I googled Teller County and see it is into the mountains back of
Colorado Springs so unlikely that you have any chance of a straight
shot for a UHF or mw control link.
Here in Alaska a lot of hams live in remote 'bush" country far from
any wireless or wired service. I hear that some are using a
satellite-based link for both telephone and internet. That might be
a solution, but I am not sure the cost to you. Certainly that was
part of your question.
I do not know how to evaluate what the data bandwidth use would be
for remote control of a K3. Probably easiest if running a standard
100w K3 as I suspect there is some monitoring of operating
configuration using the remote control sw (again no expert - so hope
some of them will step in with a reply for Ted). I'd be interested
in hearing any replies so hopefully they will be sent via the Elecraft list.
I currently have no need to run remoted, but some day I could find
myself living where there are restrictions and remote operation could
be a solution. IP-based remote linking of commercial radio is
gaining a lot of favor, so this not limited to ham radio.
73, Ed - KL7UW
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Ted, KN1CBR, said:
"My station location is at a weekend home in a remote part of Teller
County, Colorado, about 100 miles from my weekday home in the city
(Denver).? Being able to operate the Teller County station from my
home in Denver (where no antennas are allowed, etc.) would be the
perfect hamming existence, hence the attraction of the K3 Remote.
"However, the outback location is really outback - Internet is cell
telephone link only so far as I know, and the contracts limit the
data usage to 5 GB a month with substantial costs for overuse (there
is but one carrier there with a cell tower that I can hit.) ?"
73, Ed - KL7UW
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