My understanding is the DHL upgrade was only on the first batch, when the post office there
complained of being overloaded with hundreds of boxes.
And only to the US, as many other countries have exorbitant fees on incoming DHL deliveries.

Perhaps this occurred on other occasions as well when a large glut of orders went out.
But don't count on it.

Jerry


On Sun, Apr 1, 2018 at 07:20 pm, Terry Morris wrote:

I ordered mine to be shipped via India mail to United States Mail but Farhan shipped mine by DHL to NE Ohio. No problem with shipping.

 

I have had mixed results purchasing some items from the UK & it appears from their website (hfsignals.com) there have been some issues with units shipped via DHL to the EU. I am looking for feedback from this company as how things went for you. The company website also seems to indicate there are additional customs charges if DHL is used.

Sorry but the budget is not what it once was.

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Steven Read - ab9ol - Dublin, Indiana (em79jt)

It would be interesting to challenge the trademark as Lockheed has allowed it to fall into general use. Many companies and people use the term to illustrate a type of behavior and not to refer to Lockheed. Just as it would be interesting to see if the Google trademark would hold up as they have let it become a verb. Trademarks must be defended or they can fall. Also, I believe, in the US first in commerce and not first to register establishes trademark. Yes, one can have two of the same names if they exist in two separate industries, especially if the individuals are not in the others’ industry. Of course, what do I know.

... similarly uneddicatified... Didn't Henry Ford have a 'skunk works'?

Dear Mr Farhan, 

Thank you for your post. I also personally think that 10 watts is is a good number and I have set my rig at just under that on 15 to 10M.

Unfortunately to get to this  power level, the lower bands have to be above.

In my case that value is 16 to 17W on 80M. sloping to 9W on 15m and flat after that despite the mods that have been described in this thread (its original objective) and in other threads. The original variation as-built was, from memory, 10 to 1W variation across 40-10M, or 17 to 2W at higher PA voltage.

I am working on an 1st If shift based ALC/power limiter using the technique described in my other post and this will hopefully allow for a completely flat power curve over the bands.

But unfortunately this is expected to only work in SSB modes.

So the issue remains that the power curve as designed is quite steep.

My wish for a future version of the uBitx is, if there is one, and I sincerely hope there is, for a somewhat flatter curve. A maximum variation of 1 to 2 for example would be in my opinion quite acceptable.

While we are on the wishes, it would have made my modifications much simpler if the Si5351 was on the main board as it would allow to extend the I2C bus to whatever micro-controller we wished to use.

Finally, a big thank you for such a wonderful rig. It is such a pleasure to work with, and its customisation makes it an unparalleled match for our own needs.

All the best,

73, John (VK2ETA)