Give me a digital display any day Bruce. If you play back your video though,the KC1 was introducing a tick or DC thump before your modification, it’s just that the tone was so blaringly loud as to go unnoticed. Still much preferable now, previously it could have woken the dead, or ruptured your eardrums if wearing cans. I’m very impressed with my QMX+ and have ordered the smaller QMX, non plus, to really test my close vision. No chance of a build video though I’m afraid, I’d be worrying too much about getting the video just right. That’s what a life in broadcasting has done to me. 73 Nick G0OQK
Thanks Nick! - so many thought provoking comments! - On the click/tick - exactly! I first thought it might be rerouting and bundling the KC1 wiring, then watched the video and could hear the loud clicks as well. Some debug to come. Since the NC40 uses the received signal as the sidetone it may be in the FET tx mute. Stay tuned. (the lower KC1 tone is sooo good) - I also want to try a QMX - they look very full featured and really look like fun. Twenty five years of embedded control advancements have made a huge difference. The NC40 objective was minimal parts count and easy to build - I think that was achieved, but it does make it a homebrew platform more than an a polished radio. - Video Quality - Agree exactly I started with a goal to "upload whatever I got" without edits. That made uploads almost real-time with my projects. Interruptions from the washing machine, family, phone calls made it necessary to learn how to edit with CAPCUT on the phone. That allows me to stitch two recordings together and edit out some boring parts. Still almost real-time. I have had feedback that most viewers are ok with the lack of polish making it their option to skip forward when needed. I've lost track of how many videos now. Still pretty rough, but improving over time :) I also grew up with my dad in broadcasting, so understand the need to produce polished output. I'm now over that in favor of having fun. 73, Bruce AA7AR
👍Nice to see the NorCal 40A coming along. Lower volume frequency announcement sounds much better.
Thanks Steve! - Next to get it on the air, followed by investigating the TX side health and the key clicks in the receive audio.
Give me a digital display any day Bruce. If you play back your video though,the KC1 was introducing a tick or DC thump before your modification, it’s just that the tone was so blaringly loud as to go unnoticed. Still much preferable now, previously it could have woken the dead, or ruptured your eardrums if wearing cans.
I’m very impressed with my QMX+ and have ordered the smaller QMX, non plus, to really test my close vision. No chance of a build video though I’m afraid, I’d be worrying too much about getting the video just right. That’s what a life in broadcasting has done to me. 73 Nick G0OQK
Thanks Nick! - so many thought provoking comments!
- On the click/tick - exactly! I first thought it might be rerouting and bundling the KC1 wiring, then watched the video and could hear the loud clicks as well. Some debug to come. Since the NC40 uses the received signal as the sidetone it may be in the FET tx mute. Stay tuned. (the lower KC1 tone is sooo good)
- I also want to try a QMX - they look very full featured and really look like fun. Twenty five years of embedded control advancements have made a huge difference. The NC40 objective was minimal parts count and easy to build - I think that was achieved, but it does make it a homebrew platform more than an a polished radio.
- Video Quality - Agree exactly I started with a goal to "upload whatever I got" without edits. That made uploads almost real-time with my projects. Interruptions from the washing machine, family, phone calls made it necessary to learn how to edit with CAPCUT on the phone. That allows me to stitch two recordings together and edit out some boring parts. Still almost real-time. I have had feedback that most viewers are ok with the lack of polish making it their option to skip forward when needed. I've lost track of how many videos now. Still pretty rough, but improving over time :) I also grew up with my dad in broadcasting, so understand the need to produce polished output. I'm now over that in favor of having fun.
73, Bruce AA7AR