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.
How it Works IC-7300 Example:
- Simple ham radio remote web app is hosted on a Raspberry Pi in your amateur ham radio station.
- The IC-7300 USB port is connected to any USB port on the Raspberry Pi, it provides radio remote control and two-way audio.
- The Raspberry Pi Ethernet port is connected to any open LAN port on your router.
- The IC-7300 in your station can now be remotely controlled and operated through a supported web browser from a PC, Laptop, Android - (¹Apple) phone.
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
Icom IC 7300, IC 7610 (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 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 headless 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:
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Features:
- Easy-to-use user interface
- Individual users account for each operator
- Selectable Radio power On-Off, Push-to-Talk GPIO pin
Functions:
- Radio
- Power On/Off
- Band Select
- Mode Select
- NOTCH On/Off
- NB On/Off
- NR On/Off
- COMP On/Off
- MONI On/Off
- VOX On/Off
- VFO Knob
- PTT
- RX Controls
- SQL Level
- NB Level
- NR Level
- AF Level
- RF Gain
- AGC Select
- P.Amp Select
- TX Controls
- RF Power
- COMP Level
- Mic Gain
- VOX Gain
- Anti VOX Level
- Monitor Level
- Tuner OFF ON TUNE
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 and 2-way audio are integrated into the web browser app. There is no additional audio 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.
After the Raspberry Pi boots up, the only thing you have to do is open a supported web browser, enter the URL to set up Simple Ham Radio Remote on your Raspberry Pi.
Supported web browsers: Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on PC, Laptop, Android - (¹Apple) phone.
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. One's that's done just complete the steps in the Installation Guide to set up Simple Ham Radio Remote on your Raspberry Pi.
*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.
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.