Remote Control Your Ham Radio With Web Radio Control

[@MickDownUnder]

Expensive subscription based software that sits on top of a lot of open source "free" software.. Mikael Nousiainen makes a note of their contribution to Hamlib which directly makes their software usable. It's very unethical on many levels and I think Mikael needs to rethink.

[@RoelandJansen]

my thoughts. You will find it mentioned in the download page though, not the documentation. I counted 180 (for this moment) contributions in the git log and quite a few are reasonable PRs. However, paying on a yearly basis...

[@N1IA-4]

$75.00 a year is "expensive."? Servers cost $$. What do you expect? Hams got too spoiled with free software IMHO.

[@MickDownUnder]

@@N1IA-4 🤣 OK boomer.

[@mattbw-G5MAT]

This looks really fantastic, fully featured and well designed. I have been using SDR control on my ipad which is fantastic but a one off charge. Everything is moving to subscription models and it is a big turn off for me, I get why businesses do it but as a consumer iI am done with subscribing to everything.

[@danarawding5198]

Very slick. I have something similar I created but only supports Mac/PC. The pricing is a bit steep. If the cost was one time I'd be inclined to buy a complete license. I'd also be OK with a small annual maintenance amount for new versions. $75/year is just too expensive for my taste.

[@bluejohnnyonly9770]

even more expensive in Australian dollars >$120

[@N1IA-4]

$75.00 a year is too expensive? That breaks down to around $6.00 a month. It's cheaper than almost all streaming services, and is about the equivalent of a cup of coffee. This stuff costs $ to maintain servers. It's very reasonable. Let's stop being cheap hams and support these projects, for the greater good. Just my take.

[@danarawding5198]

​@@N1IA-4 I'm not sure you understand how their application works. The software is loaded on to your own Pi and you connect directly to said Pi. There are no other server or streaming services involved nor are there servers that cost $ for them to maintain for this to work. As I said I'd be happy to pay for the software with a one time fee and the ability to purchase upgrades as updates/new features are added. I'm not a fan of any type of subscription service. If I pay outright for the software even if they go out of business I'd still be able to use the solution unlike a subscription service. Just my take.

[@FixitFrank]

Wow! Man, your channel is a gem. Thanks for what you do.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

You’re welcome :)

[@MisterEmoto]

Looks pretty good but the pricing is ridiculous why can't we buy a one-time license😒

[@pauls8456]

SDR Control for IPad works okay and is a one off purchase, be interested in a comparison.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I’ve done a video on SDR Control in the past, but that is just for Icom radios and you need a MAC to run the server software. So it’s not really comparable to Web Radio Control. Cheers

[@VK3TWO]

Much Easier for Remote Internet Access utilising something like TwinGate to create a Private VPN between Home/Shack, Pi, PC and Smartphone. Great Stuff. That way your "Remote" setup is exactly the same if you're home or via Internet. Looking forward to trying this out. Love your Videos Matt. 73's

[@kjjosker]

Very cool but I will not purchase due to the subscription pricing. I don't mind paying for software but I refuse to rent it.

[@KQ4JGS]

Use whatever part of your body you wish 🤣😂🤣

[@janhenkins]

Matt, I nearly sprayed my coffee all over my laptop screen at 05:07, and at some stage I would like to discuss the alternatives you mentioned. Hmmm, on second thoughts, let's not. Yes, maybe that should remain one of nature's mysteries! How you spin your VFO should remain your business, and yours alone! Awesome video, Matt! 72, Jan M7HNK

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Haha not many people pick up on my little witty comments in my videos, so well done! Sorry for your laptop though :) Matt

[@janhenkins]

@@TechMindsOfficial No worries, I missed! 😀

I've had something like this in mind for years, and I have been building it slowly. This seems to check many boxes. But it comes at a cost, and it's not open-source... Back to NoMachine+TeamSpeak, it works perfectly with almost zero latency anyway.

[@justawfulgamer7738]

Was thinking about something like this. I'd like to see how you do it

[@chrisw1462]

Subscription??? No thanks. Subscriptions are a scam - free payments for life without lifting a finger, especially since most people forget about them. The network interface is available to anyone, so I'll wait until someone with a more reasonable license scheme offers the same thing.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I wouldn’t say they are a scam. As a developer myself I charge some of my clients monthly subscriptions which covers server costs, maintenance and initial time in programming. I think this particular product is fairly cheap considering what it does. Of course there are other ways to do it, some easy, some hard, some with one off payments. But at least you get a free trial to see if it works for you. Cheers

[@N1IA-4]

@@TechMindsOfficial I agree. This mindset is ridiculous. Anything worth getting costs $$. These same people who are loathe to pay $75.00 as year for remote access will willingly pay big bucks for ham gear. Huge double standard, IMHO.

[@MickDownUnder]

@@N1IA-4 I agree you are ridiculous. Here is the reason ham radio is dead.

[@vkham9944]

Very expensive software. Pay each year ? 😠

[@Nick_G7IZR]

For those saying it's pricey, that's because we are used to free software. But Yaesu's SCU_Lan is £230+ to buy and the interface doesn't look that great. This is £51 a year for more functionality. So you are getting 4 years use of this for less than Yaesu's offering and this will do 2 radios at once. So in that context, its not too bad. Year 5 onwards, you are out of pocket, but by then, who know what other software will be available (and maybe even for free).

[@2E0LMI]

Good video, an interesting control option. If you think about making any follow up ones it might be a good idea to remind viewers that a full licence is required to remotely operate over the net... that's one of my focal reasons for trying to work towards. A video on how to remotely control power kill/off switches to the radio equipment I think would be very useful too.

[@jayd8935]

The legality depends on the country, I guess. Here, all three levels of qualified hams can operate remotely, however you must have an method of shutting off the power should the transmitter get stuck keyed on.

[@WessexWeather]

This looks REALLY interesting, but it’s pricey! Two questions: 1. Does it handle logging? 2. How is it better than doing the whole shebang via VNC (for digital modes anyway)? 73, M7WWX

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I guess the bonus here is that it supports a whole range of radios, not just those radios that have software already available for remote control. Ther is a virtual com setting that can be used through the browser, so linking to logging programs or digital apps should not be a problem. But check documentation first. :-) Thanks

[@RusselTait]

Great work on the channel. Have you tried the “windows key + v” to activate windows clipboard history. Saves pasting into notepad

[@KillDaRoy]

Sold/year, no thx...

[@KD9ZHF]

Wow! That looks complicated to setup for someone like me! (low level techie).

[@drubug]

Was Great to work you on Wednesday on the special event callsign GB1 JSS. Your voice and callsign jumped out to me so was good to work on you 40m. Great video and its a Great piece of software for remote operations. 73 GB1JSS Andrew (M0ONH)

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Thanks Andrew! Our contact made the video clip even better! :) cheers

[@adamap2796]

I heard you live making that 40m contact. “Do you have a U tube channel”…… maybe 😂. You were 10 over 9 near Coventry.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I tend not to talk about my youtube channel when on air but he recognised my voice lol.. Time for a voice changer I think haha.. Cheers!

[@iPigee]

AWESOME!!!! Cannot believe I have never seen your channel until today. Thank you. Will be building this for myself this weekend.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

Welcome! :-)

[@LonSeidman]

This looks awesome!

[@patelkes]

Configuration is very hard. I gave up configuration setting SDRPlay. Only Linux experts can make it work...not for a comman Ham operator!

[@patelkes]

Any one has used this with SDRPLAY? please share your experience...

[@ko4mkp]

What antenna switches can be utilized with this program.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I'm sure the documentation must mention some, but you can build your own too as the antenna switch data is exposed via the GPIO pins on the Pi

[@vicrod74]

Another good use for a Raspberry Pi laying around. This is good stuff.

[@Radioactive_Texan]

Nice tool, but lost me when I read it's a subscription based software.

[@backpackingonline]

..someone else could use your shack withba hack?

[@mauriciotamayo2953]

thank you for the nice tutotial Matt, regards

[@TechMindsOfficial]

You’re welcome 😉

[@akiddoo8113]

I have a Hermes Lite 2 that want to locate at friends rural low noise back yard for a club station. This looks very interesting. Thanks for review and keep up the good vibes.

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I also have a HL2 but have yet to see if it works with that. I will make a video on it if it works. :-) Although the documentation does say it supports PiHDSDR, so it might be possible.

[@1crazynordlander]

Raspberry Pi is dead to me since you can’t purchase any without buying from a scalper. Are there Linux images available for x86 computers? Thanks for sharing Matt!

[@mattbw-G5MAT]

I got one from pimoroni last week, it was in a starter set but it was still cheaper than a scalper.

[@eliotmansfield]

Hows it doing the band waterfall?

[@RoelandJansen]

slow as the connection is over USB.

[@fotografm]

Looks nice but their website doesn't list the radios which work with the server - only "waterfall for Icom radios only"

[@TechMindsOfficial]

I believe that's because only Icom radios send the Waterfall data via USB. Here is the big list if you have not seen it. doc.webradiocontrol.tech/getting-started/hardware-requirements/supported-radios/

[@mjw_geek]

Yeah maybe 😅