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Anyone ever tried remote HF CW operation?

Joe W4HH NAQCC #3938 #115366 In our 80's, we are downsizing -- dramatically.? Will be moving from 2,500 sq ft house we built 17 years ago to 1,200 sq ft apartment. ? Our son lives about 10 miles away from the apartments on 5 acres with big trees -- perfect for one or more dipoles. ? Has anyone ever tried -- or is anyone now using -- remote operation? ? Here's a link to a presentation about remote operation. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://k6ufo.com/attachments/Remote_Op_Ten_Things.pdf ? Seems as though I could put my FT817 or FT857 at his place, get another 817 or 857 for the apartment, and link them remotely over the 'net, and operate CW -- which is all I do anyway. ? Anyone tired this, or, doing it now? ? Would it be as simple as a laptop and a rig at each location? ? Thanks -- -------- Joe W4HH
Ken N2VIP All Messages By This Member #115367 开云体育 In slide 11 the pdf mentions remoterig boxes, that would sit between your FT-857 head in your new home and the FT-857 body at your son's home. CW may be able to be handled by the boxes, but AFAIK you can't connect a CW key to the FT-857 head... ? Another option is to consider a Flex radio, they can handle CW over internet connection. CW over a RemoteHams connection may be possible, I don't know. They used to offer a control box to allow connection to a remote radio, I'm unsure about its availability now. ? Another option might be the RemoteTX solution, based on an RPi at your son's house controlling a supported radio and you control it with a modern browser. ? But for CW, it only appears to support keyboard CW sending. Ken, N2VIP toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Sep 29, 2024, at 19:28, Joe W4HH NAQCC #3938 <lecontejoe@...> wrote: ? In our 80's, we are downsizing -- dramatically.? Will be moving from 2,500 sq ft house we built 17 years ago to 1,200 sq ft apartment. ? Our son lives about 10 miles away from the apartments on 5 acres with big trees -- perfect for one or more dipoles. ? Has anyone ever tried -- or is anyone now using -- remote operation? ? Here's a link to a presentation about remote operation. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://k6ufo.com/attachments/Remote_Op_Ten_Things.pdf ? Seems as though I could put my FT817 or FT857 at his place, get another 817 or 857 for the apartment, and link them remotely over the 'net, and operate CW -- which is all I do anyway. ? Anyone tired this, or, doing it now? ? Would it be as simple as a laptop and a rig at each location? ? Thanks -- -------- Joe W4HH
Charlie Wilber All Messages By This Member #115368 I haven't but I probably should. I've heart\d that latency can be an issue sometimes. 73, Charlie N1AOK toggle quoted message Show quoted text On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 8:28?PM Joe W4HH NAQCC #3938 via <lecontejoe=msn.com@groups.io> wrote: In our 80's, we are downsizing -- dramatically.? Will be moving from 2,500 sq ft house we built 17 years ago to 1,200 sq ft apartment. ? Our son lives about 10 miles away from the apartments on 5 acres with big trees -- perfect for one or more dipoles. ? Has anyone ever tried -- or is anyone now using -- remote operation? ? Here's a link to a presentation about remote operation. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/ ? Seems as though I could put my FT817 or FT857 at his place, get another 817 or 857 for the apartment, and link them remotely over the 'net, and operate CW -- which is all I do anyway. ? Anyone tired this, or, doing it now? ? Would it be as simple as a laptop and a rig at each location? ? Thanks -- -------- Joe W4HH
Dick PD0DF All Messages By This Member #115369 I am working with an sbitx V3, which has remote capabilities..? ? Maybe you can check that to see if it fits your needs.. ? 73, ? Dick
Geert Jan de Groot All Messages By This Member #115370 The remoterig solution, in case you don't know it, is kind of cool and simple. Think of the FT857 (I know, we're in the 817 group, but these radios are part of the same family). The FT857 has a detachable front. ? Remoterig allows you to disconnect the detachable front, connect the radio body to a remoterig box at the transmit location, connect the front panel to a second remoterig box at the operator's position, and have these operate together via the internet, as if you are operating the FT857? directly. ? (there is some configuration work to make these remoterig boxes find each other, and some cabling work, but this is the concept). ? The same works for a number of other radios in a similar way. For instance, it allows you to run a pair of Elecraft K3 transceivers as is they are one, in a similar way. ? There are special measures to make CW work correctly and not have latency. I'm not a CW op myself so I can only refer to the manual here. ? Remoterig has been around for some years and there are other solutions, which are able to cope with CGN (Carrier-Grade Network Translation) which poses challenges for remoterig, but I thought the model of operation would be interesting. ? Availability of these boxes in the US of A is more of a challenge these days since some distributors stopped carrying them but if you are willing to work with a seller in Sweden then these boxes are in stock. ? And the FT817 does not have detachable front and hence won't be a good solution for remoterig if you must use the FT817. But, if you are planning to build a fixed remote station, then perhaps a portable radio like the FT817 is not your best choice anyway. ? 73, Geert Jan
Joe W4HH NAQCC #3938 #115371 THANK YOU!! ? Thanks to all who responded. ? Seems as though, YES, I can remote a rig from my apartment to my son's place.? Looks as though my 857 is the better choice between the 817 and 857. ? Now to get busy unloading 58 years of treasures wife and I have accumulated. ? I'll check back later to report on the project.? Not moving until Spring, so, still have lots of time to investigate. -- -------- Joe W4HH

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