[Flexradio] Remote Operations
I have seen some exchanges of emails on this subject and want to share my recent experiences. There was an article in a recent QST about using Chrome Remote Desktop app as a method for remote operation. I tried it and it works extremely well using both a home wi-fi connection and an internet connection using wireless phone hotspot. I am a long time user of Chrome browser, so I have that running on all of my computers. I downloaded the app from the Chrome store (free) and installed it on three computers. First is the MacMini running Windows 8 Pro to drive the Flex 3000. (Bootcamp). Second was a 17 HP Envy also running Win 8 Pro, and third was a MacBook Air running latest OS X. The MacMini was set as the target machine. I now regularly work the Flex remotely from my living room, one flight up from the radio/computer room. I do run only digital modes due to poor hearing. I use HRD's DM-780 and the Logbook (version 6). So far I have done about a 100 QSOs using this approach. Most with the HP but probably a quarter of them with the MacBook Air running OS X. Since Chrome runs on all major OSs, the host PC doesn't care what the remote OS is, it just connects between the two systems. I have also made connections using a wireless hotspot device. In that instance I did encounter some slow down since the connection speed was not at 4G or LTE levels, but it worked. I have also run the Flex radios from a Surface Pro tablet. The surface has 4GB ram and runs Win 8 Pro x64. The major weakness is screen size and ram. The size of type faces is quite small-not bad if only a foot from eyes but more difficult if sitting on table so you can use a keyboard. Their is some occasional very short freezing as RAM gets maxed out (running SDR, DM-780 and Logbook). But it works. I have moved to the MacBook Air as my primary field PC because the 13 screen is much easier to read. When running the Flex 1500 directly I boot to Win 8 Pro x64 using BootCamp. Once again I am only doing digital through this system. However, I have a friend with a MacBook Air and a 1500 who does CW and some phone. 73 de K7BAW Barry Winters barryk7...@gmail.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Remote Operations
I assume your Flex-1500 was connected directly to the Surface Pro rather than using it remotely. By the way that can't be done with the 3K or 5K radios because there is no Firwire interface for it. I'd like to understand why you would max out 4GB of ram. My shack desktop (a Dell Vostro 420 with a 4 core processor) has only 4GB of ram and I am running PowerSDR, 7 of the 8 DXLab applications, CW Skimmer, PstRotatorAZ, and Google Earth. With all of that only 55% of my 4GB is utilized. Why would the Surface Pro be maxed out with only PowrSDR, DM-780 and Logbook running on it? Is DM-780 or Logbook really chewing up all that memory? 73, Rich - W3ZJ Barry Winters wrote: I have also run the Flex radios from a Surface Pro tablet. The surface has 4GB ram and runs Win 8 Pro x64. The major weakness is screen size and ram. The size of type faces is quite small-not bad if only a foot from eyes but more difficult if sitting on table so you can use a keyboard. Their is some occasional very short freezing as RAM gets maxed out (running SDR, DM-780 and Logbook). ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Remote operations
Hi guys, once again I have another question for all of you, I hear talk about remote operations and I am curious, has anyone run into a problem with the 3000 on a remote setup getting stuck in transmit mode? What I would like to do is, log into my PC via a little program I like to use called Logmein. Oh I should mention that this would only be used for digital modes. Anyway I can log into my PC from anywhere and see both of my monitors from 1 screen, I can turn my antenna via the rotor program in HRD, and I can log everything at that time as well. I am just worried about a possible disconnect in the middle of a transmission and the transmitter being stuck in the keyed position. Any thoughts? Adam N8MOX ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Remote operations
Is that why your suffix is MOX? I am just worried about a possible disconnect in the middle of a transmission and the transmitter being stuck in the keyed position. Any thoughts? Adam N8MOX ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Remote Operations
John, There is a wonderful set of articles in the Knowledge Base describing how this has been done. Start here: http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10083 and follow the articles... Enjoy. -Tim --- Tim Ellison Integrated Technical Services -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Maguire Sent: Friday, October 06, 2006 8:25 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Remote Operations Is there anyone one the list who is operating their station totally remote that I can confer with off list? I have been a subscriber to the reflector for a long time, my equipment is 1400 miles from were I live and I am wanting to discuss the possibility of changing out a TS2000 for an SDR. John Maguire Seattle -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061006/445f3c37/attach ment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
