Remote control of the GVARC Simple Radio

These instructions will help you to download and install the software on your Windows Personal Computer which will remotely control the Green Valley Amateur Radio Club’s Icom-707 housed in the Ham Shack at the Green Valley Sheriff’s Auxiliary Building.

This service is available to members of the Green Valley Amateur Radio Club.

Three steps must be completed:

1. Request an account on the Ham Radio Delux server from Ron Phillips using YOUR call sign and the password of your choosing.
2. Download and install Version 4.1 of Ham Radio Deluxe.
3. Download and install IP Sound

IP Sound

• Right click on the screen
• Select "Add"
• If you are using the ip address - enter 98.172.76.52
  OR
• If you choose to use the Host Name Lookup
  Enter gvarc.no-ip.org and click on DNS Query
• Give your connection a NAME (such as GVARC)
• Click Update then Click Close

• To set up control slides for the microphone and speaker controls...
• Right click on the Grey Bar toward the top of the screen,
• Select Tools
• Select Properties
• (You can use Ctrl-P to skip the last 3 steps.)
• Select the Sound tab
• Select the correct Microphone driver for your computer from the drop-down box
• Select the correct Speaker driver for your computer from the drop-down box
• Click on OK
• Click on the green arrow on the right which will turn Yellow to connect to the server for sound
• Click on the red box in the lower left corner which will turn Yellow to disconnect from the server for sound
  Repeat the step above to reconnect
• To quit IP sound - press Ctrl-Q

Ham Radio Delux

• Click on File, then Connect on the Window Menu
• Select Company - Icom
• Select Radio - IC-725
• Select Port - Remote
• Select Speed - 1200
• Select Cl-V address - 28
• Check DTR - X
• Click on Connect to configure the remote connection
• Address - "gvarc.no-ip.org" or 98.172.76.52
• Port - 7805 (accept the default)
• User name - - your call sign
• Password -what you asked Ron to set up
• Check Save Settings
• Click Connect
• You should see a Pop-up
• Welcome to the HRD remote access server
  Please don't break anything.
• Click OK
• Make sure Radio Control is set to COM1
• Make sure that the Enable checkbox for Optional PTT is not checked
• Click OK
• When HRD loads the main page, tap the F8 key
• The Options window will open, then select the COM Port TX tab
• Select the IC-725 radio, then click on the RTS radio button
• Click on the OK button

Caution

Do not immediately begin to use the radio.
If someone is using the ICom IC-725 in the hamshack, you will listen to their traffic and see them tune the redio. If you do the same thing, you will override what they are doing.

You will now be connected to the ICom Radio. Use IP sound to control the receive and transmit volume. To transmit, click the TX Button to the right of the frequency display in HRD. IP-Sound has a built-in scope to help you adjust your transmit volume. When connected to the audio, if the scope is not active, click on the upper of the two small buttons to the right of the IP address.

The Remote connection should not be used for long periods of time, as others will not be able to access the system, while you are using it.

Good Luck