[TowerTalk] Remotely controlled stations

[Mark Beckwith]

I've been skipping this thread until it kept getting posts over and over.  I 
would really like to remote my station.  Where IS the remote station 
reflector??

Mark, N5OT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:19 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Remotely controlled stations


> Howdy --
>
>    These days with CC&R's and more condo and  apartment dwelling, the ham
> dream of having a nice station is getting harder and  harder to realize. 
> Some
> years ago a couple of clever Microsoft guys tried  putting one together up 
> here
> in the PNW. There were a myriad of obstacles to  overcome but they got it
> basically working.
>
>    Now in the 21st century there is new technology  that is making it
> possible to do just that. At least one TowerTalkian that I  know of - Ted, 
> K6XN -
> has a nice remote station up in the mountains of  California. Here's an
> interesting one. Go to _www.qrz.com_ (http://www.qrz.com/)  and look up 
> W1CDO. He
> lives in an  apartment in Bellevue WA, but his station is 6 over 6 over 6 
> on 20
> completely remote controlled in NEW MEXICO!
>
>    Ya gotta love it.
>
>
> BTW this is not the remote station reflector so  let's not go too crazy 
> over
> the topic but it shows what you can do remotely with  towers and antennas.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
>
>
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