Hi Tony Could have been a handeling fault on my end, Everyone should observe the ESD practices (me too). Even the soldering iron can cause problems if it does not have an isolated tip (certified ESD safe). I have scrambled other chips by not exercising CARE.
Jim - KB2XJ --- In [email protected], "Tony Parks" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Please let me know if others are experiencing problems with the v2.4 frequencies in the PICs I have been sending out the the v8.3 kits mailed since May 26. > > Thanks and 73, > Tony KB9YIG > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James R. Elledge > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 1:16 PM > Subject: [softrock40] Re: Tom´s Software version 2.4 > > > --- In [email protected], "Terry" <wb4jfi@> wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], "Jose Bonanca" <jbct1aos@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Been testing this SW with a XTALL 1.1 and Xtall version 1. > > > In both version the SW works but very far away from the center > > frequencies. > > > sometimes more than 1MHZ away. > > > The PIC´s I got (3) have been programmed by Tony and he says no > one > > else is > > > reporting the trouble. > > > > > > Am I alone in this thread ?? > > > > > > Thanks to all. > > > 73 > > > > > > -- > > > Jose Bonanca (CT1aos) > > > > > > > Hello Jose. > > Do you see the approx 56.3MHz (or other default freq), when the > power > > is first applied? > > > > I just finished building up one XTALL 1.1, and it would only > > intermittently change freqs. It turns out that there was not a > good > > solder joint under the Si570 on one pin. After resoldering the > 570, > > it came up fine. > > > > Terry > > WB4JFI > > > The 12F683 was the problem with mine, wrong freq's. Erased and re- > loaded the chip - problem solved - worked perfectly then. > > Jim - KB2XJ >
