Hi Bill, Thanks for the comment. I had seen a video where the tip is sliced with a hacksaw blade and then the ends bent to suit. However, I was feeling lazy and decided to just go with wrapping the

+1 on the rework station - otherwise, look into solder braid. It's highly-conductive copper weave (about shoelace size). You put it against the component and your iron against it and it wicks up the

A cheap rework station works wonders for removing SMD components.  I picked up this one last year and it does the job adequately: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07G7BH4HY/ -Dj

Here is what I do. I am quite butterfingers at this, btw. I use whatever soldering iron I have, and then (hear this, the transistor is dead anyway), i load up liberal bits of solder on all the pads.

In a pinch, a toothpick with a bit of clay helps position the surface mounted part into position and soldering one leg to anchor the part. Solder the other leg and make sure both sides are glossy.

I think I would have simply used a junior hacksaw to cut a "fork" in the cut down soldering bit (Maybe have to bend the prongs out?), but it's scarier to contemplate than it is to do, I'm a senior to

Pick one! Jack, W8TEE

Hi, Due to a senior moment ( I am old enough to be entitled to have them) I need to replace Q90 which is a dreaded SMD device. Ten SMD 2N3904 transistors arrived with the mail today. Wow, they are so

"I told you to keep that quiet..." The Nobel or the uBITX? 😉

The Electret mic element s by far the most common item to fail. It is a very inexpensive part and worth having several on hand..Perhaps there is a spike when you plug them in or unplug them. The

Nextion BUZZING hello I tested with an FT114 inductance, the noise dininue a little, it is necessary to add a capacitor of at least 2200µf to attenuate on the 5V off the Nextion. I had a coil that I

Dear Om, I bought uBitxV6 last month and it was working absolutly fine. Now i want to upgrade it and attach Nexiton display, AGC kit, Audio amplifier kit, Digital mode kit etc. but I'm facing

Farhan: I told you to keep that quiet... Jack, W8TEE

I know at least one particle physicist who owns a bitx. They say he even won a nobel. - f

Evan, yes, I looked, but it’s more about reducing consumption. On my µBitx, I can pull at least 5 amps. A friend gave me, a torus F114. I measured, 0.7 ohm and 2.32mHenry. I will test tomorrow if

FYI...This is interesting. [BITX20] Message Approval Needed - melissa.franklin@... posted to BITX20@groups.io This person(?) just posted a BITX20 membership request that included a long spam

Hi Evan, Thank you for the reply and all the other contributions you have made to the group. Just checked Q90 and it's lost interest in life... B 0.898V C 0,89V and E 11.51V. Replacements should be

As mentioned in original post, CW works fine gives 5w out on 40m. Yes i am aware of static voltages. I will try to measure them without blowing anything.😀😀

Rx seems ok. Some stations come strong. Some weak. Antenna is EFHW in sloper configuration. Dont know how sensitive is the ubitx reciver. But i can definitely hear the strong stations clearly some 5/9

Tom, It occurred to me that your subscription may not have been approved as yet. Thats why its says you are a member but till you are approved it wont let you post. send a mail to Antuino+owner @