My doctor told me to start walking. Knew I wouldn't do it if I wasn't
hamming. Decided to put together a pedestrian mobile station and walk
around tracks at nearby high schools and colleges. Obtained a small
laundry cart which I was going push around tracks. Cart would hold my
7000, 22 ah battery and MFJ 1788 Magnetic Loop antenna. Antenna finally
arrived today for assembly this weekend......then a light went off. Why
am I toting all this stuff around when I could operate 7000 remotely?
I saw a neat setup made in Sweden and sold by HRO called Remoterig
RRC-1258MkII. Unfortunately, it doesn't play well with the 7000. Then
I saw a YouTube video
(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmKa_krLj54&feature=related<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmKa_krLj54&feature=related> )
of a Japanese ham operating his 7000 with his iPhone.
I am not particularly computer literate so I ordered the ARRL manual
titled "Remote Operating for Amateur Radio: Ham Radio, the Internet and
Remote Station Control". But I would like to hear from anyone who has
operated remote such as I have described and let me know the pros and
cons of what I am getting into.
Tnx much and best 73, Tom K3MOV
P.S. Or would be simpler just to get another TS 480SAT and go the REMOTERIG route? I had a 480 before I bought the IC 7000 and found it to be a very nice rig.
