Remote Ham Station via the Internet

Pictured below is my Kenwood ts-2000 and the Hy-Gain IV rotor with Idiom Press Rotor-EZ modification. I use the ts-2000 and Hy-Gain rotor for my Remote IP Station via the internet and my laptop. Skype which is a voice over ip program is used to pass the audio from the remote computer to the laptop via the internet. Skype works amazingly well and delay time is minimal and not even noticeable to the station your talking too. I've worked several local stations/DX and they are unaware that I'm actually 30 miles from my radio working remotely with my laptop via the internet.

Hardware Needed:

• Radio capable of serial control with HRD

• Rotator with serial control

• Audio interface for the radio to computers sound card like  Signalink USB

• Computer with Windows 2000 or higher, preferably with serial ports and not usb to serial converters

Software Needed: 

• Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD)

• HRD Rotor

• Skype (VOIP)

• VNC (for tweaking remote computer if needed)

View of the mini shack which is what my remote station also.

Screen shot of HRD which is currently remotely connected to the ts-2000 at home on 20 meters via the internet.

This is a screen shot of HRD Rotor program, still working some bugs out, but when finished will be a nice addition to HRD.