Hello Chris, RR for all.
>from city apartment to a nearby rural radio site - every hams dream I think.... >zero latency Yes it would be nice. But for this, you would need a TCP/IP (or AX25) transmission through air, with a VHF or UHF link to control your HF rig. All with radio, the ideal... For information, the protocol followed for the TCP/IP control is in my WEB site (http://f6cte.free.fr) under "Specifications" - "Multidem_TCP_IP_Version_1.doc". 73 Patrick ----- Original Message ----- From: zl1boe2002 To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 8:16 PM Subject: [digitalradio] Re: Remote Access Desktop, and remote digital operation Hi Patrick, It is interesting that no completely integrated HF rig remote cntrol solution seems to exist as yet. Maybe the just-announceed LogMein Pro remote PC control software (with intergated audio) is one possibility. If one thinks about remote control from another point of view the only connections between the Ham PC and the radio is two-way audio (half duplex) and the serial path for CAT/CIV. The latter can be as slow as 1200 bp/s if need be. If these two could be multiplexed together then the path from PC to remote radio is one serial stream - potentially well under 9600 bp/s. And the link and could be as simple as dial-up modems, packet or via IP with something like the Lantronix XPORT - an Ethernet-serial converter so small it is built into an RJ45 socket. The Xport component can even provide simple web server access (skilled programmer needed)! A solution of this kind requires no PC at all at the radio end. And although we might laugh today at the idea of dial-up modems it provides zero latency and excellent security (probably the hackers today are too young to know or care about dial-up). Of course with modems we would not want to try and remote control from France to Canada but the typical application is from city apartment to a nearby rural radio site - every hams dream I think. It is said that soon every household gadget will have built in network access so why not the next generation of ham rigs? 73, Chris ZL1BOE --- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Lindecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello John, > > The remote control through TCP/IP exists in Multipsk. I and Cesco (HB9TLK) have permitted to control a remote transceiver thanks to a TCP/IP link through which it is transported the sound (as Skipe) and the commands (RX/TX). > For this, click on the button Mdem. Click on Help ("RX/TX operations through signals exchanged with a TCP/IP server") for more details. > You must start, on the remote transceiver side, either Gui_serv_Multipsk (HB9TLK) or Multidem (F6CTE). > > It is not as complete as what is presented by K7AGE (because it is limited to digital modes and you can't change the XCVR frequency), but it permits at least to make digital QSOs through the remote transceiver. > For example it might be possible to send CQ DE F6CTE/VE5MU F6CTE/VE5MU +K if F6CTE controls the transceiver of VE5MU (in fact it is theoritical as it is strictly forbidden in France). Afterwards, F6CTE will be able to QSO with another Ham. However there is a random latency time (up to several seconds) due to Internet which remind you that you are not in direct... > > 73 > Patrick > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Bradley > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 6:21 PM > Subject: [multipsk] Remote Access Desktop, and remote digital operation > > > > I have been fooling around with Windows XP remote access desktop, and found that I can readily access a desktop on any computer , wired or wireless, connected to my router. > > > > Further, I found that if I was signed in on the ham computer , and MultiPSK or MixW was running already, I could change modes etc and actually do a digital QSO from a remote computer. I also had the Kenwood rig control software running, so could change frequencies, power, etc etc . > > > > Since Digital doesn't need any audio feed to the remote, or microphone feed, it really lends itself to remote operations. > > > > Trying this from the internet though did not permit accessing the computer.. according to XP documentation it's possible but didn't work for me. It looks like we need a Virtual Private Network (VPN) to do this? > > > > Possible applications include remote control of a Station located in an EOC, and enabling folks like Patrick > > To access a station in North America to try the software personally. I'm not sure of the US laws, but know that > > Patrick could run a station here remotely, signing himself F6CTE/VE5 , since there is a reciprocal agreement between Canada and France > > > > Any bright ideas on how we can do this ? > > > > John > > VE5MU >
