I routed the coax to the top of the board, I think.

If I remember, I'll post a photo of it when I get back next week.

Cheers

I would look at how you have done the shield to contact olive in the antenna connector, and then check that your aerial is properly earthed. If it's active, don't forget the power to the antenna.

I have just finished the first one, and it was a delight to build. Worked first time and produced excellent reception. Good kit.

Ah, cool. Thanks. I'd be more interested in that than Weatherband. I might not think that if I move away from Sunny LA, though.

know how many other empegs are in southern california? Maybe more specifically San Bernardino County?

Patrick,

Do you know yet when people will be able to order 2 tuner kits ?

Also, are you still planning to offer credit card payment facilities ?

Thanks.

quick question...
i was tuner kit number 13, i paid for it via paypal on february 5th. I have not gotten it yet, and I am anxious. How long does it take to get to the US, Washington DC specifically? I was told approx. 1-3wks at most by genixia. Am I the only one in 1-25 who hasn't gotten theirs? I emailed <tuners@pcats.co.uk> twice with my work email address and school address but no response. Patrick? Anyone? Help. Thanks

Hmmm... it would have to be the number 13...

don't tell me that you suffer from triskaidekaphobia

Or this link that works: triskaidekaphobia

On that note, what was the latest word on higher number orders? A buddy of mine is in the 90s and he has been asking me if pca has said anything about when the next batch will be ready (he doesn't read the board much), but I haven't really been following the discussions.

-Mike

It works!!!

I finally got time to take the tuner back apart and resolder the coax using Marks suggestion.

Route the shield around the outside of the tuner and down through the peg hole (as the instructions Patrick had suggest) THEN also put a lead through the RFGROUND hole and wrap it around the shield, then solder into place. I've attached a picture of this setup before i soldered the RFGROUND wire. It works a treat as i'm now getting full reception and sound quality.

Thanks again Patrick.. EXCELLENT kit! It even seems to tune and lock onto RDS way faster than the original tuner. Sweeeet! I can finally listen to NPR again!

Loren,

Congrats on the tuner, I just have to sort my car out so I can put it in.

Looks good, Loren.

What "RDS" do you pick up in the Bay area?

Or are you somewhere else?

I pick up KFOG... which sends a text line of "educational" for some odd reason despite it being a terrible "mix" station. And there's another station which i can't recall at the moment.

While i'm thinking about it though... anyone know what all the symbols on the tuner display are?? I got a couple today i hadn't seen before.

I'm guessing you're talking about the TP AF TA symbols in the top right? It's not in the FAQ yet, but is listed in the release notes for b11 (not 13)

Implemented tuner mode indicators:

"TP" means the currently tuned station carries travel announcements
"TA" normal means that player will switch to radio from normal/aux if a travel announcement is made on either the currently tuned station (see "TP" indicator) or via another station.
"TA" dimmed means TA mode is on but the currently tuned station doesn't carry travel announcement or transmits information about those that do.
"TA" missing means TA mode is off.
"AF" normal means that the player has other frequencies available for the currently tuned station.
"AF" dimmed if AF mode on but alternate freqs not available.
"AF" missing means AF mode is off.

Is that what you wanted to know?

Yeap! Thanks for the list. It's been so long since i read the release notes i didn't even think of looking there.

There's one other symbol i couldn't figure out... looked sorta like a speaker with a cross through it... to the right side under the signal strength meter.

Anyone else think we should have a much "cooler" display for the tuner info? Hadn't thought of exactly what it should look like but it just seems overly simple (yet confusing) for a screen that is pretty much a blank slate. Toby!? Where are ya?! =]

haha, i thought you could have visuals on with the tuner? i may be wrong i just always had that implanting into my head.

Speaker with a cross through it means you have "paused" the tuner - using play/pause like on MP3. In reality you have muted it though since of course you can't pause live radio...

haha, i thought you could have visuals on with the tuner?

You can. I was just picturing a more designed interface than a signal strength meter with fat bars, since Toby did so much other cool stuff with the interface =]

Speaker with a cross through it means you have "paused" the tuner

that's weird... since it was still playing when that symbol came on. hmmm... known bug?

I wouldn't surprise me. Since the user base for the tuner is smaller I'm sure there's more scope for the odd stray bug. That said, I'm still very pleased with the performance of the tuner hardware and software.

The tuner interface looks pretty good to me. That said, if you don't have proper RDS then you're missing rather a lot of information.

Rob

Good point. Let's just say that without any real textual data on the screen, it's a little sparse and random looking. Basically, it's a screen, half-blank, with the other half taken up by unlabelled bars.

Maybe he could hack together a screen that looks better for those of us who have no real RDS. At the same time, I'd hardly want him to spend any time on it that he might better use elsewhere.

Hi.

I was away for several days last week, and as soon as I got back I came down with the Hugo-61 variant of the the common cold. This is a particularly virulent strain, which took out most of the empeg office a week or so earlier, and I've been in bed since friday with green goo coming out of various places amid much coughing and sneezing.

The end result is that I haven't used a computer for days, never mind doing any work. It's getting better, so hopefully by the end of the week or so I should be able to ship some more kits.

The good news is that I was dragged out of bed this morning by an insistent doorbell which heralded the arrival of the european version of the tuner modules, so I've got a hundred of the things in the living room ready to go out.

pca

Sorry to hear that you're feeling ill Patrick. Feel better soon!

Would you please let us know where you are in the list of orders? I'm not in a rush or anything, but I am going away next week and wouldn't be able to pay for tuner while I'm on a cruise. I'd be willing to send the money early if my number's coming up in the queue.

Adam

Something I've been meaning to ask for months (yes, really - it can't be very important!):

What's the tiny flashing dot between the RDS and stereo indicators mean?

Hi,

Hi am also in the next batch, I am number 32 and will be going on holiday next week. Obviously I don't want to lose my place. I am in the UK and wouldn't mind a European version.

Thanks,
Oli.

FYI, just received the payment request today at 9:09am (EST)


"Your tuner kit order is now ready. Please confirm that the details below are correct. 

Tuner order number 30, placed on Sun 2 Feb 2003 7:52 pm, from:..."

Count me in for a tuner module please - how do I go about gettiing on the order list.

Thanks,

Craig.

Greetings!

how do I go about gettiing on the order list

Um, click on the link in the header that says "Tuner Kit"...

I saw on your site that you plan to have CC payment option soon so I have not ordered yet (1). Do you still plan to have a CC payment option? I am in the US. Thanks.