Chris, I see no pictures. I do not know what you mean. So WSJT-X is showing signals? Then you must have the audio setup correctly. If you get rig control errors then it is something to do with the COM

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I received my Mini-Key today and it looks pretty good but could stand some improvements such as adding gold contacts from an old relay and tightening up the adjustments. If you look around on Amazon,

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Ages ago, I built an RF probe into a pen housing. It worked fine, was generally used for relative readings. Once I obtained a good quality oscilloscope, I realized the scope could serve as an rf probe

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HUH?? Caps don't have any kind of henrys. They have farads. If you are trying to read RF power at the PA drains, using the built-in meter, you are not reading RF power. If you look at the schematic of

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Hans made a very good video on tuning the LPF stage after the build is finished. Start with L3 and open out or squeeze turns together until the output power comes up (You may need to remove 1 or 2 tur

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YAY! It's fixed!!! I have an update on my U4B. It is fixed and working again. I had two issues. The first to appear was that the micro usb port was flakey - pretty much from the start. I attempted to

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My amps were nowhere near 93mA and as mentioned in the instructions your amp may be different... so there doesn't seem to be an ideal value and I think it will vary according to the IRF510's fitted in

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The above worked better for me. I have severe astigmatism and normal magnifiers did not do well with the differences between my left and right eyes. I must wear my prescription glasses at all times. T

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Some folks have posted an interest in a low cost oscilliscope for troubleshooting, this one looks like a lot of bang for the buck for under $200 YEAPOOK ADS1014D 2 in 1 Digital Oscilloscope DDS Signal

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Don't have the PA you constructed, but do have the HL2. I understand that the PTT of the QRPLabs PA needs +5V in order to get it running. The HL2 PTT only provides a "switch". From HL2 wiki page=> EXT

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Yep, Tom, the rule "be concentrated during the WHOLE building process" looks simple (and reiterated in the manual several times), but we are all human beings. :-) de Alex.

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For intro please see my other post here: https://groups.io/g/QRPLabs/topic/88250303?p=%2C%2C%2C20%2C0%2C0%2C0%3A%3ACreated%2C%2C%2320m%2C20%2C2%2C0%2C88250303%2Cct%3D1&ct=1 I'm looking into my radio n

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I am looking at a good output from the signal generator on the 60m band. No other band works. I noticed that the rf pathway above 60m is a separate input through the relay board straight through to th

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What PC software you are using: rPI QDX firmware version you are running: 1_02 Whether you built the QDX for 12V operation (output transformer 3:2) or for 9V operation (output transformer 3:3). Built

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I installed an AGC in my Rev 2 40m QCX mini last night and had the same short causing dit transmission. In my case it was a short between LCD_D6 and the plated screw hole. I also noticed that in Rev 1

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In my ProgRock I want to set up frequencies without the synthesizer IC in circuit, so I removed it. Then pushed the button down and powered the ProgRock. The manual says that this is the way to get ar

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Last post didn't. All working...did a realign and all good..

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Hey, thanks! I found the short meanwhile. It was a tricky one under the controls connector (so very close to the regulator) and totally my fault. I did not check the connector before soldering and the

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