[DogParkList] Remote operation with MLDX?

[Lee (WW2DX)]

Hi Jonathan,

I live in upstate NY, in early spring I spent a week in LA for  
business. At the time I had a kenwood TS-2000X in the shack.
I wanted to operate the shack form the hotel in the evenings to get on  
160 and chat with the boys back home.
I ended up using Ham Radio deluxe for rig control and Skype for audio.  
The only reason I went with HRD and the PC platform was for the rig  
control. I couldn't find a better app on the mac for that. Skype did  
the right thing, you can setup the client to auto answer from a  
particular party.
I then opened up RDP port on my router and used DNYDNS.org.

Now here is the cool part. From the hotel room in LA, I sat in the  
room with my PowerBook G4 on the wireless network and my USB headset.
I then used Microsoft Remote Desktop connection and opened a  
connection back home to the PC. Once in, I had full control of the  
2000. Then, started skype, connected to my 2nd account and boom! I was  
ready to go! It worked so well that no one ever knew I was 3K miles  
away. I got excellent audio reports.

BTW, if you choose to go the mac route for remote connection I  
recommend:

http://www.jinx.de/JollysFastVNC.html

I like it much better than the other VNC clients, this one is  
considerably faster.

73 and good luck!

Lee
WW2DX


On Dec 23, 2007, at 3:13 PM, Jonathan G0DVJ wrote:


>

> Hi from Europe (Seasons greetings),

>

> I was just wondering while visiting inlaws during this festive  

> season whether anyone here has used MLDX (perhaps with Skype) to do  

> remote operation of their shack ?  I haven't yet updated to Leopard  

> but has anyone used the remote control of Mac through the facilities  

> in there (e.g. via iChat or Back to my mac & dot mac) to do it?    

> Not long had legal remote operation in the UK licence but I guess  

> others have elsewhere and are further ahead on this.

>

> Alternatively, although I know Don probably doesn't need any more  

> ideas for MLDX development but hypothetically would there be any  

> wider interest here in MLDX additional features to support remote  

> operation more specifically either within it or perhaps an add-on  

> (extra remote client to purchase for instance) or a secure web  

> browser interface back to the main client app?  Or anyone have other  

> ideas for solutions?

>

> Just a thought during the holiday season.

> And a public thanks for all the support and great apps (MLDX &  

> MacDoppler) to Don.

>

> 73

> Jonathan G0DVJ

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