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Wherever
there is a reliable, fast Internet Connection, wireless or static, even
in Outback VK, You may be able to remotely control Your Amateur Radio
Station.
Whether it's drones, underwater unmanned vehicles (UUV),
robotics of all kinds, robotic army tanks for example, satellites, space craft,
radar systems or you name it, Remote Control has been for a long time now and always will be an
ever increasing part of our
lives. Remote Control and Virtual Reality enables us to see and interact
from various perspectives. It's a new Frontier. An example is 'Surgical
Theatre,' which saves lives. I think that RC and VR will replace the
majority of Armed
Forces Personnel from interacting within Hostile Environments. Wars will
increasingly be fought from a distance. As we extend our reach into the
Universe, remotely controlling equipment in space will become ever more
common and vital.
Thanks to the people who have developed the Internet, Remotely
Controlling and Operating Amateur Radio Stations Worldwide is a reality nowadays too. My
Remotely
Controlled Amateur Radio Station
is located on our property, out in the middle of nowhere in the South
Australian Bush, about 10 miles or so
from the nearest town and about 100 miles away from home, from where the
Radios are Remotely Controlled. The Radio Station is
Unattended, Solar Powered and turned on remotely when about to operate
and then turned off again remotely when closing down. Other wise, if
left on all the time, the battery would become depleted. A 5G
Wireless Internet Connection is used now between the property and the town
and a Fibre Optic Cable Internet Connection between home and the town.
Hopefully the information here may help You to achieve Remote Control of
Your Amateur Radio Station too.
As an alternative to remotely
controlling your own AR station, you can pay money online to remotely operate Amateur Radio
stations
via the Internet which are located mostly in the USA. All the
work has been done for You. If interested, Click on this website link
RemoteHamRadio. It opens in a new window.
I have used the remote
control system called 'Remote Rig'. If you are using a point to
point connection from home computer to remote radio, this system
will work ok. However, if wanting to use a wifi connection to the
radio, the setting up, in my opinion, is too difficult because of
the CGN problem and port forwarding requirements.
I am now using the 'Remote
Tx' system which I highly recommend as it uses a 'Remote Internet
Cloud' method of operating. In other words, the remote radio
internet connection to the home computer connects via 'this Internet
cloud.' A 'Raspberry Pi' is used at the radio end too. A fellow VK2
Ham recommended this to me. His name is Mark but unfortunately I
can't remember his call. In my case this enables me to control my
radios using a wifi connection. Even though two radios are shown
below, most installations only need one. One of the important aspects of this
'Remote Tx' system, is that it's simply laid out and easy to use.
The Amateur Radio Operator and owner whose handle is 'Marcus,' is
very responsive and helpful in setting up the system with you.
Click on the image below to
go to the ' Remote Tx ' website. It will open in a new window.
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