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A REMOTELY CONTROLLED STATION FOR HF DIGITAL MODES A REMOTE SSB STATION
ISNT TYPICALLY THE BEST FOR DIGITAL MODES.  HERES WHY AND HOW TO MAKE IT
ALL WORK.  DANIEL CRAUSAZ, HB9TPL I AM A CITY DWELLER WITHOUT THE ABILITY
TO HAVE EFFECTIVE HF ANTENNAS, PARTICULARLY FOR THE LOWER BANDS.  THE
CHALET THAT I OWN, LOCATED IN THE ALPS, OFFERS A MUCH BETTER OPPORTUNITY
INCLUDING A FEW COOPERATIVE TREES SUPPORTING A DOUBLE L, A HALF SQUARE AND
TWO LAZY H ANTENNAS.  THEY, ALONG WITH MY OLD TEN TEC OMNI VI HF
TRANSCEIVER, HAVE ALLOWED ME SOME GREAT NIGHTS ON 40 OR 80 METERS DXING AND
CHATTING IN DIGITAL MODES SUCH AS PSK, MFSK OR OLIVIA.  UNFORTUNATELY, THE
CHALET IS A 1 1/2 HOUR DRIVE FROM HOME PLUS A 2 MILE WALK IN WINTER,
RESTRICTING MY ACTIVITY TO A COUPLE OF WEEKENDS THAT, UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME,
HAPPEN TO BE CORRELATED WITH RTTY CONTESTS.  A QST ARTICLE BY LARRY PHIPPS,
N8LP, GAVE ME THE IDEA TO HAVE A PARTICULARLY LONG CABLE CONNECTING MY HOME
PC TO THE TRANSCEIVER A 100 MILE TELEPHONE LINE.  THE REMOTE HF DIGITAL
MODES STATION A STATION DESIGNED FOR HF DIGITAL MODES CONSISTS OF A
TRANSCEIVER, ANTENNA, GROUND AND POWER SUPPLY CONNECTED TO A PC THAT WILL
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SERVICE KG4NLF WR4MS 561 2 30 2,106 TN UTAH BOX ELDER THIOKOL RC K7UB 408 2
73 1,974 UT AERONAUTICAL CENTER ARC W5PAA KW5FAA 288 2 45 1,806 OK WC1SW
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