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WA3BM uBITX |
I was looking for a project to build
and I came across the uBitx.
It cost $109 plus shipping which I thought was a very reasonable price.
There were a lot of great reviews on this radio, so I decided to
order. The unit was on
backorder and it took 6 weeks to get it. I recommend the DHL shipping
for an additional cost. It
only
took
two days from the time it left India.
The board is fully assembled and tested.
You have to wire up the volume control, encoder, and a number of
external jacks. I had a very
nice Bud instrument case that I planned to mount the radio in but once I
received the kit, I could see this box was not going to work.
I did some research and found a really nice box from Amateur
Radio Kits in India. It took
almost 2 months to get the kit as it was on backorder.
It was worth the wait! They give you much more than just the
metal box. He provides knobs
(which I didn’t use) lots of hardware, three pc boards that make hookup
a lot easier, connectors, jacks etc.
Construction is very easy if you can solder.
It is important to keep the lead lengths short as possible to
reduce the chance of picking up noise.
Here are a few pictures of the construction which took 1 evening.
Front panel rear view
Top View
Rear Panel
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The end result is a very nice qrp rig.
It puts out 10 watts cw or ssb on 80 and 40.
The output gets less on the upper bands.
It has a really good receiver and the audio is quite good!
WA3BM, #30307