I have been using remote station control for years, and offer some
freeware to control remote equipment as well as some custom hardware on
my website. I wrote an article that appeared in October 2005 QST about
my system. Remote station control has come of age, and it's a real
option now.
Larry N8LP
www.telepostinc.com
K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> Howdy --
>
> These days with CC&R's and more condo and apartment dwelling, the ham
> dream of having a nice station is getting harder and harder to realize. Some
> years ago a couple of clever Microsoft guys tried putting one together up
> here
> in the PNW. There were a myriad of obstacles to overcome but they got it
> basically working.
>
> Now in the 21st century there is new technology that is making it
> possible to do just that. At least one TowerTalkian that I know of - Ted,
> K6XN -
> has a nice remote station up in the mountains of California. Here's an
> interesting one. Go to _www.qrz.com_ (http://www.qrz.com/) and look up
> W1CDO. He
> lives in an apartment in Bellevue WA, but his station is 6 over 6 over 6 on
> 20
> completely remote controlled in NEW MEXICO!
>
> Ya gotta love it.
>
>
> BTW this is not the remote station reflector so let's not go too crazy over
> the topic but it shows what you can do remotely with towers and antennas.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
>
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