[TenTec] Time Sharing Radio Access?

[Gary Hoffman]

This idea is interesting to me.  It would be an interesting side-line.

I wonder how much of a "monthly donation"  (say) that someone would be
willing to part with - and how this would compare to the cost of providing
the service..



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Rippey" <w3uls73 at gmail.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 1:27 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Time Sharing Radio Access?


> For most of the past year I have not had access to an HF rig due to having
> moved into a condo apartment in Wash DC. It is a 1950s vintage building
and
> its concrete/rebar construction effectively eliminates HF signals. (The
> reason for the move was principally due to, but not limited to, medical
> issues.) I truly miss being on the air.
> So I have been casting around for options. One, of course, is to set up a
> remote site using a dedicated computer and an OMNI VII. However, I have
not
> sussed out how this could be done, practically speaking.
>
> I'm wondering whether Ten-Tec (or someone else) would not consider setting
> up computers, OMNI VIIs, and antennas and renting them out in a
time-sharing
> sort of arrangement. I certainly would be willing to pay for such access
> from my home computer and would be spared the nuisance of maintaining a
> remote site operation, which would have to be, in all likelihood, at some
> remove from my home. This could well be a profitable sideline for the
> person(s) offering this service.
>
> If FCC rules conflict, then I would suggest asking the Commission to think
> about changing them. I am sure I am not the only ham who has had to go QRT
> due to circumstances beyond his/her control.
>
> Since I'm particularly an HF enthusiast, the idea of remote links via the
> VHF options that are proliferating do have much appeal. I want to hear the
> QRN and QRM.
>
> Any thoughts as to the practicality of this idea?
>
> John, W3ULS
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