[TowerTalk] "Wire"less antenna connection

[Jim Lux]

At 12:24 PM 1/21/2005, doc wrote:
> >> Jim Lux wrote:
>>>Eliminate all wires to the tower.  Use wi-fi to send digitized audio to the
>>>tower base for input to the auto-tuning amplifier.  Rotor control also.
>>>Supply AC power only and eliminate coax loss, lightning threat.
>>I am working on this approach right now, but it will hardly be ready for 
>>field day this year.
>
>Am awaiting the arrival of a matched set of commercial surplus
>wireless RS-232 links (2.4GHz) with a voice channel.
>
>Will be testing that out to see if wireless remote control of
>a TenTec Pegasus, Jupiter, or other RS-232 controllable rig
>is possible ... again with the goal of eliminating the hardwire
>link to the radio room and allowing the tower to be located
>further from the house.



>Of course defending the rig and wireless unit from lightning,
>and providing a remote power source, are challenges.  Am looking
>at a big solar charged deep cycle battery for power.

May I recommend http://www.homepower.com/ as an information resource for 
the latter... lots of useful information there (and the magazine has lots 
of ads for suppliers of this sort of thing: solar panels, charge 
controllers, batteries, etc.)

http://www.windsun.com/ (Northern Arizona Wind & Sun) is a useful mail 
order site with lots of information.