Hi Barry,
I also operate remote with a TS480. However, I opted not to use Remoterig
for concern about the very issues you are experiencing. I leave my entire
radio at home and use what I consider (no I'm not paid!) to be the most
bullet proof remote desktop, www.GoToMyPC.com which I also use in my
business for its reliability. Not free, but worth it IMHO. By using remote
desktop I can control other things including N1MM Logger, HamSwitch (for
antenna switching and other peripherals). I'm not using Winkey so I can't
use a paddle right now and not even sure if I want it. I use keyboard
sending with the free software CWType loaded on the shack computer or
keyboard sending with N1MM. Not a big deal for most contests since I use
N1MM on my shack computer which is doing 98% of the work and all keying is
local. That eliminates almost any possibility of defective keying
originating with the contest program as the only thing that is carried by
the remote desktop program are your keystrokes including a specific "F" key
or "Enter" if you use ESM. To carry the audio I use Skype with the
microphone muted at the remote end and the Skype AGC turned off at both
ends. That pretty much eliminates latency. Ocassionally there will be a bad
Skype connection. Hang up and call again. I did the CQ 160 remote and also
Sprint RTTY. Check into some cw nets and a few casual QSO's when I'm
travelling.
There will always be a few occasions where you experience temporary drop out
no matter what system you have but it shouldn't seriously affect your
operations. That's the price of remote in a less than perfect cyberworld. I
did upgrade my Time Warner connection to 10Mb/S. Checking it on Speedtest
shows it delivers as promised. You can also reduce the risk by using a 100Mb
CAT5 connection to your router if available instead of wireless from your
laptop. Oh, yes, if your internet connection is less than perfect, be sure
your XYL isn't streaming a movie from NetFlix!!
With this setup I need absolutely nothing on the road but my laptop and some
cheap headphones to keep from bothering other people. I'm leaving on an
overseas trip tomorrow, again taking nothing but my laptop, and I'll see
what happens.
Good luck and 73,
Jim, K4QPL
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry" <w2up@comcast.net>
To: <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2013 7:42 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Remote contest operation
I tried some remote operation in the 10m contest using a TS480 and
Remoterig. The radio control worked fine, but we had lots of problems with
dropped dits, timing problems, etc. on CW, presumably due to dropped
packets and/or latency issues. I don't know if it's my particular network
or a common problem, but I've heard others using Comcast as an ISP having
similar issues.
I wonder if anyone has had success using some other remote system for CW
contesting.
Tnx,
Barry W2UP
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