Remote rig operation

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Remote operation of a rig over the internet allows leaving home and still have use of the rig in the shack, or someone else's rig -maybe much better setup that you have yourself. And then there are generous folk at clubs such as the Richmond Amateur Radio Club who offer just such a facility https://rarclub.net/?s=remote to members.

This first description is how to do it by TCP and UDP ports on an Icom rig. Most modern base Icoms are supported by the software package RS-BA1 v2 https://www.icomamerica.com/lineup/opti ... _Version2/ which expects any recent version of Windows. The result is control and 2-way audio from the computer which may be on the table beside the rig or far away linked through a distant internet access point.

Can you do CW, FT8, RTTY, SSTV, freeDV. Yes, but this simple setup described first is just for phone. Other modes are possible, but need a little more than just simple.

How it works:

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