Tests so far .. the patches don’t seem to of made any difference to the v4 deafness, however if your into smd working, then there is a v4 mod which I’m going to have a go at that bypasses the lna or something (which is the cause of the ‘issues’) remove 1 cap 1 resistor and fit a jumper wire, what could possibly go wrong,
Due to the delay by Amazon on the cheap microscope (trust me, my eyes need it) and the .02 enameled wire…. I decided to forget the mod for another day and take advantage of the sun, so up the tower and lift the mast another meter, low and behold I’m now receiving .
That’s nowhere full zoom, but the higher will only show the soldering iron shaking in more detail, so this level seems to be a decent compromise, got to hold the board down with blue tack and its rock and roll, could use the hot air…. but its kinda tricky and has other issues.
the base is plastic and will melt if using hot air.
the distance from the back (height adjuster pole) to the center of the lens is only 1.5” / 40mm in new money.
A little bit of imagination or thinking inside the box can solve these problems , Maybe take it off of the base and gaffer tape it to an angle poise lamp, lol
In a silly indoor comparison the noise floor is lowered by 16db (from -102 to -118)
Was it an easy job I hear you wonder, well not really … unsoldered the 2 components and promptly lost them, never to be seen again, the .2mm wire was a bit to thin and wouldn’t stay still whilst soldering, so I’ve ordered some .5mm for the next one.
Is it a clean and tidy job ? no, what with having issues soldering the wire I overheated and lifted the track going to the chip, so ended up soldering it direct.
there is a lift on today i see too lol
