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
>
>