Remotely Controlling your Station AB4WS – Jack Prindle

What is a Remote Access Station ? To be able to operate your station which is set up at home, or where ever, as if you are at the transmitter location. Utilize an internet or network connection for the remote control

Remote Requirements Host or Server Station Client Station Radio Transiever with Computer Interface to a Computer with Radio Interface software Internet Connection Client Station A Computer device running client software, Mic, Headphones, and Keyer (Optional) Faster Than Dialup, WiFi, DSL, 4G. Low Latency Number

Basic Needs for Remote Audio Radio Control Station Control Radio with Audio In and Out Connections to your computer, Like Mic/Speaker, Line in/Line out, or Audio over USB Radio Control Read and set the Radio Frequency, Mode, Filters, PTT, CW Keying, Usually controlled via USB, CAT, or CI-V Station Control Control Stations AC Power Outlets, Antenna Switching, Roters, Tuners, Amplifiers

Audio RemAud by AF3CB www.df3cb.com/remaud/ Voip Programs Skype www.skype.com/en/ IPSound www.iw5edi.com/software/ip-sound Mumble www.mumble.com

Radio Control N1MM Ham Radio Deluxe Writelog DXLab Suite

Control of the Auxiliary Accessories Rotors Amplifiers Tuners Multiple Antennas Watt Meters

Power Control AC Power Control DLI Web Power Switch Belkin WeMo Switch Insteon Hub

Internet Connection DNS Map to your Station DNS Application like noip.com Forward Ports on Home Router

Antenna Switch Antenna Selection Multi-Band Off Center Fed Dipole Band Decoder by Array Solutions Top Ten Devices Micro Ham Hamation YCCC YCCC MOAS II Controler

Rotator Control Logging Program connection to Rotor Control Box with Serial Port or USB Hy-Gain DCU-1 and RotorEZ Array Solutions Hamation Green Heron Engineering DX Engineering

Tuners Manual Tuners pre Tuned and switched in and out of line Auto Antenna Tuners LDG Palstar SGC MFJ-998 Etc. Some contain Watt meter which can be read via serial port

Amplifiers Auto Tune Solid State Amps Elecraft KPA-1 500 Acom 600 SPE Expert 1K-FA Flex Radio Power Genius Some Tube Amps are Automatic and can be computer controlled Alpha 87A Alpha 9500 Acom 2000A OM Power 2500A Remote Control Software Important

Newest Approach MFJ-1234 Rig Pi Self Contained Remote Server with everything you need including Remote Software for Android, iOS, or windows. Just connect Radio

Remote Ham Shack http://www.remotehamradio.com From $99 to $999 Dollars a year plus 9 Cents a minute Air Time.

Remote Front Panel Radios with Detachable Front Panels TS-480 IC7100 ETC. Pair of MicroBit RemoteRig Modems to transfer Audio, Radio Control, and some station control

Considerations 90% of Remote Operating is the same as Operating on Site. 9 % is different due to additional Hardware and latency 1% is better since, you are using your station when you are not there.

Remote Desktop Teamviewer TightVNC Microsoft Remote Desktop Apple Remote Desktop If it doesn’t nclude two Way Audio, then you will hae to add an Audio App like Sype, VOIP Chat etc.

AB4WS Remote Icom IC-7100 Icom RS-BA1 Software Wemo Power Switch IP Antenna Switcher TeamViewer

Icom RS-BA1 Software

Server Computer On both Server and Client Computers

Remote Computer

Antenna Switch

DEMO

AB4WS Jack Prindle ab4ws@arrl.net 859-474-1095