[Lowfer] Hans Summer "Ultimate QRSS" kit?

[Charlie , W5COV]

Hi Warren ,

I have two of them built here and also have the 1pps GPS which is an 
Adafruit GPS running with my Wenzel 10 MHz. OCXO . The filter kits are 
on their way now for 2200 and 630 meters. Hans just returned from 
vacation and began mailing those items this week . He had previously not 
had those kitted yet . Neat to be able to change band filters .I also 
have I think it is ver 2.03X chips here also . Some people are running 
WSPR & QRSS both with this experimental version .I haven't tried that yet .

Too many projects showed up all at once and I am trying to get them 
ready for winter and to get with you to work on a license application to 
be able to use all of the equipment that I have .

I also received my Chinese X1M Silver / Platinum transceiver on Thursday 
of last week . It is a 4-5 watt QRP USB/LSB/CW transceiver that covers 
100 kHz. through 30 MHz. It has the same heat issue with the 9850 which 
is common . I haven't had time to run it through the bench thoroughly 
and look at it with the spectrum analyzer and frequency references .

It comes from the factory with filters in it for 80-40-20-15-10 . But 
push a button on the menu and it will transmit anywhere in the 100 kHz. 
to 30 MHz. range . Probably pretty dirty signal , but I plan on building 
a box for filters for other frequencies . Most functions can be 
controlled with HRD , using the Icom codes . Has a built in keyer and 
nice display .It is VERY small just barely larger than a regular post 
card and 1 1/2 inches tall . They were $300 shipped when I bought mine 
from a USA dealer .

Your timing is good as I look at 4K meters . I found a Fluke 5205A today 
that the price is really too good to pass up. Has anyone had any 
experience with using one of these ? Coming from a source that I know it 
will be 100% up to specs .

I am apparently not subscribed to some list and I don't know which one 
it is , but I think it is an international one , because I am only 
seeing the 4K posts when they get over on the Lowfer list . Any help on 
which one I am missing ? Also can someone describe the antennas that 
they are using . I only have 30 acres for antennas .

Thanks in advance.

Charlie , W5COV

On 8/13/2013 2:51 PM, Howell, Laurence J wrote:
> Hi Warren I have one built (about 4 hours inc box bashing) and running 400mW on HF WSPR/QRSS on HF and awaiting the new  470/137kHz filters for the second one - Ill leave the filters outboard and will build them into a switch box for easy switching between bands for the seond unit - its pluggable filters for the first at the moment.
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> The unit is GPS 1pps and NMEA  ref coded from my outboard G3RUH 10MHz GPS locked clone and pretty dang clever for its size and lack of complexity and Im sure a square wave can be extracted to drive a PA
>
> - I havent yet played with stability down at LF/MF at slow dot speeds.  There are a load of notes on DDS stability and how it can be improved -which can be an issue as the daughterboard is running at 125MHz and is kind of temp concious) but mine is fine at 10/14MHz with a pennysitting atop the Xtal ref osc can.  You have to get used to pressing 2 buttons in the right sequence for programming and Im still learning :-) but after a while scrolling thru the set up get easier.
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> Shipping comes in small packet and arrives in a few days from Japan - and ordered frin  the Hans summers qrplabs web site.
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>   It also has a qrplabs yahoo web site where all the odd questions on operation and revs' are loaded.
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> I built this as a back up for the highly stable ZL1BPU DDS we all love :-)
>
> Im running V2.03 code at the moment
>
>
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> Laurence KL 7 L  Palmer-Wasilla
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:lowfer-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Warren K2ORS
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:37 AM
> To: Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands; 600mrg at w7ekb.com
> Subject: [EXTERNAL][Lowfer] Hans Summer "Ultimate QRSS" kit?
>
>
> Just saw the following kit for 17.5 GBP, exciter that can transit
> anywhere from 500Hz to 40+MHz in QRSS, WSPR, DFCW, Hell and others. Has
> provisions for GPS locking:
> http://www.hanssummers.com/ultimate2.html#gps
>
> Anyone know about this?
>
>