[TenTec] HFRB & IRBs (was downloading updates)

[w4chl at mindspring.com]

Dear TenTec list,

In response to the question about controlling rigs such as the Orion (and 
TT Pegasus or Jupiter), we too had that issue and elected to pull together 
an HF Remote Base (HFRB) for the club:
http://rtpnet.org/parc/Station/HFRB

Now this is to allow us to eventually control from over the Internet, but 
a simpler version works OK just from one part of a QTH to another, just 
use WiFi cards (IEEE 802.11b or the emerging 802.11g cards).  In the 
simple depiction shown here:
http://www.rtpnet.org/parc/Station/HFRB/TTPegIRB_files/TTPegIRB_gif_1.htm

we were able to use the N4PY code and code shipped with the TenTec rigs to 
control from anywhere in the house.  Had to setup NetMeeting to work the 
audio links.  We haven't packaged this, but KA3ODJ has and we are working 
together on advancing remote base capabilities with TenTec rigs.  Stay 
tuned. Check out:
http://ka3odj.servemp3.com/

Expect to more completely document and package the code we integrate with 
the Pegasus at PARC over the spring and summer.

Cheers & 73s de Mark W4CHL

Mark R. Smith  w4chl at arrl.org
Chapel Hill NC  USA   http://rtpnet.org/parc