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Help: Audio is pumping on bands 17 and 15.


 

The yellow LED next to the reset button on the Teensy board lights up brightly and dimly. And the audio is pumping most strongly on bands 17 and 15 at the same time. What's the problem?
Only the main-board and the RF-board (equipped with a TX only) are connected.
Regards,
Wolfgang


 

I've not tried testing this particular configuration, so I'm speculating here. If you don't have any receive circuitry populated then the only signal present to be digitized is the self-induced noise on the main board, which comes primarily from the display. Does the noise get lower if you move your main board further away from the display?

I don't think this is necessarily a problem, it just reflects an incomplete radio build.

On Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 2:52 AM, WF.Fiebig@... <WF.Fiebig@...> wrote:

The yellow LED next to the reset button on the Teensy board lights up brightly and dimly. And the audio is pumping most strongly on bands 17 and 15 at the same time. What's the problem?
Only the main-board and the RF-board (equipped with a TX only) are connected.
Regards,
Wolfgang


 

I've got the same issue with a completed radio. It does not affect the spectrum display or the S meter, only the audio. It's confined to 17 and 15 metres. The pumping occurs about twice per second. It does not occur if the radio starts up on 17 or 15 metres direct from switch-on but starts as soon as the band is changed to one of these two bands.
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Roger G8JWT


 

Can you please give an exact sequence of steps to reproduce this error, starting with a radio that is turned off. I think I can reconstruct it from your description, but want to be sure. Please also tell me which version of the software you are running.

On Monday, May 19th, 2025 at 11:45 AM, bty84827531 via groups.io <roger.trett@...> wrote:

I've got the same issue with a completed radio. It does not affect the spectrum display or the S meter, only the audio. It's confined to 17 and 15 metres. The pumping occurs about twice per second. It does not occur if the radio starts up on 17 or 15 metres direct from switch-on but starts as soon as the band is changed to one of these two bands.
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Roger G8JWT


 

1) Turn radio on, set band to 20m
2) Turn radio off
3) Turn radio on, note no audio pumping
4) Change band to 17m, note audio pumping starts
5) Change band to 15m, note audio pumping
6) Change band in sequence, note audio pumping stops on all bands except 17m and 15m
7) Return band to 17m. Note audio pumping.
8) Switch off radio
9) Switch on radio. Note that audio pumping is not present.
10) Change band in sequence. Note audio pumping resumes on 17m and 15m but is not present on other bands.
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Roger G8JWT


 

Sorry, forgot to add that the software is version 66.9.


 

software is version 66.9.
Only RF board with RX component installed
No BPF or LPF board? installed
No SHUTDOWN component installed
I can receive stations via RX.
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Turn radio on, set to band 40 No pumping Change band in sequence.
Note: Audio pumping starts on 17m and 15m, but is not present on other bands.
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Greetings
wolfgang


 

I don't hear any audio artifacts on 17m on my radio and can't make those that I do hear on 15m go away by turning the radio off then on again. Can you record a short audio or video clip of the behavior?

On Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 at 4:42 AM, WF.Fiebig@... <WF.Fiebig@...> wrote:

software is version 66.9.
Only RF board with RX component installed
No BPF or LPF board? installed
No SHUTDOWN component installed
I can receive stations via RX.
?
Turn radio on, set to band 40 No pumping Change band in sequence.
Note: Audio pumping starts on 17m and 15m, but is not present on other bands.
?
Greetings
wolfgang


 

V12? I'd check U8 on the LPF control card. It got fried on mine,
and it caused transmit oscillation on the higher bands.

- Jerry, KF6VB

On 2025-05-20 00:52, bty84827531 via groups.io wrote:
1) Turn radio on, set band to 20m
2) Turn radio off
3) Turn radio on, note no audio pumping
4) Change band to 17m, note audio pumping starts
5) Change band to 15m, note audio pumping
6) Change band in sequence, note audio pumping stops on all bands
except 17m and 15m
7) Return band to 17m. Note audio pumping.
8) Switch off radio
9) Switch on radio. Note that audio pumping is not present.
10) Change band in sequence. Note audio pumping resumes on 17m and 15m
but is not present on other bands.
Roger G8JWT
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Oliver, here's a recording of my T41 on 17m being driven by a carrier from a signal generator.
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Roger G8JWT


 

That almost sounds like the keyer is on.

Jack, W8TEE

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 12:51:10 PM EDT, bty84827531 via groups.io <roger.trett@...> wrote:


Oliver, here's a recording of my T41 on 17m being driven by a carrier from a signal generator.
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Roger G8JWT

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Jack, W8TEE