Gerry - is there a typo in your reply below OR did you mean to say that
the IRB does NOT help your situation? You use the word "doesn't" but
wondering if thats right?
73
Pete W2PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry Hohn <telwest@telusplanet.net>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Fri, Aug 14, 2009 10:01 am
Subject: Re: Topband: Remote Receiving Antenna
Pete,
Meant to sent the original to the reflector.
I agree, If you only want to listen, the IRB woks fine. I've use IRBs
in other
counties to listen to both other signals I can't hear here as well as
my own. I
find that it doesn't help working new ones that I can't hear at my
urban station
site.
Gerry VE6LB
----- Original Message -----
From: w2pm@aol.com
To: hohn@telus.net
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 7:55 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Remote Receiving Antenna
YES - latency is an issue but not for receive only - you only have to
mute the audio at the shack end so the receiver is always on and
connected to the antenna. Nice to monitor your own signal too.
Pete W2PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Gerry Hohn <telwest@telusplanet.net>
To: w2pm@aol.com
Sent: Fri, Aug 14, 2009 9:52 am
Subject: Re: Topband: Remote Receiving Antenna
Our club has a Internet Remote Base. While it works OK (not great)
for
SSB, CW is difficult. The issue is the Internet latency. By the time
I
hear the DX coming back on the remote, he's moved on in real time.
The
IRB works fine for casual SSB ragchewing.
Gerry VE6LB
----- Original Message -----
From: w2pm@aol.com
To: zl3ix@inet.net.nz ; topband@contesting.com
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Remote Receiving Antenna
If you have broadband internet service readily available at the remote
site that's the simple way using Ham Radio deluxe or someother PC
control software. I have heard of some people using a Wifi router at
the remote end to provide internet access there (some wifi channels
are
actually assigned to Ham Radio as priority and you use higher power on
them with high gain antennas) but you would be limited to a few miles
at most even if you can establish an RF link because of timing
issues.
I am planning a remote receiver mysel
f about 50 miles north of here in
a very remote quiet area at my brothers ski lodge which fortunately
has
Cable internet. I will use a K3 up there but only for receive - but
nothing would stop me using it for TX too if I wanted to (except for a
tx antenna up there) .. 73
Pete W2PM
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg - ZL3IX <zl3ix@inet.net.nz>
To: Group Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, Aug 12, 2009 1:56 am
Subject: Re: Topband: Remote Receiving Antenna
Hi Rick,
It has been done both ways. Personally I use a UHF link for my remote.
You need similar equipment to that used in a repeater installation, as
you will need to run full duplex. The uplink is used to control the
array switching and tune the remote Rx, while the downlink is used to
bring the audio back.
Contact me off list if you would like more details.
73, Greg, ZL3IX
rick darwicki wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I may have the chance to put up a remote receiving antenna on some
property
near me (5 miles away) that should be very quite as far as man made
noise goes.
>
> Question is, how is it done? What equipment is need?
> Internet thing or UHF link?
>
>
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