Internet Remote Base Using a PC to operate

Internet Remote Base Using a PC to operate a ham rig at a remote location via the internet Ko’olau Amateur Radio Club Presentation, April 14, 2007

Challenges Hams without stations n Radio club can’t afford to rent or buy space for club stations n More places have antenna restrictions n Stealth antennas are less efficient n

Antenna Restriction – Stealth Antenna

Lanai Railing Antenna SGC 237 Tuner

Prior Solutions Remote controlled rigs n Use wires, switches and relays n Advent of computer control commands n Use PC and CAT/CI-V or serial port n Write custom programs n Use phone lines and DTMF n

Internet Solutions Use LAN or internet as comm path n Use PC as the control unit n More custom programs required n Few commercial programs - TRX-Manager n Use Vo. IP as audio transport path n Skype / Microsoft Net Meeting n

TRX Manager Screen

Integrated Solution Ten-Tec Omni VII / built in remote base n Two modes: Radio mode / Remote mode n One plug solution – Ethernet only n Three choices: n Direct connect via crossover-cable n LAN connect via Ethernet cable n Internet connect – world-wide n

Ten Tec Omni VII

Demonstration – Remote Base Remote base at Pupukea – North Shore n Omni VII in remote mode n 10 -30 meter Log Periodic Dipole Array n Hawaii Road. Runner broadband internet n n Remote Base compliments of Alex, KH 6 YY

Demonstration – Local PC Toshiba Laptop PC – 1. 0 GHz n Ten-Tec One Plug program n Clear. Wire internet – compliments of Joe AH 0 A n Ethernet cable and/or Wi-Fi connect n Both SSB and CW available n KH 6 YY recorded QSO n n To hear the QSO, click on the speaker icon

Required Parameters External IP address of the modem / router n Internal IP address of the Omni VII n Six consecutive ports on the router n User-selected Passcode n

Block Diagram Omni VII 192. 168. 1. 123 Local connected PC 192. 168. 1. 16 70. 150. 121. 98 ====== Modem / Router UDP Ports 49152 -49157 Pass-through ==== 192. 168. 1. 1 Remote Web PC xx. xx. xx

Ten Tec Omni VII Screen

FCC and ARRL Regulations FCC - 97. 109 - Licensed ham must be control operator. n FCC – 97. 213 -Internet connection considered a wireline connection (i. e. a long microphone cord). n ARRL DXCC Rules – Operator and Transmitter/Receiver must be in same DXCC entity. n

Current IRBs Accessible IRBs – URLs n http: //www. w 7 dxx. com/ n http: //w 4 mq. no-ip. com: 47880/websites. html n

IRB Sites World-Wide 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. HB 9 AZT HB 9 BF HB 9 CXZ K 8 FRS KA 3 ODJ KB 6 Q KB 9 KRI KO 6 SY N 4 OLT OE 1 XHQ OH 2 BYS S 50 ARO TI 0 RC VE 7 OGO VK 3 UR W 3 RFA W 4 MQ W 6 PJ W 7 DXX WB 6 LZV

QST Articles

Additional Information A copy of this presentation n Six articles from QST on remote operating n Tec Omni VII Operating manual n Omni VII One Plug program n n Located at: http: //aditl. com/ham/irb/

Internet Remote Base This presentation produced with the cooperation of the following: Alex Benton, KH 6 YY n Kimo Chun, KH 7 U n Joe Speroni, AH 0 A n Bev Yuen, AH 6 NF n Jim Yuen, WH 6 GS n