Ian: > On May 17, 2017, at 8:32 AM, Gian Luca Cazzola <glcazz...@alice.it> wrote: > > Are we sure that this, remote radio, is really again ham radio and a radio > shack?
Yes. Due to homeowner association deed restrictions and smaller lots, it isn’t always possible to have a ham station at everyone’s home. The ability to remote to my station in Georgia allows me to enjoy HF when I’m not there and located where I can’t put up amateur antennas. For example, I was on the weekly AMSAT 20 meter net this past Sunday afternoon (14.282 MHz) at 1900Z remoting into my station in Southeast Georgia from West Roxbury, MA. I had full control of my station and those on the net could hear me just as if I was at the operating position in Georgia. I get to ‘play’ HF radio with a fully configured station that I own whenever I feel like it and can connect to a net that I enjoy checking in when I’m not in Georgia. Other times I simply “listen” using my remote connection while working at my desk because I enjoy hearing people talk and getting a sense of what are on the minds of amateur radio operators. The 80 meter band has a plethora of “nets” where friends talk to each other every night. Their banter is sometimes a hoot to listen to because they’re conveying a human connection through amateur radio. Each of us may have different priorities and interests when it comes to amateur radio; remote operation allows me to use HF when I’m not sitting at the operating position by the transceiver. > > I don’t want be offensive to anybody, but I think that our community, > including our associations and the contest committees, should ask ourself > this question and take decisions consequently. They already are. I’m not a contester, but my understanding is that there are rules already in effect regarding how a contester using a single remote location is supposed be categorized in term of location. Using multiple remote sites in one contest means separate listings based upon actual activity from each remote site. > > This kind of operating, as using 5 -10 - 20kw amplifier or ultra automated > stations in contests, for contests or dx-ing is like drugs doping … I think. Amateur rules about what constitutes legal amateur equipment or what are appropriate operating practices don’t change with remote operation. It simply provides a different conduit that allows more flexibility in terms of communicating through amateur radio. The same conversation is taking place with VHF/UHF operations utilizing DMR and C4FM. I use an RFShark “OpenSpot” to connect to various DMR repeater networks via the internet in order to remain connected with friends when I’m out-of-area. Last night as I was driving across Pennsylvania on I-80, I was on the First Coast DMR talk group (Jacksonville, FL and Southeast Georgia) talking to friends using a HT in the car connected to an Openspot that was tethered to my iPhone. When I’m in Texas, I can connect to the New England Wide Talkgroup through the DRM+ network to get on the Monday night New England Net (NEDECN: New England Digital Emergency Communications Network, part of DMR-MARC) to learn about what’s happening with DMR in New England when I’m not in Boston. The ability to combine ‘connectivity’ provided by the internet with amateur radio is a wonderful thing because it allows us to maintain relationships and create new ones no matter where we are…. FWIW, Barry, WD4ASW > > It’s only my opinion or other think the same? > > Ian IK4EWX > > > >> Il giorno 17 mag 2017, alle ore 14:12, Jeff <k...@comcast.net> ha scritto: >> >> I’m not awake yet. After a cup of coffee I read through the Remote Rig >> RC-1216H doc’s and now see that you DO get some KPA500 monitoring >> information with this setup. Can the KPA500 and my SteppIR be monitored with >> one 1216H ? If so for $300 it’s starting to look like a good way to go, as I >> can’t do any control functions on my BigIR remotely, just control it’s >> frequency. I would also like to have a way to retract the antenna fully.... >> >> 73 Jeff kb2m >> >> From: Barry Baines >> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2017 11:43 PM >> To: Jeff >> Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] iphone remote control for the KPA500 >> >> Jeff: >> >> On May 16, 2017, at 8:03 PM, Jeff <k...@comcast.net> wrote: >> >> >> Is anyone working on an iPhone remote control APP for the KPA500? >> >> Not a problem today if you use the Remote Rig RC-1216H to control the KPA500 >> (available through HRO). It uses a web interface which looks just like the >> KPA500 front panel; the amplifier interface utilizes the RS232 serial >> connection, so I control my KPA500 with my iPad or MacBook running Safari or >> Chrome. Likewise, I use a second Remote Rig 1216H to control my Green Heron >> Rotor Controller (RT-21), so I can manage my antenna pointing with the >> iPAD/iPhone/MacBook with ease. >> >> See: http://www.remoterig.com/wp/?page_id=1010#tabs-3 >> >> Note that the RC-1216H can manage various amplifiers and antenna rotators. >> Unfortunately, the firmware does not support the KAT500 or the Alpha 9500. >> >> The RC-1216H is an excellent device for managing compatible devices when >> operating remotely; e.g. my shack is in SE Georgia and I’m in New England, >> Texas, etc. >> >> >> At this point the only devices that I must use a Windows OS is with the >> KAT500 and the Antenna Genius 8x2 antenna switch. The antenna switch allows >> me to select which transceiver (K3 or Flex) is active on a given port. The >> Antenna Genius has a LAN connection, so I can access it relatively easily >> remotely and run the windows software from wherever I am. >> >> I use a serial-to-ethernet converter to interface with the KAT500 so that >> the computer at my location can control the KAT500 at the shack without a PC >> in the shack. >> >> Lastly, I use the West Mountain Radio 5-port R4005i to turn on/off devices >> using a web interface that it has. The allows me to remotely activate the >> Flex6700, control preamps and other accessories, etc. So again, it can >> all be done with an iPhone/iPad/MacBook or any web-capable device. >> >> To the extent that I can run a shack without running Windows and a PC, the >> happier I am. >> >> FWIW, >> >> Barry Baines, WD4ASW >> (Currently in Mercer, PA enroute to Hamvention…) >> >> >> >> I move my KPA-500 with me when I travel from my winter home to my summer >> home. When down south for the winter I use the KPA500 with my FLEX 6500 that >> has a wonderful iPhone remote control APP. It would be nice to be able to >> control the KPA500 via iPhone also... >> >> 73 Jeff kb2m >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >> http://www.avg.com >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to bbai...@mac.com >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to glcazz...@alice.it > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
