aren't most folks unemployed these days? ----- Original Message ----- From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 8:48 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>