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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