Thanks Mike!
That sounds fantastic. I thought you had to have remote rig boxes that
matched your radio. It sounds like you can use either radio with remote
rig.
The 480 sounds easier, but I will need either a different antenna, or an
external automatic tuner to get all bands.
The internal tuner won't tune my current antenna on 75, 60 or 40 meters.
I am thinking of putting the base station out at my daughter's house because
the noise out in the country would be lower.
Your report is very encouraging!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2015 8:17 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Remote Station
Hi Howard:=20
This is what my remote station consisted of:=20
Out in my shack about 45 miles from my apartment,=20
I had my Yaesu FT-450 connected to 1 of the Remote Rig boxes, they come =
in a set of2.=20
The 450's speaker jack, the key jack, the serial port of the radio, the =
LAN connection and then the mic jack which is an RJ-45 socket.=20
The FT-450's mic is also an RJ-45.=20
Next, I had another box in my apartment with my Laptop connected via =
serial port, my MD-108 deskmic,=20
my paddles, LAN connection and an external speaker with a volume =
control. =20
There's a speed knob on the client box (Control RRC) and you set up a =
static IP address service, configure both boxes on your respective =
networks, including the CW jitter rates, audio settings etc.=20
I used the external speaker with volume control just to save me the =
hassle of going into the web page interface of the client box to adjust =
volume all the time.=20
There was no RFI and CW was quite seamless, you setup your rig to use a =
straight key or bug and turn the rig's side tone down so you wouldn't =
get a double tone.=20
The laptop was running HRD and it saw and treated the connected box as =
if it was directly connected to the 450.=20
I powered on and off the 450 with a 3RD party utility called wakeup FT. =
Having it to do over though, I'd consider either an IC-706,=20
K-3 or the TS-480.=20
This is because with the 706 and 480, you can connect the front panels =
directly to the remote rig and just operate.=20
With the Elecraft, you can use either 2 K-3s or by the K-mini which is =
just a control head.=20
Again you can just control the radio out in your shack with those =
separation kits as if your in front of the actual radios.=20
You can also do a Yaesu twins setup, have 2 450's, 950's etc.=20
You use a dummy load on the controlling Yaesu, you will still have to =
connect your paddles to the remote rig though and now you can even do =
digital and go wireless. =20
HTH and 73:=20
Mike DE VO1AX=20
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