[Elecraft] Remote with Satellite

[Fred Jensen]

I'm not "anyone who has tried remote with a satellite internet 
connection" but I do operate a remote station. Normally, my RT ping 
times to the station run around 30-50 ms and the latency is just barely 
apparent if I spin the Big Knob really fast.  It's really apparent if I 
listen off the air on a separate rig of course but I only do that if 
testing.  RT light time for geosynchronous satellites is in the 250 ms 
range to which you'd need to add any other I'net and terminal latency.

I'd guess that some kinds of remote ops would work OK on some modes 
[CW/SSB ragchew maybe], but RTTY and digital modes and contest operation 
might be a real problem.  The most noticeable for an operator might be 
the display delay when tuning.  At any rate, I think it would be fairly 
non-optimal.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 7/7/2018 12:05 PM, John Perlick wrote:
> Has anyone tried remote operation with a satellite internet connection?  I’m wondering if the latency is excessive.
>
> I am looking into a remote Elecraft Station.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> John
> K0UM
>