Remote Station

Inside!

1 = 5v voltage dropper 

2 = 4g modem

3 = Pi3 

4 = 12v relays for antenna switching 

5 = Yaesu FT991

6 = voltage monitor circuitry, see HERE

7 = Colinear Antenna

8 = Big Wheel Antenna

9 = HF Antenna

10 = 12v Voltage Regulator/Solar Charger controller

11 = (not shown) coax switch box (see HERE)

Stand alone site

Powered by  a 65ah battery and charged by solar

Yaesu FT991 nestled inside!

RemoteTX webpage capture

This Remote Station uses RemoteTX in order to connect to the radio and control it via any web browser or mobile device, check it out here: https://remotetx.net/


It requires a rig that has USB cat control functionality that can plug directly into the USB port of a raspberry pi. The Pi has a bespoke image installed custom built for you once you have registered, you then get a bespoke URL and login details to access your site. Its all hosted via the cloud which means there are hardly any latency issues and no need to worry about fixed IP addresses or port forwarding, it works on mobile networks and doesnt use much data. More info is in Marcus's Website above

The only issue for me is battery voltages!

Further controls are possible such as remote operation of a  12v coax switch and a Yaesu rotator. Node red is installed onto the remote Pi3 so I have created a dashboard to monitor the condition of the site, such as battery and charge voltages (see HERE) and also swap antennas.