[WriteLog] Remote

[Tom Georgens]

Hi Robert

Glad you got it all working.  Wayne did a super job coming up with a solution requiring no extra hardware or significant reconfiguration when local vs. remote.

I would recommend the remote power on/off.  Having a way to shutdown if the radio or WL goes key down is a good precaution.  I have not had that happen, but it could.  More common is some type of PC hang.  There are simple solutions like Wemo, or more heavy duty products.  My computers are set to boot when power comes on.  

Remote Desktop solutions are easy to set up.  I have used teamviewer and AnyDesk.  Both have worked, and there are others.

Good luck with it.  It is a lot of fun

Tom
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> On Jul 4, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Robert . <woodr90 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> When I read about writelog's remote control, wanted to use it for several
> reasons, first priority to be able to use home station to chase new band
> countries while away from station.
> 
> Made it priority to test this weekend.  K3 set at 50watts and hooked to
> WARC yagi.  CW, worked some 1x1 K2 stations that are on.
> 
> Impressions:
> Neat
> Screen, writelog works/looks just at home.
> Excellent solution to chasing new BC when mobile.
> Other side of this is home station didn't change, when get home, can sit
> down and operate.
> 
> In my case,
> There are computer and on/off switch savey folks still at house but haven't
> had to call in a favor...
> 
> Future I'll get remote on/off and desktop control so I can open rtty window
> on remote (rig) computer.
> 
> Again Impressive remote software,
> 
> 73 W5AJ
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