Jeez take a deep breath and get a grip! You started this whine fest!

I for one do not see having hard copy unreasonable. Nor did I say you should not other than to insure you have the latest version. I do hope your not calling my responses

Yes, I could have done a lot of things, but I would have done things differently if I knew all the facts. We were told the boards were all gone and waiting on new ones to arrive sometime

The important change is in the new firmware. The other changes are much less significant. I print manuals but using the PDF in my smartphone is much easier to read placement of components. My

Andy and Steve, Thanks for your input. I will give it a shot and order an antenna from amazon. Thanks for the picture! Alan, N8WQ

Lee the probability is high the kit will match the board. also I think I member you have lots of building experience. and the few changes, Hans would tell you himself - but I think you will receive

Alan, As others have said, it’s just a cheap active GPS antenna from Amazon. Cost about £10. It needs 5V fed up the coax. The shack end of the coax is attached to a home made antenna cut from

What in the spec made you assume that. The manual is the arbiter as its how to assemble the amp. At 85ma bias you will get lower power as your starting to depart from class C into class AB1 at

Some would say that you were being too hasty in not waiting until you received the kit but as yours has been shipped from the US you will get it quicker than if it had been shipped from Turkey, so

Myself I'd hold printing till I see it but, the REV5 is the shipped unit. Do review the web page as there is both history and dates outlined as well as what changes each rev adds. The reason you got

Your comments have nothing to do with my concerns or tell me something I do not know. Lee, w0vt On 1/9/2020 4:50 PM, N3MNT wrote:

Most people build from assy instructions on a laptop or tablet. The board rev should be on the board you receive. If it was shipped from the US warehouse, you should have it in a matter of days.

I decided to buy another QCX-40. I live in the US. I ordered the radio on Jan 1. I downloaded REV-5 Manual Jan 7. I got a shipment notice the radio was shipped from the US on Jan 8. No shipping

Thanks to all who responded to my request on 4 line display .

Nevermind, it's now stopped booting altogether. I've first tried Hans' recommended fix (moving L5) but that didn't work, then snapped one leg of L5 without having a spare one. After much cursing I

Allison, I assumed by reading the IFR510 specs. that I should add about 85 ma. I re-performed the adjautment last night with about the same results. That got me thinking. I have the qcx

I used this and works great. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GZ6GK7A/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Andrea, But I was thinking if the radio was 30dB down then 30dB lower tones might be noticed. But I have never tried.. Some form of signal tracing might help, a scope or diode probe. I think

They definitely are. True, but there are many stages after that HI! I’d say the core of the receiver, the many op-amps, etc. Lots and lots of components and solder joints… The alignment tone is

Many thousands sold per year ... just wait until the QSX hits the street ... the total number of views for the QSX page is now over 1.1 MILLION!!! OK, that's not views by unique visitors, and half of