[TenTec] Internet remote Pegasus?!! (Carl W2CSH)

[M.Pender]

Hello Carl es all!
The internet remoting of an hf rig for use by 
disadvantaged or limited hams sounds absolutely 
fantastic. What a great service. I wonder, is the 
internet delay much of a problem, or is it small 
enough to work around? 

   My father lives in a retirement trailer park in Florida
and something like this would be just the ticket. 
Your post has really opened up my eyes to some 
possibilities. Think if many clubs and/or hams 
set up a remote hf rig available over the internet. 
Wouldn't have to be full time. A guy could log the rig 
on the internet to make it available for a few hours 
each day or night. The times of availability could be
posted for users. The connect and disconnect 
could even be automatic. Hmmmmmmm. :-)
Possibilities..........
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       Mike Pender   N9IVO:   Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Carl Hyde <cshyde@yahoo.com>


>My radio club has a
> Kachina installed in the clubhouse hooked up to a
> tower full of beams and operated with a networked PC
> via the internet.  Many of our members are seniors who
> are in restricted developments or in assisted living
> quarters.  With a little instruction they can log into
> the Kachina over the internet and work HF during the
> day or night without leaving the home and not needing
> antennas  or any equipment at all.  The Kachina remote
> has proved so popular that it has a full time
> volunteer booking agent who keeps the schedule.  But
> it has allowed a lot of guys to continue in the hobby
> and every family member claims that getting their
> senior ham back on the air has greatly improved their
> health and wellness.  So if the pegasus at half the
> price will do the same then TT will sell all they can
> make.  But we all have a choice and there are plenty
> of radios out there that still have knobs on them, FOR
> NOW.  


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