf Of jerry-KF6VB
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2025 10:54 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Display Noise

The upper bands are open this morning - I heard a W2 on 10M. Listening on
15 right now.
I can hear the display. It makes a rhythmic grinding noise. Here's
something interesting..

...I put my hand up to the outside of the display - and the grinding noise
gets quieter.

I can only guess that my hand absorbs RF out of the display.

- Jerry, KF6VB


Display Noise

 

The upper bands are open this morning - I heard a W2 on 10M. Listening on 15 right now.
I can hear the display. It makes a rhythmic grinding noise. Here's something interesting..

...I put my hand up to the outside of the display - and the grinding noise gets quieter.

I can only guess that my hand absorbs RF out of the display.

- Jerry, KF6VB


Re: Display driver kits shortly

 

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The right ones will work¡­., but they need to be the thin versions or it¡¯s a struggle.

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

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Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

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Owner ¨C Operator

Villa Grand Piton ¨C J68HZ

Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.

Rent it:

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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 bruce williams via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2025 10:05 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Display driver kits shortly

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If you cant get a reasonable price, how about just sandwiching two 1x5 headers?


Re: Display driver kits shortly

 

If you cant get a reasonable price, how about just sandwiching two 1x5 headers?


Re: Display driver kits shortly

 

Thanks for your work on this.? I would like two built versions if your daughter-in-law is willing.? I know you don't like to make money on these but please make sure she charges for her time.


Re: Excessive Noise

 

Hi Mark,
V12 hardware has lots more gain than V11. You may need to reduce the RF Gain to -10 or -15db.
See if that helps.
Al
AC8GY


Re: Display driver kits shortly

 






On Thu, Feb 6, 2025 at 8:06 AM, Tom Clifton via groups.io
<kc0vsj@...> wrote:
Check Amazon 25 for $7 " Brand Pro"

25-Pack 10P 2.54mm 0.1" Pitch PCB Female Pin Headers 2x5 Dual Rows 10 Pins Female Sockets to Male Straight PCB DIP, Double Rows PC Board Through-Board Strip (2x5-10P-25PK)


On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM, K9HZ
<bill@...> wrote:

With one or two exceptions¡­ I¡¯ll put together kits for the display driver.? I can even have a few of them built for those who want a finish product (my daughter-in-law is a stay at home EE who needs something to do.? She has built stuff for me before).

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One thing¡­ I need some help finding the part in the attached diagram at a reasonable price (like it should be about $0.15 max each)¡­ it¡¯s a 10 pin female socket, 2x5, PCB mount.? Tayda has 2x4 and 2x6 but not 2x5 for whatever reason.? Digikey and Mouser are sky high.

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

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Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

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Owner ¨C Operator

Villa Grand Piton ¨C J68HZ

Soufriere, St. Lucia W.I.

Rent it:

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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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Re: Display driver kits shortly

 

Check Amazon 25 for $7 " Brand Pro"

25-Pack 10P 2.54mm 0.1" Pitch PCB Female Pin Headers 2x5 Dual Rows 10 Pins Female Sockets to Male Straight PCB DIP, Double Rows PC Board Through-Board Strip (2x5-10P-25PK)


On Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM, K9HZ
<bill@...> wrote:

With one or two exceptions¡­ I¡¯ll put together kits for the display driver.? I can even have a few of them built for those who want a finish product (my daughter-in-law is a stay at home EE who needs something to do.? She has built stuff for me before).

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One thing¡­ I need some help finding the part in the attached diagram at a reasonable price (like it should be about $0.15 max each)¡­ it¡¯s a 10 pin female socket, 2x5, PCB mount.? Tayda has 2x4 and 2x6 but not 2x5 for whatever reason.? Digikey and Mouser are sky high.

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

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Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner ¨C Operator

Villa Grand Piton ¨C 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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Display driver kits shortly

 

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With one or two exceptions¡­ I¡¯ll put together kits for the display driver.? I can even have a few of them built for those who want a finish product (my daughter-in-law is a stay at home EE who needs something to do.? She has built stuff for me before).

?

One thing¡­ I need some help finding the part in the attached diagram at a reasonable price (like it should be about $0.15 max each)¡­ it¡¯s a 10 pin female socket, 2x5, PCB mount.? Tayda has 2x4 and 2x6 but not 2x5 for whatever reason.? Digikey and Mouser are sky high.

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

?

Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner ¨C Operator

Villa Grand Piton ¨C 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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Re: SMD Stencil/Reflow solution?

 

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Yeah it doesn¡¯t work very well for Capacitors or Inductors because the test frequency is so low¡­ but I like the size¡­

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

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Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner ¨C Operator

Villa Grand Piton ¨C 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 Phil Taylor via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 10:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] SMD Stencil/Reflow solution?

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[Edited Message Follows]

I ended up buying the FNRISI tweezers also.

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A note of caution.? Some capacitors read quite low from auto. When I played with the measurement frequency, things were better.

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Regards
Phil VK2KKZ


Re: SMD Stencil/Reflow solution?

 
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I ended up buying the FNRISI tweezers also.
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A note of caution.? Some capacitors read quite low from auto. When I played with the measurement frequency, things were better.
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Regards
Phil VK2KKZ


Re: TFT_eSPI Library with STM32F4x1 (STM32F401 or STM32F411) boards i.e Blackpill boards and TFT ILI9341 displays #arduino #bluepill #display #stm32

 

Dave,
I tried the same several years ago.?
To my understanding the TFT_eSPI library is highly optimized. It uses the DMA mechanism of the STM32F103. The STM32F401 has a different DMA and appropriate changes will need to be done in the library code.?
I refrained from that and was hoping, that F401 support would come over time, but this does not seem to be the case.?
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73, Joerg - DB2OO


Re: TFT_eSPI Library with STM32F4x1 (STM32F401 or STM32F411) boards i.e Blackpill boards and TFT ILI9341 displays #arduino #bluepill #display #stm32

 

Thanks - a good suggestion I will put my oscilloscope on the clock lines of both boards and then try the fequencies you suggest - will post soon to say how it goes.
73
Dave
GM4NFI


Re: Excessive Noise

 

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Mark, just remember, for troubleshooting¡­ all you need is the Main board, the RF board, and the display¡­ you can take everything else out of the chain (eg RX antenna straight to the RF-in on the RF board¡­ and TX antenna or dummy load on the TX OUT of the RF board.??

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Once calibrated, I do recommend removing JP4 from the RF board¡­ no need for it being there except for calibration.

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

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Owner - Operator

Big Signal Ranch ¨C K9ZC

Staunton, Illinois

?

Owner ¨C Operator

Villa Grand Piton ¨C 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 epif18 via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, February 5, 2025 9:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [SoftwareControlledHamRadio] Excessive Noise

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Hey yall,

I've built my boards and have them all hooked up.? I've started with receiver checkout, and unlike my V11 which was amazing !, I have a lot of noise, specially on 40M.? I'm not in an ideal environment yet, but the behavior is so different than V11.? I can pick up very strong CW signals (one!) and a spanish AM broadcast at 7.35 something.? So in the process of checking things out, I hooked up my SA to TX out on the RF board and TXed SSB, which looked fine.? Then I switched to CW, and the freq was good but when I released the key and the RX returned, I got this.? 25MHZ, and 3x, probably higher harmonics too.? Square wave!? These pop up after the first time I key the TX and remain.

I'm running V50.2, metal chassis.? This appears in slightly different forms forms all bands, 160M-6M, but the spurs always appear at 25MHz ....

I have other integration issues I have to resolve in the mean time, but what's up with this?

Thanks

Mark

KU3O


Re: SMD Stencil/Reflow solution?

 

I have used the Atlas LCR for years to sort SMD parts. You can get Tweezer probes off Amazon (I think) and adapt to any LCR meter.?
Tim W4YN