{"id":215,"date":"2020-06-21T11:51:25","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T11:51:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/?page_id=215"},"modified":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T01:05:10","slug":"ubitx-v6-first-signals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.snapwhole.com\/index.php\/ubitx-v6-first-signals\/","title":{"rendered":"QRP uBitx v6 First Power On Control Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

QRP uBitx v6 First Power On Control Issues<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I finished the assembly of the uBitx v6 and its time to test the radio, so I turned it on, and saw the new touch screen menu, it works!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These is not a huge amount of information available for the uBitx v6, so I started learning the menu system<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The menu control system uses a combination of using the stylus to select settings, and using the VFO knob to adjust the the settings, and pressing the VFO knob to accept the settings – although some settings have the option of directly entering settings on an on-screen keypad<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It did not take me long to determine the menu system was a little unfinished, and needed a little de-bugging and bug fixing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I occasionally ended up with a locked screen, the radio was on and working, but I had no way to control it, the menu system was locked up!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The uBitx v6 has good audio and can tune in the signals your antenna receives, so its worth taking the time to find the bugs and learn to avoid them<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think the uBitx v6 was attempt by the manufacture to release an alternative to the most popular uBitx v5 upgrade – a touch screen – the uBitx v6 also moved most of the controls to on board mounting, while this makes for a quick build, it severely limits the ability to experiment with different controls and upgrades<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The uBitx v6 is a new release, and it has a few issues, the support structure for the uBitx is crowd sourced, with the manufacture providing zero support<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a working group that is producing documentation and bug fixes and I recommend everyone check with that group for the latest fixes and improvements<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are hundreds of website providing information on the uBitx line of QRP Transceivers – I recommend you search google for ubitx support<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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