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Internet Remote Base

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    1. Internet Remote Base Using a PC to operate a ham rig at a remote location via the internet Ko’olau Amateur Radio Club Presentation, April 14, 2007

    2. Challenges Hams without stations Radio club can’t afford to rent or buy space for club stations More places have antenna restrictions Stealth antennas are less efficient

    3. Antenna Restriction – Stealth Antenna

    5. Prior Solutions Remote controlled rigs Use wires, switches and relays Advent of computer control commands Use PC and CAT/CI-V or serial port Write custom programs Use phone lines and DTMF

    6. Internet Solutions Use LAN or internet as comm path Use PC as the control unit More custom programs required Few commercial programs - TRX-Manager Use VoIP as audio transport path Skype / Microsoft Net Meeting

    7. TRX Manager Screen

    8. Integrated Solution Ten-Tec Omni VII / built in remote base Two modes: Radio mode / Remote mode One plug solution – Ethernet only Three choices: Direct connect via crossover-cable LAN connect via Ethernet cable Internet connect – world-wide

    9. Ten Tec Omni VII

    11. Demonstration – Remote Base Remote base at Pupukea – North Shore Omni VII in remote mode 10-30 meter Log Periodic Dipole Array Hawaii RoadRunner broadband internet Remote Base compliments of Alex, KH6YY

    12. Demonstration – Local PC Toshiba Laptop PC – 1.0 GHz Ten-Tec One Plug program ClearWire internet – compliments of Joe AH0A Ethernet cable and/or Wi-Fi connect Both SSB and CW available KH6YY recorded QSO To hear the QSO, click on the speaker icon ?

    15. Ten Tec Omni VII Screen

    16. FCC and ARRL Regulations FCC - 97.109 - Licensed ham must be control operator. FCC – 97.213 -Internet connection considered a wireline connection (i.e. a long microphone cord). ARRL DXCC Rules – Operator and Transmitter/Receiver must be in same DXCC entity.

    17. Current IRBs Accessible IRBs – URLs http://www.w7dxx.com/ http://w4mq.no-ip.com:47880/websites.html

    18. IRB Sites World-Wide HB9AZT HB9BF HB9CXZ K8FRS KA3ODJ KB6Q KB9KRI KO6SY N4OLT OE1XHQ OH2BYS S50ARO TI0RC VE7OGO VK3UR W3RFA W4MQ W6PJ W7DXX WB6LZV

    19. QST Articles

    20. Additional Information A copy of this presentation Six articles from QST on remote operating Ten Tec Omni VII Operating manual Omni VII One Plug program Located at: http://aditl.com/ham/irb/

    21. Internet Remote Base This presentation produced with the cooperation of the following: Alex Benton, KH6YY Kimo Chun, KH7U Joe Speroni, AH0A Bev Yuen, AH6NF Jim Yuen, WH6GS

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