same accessibility as the 706
----- Original Message -----
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: Vertical antennas
> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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