Hi Dave,
Don't hold your breath waiting for me to set up a remote station. A lot of things have to happen first. If the radio is too expensive that'll kill everything before I get started. I also have to secure a location first. And then there's the problem that I live 12 time zones away from where I want to set up the radio. I'll be lucky to have it going before summer 2019.
All that said, I will most likely buy a pair of Remoterig boxes to use as the interface to the internet. Their equipment has been around for a while and they seem to know Icom equipment pretty well.
73, Ken VE3HLS So Phisai, Thailand Blog: bueng-ken.com
On Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 10:39 David J. Schmocker <kj9idave@charter.net wrote:
Ken: I am also in queue to buy an IC-9700 as my first satellite rig. Would you please let me know how the ³remote controlling² plan progresses. Due to limitations at my QTH, (I need to get above 18 meter tall trees to see horizon); I need an orbital ring rotor for my satellite work. With goals to work DX stations and WAS, portable operation isn¹t best suited to meet my operating goals or maybe I need to relook at this and build a portable operating trailer. Interesting, I have been trying for six months to buy a ring rotator for my existing 45G tower that I can also mount an elevation rotor on the back (unbalanced load) for satellite antennas (already bought and in my garage). Six months of trying (so far) and no rotor is on order because no-one can meet the requirements. I¹ve tried K0XG Systems, AlfaRadio (Spid), TicRing, and ProSistel.
So remote controlling a station may be the way I have to go also.. Putting up another tower has received XYL veto.
73, CU on the birds soon.
Dave KJ9I
On 12/14/18, 6:59 PM, "AMSAT-BB on behalf of Kenneth P Alexander" <amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org on behalf of ve3hls@gmail.com> wrote:
I have my eye on it to use as a remotely controlled station with the radio in FN03. I would operate it from my home here in Thailand. I'm not optimistic about the price in Canada. However the IC-7300 is a reasonable price, so we'll see.
I have to learn a lot about remotely controlling a rig first.
73,
Ken VE3HLS So Phisai, Thailand Blog: bueng-ken.com
On Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 06:14 John Brier <johnbrier@gmail.com wrote:
The Icom IC-9700 will be released in January 2019 in Japan for 188,000 yen ($1,657 USD).
"Delivery times may vary, depending on the country or region." "The IC-9700 is the perfect side-by-side companion to the IC-7300 HF radio. They are the same size and have almost identical ergonomics. Using the IC-9700 and IC-7300 creates an ideal, compact radio station covering the HF, 144, 430 and 1200 MHz bands."
https://qrznow.com/ic-9700-new-release/
Who is getting one? :-)
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