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General discussion forum / Dayton Hamvention?
« on: 2011-05-12, 22:38:43 »
Will the company display at the Dayton Hamvention?
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General discussion forum / PSK31 with Remote Rig System...
« on: 2011-05-09, 21:21:33 »
I am using the TS-480 control head remotely with the Remote Rig system and would like to operate PSK31. I already have a Tigertronics SignaLink USB, the appropriate cable with connector to plug into the 6 pin connector on the TS-480 body, and a computer at the radio end that operates an EchoLink node. I would assume that I connect the SignaLink to the TS-480 body and the computer at the remote site and use some type of remote access software to access that computer remotely?
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General discussion forum / Re: Better microphone for TS-480 remote use?
« on: 2011-02-09, 14:11:17 »I didn't found any better one than the stock MC-43
Also tried a Heil HC-4, an MC-60A and a senheiser.
I detected a hollow sound while listening to the recordings that is a common characteristic of a hand microphone. Then when I went to the Heil Sound website, that characteristic is exactly what the description of the Handi Mic and GM Series claims to solve.
In a review on eham.net of the Heil Goldline Series, a nonremote user with a TS-480 mentioned using the "wide" setting for the microphone and the "high boost" setting for the TS-480. I realize that the optimum audio settings would have to be tailored to an individuals voice, but would the settings that work well while operating nonremote be the same settings that work well while operating remotely over the internet through the Remote Rig system?
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General discussion forum / Better microphone for TS-480 remote use?
« on: 2011-02-08, 03:08:27 »
Anyone using something different than the stock hand microphone with their TS-480 for remote use with the Remote Rig system?
I stayed inside and played radio today while it was snowing outside. A couple of different stations played a clip of my audio back over the radio for me to hear. I thought my audio sounded a little bit muffled with the stock hand microphone, which started me thinking about enhancing my audio quality with a replacement microphone. Maybe one of the models from Heil Sound?
I stayed inside and played radio today while it was snowing outside. A couple of different stations played a clip of my audio back over the radio for me to hear. I thought my audio sounded a little bit muffled with the stock hand microphone, which started me thinking about enhancing my audio quality with a replacement microphone. Maybe one of the models from Heil Sound?
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General discussion forum / Re: Dynamic DNS for multiple devices?
« on: 2011-01-06, 15:10:19 »
I have already setup the radio box and the Web-Switch with independant fixed IP addresses on my LAN and defined different web ports for the two devices, which are forwarded from my router.
My thought process was that if I activated DynDNS on both devices that each would be checking for an IP change every 10 minutes or whatever check time was set and possibly cause a conflict.
My thought process was that if I activated DynDNS on both devices that each would be checking for an IP change every 10 minutes or whatever check time was set and possibly cause a conflict.
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General discussion forum / Dynamic DNS for multiple devices?
« on: 2011-01-06, 14:05:45 »
I am using Dynamic DNS for the Remote Rig radio box. I added a Webswitch to turn power on/off to an amplifier. I am not sure how to implement Dynamic DNS for both the radio box and the Web-Switch.
"...You need to register a account (free) at www.dyndns.com to start with. After that you enter the same information at the Internal DynDNS web page in the RRC. "DynDNS check time" sets how often the IP-check should be done. DynDNS says it should be 10 minutes or longer. If you put 0 the DynDNS client is not activated. There are other providers of the same service but the WEB-Switch only supports DynDNS today. If you have more than one WEB-Switch or RRC-1258 at the same place DynDNS should only be active in one of the units..."
The way I interpret the above information is that you enter the same DynDNS host name, webpage user name, and webpage password into the Web-Switch that you used for the Remote Rig radio box and then set the check time to 0 for the Web-Switch so that DynDNS will only be activated in the Remote Rig radio box and not both the radio box and the Web-Switch. Is that correct?
"...You need to register a account (free) at www.dyndns.com to start with. After that you enter the same information at the Internal DynDNS web page in the RRC. "DynDNS check time" sets how often the IP-check should be done. DynDNS says it should be 10 minutes or longer. If you put 0 the DynDNS client is not activated. There are other providers of the same service but the WEB-Switch only supports DynDNS today. If you have more than one WEB-Switch or RRC-1258 at the same place DynDNS should only be active in one of the units..."
The way I interpret the above information is that you enter the same DynDNS host name, webpage user name, and webpage password into the Web-Switch that you used for the Remote Rig radio box and then set the check time to 0 for the Web-Switch so that DynDNS will only be activated in the Remote Rig radio box and not both the radio box and the Web-Switch. Is that correct?
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General discussion forum / Re: Forwarding ports to multiple IPs?
« on: 2010-12-28, 15:14:21 »Not aware of any router that can only forward to one IP adress in your network
maybe you should look under multipple ports forwarding in your router
Guy ON4AOI
I was traveling when I posted the question. I will look at the setup for each of my routers and see if port forwarding to multiple IP's is available in either one.
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General discussion forum / Re: Forwarding ports to multiple IPs?
« on: 2010-12-28, 15:11:38 »Which router do you have?
I am using a Linksys WRT54G2 at the radio location.
I have a Linksys E1000 at my home that I could switch out if it offers some functionality that the other router does not.
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General discussion forum / Forwarding ports to multiple IPs?
« on: 2010-12-27, 18:42:36 »
I am forwarding ports to the Remote Rig Radio Box, which is setup with a Static IP on my LAN. How can I also forward ports to my Webswitch and IP Camera if my router only has port forwarding to one IP?
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General discussion forum / Re: 1258 V6 & new firmware 2.26-28
« on: 2010-12-06, 13:51:11 »I update using Setup Manager program and the msg is " Faild program new firmware! Writed Faild."
I tried more times with 2.26 & 2.28. Only 2.25 it's ok.
73 Nick
I experienced the same error message using Setup Manager and also tried different computers, cables, etc. I finally discovered that each time I downloaded the Version 2.28 Firmware from the website, the file size was different! The downloaded file would show 72K, then 90K, then 74K, etc., when viewing the file size in Windows Explorer.
Another Remoterig user emailed Version 2.28 to me and it showed 308K and both my Radio and Control Units updated successfully. I have yet to figure out why this was happening and I have never experienced this before on other downloads. Even though I have not proven this yet, I suspect the new version of Nortons Internet Security that I had just updated to before this event.
I feel for the Remoterig developers since all they can assume is that everything at the user's end is normal, when very often strange problems like this are causing problems with the Remoterig gear that the developers can't control and they are trying to help us troubleshoot from afar.
My favorite saying is "Technology is great...when it works.".
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General discussion forum / Gave up on 3G...
« on: 2010-12-04, 13:01:02 »
I finally gave up on using 3G as an internet source for the control box and installed a wireless bridge to link my home (6.6 km). I am now very impressed with the operation of the Remoterig system!!!
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General discussion forum / Switching between PC-Client and TS-480 Control Head?
« on: 2010-11-25, 13:31:19 »
I currently have the 2-box Remoterig system connected in Mode 5 to a Kenwood TS-480. If I add the PC-Client hardware/software, can I leave the Remoterig Radio Unit in Mode 5 and operate with the TS-480 Remote Head at my home and the PC-Client on my laptop from other locations without reconfiguring everything?
I realize that I can download the PC-Client software from the website. What are my options for purchasing the hardware?
I realize that I can download the PC-Client software from the website. What are my options for purchasing the hardware?
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General discussion forum / Re: Internet sharing slowing me down?
« on: 2010-11-23, 19:07:34 »...I gave-up trying to use 3G. Even with a solid and fast connection, I experienced the same issue you do...
I think you are correct (again
)...I just checked the speed of my 3G internet connection at speedtest.vonage.com on the cellphone itself, on my laptop tethered to the phone, and on my tablet PC being supplied internet via internet sharing from the laptop (the same way the Remoterig Control Unit would be connected). The download speed was around 2300 kbps and the upload speed was around 600 kbps, on all three connections.
What is the minimum internet speed for the Remoterig system?
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General discussion forum / Re: Internet sharing slowing me down?
« on: 2010-11-23, 14:04:47 »...If you are using SIP port 5060, you should try something else...
I had to change the SIP Port to get the system to function, but I will try to change the port to something outside the normal range that may not be detected by Verizon.
...I use a 3G router with an ethernet jack...
Which 3G router are you using?
I am not going to give up just yet on my current 3G cellular source and Verizon has just started advertising the availability of 4G in my area. My current 3G cellular service is really close to functioning properly. I have high hopes that taking the computer out of the loop will just allow it to function. I really want to be able to operate from my pickup.
If I can't get satisfactory results, I will setup a wireless link from the shop location to my home. My home is about 3 statute miles from the shop location, but the top 30 feet or so of my tower is line-of-sight because the tower is located on a high ridge with the base about 110 feet higher than my home and the average terrain. I can see my antennas from my home when the reflections from the sun are just right. I tell my wife that the tower is a thing of beauty.
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General discussion forum / Internet sharing slowing me down?
« on: 2010-11-23, 04:07:43 »
Okay...I have everything working, including remote rotator control. Now, on to improving my internet connection on the control side of the link. My receive audio cuts out every couple of seconds and I am told my transmit audio does the same. I have tried different audio quality settings and played with the dithering parameters, but still have random interuptions in the transmit/receive audio.
My internet connection on the control end is via a USB cable from my Droid cellphone connected to my Window XP laptop running Internet Sharing to convert to an Ethernet cable for input to the Remoterig box. The breaks in the transmit/receive audio are noticably worse anytime I do anything on the computer, even operations that don't have anything to do with the internet. That makes me think that the USB to Ethernet conversion is being adversly effected by something like Windows Power Management or Norton Internet Security.
To take the computer out of the loop, I ordered a Netgear MBRN3000 3G Broadband Wireless Router, actually just to gain the Ethernet switch capability. The MBRN3000 has a button to turn off the wireless router functionality. I searched but could not find a simple Ethernet switch that used a USB internet source.
Has anyone tried this with a 3G source? Any thoughts about what in the computer would be effecting the internet connection?
My internet connection on the control end is via a USB cable from my Droid cellphone connected to my Window XP laptop running Internet Sharing to convert to an Ethernet cable for input to the Remoterig box. The breaks in the transmit/receive audio are noticably worse anytime I do anything on the computer, even operations that don't have anything to do with the internet. That makes me think that the USB to Ethernet conversion is being adversly effected by something like Windows Power Management or Norton Internet Security.
To take the computer out of the loop, I ordered a Netgear MBRN3000 3G Broadband Wireless Router, actually just to gain the Ethernet switch capability. The MBRN3000 has a button to turn off the wireless router functionality. I searched but could not find a simple Ethernet switch that used a USB internet source.
Has anyone tried this with a 3G source? Any thoughts about what in the computer would be effecting the internet connection?