FDMduo no receive #fdm-duo


db4ta@...
 

Hello, everyone,
yesterday my FDMduo suddenly stopped receiving while i am working digimode FT8.
My guess is that it was static electricity from the antenna. (It rains and eg 100km away was a thunderstorm)

So I decided to reset the Duo to system defaults to rule out own mistakes.
The FDMduo also shows a noise of -80dbm, but even if I transmit with another radio on the receiving frequency,
nothing is displayed and nothing can be heard except hissing neither in the software nor on the speaker/display.
Are there surge arresters on the receiving board that cause a short circuit?
Unfortunately I don't have a circuit diagram for the RX board, otherwise I would have looked myself.
And I couldn't find anything in the support area from Elad.
Had anyone the same issue ?


Regards Alex
DB4TA


DAVID IW5BNL
 

Hi Alex

Here input stage of duo.
It was shared here on the group.

Ciao
IW5BNL 
David

Il Sab 10 Set 2022, 12:57 db4ta via groups.io <db4ta=arcor.de@groups.io> ha scritto:
Hello, everyone,
yesterday my FDMduo suddenly stopped receiving while i am working digimode FT8.
My guess is that it was static electricity from the antenna. (It rains and eg 100km away was a thunderstorm)

So I decided to reset the Duo to system defaults to rule out own mistakes.
The FDMduo also shows a noise of -80dbm, but even if I transmit with another radio on the receiving frequency,
nothing is displayed and nothing can be heard except hissing neither in the software nor on the speaker/display.
Are there surge arresters on the receiving board that cause a short circuit?
Unfortunately I don't have a circuit diagram for the RX board, otherwise I would have looked myself.
And I couldn't find anything in the support area from Elad.
Had anyone the same issue ?


Regards Alex
DB4TA


db4ta@...
 

Thanks a lot !
I hope will find the issue 

73 de Alex
DB4TA


AndersH
 

Hello,

Please do not overlook that Vianney not too long ago mentioned that a THS4509 in typical configuration is used
It is not seen in the schematic that was shared here.

The beyond awesome dynamic range and spectral purity of the DUO/DUOr owes a lot to this chip even if the AD converter always plays the first violin, so to say.

All the best!
Anders H.
SM6-8439