(tr)uSDX detailed SSB demo using car emergency kit in 60m emergency network

After 1,5 years and 22000km, I´ve unpacked the (tr)uSDX emergency kit to attend monthly 60m emergency radio network. DL2MAN in SSB ? Yes ! Did it work ? Did I succeed ? Watch the Video to find out....
Sorry Felix, I messed it up and cannot change it anymore: I wrote DK5FX while Felix has Callsign DL5FX. I´m sorry and I owe you a Beer !
0:00 Intro
1:25 opening emergency kit
2:46 stuff I brought
4:10 will it smoke ?
5:32 cracking SOTA/WWFF pileup in CW
8:07 SSB Demo
10:04 DL5FX/P
10:13 SSB Demo
10:42 DL5FX/P
10:53 SSB Demo
18:15 final thoughts

[@DF7TR]

I really enjoyed watching our CW QSO! I highly value the support of our local community. Thank you, Manuel, for the kind and motivating words!☺Considering the (tr)uSDX, I was really impressed of the SSB modulation. There was a very low noise level at my location, but you also sound great at other participants ends living inside cities.

[@gbinford9009]

Just got my official (tr)usdx this week as a birthday present to myself and have made cw, digital and Ssb contacts already . In fact, I even made a DX contact SSB on 20M with France from Seattle running just 5w and the built in Microphone on the sdx! Qrp guys efhw sloping from only about 15ft. Incredible little radio so far

[@pixieflitwit1516]

I have made exactly two (2) ssb contacts with mine using internal mic. Got decent audio reports. Conditions were optimal both times.

[@spiralcrunch6978]

I don't understand the German (except for the counting) but I love this demo! So many variables tested, bravo! Once I have my licences I will be ordering a (tr)uSDX

[@marketingmixture]

Hello Manuel Dave G4NOW in Greenwich London, thanking you for such a brilliant demonstration. It’s so good that you are making videos again. I missed them! Keep them coming - what a clever idea is your tr(u)-sdx. Would love to see a summary video to bring maybe latecomers to date with a hi-lights and updates timeline. It’s been a fascinating story of development all the way. All the best Dave

[@pablod6872]

I received my (tr)u-sdx a long time ago, but have not had a chance to play with it. My plan is to pair it with a smartphone running an FT-8 app and use it for digital mode POTA / SOTA activations. Thanks for all your work on this little radio!

[@Bitrick]

Hello Manuel, thank you for your new video and of course also for responding to the wishes regarding SSB contacts. Of course, I know that the (tru)SDX was not designed for SSB operation and that the signal processing in SSB is done in a completely alternative way. I think it worked great for that. Congratulations on your successful deployment. So far I only have three contacts in SSB with the (tru)SDX. The audio reports weren't particularly good. My QSO partners thought there was something wrong with my microphone. There was talk of “distortions” and “harsh” audio on my part. What I noticed, however, is that the sound is also extremely different on the reception side. In your video, for example, the IC-705 reproduced your audio extremely well and others, despite the good field strength, didn't reproduce it so well. Thank you Manuel for sharing this emergency radio test with us. Good job. I'm continuing to learn CW... but I don't expect to get an accident-free CW QSO this year. I'm already working hard on myself and I'm probably not a natural at it. ;-) All the best and stay healthy, 73.

[@dl2man]

In fact it was designed for SSB Operation (with lowered expectations regarding quality). I also think it works great ! Fair point with your comment on "reception side". Most of my feedback yesterday was "modulation good" or even "super", however, one OM said it was "dull" or "muffled", don´t know the correct translation (missing high pitch), so he concluded, that would be the problem of low readability, when S/N Ratio drops. From mic tests I could also see, that mic sensitivity and speaking distance need to match your current setup. And last but not least: Don´t be afraid to make mistakes in CW. I´ve put my own listening and sending mistakes in my edits on purpose. Just to show: I´m also not a professional and we all make mistakes. A good CW Partner will understand, what you want to send and help you by leading you through QSO and repeat when needed. 73 Manuel; DL2MAN

[@timferguson2682]

Always good to hear from you. I've been following the KZbin reviews of (tr)uSDR. Seems like txcvs that cost ten times as much work a little better. Thanks for making amateur radio accessible.

[@christianvargas2315]

DL2MAN wears the same outfit all the time. Me too haha , my signature pants have everything I need in them and boom every morning ready to go .

[@dl2man]

Of course ! If I find something that I like, I buy a lot of it and don´t need to waste a thought about it anymore. However, the "set of same stuff" changes over the years, but within a certain time period I usually wear the same stuff :) 73 Manuel; DL2MAN

[@christianvargas2315]

Exactly 2 pairs of fjalraven trousers have served me well these past two years .

[@m7trsradio]

Great video Manuel 👍🏽 good to see the usdx to usdx. Looks like you need to update the firmware and the encoder knob 😉 73 mate

[@dl2man]

Done and Done ! 73 Manuel; DL2MAN

[@thequarantinecatholic]

What a cool video!!!!!

[@stevesummersell3068]

Thanks for making this one! 😊

[@phildurall7466]

Success! Thank you Manuel! 73, KF6IF

[@NeilHoward]

great demo!

[@randyab9go188]

Where did you find the amplified microphone speaker that plugged into the truSDX? Could you share manufacturer and model number please? Also did it work without modifying the connector? Thank you!

[@dl2man]

I was thinking of adding the link to the mic Video in this one, but I forgot..... There you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnavaGeurtaqga8

[@johng.3740]

The SSB audio quality sounds intelligible...I'll order one of your radios, if it passes muster, I'll include it my emergency comms package. Great idea to keep the radio as a true emergency shortwave transceiver, just in case other methods of communication fail, say because of an EMP blast

[@ingorunger2948]

Hi Manuel, sehr cooles Video. Ich habe mir bei Retevis exakt das selbe Mike gekauft. Wird die nächsten Tage hier bei mir ankommen. Dort ist dann ein Stecker (Kennwood Norm) dran. Hast du an deinem Mike einen neuen Stecker, also 2x Klinke dreipolig 3,5mm angebaut? Oder kann ich den Kennwood Stecker nutzen und über Klinkenkabel von 2,5mm auf 3,5mm gehen? Oder muss ich in jedem Fall zwei neue 3,5mm Klinkenstecker anbauen weil die Beschaltung zum TRX eine andere ist? LG aus Berlin

[@dl2man]

Hi, die Beschaltung ist im verlinkten Video erklärt. Lösung über Adapterkabel sollte möglich sein. Es gibt auch diverse Adapterplatinen auf dem Markt mittlerweile. Ich wollte halt einen passenden Stecker am Mikro, deshalb habe ich ihn selbst gemacht. Und präventiv, weil diese Frage immer wieder auftaucht: Warum hab ich nicht die Kenwood Norm im (tr)uSDX verbaut ? Antwort: Weil ich normalerweise kein SSB mache, mir Mikrofone ziemlich egal sind, aber die Standard Morsetaste mit 3,5mm Anschluss sollte passen.....

[@seanmacsuibhne6266]

Subtitles in your own language? Enable Subtitles in Settings (Cog wheel) and enable Auto translate. Thank you Manuel! 73 Seán

[@DavidLopez-bz4rj]

I think that you can not transmit on 60m portable, it is forbidden, only for base stations...😂 not sure of it

[@dl2man]

We have such a restriction for 6m Band, but not for 60m.

[@doncamillo5926]

Geht das auch in Deutsch? Danke

[@dl2man]

Wir haben genug rein deutschsprachige KZbin Kanäle mit größerer Reichweite als ich. Mein Publikum ist International. Auch das (tr)uSDX Projekt ist international und wurde zwischen Guido (NL) und mir (D) komplett in Englisch verhandelt, besprochen und entwickelt. Ohne Englischkenntnisse gäbe es den uSDX und den (tr)uSDX nicht. Wenn Du kein Englisch lernen willst, verwende die Untertitelfunktion von KZbin und lasse sie automatisch übersetzen. Aber Englischkenntnisse setze ich bei Funkamateuren voraus, da der Kern unseres Hobbys die Völkerverständigung ist. 73 Manuel; DL2MAN

[@doncamillo5926]

Danke für die Belehrung

[@dl2man]

@@doncamillo5926 Schade, dass Du Dich durch meine Begründung und Aufzeigen eines Ausweges belehrt fühlst. Dann gerne meine Antwort für Dich, befreit von jeglichem Verdacht einer möglichen Belehrung: Nein ! Ich hoffe, das war besser.