if you have the money, its worth it.
If it's going to be a once in a life time investment into the hobby of your
dreams, that why not? People don't think twice about spending multiple
hundreds of thousands on a house, or 30000 on a car, or 20000 on a motor
bike, why is $10,000 too much for a radio that will get used more then some
of those things?
especially if that radio has the ability to be accessed from anywhere via
computer, and more especially if it can be done so with jaws in an
accessible manner.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: ic-7800 lan connection


> Ah, Keith.
>
> The devil is in the details.  If they did it right, one might be able to
> control the radio with nothing more than a computer with JAWS and a piece
> of CAT 5 cable.  But, then again...
>
> Of course the first detail is that I would probably have to commit a
felony
> to get one of those radios... I don't think it is worth it.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 12:05 PM 7/27/2006 +0100, you wrote:
> >Well, I have been doing some more reading.
> >
> >The pdf manual of the ic-7800 indicates that it can be connected to a
> >local area network and assigned an ip address.
> >
> >So, would this indicate that the radio could be controlled by a web
> >browser?
> >
> >Would that not be exciting, just type the ip address in to the
> >address bar and have an html interface to all the facilities?
> >
> >All we would then need is to make the web page interface accessible
> >with alt tags e.t.c.
> >
> >Then, only a small step to log in to the ic-7800 by vpn from another
> >location?
> >
> >Anyone any thoughts on this, aparte from the cost?  Any suggestions
> >as to further reading?  Manual states it can be done but does not
> >seem to give much detail.
> >
> >
> >Keith
> >
> >- - - -
> >
> >Keith Barrett
> >email <[log in to unmask]>
> >Website www.barrettpianos.co.uk
> >Amateur radio callsign gw4nby
> >Corntown, South Wales
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
> Home e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work e-mail:  [log in to unmask]
> Work Telephone:  (585) 697-5753
>