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 I recently found an old project that had been left in the junk box unfinished. It's a direct-conversion phasing receiver for 30m. I recently found an old project that had been left in the junk box unfinished. It's a direct-conversion phasing receiver for 30m.
  
-Inspired by my current binge-listen to the Soldesmoke Podcast [[https://www.soldersmoke.com/]] archives (I'm starting at the beginning and listening to them all.. currently I'm at around Episode 30) I thought I'd restart the project and build it into the planned-for 30m CW transceiver. There's a 5W PA strip that's recently been used in my [[qrss_tx| QRSS MEPT]] but I'll build a new PA for the MEPT and use the original one for it's original purpose.+Inspired by my current binge-listen to the Soldersmoke Podcast [[https://www.soldersmoke.com/]] archives (I'm starting at the beginning and listening to them all.. currently I'm at around Episode 30) I thought I'd restart the project and build it into the planned-for 30m CW transceiver. There's a 5W PA strip that's recently been used in my [[qrss_tx| QRSS MEPT]] but I'll build a new PA for the MEPT and use the original one for it's original purpose.[[..:..:..:blog:new_tx_finished|]]
  
 I repaired a few broken wires and dry joints and the RX is working. I've checked that the phasing opposite-sideband rejection is working and given it a tweak to check that the adjustments are doing the right things. All looks good. I repaired a few broken wires and dry joints and the RX is working. I've checked that the phasing opposite-sideband rejection is working and given it a tweak to check that the adjustments are doing the right things. All looks good.
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 ===== Updates ===== ===== Updates =====
  
-After using it alongside my separate 30m TX [[30m_cw_tx|]] while testing the TX I found it **very** necessary to turn the volume down **FULLY** before transmitting, otherwise, un-muted, the receive audio is dangerously **LOUD**... that's fine as long as I remember to turn the volume down.... but after forgetting once, while wearing headphones, I don't dare risk it again!+After using it alongside my separate 30m TX  while testing the TX I found it **very** necessary to turn the volume down **FULLY** before transmitting, otherwise, un-muted, the receive audio is dangerously **LOUD**... that's fine as long as I remember to turn the volume down.... but after forgetting once, while wearing headphones, I don't dare risk it again!
  
 I added a simple audio switch in series with the audio path, between between the post-BPF amplifier stage and the "top" of the volume pot. I added a simple audio switch in series with the audio path, between between the post-BPF amplifier stage and the "top" of the volume pot.
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 ==== Mute clicks & thumps ==== ==== Mute clicks & thumps ====
  
-I found this arrangement of using diodes to "share" the pull-down transistor switch with the c/o relay to perform poorly.+I found this arrangement of using diodes to "share" the pull-down transistor switch with the c/o relay in the 30m TX [[..:..:..:blog:new_tx_finished | Blog post about TX ]] to perform poorly after I'd used it for a while and realized it needed a bit of a tweak to make it "right" rather than "okay".
  
 I noticed a loud click/thump as the first CW character was sent and the mute operated. Initially I assumed that the MUTE wasn't operating soon enough, or that the QSK wasn't delaying the SI5351 VFO enable line sufficiently long enough to allow the MUTE (and C/O relay) switching. Much probing with the 2-channel scope shows that the relative timing is okay. The loud initial click occurs whenever the first loud audio feeds into the mute circuit, regardless of how long the mute has been active, and how long the RF is delayed. I played with the Arduino code to delay the RF enable so that the RF didn't come on until 100mS after the MUTE and Relay c/o - enough to miss several morse characters - and yet still there was a loud click when the first loud audio arrived. I noticed a loud click/thump as the first CW character was sent and the mute operated. Initially I assumed that the MUTE wasn't operating soon enough, or that the QSK wasn't delaying the SI5351 VFO enable line sufficiently long enough to allow the MUTE (and C/O relay) switching. Much probing with the 2-channel scope shows that the relative timing is okay. The loud initial click occurs whenever the first loud audio feeds into the mute circuit, regardless of how long the mute has been active, and how long the RF is delayed. I played with the Arduino code to delay the RF enable so that the RF didn't come on until 100mS after the MUTE and Relay c/o - enough to miss several morse characters - and yet still there was a loud click when the first loud audio arrived.