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Preface A while ago, the 20m end-fed antenna on my apartment rooftop was removed by the neighboor’s complain. This prompted me to explore how to remotely control a shortwave radio station. As a first attempt, many aspects remain imperfect or incomplete. I’m writing this article to summarize my hands-on experience, and welcome corrections for any errors. My Equipment Radio: FT-710 Remote-control computer: Arch Linux Local computer: Arch Linux USB CAT cable Router (RouterOS on PVE) with a public IP Solutions Based on my research, remote operation requires addressing three key challenges: ...

First Time on 6m Band FT8 Tried FT8 with remote station at home. Glanced at the 6m band for the first time tonight and saw plenty of signals. Sent a CQ call, then suddenly felt something was off… = =! From 2025-04-09T11:42Z to 13:03Z, over an hour, furiously racked up 64 QSOs. This is what the signals looked like an hour ago. Just want to ask… is there some secret society on the 6m band that can adopt me? 😂 ...

Preface First of all, I would like to thank BH4GFK. Under his guidance, I completed the first amateur radio satellite signal reception. Secondly, I also want to record this process for future reflection and recollection. Then, this is also my first attempt. Please correct me if I am wrong. Preparation Hardware UVK5 handheld radio, squelch set to 0, frequency step is 2.5kHz Original antenna Mobile phone Software Look4Sat Robot36（Android） mmsstv（PC） Recording software Process The target satellite is UMKA1 (RS40S). You can find it by searching with Look4sat. ...