Internet Remote Base

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Internet Remote Base

• Using a PC to operate a ham rig at a remote
  location via the internet
• Koolau Amateur Radio Club
• Presentation, April 14, 2007

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Challenges

• Hams without stations
• Radio club cant afford to rent or buy space for
  club stations
• More places have antenna restrictions
• Stealth antennas are less efficient

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Antenna Restriction Stealth Antenna
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Lanai Railing Antenna SGC 237 Tuner
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Prior Solutions

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

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Internet Solutions

• Use LAN or internet as comm path
• Use PC as the control unit
• More custom programs required
• Few commercial programs - TRX-Manager
• Use VoIP as audio transport path
• Skype / Microsoft Net Meeting

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TRX Manager Screen
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Integrated Solution

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

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Ten Tec Omni VII
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Demonstration Remote Base

• Remote base at Pupukea North Shore
• Omni VII in remote mode
• 10-30 meter Log Periodic Dipole Array
• Hawaii RoadRunner broadband internet
• Remote Base compliments of Alex, KH6YY

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Demonstration Local PC

• Toshiba Laptop PC 1.0 GHz
• Ten-Tec One Plug program
• ClearWire internet compliments of Joe AH0A
• Ethernet cable and/or Wi-Fi connect
• Both SSB and CW available
• KH6YY recorded QSO
• To hear the QSO, click on the speaker icon ?

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Required Parameters

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

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Block Diagram
70.150.121.98 Modem / Router UDP
Ports 49152-49157 Pass-through 192.168.
1.1
Omni VII 192.168.1.123
Remote Web PC xx.xx.xx.xx
Local connected PC 192.168.1.16
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Ten Tec Omni VII Screen
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FCC and ARRL Regulations

• FCC - 97.109 - Licensed ham must be control
  operator.
• FCC 97.213 -Internet connection considered a
  wireline connection (i.e. a long microphone
  cord).
• ARRL DXCC Rules Operator and Transmitter/Receive
  r must be in same DXCC entity.

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Current IRBs

• Accessible IRBs URLs
• http//www.w7dxx.com/
• http//w4mq.no-ip.com47880/websites.html

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IRB Sites World-Wide

• HB9AZT
• HB9BF
• HB9CXZ
• K8FRS
• KA3ODJ
• KB6Q
• KB9KRI
• KO6SY
• N4OLT
• OE1XHQ
• OH2BYS
• S50ARO
• TI0RC
• VE7OGO
• VK3UR
• W3RFA
• W4MQ
• W6PJ
• W7DXX

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QST Articles
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Additional Information

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

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Internet Remote Base This presentation produced
with the cooperation of the following

• Alex Benton, KH6YY
• Kimo Chun, KH7U
• Joe Speroni, AH0A
• Bev Yuen, AH6NF
• Jim Yuen, WH6GS