Note that even the Basic kit comes assembled and aligned, so you don’t need to do that tune up. Just install your Pi and Screen and you should be Good to go!
I just passed my Extra exam today. Your videos are what convinced me to get my technician license about 9 months ago. Thanks and keep up the great work!
I purchase the fully assembled radio. It is 10.5x6x2.25 in size. Antenna is on the right side, not the back. All connections are on the left side (mic,ear, key, power. Right side has usb, internet, antenna. Speaker on top. Works great !
It looks interesting with almost all controls on screen. The box makes me think toaster. I realize this is a hybrid sdr. I can't help but think the Teensy based T41 by W8TEE that show's 100khz of band is better. I like the screen layout on the sbitx. Maybe someone will do a side by side comparison of the two. Hopefully the T41 will have some partially assembled boards with the surface mount parts available. I want to investigate a simpler sdr like Pete Juliano's sdr Radiq for 40 meters.
Good news! I was shipped replacement boards for my non-working sBitx. They arrived earlier today. I've since installed them and now have a radio that receives signals!
Yep this is the case with everything. It's 2022 and you just have to spend all of your money now and buy everything allready made now a days. Iam finding this to be the case for everything now. But with inflation it's cheaper to just buy everything premade.
Them fets dont take much to pop it was the same on the earlier bitex's the fets are made for switching not rf i know they do work at rf but easy to pop the other thing is power drops of at the higher frequencys at least fets are low cost parts the receiver sounded good
Note that even the Basic kit comes assembled and aligned, so you don’t need to do that tune up. Just install your Pi and Screen and you should be Good to go!
I just passed my Extra exam today. Your videos are what convinced me to get my technician license about 9 months ago. Thanks and keep up the great work!
Thanks Ryan!
I purchase the fully assembled radio. It is 10.5x6x2.25 in size. Antenna is on the right side, not the back. All connections are on the left side (mic,ear, key, power. Right side has usb, internet, antenna. Speaker on top. Works great !
This kinda looks like our microwave in our breakroom. LOL!
Cam you do a video on the Radioddity DB25 Pro Dual Band Quad-Standby Mini The information you put out is stellar and would be a big help
Great video, thanks. You are using the RPi3 but, unless I miss it, you didn't say if it worked with the RPi 3.
Yeah it works on pi3. I have follow on videos.
@@HamRadioCrashCourse Thanks Josh.
It looks interesting with almost all controls on screen. The box makes me think toaster. I realize this is a hybrid sdr. I can't help but think the Teensy based T41 by W8TEE that show's 100khz of band is better. I like the screen layout on the sbitx. Maybe someone will do a side by side comparison of the two. Hopefully the T41 will have some partially assembled boards with the surface mount parts available. I want to investigate a simpler sdr like Pete Juliano's sdr Radiq for 40 meters.
Was it some sort of overload that tripped hopefully?
Just got mine yesterday. Bought the fully built one. It's DOA right out of the box. :-( Seems like lots are having troubles.
Oh man!
Good news! I was shipped replacement boards for my non-working sBitx. They arrived earlier today. I've since installed them and now have a radio that receives signals!
I like the wireless mic! Where can I get one??🤪
Yep this is the case with everything. It's 2022 and you just have to spend all of your money now and buy everything allready made now a days. Iam finding this to be the case for everything now. But with inflation it's cheaper to just buy everything premade.
Also a problem with voltage regulator/finals connection to the heatsink. Replacement buck regulator being sent out along with spare finals.
Yup. That’s what looks like my issue.
Them fets dont take much to pop it was the same on the earlier bitex's the fets are made for switching not rf i know they do work at rf but easy to pop the other thing is power drops of at the higher frequencys at least fets are low cost parts the receiver sounded good
the good reason is pi4, network and usb reversd
Someone needs to marry this with a more capable computer and drive a linear. No not portable but a cheap Flex.
good