SETTING UP HRD ON THE HOST COMPUTER

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1 SETTING UP HRD ON THE HOST COMPUTER Firstly you will need someway for your remote HRD installation find your host computer. If you have a static I.P. address then that is what you will need, if like most of us you have a dynamic I.P. address then you will have to set up a way for the remote client to find the host computer. This is easily done using a free program that you download and install on the host computer, the program loads on start up of the computer and monitors you dynamic I.P. address for any changes and then updates its database so that the name that you choose within the program is the address of the host computer. The program that I use is No-IP choose a name and password and write it down. Make sure you set the program to start on computer start up. Make sure that HRD works on your host computer, in other words make sure that you have rig control locally first. If you are using HRD to control your rotator write the Comport number down. 1. Next go to Tools/Programs/Remote Servers 2. Choose HRD Remote Server (Radio Support) and then configure, a text file will be loaded that you can edit. 3. Scroll down until you see the users and either add a user or edit an existing user and delete the others. USER1 = Simon,SnowTime,restart USER2 = Peter,Uberwald 4. The text you enter here will be your chosen User name, Password. e.g. USER1 = Mike, k6br now save and close the file.

2 5. Next choose HRD Serial port server and do the same again, this is used for keyer and rotator control or anything else that you wish to control via serial ports, in my case a Steppir and LP-100 power meter. SETTING UP HRD ON THE REMOTE COMPUTER 1. Load HRD on the remote computer 2. On the connection pane choose your make of radio, type and choose remote 3. Choose Connect and the next screen will load

3 4. Under New Connection: Address: The user name that you gave yourself in No-IP Username: The user name you gave yourself in the HRD remote server text file on the host machine Password: The password you gave yourself in the HRD remote server text file on the host machine 5. Check save settings 6. Choose Connect and you will see the screen below 7. Enter the Comport number that you are using to connect HRD to your Radio on the host computer and click okay. You should be connected to your radio remotely via your host computer. 8. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT HRD IS NOT RUNNING ON THE HOST COMPUTER OR YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONNECT.

4 I have not tried CW with a key remotely only by typing in DM-780. I have used PSK remotely and it works okay That s all there is to it GETTING THE AUDIO FROM THE REMOTE TO YOUR RIG You will have to run Skype or whatever you favorite program is. You will need two accounts, one to run on the remote computer and one on the Host computer configured to start automatically and to answer calls automatically (don t give this screen name to anyone for obvious reasons). You will need someway to get audio into the rig and to key the rig easily, I use the SignaLink USB because it contains a soundcard of good quality and it operates VOX so it can be used to key your radio as well. You basically point Skype audio out to the soundcard in your computer or SignaLink USB whatever is connected to your radio. The mic input in Skype will be the audio out of you radio, you will have to configure this in Skype. Skype on the remote computer will be conventional with regard to audio setup; you might want to use a decent Microphone though.

5 CONTROLLING OTHER THINGS LIKE ROTATORS, KEYERS ETC. This gets a little more complicated and involves using Virtual Serial Ports and a Serial Port Client all of which is supplied in Ham Radio Deluxe. ( I will have to think about this and take a little time to write it down, I also need a Guiness or two while I am thinking, so I will send out a complete set of instructions in a while). Anyway there is enough to get going with for the moment I do not have anyone to proof read this document, so if things do not work as described me K6BR@ARRL.net with HRD Remote in the subject line. 73, Mike K6BR January 6, 2008 Ver. 1