Thanks for all the replies and suggestions.  I have been wanting to play with the Rasberry Pi so might buy one and give that a try.  At least I have until next Christmas to figure it out. Thanks

Having a remote kill switch is a good point, won’t argue that. Although I’d observe that even having the ability to shut it down over a net connection might seem easy but is surprisingly hard to

Paul: As with all electronic devices “if something can go wrong it will”. Unless you have some way to remotely shut down everything from the remote location , it’s probably not a good

While operating remote is a handy way to work contests and/or look for various endorsements, there is one drawback that I can see. When I visit my Daughter in MN (about 350 miles from my QTH), I

I don’t understand why you’re averse to just leaving the laptop turned on all the time. The power supply for the laptop is probably on the order of 60 watts, so the power cost is something on the

Lewis, with a laptop, it's tricky because as you said, you will have to push the button. What I can recommend is to get a Raspberry Pi, and set that up with Fldigi. The Pi can be left powered on - it

Thanks Karl for the info - I can operate using Team Viewer and I can purchase a smart plug for the radio.  My question is how can I turn on the home laptop - just applying power will not turn it on,

If anyone needs another Germany before the year ends...I'm seeing DL4AZ strong into central Florida around 14.071.325 at 14: 40 UTC. -- Rick - N7WE 070 - #1602

Dusty, I have answered you twice but you do not see me. I guess we have one of those one way QSO's going. OK I see you with N7WE now so you made your contact. bill AG4QX 0398

Sorry Dusty, I do not see you in Florida bill AG4QX 0398

I'm not seeing any activity on my waterfall this morning. If any of you guys are in the shack and can see me, give me a call. Happy New Year! 73, Dusty W5DP

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It saved mine, too. One of my contacts was over my phone while standing in line for a roller coaster. — David, K9DWR #1604 LONP #255 david@...

I actually just returned from a week in Florida, and I was not traveling with a radio, but still managed my at least one contact a day (plus 14 on Christmas Day) using a Remote Desktop application to

TeamViewer saved my bacon 4 or 5 times. Mike WM4B #348

Sorry to hear that Sonny, but family comes first. This is just a hobby. You have your priorities right. Maybe start planning right now to operate portable next Christmas to finish it out. It can

Did not get my last few days for 365. XYL and I went to Florida to celebrate Christmas with our son. We do that every year so these last few may be hard to get. Had a great Christmas and certainly

Hi Bryon Yes, I had a QSO on 40m with a newbie, KD2NOY. It was a surprisingly strong contact. We we went back and forth with solid copy both ways for about 10 minutes. Then QSB came on strong and the

Did you get anyone? I'm sitting near the radio if you need a last attempt Bryon, W7RIV

Hi fellow 070ers I will be calling CQ in a few moments mostly on 40m and I can QSY to 80m easily. I currently have 361 days covered with at least 1 QSO. 12/28 will be day 362 and will it begin in just