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Charly 25 Allband HF & 6M Transceiver


Charly 25 Allband HF & 6M Transceiver

And of course we maintain a close cooperation with Red Pitaya, who at our suggestion upgraded the original STEMlab 14 equipped with 14Bit A/D converters to 16 bit and improved it for SDR applications.

We are continuously working on further development of the device and improvements, incorporating the experience of many OM's.
Our HW and SW can be found in the meantime on the Neumayer Station in Antarctica as well as with radio amateurs in Europe and the USA.

In the present configuration the unit has the following components with the corresponding technical features:
- Front panel, Midi compatible with 7" display 1280x800 resolution.
- 16Bit STEMlab
- 1x Preselector 11Band plus 1x Path Through (RX1 and RX2)
- Windows 11 PC Intel Core I5 or I7 with 16GB or 32GB Memory and 1TB SSD
- VFO knob in brass

One disadvantage of the Hilberling PA is that the input power cannot be adjusted (default 75W). This means that with the Charly 25 transceiver with an output power of 20 watt, I can only achieve 500 watt with the Hilberling PA HPA-8000B-54.

Article in German (FA 8/2021)
Link to C25 Website
Diversity reception example (video)


Charly 25 Transceiver Operations


Charly 25 Transceiver Operations

The operation of the Charly 25 Transceiver with Windows 11 Pro is optimal.
On the 27-inch screen directly connected via HDMI to the C25 Transceiver, all important programs for SBB and digital modes can be displayed.

Integrated PC with Windows 11 Pro, Intel i7 CPU (2.8 GHz), 32 GB Ram and 1 TB SSD-Disk

- Thetis - C25 Transceiver interface
- Log4OM log program via TCI server
- Virtual Serial Port Emulator 64-Bit (VSPE)
- JTDX with JTAlert for FT4 and FT8 via CAT COM 5
- Temperature monitoring of the CPU with overload protection


Charly 25 Transceiver Pictures


ICOM IC-7300 100W Transceiver for 160m to 6m


IC-7300 in the Field


Hilberling PA HPA-8000B-54



Hilberling PA HPA-8000B-54

One disadvantage of the Hilberling PA is that the input power cannot be adjusted (default 75W). This means that with the Charly 25 transceiver with an output power of 20 watt, I can only achieve 500 watt with the Hilberling PA HPA-8000B-54.

Operating Manual in English
Betriebshandbuch in German
Praxisbericht Teil 1 in German
Praxisbericht Teil 2 in German
Flyer English
Flyer German


WLAN 4-Port Antenna-Switch



Shack Audio and MIC Switch Box Solution with EQ



Super MIC Audio Project for HF

A professional studio MIC with an optimal SSB sound setting for the Flex 6700 and ICOM IC-7700. After the transceivers and the antennas have been optimized, now the sound is important for a good and understandable QSO.

Project Flyer as PDF

Suppliers Links:
iPlus MIC Switch for three transceivers from W2IHY
Mic premap DBX 286S from Harman
RODE Broadcast Studio MIC


10-Band EQ V7 for ICOM from UR6QW



Links
UR6QW original website
AD5GG website with tips
Antlion ModMic v4 website

EQ V.7 Manual


230V and 13.8V Power Distribution



Perseus- and Winradio SDR Windows 11 Server

Professional WebSDR Server with Windows 11 for the Perseus SDR and Winradio WR-G33DDC WebSDR. The Swiss Active Dipole from Stampfle serves as Antenna. The reception is very good for a location in a village.

The SDR Server solution works great with the SDR Radio Console from Simon Brown and with the dedicated Winradio Software. The Winradio SDR Software offers you a spectrum with waterfall from 0 - to 30 MHz.

The SDR Console Server and the Winradio Network Software is running at the same time on the Windows 11 SDR Server.

Supplier Links:
Perseus SDR
Winradio WR-G33DDC High-End SDR Receiver


Jabra DECT Headset for all Transceiver



Remote Control Expert 1.3k Amplifier


Looking for a stable solution – and we found a solution
We were looking for a reliable and stabile solution for our remote DX-Station in the Swiss Alps to remotely control our SPE Expert 1.3k power amplifier over the internet.

Our requirements were:
- reliable and stable, high availability
- se of the existing SPE terminal software - Term_13k_232.exe
- provide one virtual serial port for Windows 10
- A solution without the use of a Windows PC at the backend (remote site)
- a robust and weatherproof industrial hardware
- a simple web-based admin consoleup to 4 concurrent connections possible at the same time
- Display of the SPE Expert 1.3k display in real time
- network-enabled device

Remote Control Soution for SPE Expert 1.3k amplifier over the Internet Documentation


ColibriDDC SDR as Panadapter for IC-7700



Project Clean up my Shack (Sept. - Nov. 2017)



RFI in your house


Power Supply Modification


Modified Power Supplies Documentation



ICOM SP-34 Speaker Upgrade



Flex 6600M


Flexradio FLEX-6600M
Broschure
SmartSDR User Guide v2.1.30 - 29. January 2018



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