A very jolly, and prosperous new year to all ! Setup: CFGSR tuned on various bands with ptt to activate PA. Frequency of interest: 40-30-20 meters. DL6IAK...
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Lindy
lindywinfrey
Dec 30, 2012 10:06 pm
I have the early non usb softrock lite 40 meter receiver. After being in storage I hooked it back up. I fixed a broken wire on the first toroid at the antenna...
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warrenallgyer
Dec 30, 2012 10:47 pm
Hi Paul It looks like your output filter is rolling off a little bit early. -Check the cores for L2 and L3. Should be 16 turns on yellow cores. -Check values...
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pauldebono@...
pauldebono...
Dec 30, 2012 10:57 pm
Warren, Thanks for the advise. I will be checking them all. Before going throu the checks, I am also thinking about disconnecting L1 and inject a 14Mhz...
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n2bha
Dec 30, 2012 11:15 pm
Hi Warren, I checked JP1, Q3 Collector, T4 Primaries and Secondary, T6 Primaries and Secondary, and J6 connector. I have included my images immediately after...
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warrenallgyer
Dec 30, 2012 11:43 pm
Yes Vaughn I agree. It is either a bad connector (highly unlikely) or a shorted T6, which I would say is very likely. I would pull T6 and rewind it with fresh...
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warrenallgyer
Dec 30, 2012 11:48 pm
I would check the values on T4 20 meters first. If 20 meters is down at T4 then you have something happening back in the L4/T2 area. If not, then it is forward...
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warrenallgyer
Dec 30, 2012 11:54 pm
BTW.... I find it maddening trying to clean those transformer holes with solder wick. Instead I take a six inch piece of the #26 enameled wire supplied with...
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mkatz_08852
Dec 31, 2012 12:09 am
I recently saw on one of those forums a great idea for clearing a PCB hole; heat the hole and, at the same time, blow it out with compressed air from one of...
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n2bha
Dec 31, 2012 12:11 am
Many thanks again Warren. I will rewind it and reinstall. I never thought of the enameled wire idea. Neat suggestion. Thanks. BTW, I am interested to know if...
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Ben Hall
kd5byb
Dec 31, 2012 12:14 am
Hi Warren and Sid! Thanks for the feedback - both of you noted that it wasn't real critical so I will be getting a hold of whatever cheap I can find locally. ...
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ai2q
Dec 31, 2012 1:56 am
Hi again Warren. Well, I got WSPR v2.11 up and running (with slightly different rig selection info, derived from the actual program's palette), and have tried...
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n2bha
Dec 31, 2012 2:02 am
Disconnected the rig from all cables and took out the meter. T6 does indeed seem to have a short. I tested between primary and secondary connections and there...
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n2bha
Dec 31, 2012 2:06 am
Oops... both the same picture... Here is the output from the scope: ...
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Sid Boyce
priddix
Dec 31, 2012 2:08 am
Hi Ben, At one time I used one of the small USB dongles which was fine for Mic/SPKR. Always save the best sound card for I-Q. 73 ... Sid. ... -- Sid Boyce ......
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ve3tmt
Dec 31, 2012 2:18 am
I'm looking for an assembled Softrock kit for use with my TS940. Anyone have a working kit they want to sell or can build one for me please e-mail me direct at...
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n2bha
Dec 31, 2012 2:20 am
Hi Ben, I used a nothing special logitech computer microphone for quite a while and received excellent audio reports with it. I used it with the Genesis G3020,...
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warrenallgyer
Dec 31, 2012 2:42 am
Hi Alex A couple of suggestions. On receive WSPR normalizes the received signal settings internally compared to noise I think. I find the receive level very...
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warrenallgyer
Dec 31, 2012 3:13 am
Alex As I wrote this I was thinking about my recent 40 meter performance on WSPR and noting that I was getting about a 20:1 ratio on spots.... I am hearing 20...
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thysgreyling
Dec 31, 2012 6:32 am
Need some help please, I have started the assembly of the Ensemble II RX, and all the measurements went well, but I do not get the suspected or recommended...
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g4cva_argyle
Dec 31, 2012 9:50 am
I have recently switched from Windows to Linux and need the driver for my Delta 44 soundcard. Does anyone know of the source? Thanks, John, G4CVA....
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Keith Le Boutillier
gu6efb
Dec 31, 2012 10:08 am
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=support&tab=driver From: softrock40@yahoogroups.com [mailto:softrock40@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of g4cva_argyle Sent: 31...
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Peter Johnson
m1bcv2002
Dec 31, 2012 11:31 am
Hi John. Linux does not need a driver it knows all about the D44 using built in drivers. I am using the Delta 44 and the Delta 1010LT Regards Peter F1VKK...
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james.farmer59
Dec 31, 2012 2:39 pm
I think I may have located the problem. The power regulator seems to be pulling a lot of power and pulling the 12v down to 3 and outputting only.8v. KB5JOF ...
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yb0oo@...
yb0oo
Dec 31, 2012 2:46 pm
Happy New Year 2013 to all members. God bless you all. Greetings from YB land 73's Zoel - de YB0OO Powered by Telkomsel BlackBerry®...
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Jose Bonanca
ct1aos
Dec 31, 2012 3:01 pm
Later you will find that the regulator is OK and your trouble is bad soldering of it. Sometimes a very thin fillet of solder is the culprit. Check it. 73 AND...
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Jim
n8xyn
Dec 31, 2012 3:34 pm
Didn’t you hear, the world ended 12/21/2012? DE N8XYN Jim ... From: yb0oo@... Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 9:46 AM To: softrock40@yahoogroups.com ...
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pauldebono@...
pauldebono...
Dec 31, 2012 3:42 pm
Warren, All components are correct as per building notes for 40-30-20 meters. At T4, the output is 10 volts on 20 meters ! The output goes down to 4 volts at...
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Alex
malard...
Dec 31, 2012 3:49 pm
... Hello Vaughn N2BHA, This question is for you, I have a Ensemble RXTX, and have been thinking of purchasing the RM Italy HLA-150. I see your post here, I'm...
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junius fox
w5hir
Dec 31, 2012 4:20 pm
Hi.. I had the same problem. I had installed the wrong resistor . The coding looked right, but I guess the color was off a bit. Recheck the value of the...
