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[RTTY] Implications of remote control

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Subject: [RTTY] Implications of remote control
From: etienne.rosseel@pandora.be (ON7UI/Etienne)
Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 18:34:31 +0100
> I can see the day coming when a person will no longer need a "station"
> in the usual sense.  With internet control, he can simply operate a
> station of his choosing - anywhere in the world.
>
> Imagine a few years in the future:  Enterprising amateurs in various
> countries have set up stations for rent all over the world.  You just
> log on to their website, pay a modest fee by credit card, and operate
> just as if you were there.  TX/RX, antenna selection and rotator
> control, the whole thing, right there on your computer screen.
> Comments, anyone?
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
> _______________________________________________
And the pile-up for the rare dx will be on the remote network.
Due to great demand they will have to invest in more network resources
which will reflect in a larger fee. No more fidling with homemade antennae
etc.
The "black box" operator will convert to a "white box" operator,hi.
73
Etienne/ON7UI



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