[Elecraft] Operating from a retirement home

[David Gilbert]

Bill, if you want to get in at least some ham radio action you might 
consider using TeamViewer (free for private use) to link up with a 
friend who trusts you and is willing to let you tap into his station to 
operate FT8 via the internet.  QST had a recent article on it and it's 
pretty simple to set up.  I have a friend who is stuck in a condo and he 
has used my station several times to make contacts all over the world 
that way.

It's not the same as chatting with some interesting DX, but it's not a 
whole lot different than what passes for most DX contacts.  You could 
even operate one of the FT8/4 contests that way without being at much of 
a disadvantage.

73,
Dave   AB7E


On 12/15/2019 4:52 PM, Bill Frantz wrote:
>
> 73 Bill AE6JV, who hasn't been on the air since moving into a 
> retirement home.
>