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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Good News! I'm WSPR'ing! I wasn't able to ever get any spots when in WSPR mode without GPS, so I decided to hook up GPS. I then had a problem with a corrupted GUI when GPS was connected and I was modi
Good News! I'm WSPR'ing! I wasn't able to ever get any spots when in WSPR mode without GPS, so I decided to hook up GPS. I then had a problem with a corrupted GUI when GPS was connected and I was modi
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Hi All, Please report the Firmware version, when you have a problem, as results may differ with each revision. This is especially important if you have a GPS. In any case try to setup beacon without G
Hi All, Please report the Firmware version, when you have a problem, as results may differ with each revision. This is especially important if you have a GPS. In any case try to setup beacon without G
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George Korper
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Julian, A quick update .. I decided to do the debugging 'by the numbers" .. meaning step by step from first principles. Went stage by stage backwards from the audio out .. No smoking gun. But I now kn
Julian, A quick update .. I decided to do the debugging 'by the numbers" .. meaning step by step from first principles. Went stage by stage backwards from the audio out .. No smoking gun. But I now kn
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tom@...
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Thanks for all that info, Tom. Running through the voltages is an excellent idea: just be aware that the voltages listed are from using the internal voltmeter, which doesn't have a particularly high i
Thanks for all that info, Tom. Running through the voltages is an excellent idea: just be aware that the voltages listed are from using the internal voltmeter, which doesn't have a particularly high i
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Julian N4JO
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Julian, Happy to share! Some anecdotal observations . Thought it was excess residual flux. Cleaned board with flux remover. Problem went away ... temporarily. Cleaned again .. worked for a few minutes
Julian, Happy to share! Some anecdotal observations . Thought it was excess residual flux. Cleaned board with flux remover. Problem went away ... temporarily. Cleaned again .. worked for a few minutes
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tom@...
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
A screecher... you too, huh? I have one on my bench with that problem right now. It's triggered by plugging in power, though when I apply power softly with my programmable power supply it's ok. Wanna
A screecher... you too, huh? I have one on my bench with that problem right now. It's triggered by plugging in power, though when I apply power softly with my programmable power supply it's ok. Wanna
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Julian N4JO
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
John, Thanks for the reply .. I tried several times to get WSPR working without the GPS and never got any spots. That's why I went to GPS. Right now I've got a scrreching Mini which I've got to debug.
John, Thanks for the reply .. I tried several times to get WSPR working without the GPS and never got any spots. That's why I went to GPS. Right now I've got a scrreching Mini which I've got to debug.
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Julian, Thanks for the comments on WSPR configuration workaround. Can't try right now .. My QCX suddenly started screching! Gotta fix that first before I work on WSPR .. :-( Tom
Julian, Thanks for the comments on WSPR configuration workaround. Can't try right now .. My QCX suddenly started screching! Gotta fix that first before I work on WSPR .. :-( Tom
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Hi, Laurence :-) This 40m QCX Mini is one I've just repaired and tuned up for a customer. I absolutely stink at CW, so WSPR and CW Beacons are my go-to test tools, and you'll frequently find me sendin
Hi, Laurence :-) This 40m QCX Mini is one I've just repaired and tuned up for a customer. I absolutely stink at CW, so WSPR and CW Beacons are my go-to test tools, and you'll frequently find me sendin
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Very good to decode you - I was using my westerly under the lake wire minus 1 to 2m agl on 40 this evening Laurence
Very good to decode you - I was using my westerly under the lake wire minus 1 to 2m agl on 40 this evening Laurence
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
By the way, I just have to say that 40m is quite decent tonight... Here's what I got within 10 minutes running WSPR on a 40m Mini with 9V supply, 75% attenuation into an 83ft random wire up 17 feet av
By the way, I just have to say that 40m is quite decent tonight... Here's what I got within 10 minutes running WSPR on a 40m Mini with 9V supply, 75% attenuation into an 83ft random wire up 17 feet av
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Julian N4JO
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
My only thought is to disconnect the GPS and try WSPR use an accurate online clock, that will narrow down your issue. My Mini works just great using online time. John KK4ITX 🙃Each mistake is a learnin
My only thought is to disconnect the GPS and try WSPR use an accurate online clock, that will narrow down your issue. My Mini works just great using online time. John KK4ITX 🙃Each mistake is a learnin
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KK4ITX John
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
That's exactly how it behaves, Tom; a side effect of the overlaid use of the limited IO pins and the firmware behind them. You seem to have figured out the work-around. I would just add that some find
That's exactly how it behaves, Tom; a side effect of the overlaid use of the limited IO pins and the firmware behind them. You seem to have figured out the work-around. I would just add that some find
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Not sure if this is related but ..... Got Mini up and running last week. Works great on CW but couldn't get any spots on WSPR. I've got the TCXO installed so I thought it must be my timing. Undaunted
Not sure if this is related but ..... Got Mini up and running last week. Works great on CW but couldn't get any spots on WSPR. I've got the TCXO installed so I thought it must be my timing. Undaunted
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tom@...
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
I don't doubt it, Klaas: I have experienced unusual behavior too, I had just associated it with interference from the GPS. For general information of others reading this thread, I find that sometimes
I don't doubt it, Klaas: I have experienced unusual behavior too, I had just associated it with interference from the GPS. For general information of others reading this thread, I find that sometimes
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Julian N4JO
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Thanks Julian. In my case I'm operating fully stand-alone, and evidently this configuration also needs power cycling. Klaas
Thanks Julian. In my case I'm operating fully stand-alone, and evidently this configuration also needs power cycling. Klaas
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Klaas, VA3ERW
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Remember to disconnect the data plug while you're configuring the WSPR settings, otherwise those settings may get corrupted. Plug it back in after recycling power.
Remember to disconnect the data plug while you're configuring the WSPR settings, otherwise those settings may get corrupted. Plug it back in after recycling power.
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Julian N4JO
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Hi Albert, I did try out your suggestion and turned the frequency down, but the mistakes kept appearing. I've answered Tony who suggested cycling power, and that works after modifying power settings.
Hi Albert, I did try out your suggestion and turned the frequency down, but the mistakes kept appearing. I've answered Tony who suggested cycling power, and that works after modifying power settings.
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Klaas, VA3ERW
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QCX-mini WSPR: Weird results
#20m
#wspr
#qcxmini
Hi Tony, Sorry for being away so long. I was enjoying my new QDX and had put my QCX-mini aside for a while. Due to a hiccup with my RPi and some reprogramming, I decided to give the QCX a try. And it
Hi Tony, Sorry for being away so long. I was enjoying my new QDX and had put my QCX-mini aside for a while. Due to a hiccup with my RPi and some reprogramming, I decided to give the QCX a try. And it
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Klaas, VA3ERW
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SOTA attempt with QCX-mini
#sota
#20m
40 has been completely dead in the daytime lately.
40 has been completely dead in the daytime lately.
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