Simple Ham Radio Remote

A ham radio remote web app hosted on a Raspberry Pi in your ham station to remote control, operate your amateur ham radio station through a web browser from a PC, Laptop, Android - (²Apple) phone.

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How does it work? (IC-7300 Example)

1. Simple ham radio remote web app is hosted on a Raspberry Pi in your amateur ham radio station.
2. The IC-7300 USB port is connected to any USB port on the Raspberry Pi, it provides radio remote control and two-way audio.
3. The Raspberry Pi Ethernet port is connected to any open LAN port on your router.
4. The IC-7300 in your station can now be remote controlled and operated using compatible Internet web browser from a PC, Laptop, Android - (¹Apple) phone.

5. Ham radio remote control and 2 way Audio are integrated into the web browser app. No additional software such as Mumble, Skype or Teamviewer is required.

 

Radios Supported:

Simple Ham Radio Remote supports most Icom CI-V, Yaesu CAT controlled HF transceivers.

The following HF transceivers are currently available during the set-up process.

Icom IC 7300, IC 7610, IC-705
Icom IC 7300, IC 7610, IC-705 (have been tested)

Yaesu FT 450, FT 950, FT 2000
Yaesu FT 2000 (has been tested)

 

Cost-Effective:

Simple ham radio remote web app hosted on a small, low-cost Raspberry Pi or Le Potato credit card-sized computer is a cost-effective way to remote control and operate an HF transceiver in your amateur ham radio station.

This is a ³headless installation that doesn't require any kind of extra hardware (such as a monitor, a keyboard, or a mouse). All you need is the Raspberry Pi itself, a microSD card, a 5V power supply, a USB cable, a network cable, and a connection to the local area network (LAN).

No Subscription Fees, Simple Ham Radio Remote (SimpleHRR) is free to use.

 

Accessible:

(click link then image for Additional Details)

Local area network (LAN), WiFi, and Internet

Dedicated WiFi Hotspot

Mobile WiFi Hotspot

 

Features:

• Easy-to-use user interface
• Individual users account for each operator
• Selectable Radio power On-Off, Push-to-Talk GPIO pin
Webcam to monitor equipment in the station or stream external display







Web server to host a web page for the station

 

Functions:

Space bar: ( PTT )

The mouse scroll wheel can be used to change the VFO by hovering on the frequency digit or the VFO knob; it can also be used to adjust slider values by hovering over them.

The radio will automatically turn off when the network connection is lost or when the web browser is accidentally closed, refreshed, or reloaded. This is a safety feature, so you do not have to worry about the radio staying on while stuck in transmit.

Radio remote control, 2-way audio, Webcam, Web server, Selectable relay GPIO pins for Power ON/OFF and Push-to-Talk are integrated into the web browser app. There is no additional software to install.

Easy to Install: Simple Ham Radio Remote comes preinstalled on a Raspbian Lite Image which is flashed onto an 8GB or larger microSD card using your favorite software to flash microSD cards.

If you are new to the Raspberry Pi, to get started you can use any "Getting started with your Raspberry Pi" Tutorial or Guide on the internet to flash the image on a microSD card.

Supported web browsers: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on PC, Laptop, Android - (¹Apple) phone.

*SimpleHRR is the short name Simple Ham Radio Remote.
¹ web app is application software that is accessed using a web browser.
² Apple phone only tested with ios safari iPhone 12.
³ headless a Raspberry Pi is considered headless when you have no monitor or keyboard connected to it.

If you are searching for a very basic remote control solution for your ham radio station,
Simple ham radio remote might be what you are looking for.

Try Simple Ham Radio Remote