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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:24.0pt">New Horizons of old HAM radio hobby<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">Author:</span></i><span lang="EN-US"> <i>
Andrey Fedorov KL1A (RW3AH)</i><br>
<i><a href="http://www.CQDX.ru">www.CQDX.ru</a></i> ©<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">In this article I would like to share my personal experiences on the use of the remotely controlled amateur radio stations. This subject is not new, and was referred to repeatedly in some amateur radio information sources,
as well as discussed in many forums on the Internet. So I will not be original here.</span><a href="http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Screen-Shot-2013-02-03-at-8.22.27-AM.jpg"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="644" height="360" id="Imagem_x0020_8" src="cid:image009.jpg@01CE0DFC.1395D7F0" alt="Descrição: Descrição: http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Screen-Shot-2013-02-03-at-8.22.27-AM-515x288.jpg"></span></a><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Perhaps one of the pioneers in the field of remote control in amateur radio were W4MQ and W7DXX, who began to conduct various experiments many years ago. By the way, W4MQ Internet Remote Base (HAM Radio Internet Remote Control Pioneer) received the ARRL Technical
Innovation Award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I observed the construction details and configuration of a remote control radio station for the first time on Nodir’s EY8MM WEB site, where he described the setup and configuration of his radio remote control system.
Before, that I only saw some short notes in different amateur radio sources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">My own story started at the time when my good HAM friend from Iceland Thor TF4M decided to equip his super station by remotely controlled system and shared the idea with me. We discussed the type of equipment to be used
and the principles of construction and project implementation. In order to participate in this project I decided to purchase the RemoteRig «RRC1258mkII” modem for further TF4M’s station tests.In spring of 2012, Thor received the necessary equipment. Later
that summer I also received the same equipment from Sweden to start testing the remote.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For a couple of weeks, Thor was “conjuring” his super station setup to get it linked to the Internet and to start project implementation. With the help of the radio amateurs from Sweden he gradually began to install hardware
according to the configuration developed earlier. At the beginning the results were not great primarily because of the relatively weak internet channel. From my side, I connected my modem device and fine tuned it. In order to do so, it was necessary to keep
in mind many factors including the configuration of the communication equipment and antenna switching. So it took quite a long time to achieve the desired result. I didn’t have any experience before with such a technology so I used common sense while working
on this project.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The basic Thor’s Setup was as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">- Two RemoteRig “RRC1258mkII” Modems.<br>
- The Elecraft “K3/Twin” (later Thor got Elecraft K3/0 which was designed specifically for radio station remote control).<br>
-Antennas relay switches<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC03578.jpg"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="644" height="363" id="Imagem_x0020_7" src="cid:image010.jpg@01CE0DFC.1395D7F0" alt="Descrição: Descrição: http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC03578-515x290.jpg"></span></a><i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">My new RRC1258mkII Control Unit from RemoteRig.com (Photo by KL1A)<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">My first Remote Radio QSO was held on July 4, 2012 with callsign TF/KL1A.<br>
* I will not discuss about legal aspects of the remote radio station control in this article. I can only say from the outset that Thor paid attention to strict adherence to the Rules and Radio Regulations. He has investigated very carefully the legal aspects
of our operations to make sure we did not violate any law.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">When the first part of the project was successfully implemented, even at the lowest Internet speed connection, we started the second part of it. It was about configuration and complete control of the station using the
transceiver ELECRAFT “K3/0.” The difficulty was to fine tune settings of both transceiver and modem. Weak internet channel added to the difficulty of the task. Second testing of the project was performed on August 12, 2012 with the call sign TF4M/KL1A. As
a result, 220 QSO were conducted in a time frame of less than one hour.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">New «Remote Control Ham Radio (RHR) Cluster» Project</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">At various stages of the project we continued to consult with HAM’s. We shared ideas and discussed the details. Among HAMs helping us were two wonderful persons from the USA who were obsessed with the same idea, Ray W2RE
and Lee WW2DX. The guys were working on same issue but at more serious business level, and they were looking for someone who could have performed beta testing for them. I offered my help and was testing their project during the next 6 months.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Their energy and enthusiasm is amazing, constantly at work implementing new ideas, solutions and pushing forward. This speed has always fascinated me.<br>
These guys’ energy was amazing. They were constantly at work. New solutions were immediately implemented and put into practice. This speed has always fascinated me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC04088.jpg"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="644" height="363" id="Imagem_x0020_6" src="cid:image011.jpg@01CE0DFC.1395D7F0" alt="Descrição: Descrição: http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/DSC04088-515x290.jpg"></span></a><i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">KL1A/W2 modest Remote Setup (Photo by KL1A)</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">How it looks</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Below I would like to focus on the description of the W2RE & WW2DX stations. Here, perhaps, the term «Remote Control Ham Radio (RHR) Cluster» is used for the first time and I would like to claim Copyright
</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">☺</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The flagship of the «Remote Control Ham Radio (RHR) Cluster» is W2RE Big Gun Contest station:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bunker.jpg"><span style="color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:PT;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="644" height="428" id="Imagem_x0020_5" src="cid:image012.jpg@01CE0DFC.1395D7F0" alt="Descrição: Descrição: http://www.cqdx.ru/ham/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bunker-515x342.jpg"></span></a><i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-US">W2RE Big Gun Contest Station (Photo by W2RE)</span></i><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Here are the station descriptions from their
<a href="http://rhr.wpengine.com/" target="_blank">website</a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">QTH: Summit, NY.USA.</span></u><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Nestled at 2100ASL in the Northern Catskill Mountains, this Contest QTH currently has 24 antennas including the following:<br>
Elecraft K3 with Expert 1KFA 1KW Amplifier and 4 Towers<br>
• 6m – 5 element Yagi<br>
• 10m – 5/5/5 Stacks + 7 Element Mono bander @ 100′<br>
• 15m – 5/5/5 Stacks<br>
• 20m – 4/4 Stacks + 5 Element Mono bander @ 100′<br>
• 40m – 3 ele 40M yagi<br>
• 80m – Full size 4 Square<br>
• 160m – 3 Sloper EU/SA/JA – 4 Square being built<br>
• WARC – Dipole @ 100′<br>
This QTH will provide you with 1KW output on all bands 6-160m. This QTH has drastic drop offs in all directions. One of the biggest advantages of this QTH is the non-existent noise floor! This QTH has already set records and won CQWW and ARRLDX contests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Other «Remote Control Ham Radio Cluster» stations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">QTH: Blueberry Hill NY. USA.</span></u><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Located in the Hudson Valley, this QTH is at 1200ASL with drastic drop offs to JA and SA and beautiful takeoff angles in all other directions. This QTH has won #1 US ARRL and CQWW contests and consists of the following equipment:<br>
Elecraft K3 with Expert 1KFA 1KW Amplifier<br>
• 6-20m – 4 element SteppIR with 6 elements on 6m.<br>
• 40m – 2 element F12 Magnum 240<br>
• 80m – INV V – 4 Square in Spring<br>
• 160m – Inverted L<br>
<br>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">QTH: Windham Mountain, NY. USA.<br>
Located in the Catskill Mountains, this QTH is at 1800ASL with drastic drop offs to JA and EU. This QTH hits the very LOW angles as the terrain drops off 1500′ in less than a mile.<br>
Elecraft K3 with Expert 1K-FA 1.2KW Amplifier<br>
• 6m – 6 Element HyGain<br>
• 10-20m – Force 12 Yagi + WARC.<br>
• 30m – High Dipole<br>
• 40m – 2 element F12 Magnum 240<br>
• 80m – 1/4 Wave Full Size Vertical<br>
• 160m – Inverted L<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span lang="EN-US">QTH: QUAKERHILL, NY. USA.</span></u><span lang="EN-US"><br>
Located in Southern Dutchess County NY, this QTH has beautiful take off to EU and SA.<br>
Elecraft K3 with Elecraft KPA500 Amplifier<br>
• 6m – M2 6M7 @ 77′<br>
• 10m – 4 Full Size Elements 2X Arrays 2/2/4 WRTC Antenna @ 73′<br>
• 15m – 2 Full Size Elements 2X Arrays 2/2/4 WRTC Antenna @ 73′<br>
• 20m – 2 Full Size Elements 2X Arrays 2/2/4 WRTC Antenna @ 73′<br>
• 40m – Cushcraft 40-2CD 2 Element Yagi @ 85′<br>
• 80m – 4 Square in a swamp<br>
• 160m – INV L also in a swamp<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The team is currently working on fifth «Remote Control Ham Radio (RHR) Cluster» site as well as three other sites along the Eastern seaboard.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">It is impossible for one person to build a network of stations of this level. This type of project would require a team of enthusiasts obsessed and completely dedicated to the idea. The expenses were beyond imagination.
On top of the expenses, team efforts should be acknowledged. I have worked from various US Contest Stations before (K1LZ and K1TTT), but the results achieved while working from this Super stations ‘cluster’ were really amazing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Dream Team</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Remote Ham Radio was founded by Ray Higgins (W2RE) and Lee Imber (WW2DX) in 2012. Before RHR Ray and Lee owned and operated Hudson Valley towers, Inc. a tower and antenna installation and service company that built and
maintained over 75 tower and antenna installations in the Northeastern United States. In the commercial sector they have done contract work for government agencies NASA and The Department of Homeland Security.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Ray W2RE has years of experience building, maintaining and designing winning contest stations. Lee WW2DX has experience in design, development and engineering new leading edge network and infrastructure technology. Their
experienced team has brought Station Remote to the next level.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Fonte: </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">SPARKY's Blog</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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