[MRCA] Remote operating

[Ray Fantini]

I did the URC-104 to URC-110 using just the repeat cable. Went from 51.0 to 146.52, was going to take the whole mess to Dayton one year but did not get around to it. The plan was to cross band to VHF and have a second channel for that although the reality is now that there are plenty of people with handheld radios like the PRC-68, 68A and PRC-126  Did use the 150 Hz tone to control the VHF transmitter on the 51.0 side and the squelch on the VHF receiver to control the 51.0 transmitter also the cable has to be long enough that the radio will not desense while the second radio is transmitting. Being that both radios were only five watts that was not a issue. The biggest problems I had was that all I have were are little whip antennas and to do this right you need large antennas with supports. 
RF 

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From: mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:mrca-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert Newberry
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:18 PM
To: mrca at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [MRCA] Remote operating

All of this talk of of retransmit got me thinking. Maybe its already been done. For when there is a gathering and people want to operate their mil gear.

Has anyone thought about using echolink conference channel connected to a radio on 51.0 An example would be setup to remote communications at a hamfest.

Or I wonder if I took the output of skype fed it into a tone panel to PTT a radio when it heard 150hz PL tone...not sure how PL will work over skype.

My idea probably is very flawed, but wondering if anyone has done anything similar to the concept.