you mean a 7800? there are both.
the 7800 is accessible to some extent with onboard read out of freq and mode 
and s-meter.
but the 10K plus price tag makes it out of reach for most folks never mind 
the unemployed sort lol.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gerry Leary" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: Vertical antennas


> Yeah it would be nice to have a 7600, but it would be even better if we
> could use it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 1:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>
>
>> yeh, a stand alone hardware bassed box would be great...something that 
>> can
>> easily reboot and come back online if power fails or if the internet goes
>> down temporarily.
>> that's always the crucks of the issue...if something goes side ways, you
>> have to be able to physically control your station and shut things down 
>> or
>> what ever...anything can happen...I suppose if the radio is set to SSB 
>> and
>> starts transmitting on it's own, nothing too bad can happen as long as
>> there
>> isn't audio going through.
>> I've heard a few remote station operators...usually wealthy business guys
>> who set up a station at one of their more isolated homes and run remote
>> from
>> other homes around the country etc.
>> i haven't heard anyone using the 480 this way, but quite a few IC7800's
>> and
>> so on.
>> just being able to slap down 11 grand on a rig like that must be a nice
>> feeling.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, October 01, 2010 8:36 AM
>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>
>>
>>> Yep, you are right.  I don't know if I'll ever get it done, I just don't
>>> ge home often enough.  THere was another ham in the county who is a good
>>> friend, but he is now living in WIchita, about 300 miles away, so the
>>> closest guy if 40 miles away.  If I did it, I'd probably go for that box
>>> that is made in Sweeden or somewhere that interfaces to the 480.
>>> Internet required of corse, and you just plug the control head of the
>>> 480 in a second box here in Vegas and I've read it really works well. No
>>> skype or anything, all handled by these two boxes.
>>> 73
>>> Butch Bussen
>>> wa0vjr
>>> open Node 3148
>>> Las Vegas
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, 1 Oct 2010,
>>> colin McDonald wrote:
>>>
>>>> yeh hard to set something really stable up for sure.
>>>> it can be done without a whole lot of difficulty, but being so far away
>>>> it's
>>>> hard to just run back to the station if something goes side ways after
>>>> you
>>>> leave.
>>>> all you really need is a remote control software, and a dedicated skype
>>>> link
>>>> that can be reset remotely from your remote computer since skype tends
>>>> to
>>>> need resetting about every 2 hours or so...that can be done with a
>>>> remote
>>>> desktop program...of course, an internet connection in kansas is a must
>>>> have.
>>>> Also, some method of hearing your remote HF tx audio and signal and so
>>>> on...perhaps a receiver a short distance away that you can run into an
>>>> echolink or IRLP computer and that you can bring up from Vegas either 
>>>> on
>>>> the
>>>> computer or via your own IRLP node...
>>>> a few different ways of doing things here I think.
>>>> I think though that having someone locally with access to the station 
>>>> in
>>>> case things really get out of hand and need manual shut down would be a
>>>> necesity.
>>>> 73
>>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Butch Bussen" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 4:24 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I haven't done a lot with a mobile rig.  A friend tried it once and 
>>>>> the
>>>>> whole dambn line seemed noisy.  As far as a remote base in Kansas, I'd
>>>>> still like to do that.  Propogation is better from there, particularly
>>>>> on
>>>>> 75 where all the people are I use to talk to.  Living in this valley 
>>>>> is
>>>>> like livving in a big black hole.  Nothing at all like living out on
>>>>> the
>>>>> flat lands of Kansas. <smile>
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Butch Bussen
>>>>> wa0vjr
>>>>> open Node 3148
>>>>> Las Vegas
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>