[hpsdr] Broken Penelope

[Steve Doyle]

  hi

I have seen this a few times myself. I don't know what the root cause  
is but I found a clean install of powersdr solved the problem(black  
magic !)

73s

Steve
G1YLB

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On 9 May 2010, at 01:52, "Darrell Basinger" <dwb05 at comcast.net> wrote:

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> I have a pair of Penelope’s (1 x TAPR & 1 x Gerd / DJ8AY). Initially 
>  both worked fine (.5W output). However, both have recently failed ( 
> first one then the second) with an output of only 50 mW. Only 3 of 5 
>  leds are on.
>
> I have two sets of Alex, LPU, Mercury and OZY. The same low output  
> with both sets.
>
> Following the troubleshooting guide on the Penelope Wiki, I measured  
> 300 mV at pin 2 of JP3. If I remover the jumper I measure 600 mV.  
> The  VFWD voltage (pin 7 of UB9) measures 1.25 V dc. Is this dc  
> level too high resulting in the FPGA code to reduce the output?
>
> I would truly appreciate any suggestions.
>
> Darrell, WW4F
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