• W4MQ IP:   w4mq.no-ip.com
          

• Using ECHOLINK with the W4MQ Internet Remote Base
  • Monitor the radio rx-only via Echolink @ W4MQ-L
       
  • USE ECHOLINK CHAT COMMANDS TO TUNE THE  RADIO WHEN NO ONE IS LOGGED AS A CONTROL OPERATOR OF THE REMOTE
        
    • Enter FREQ in KHz or MHz, e.g. 7255 or 7.255, 146790 0r 146.79
    • Enter MODE, e.g. U, L, A, F, C
    • FREQ SCANING: scan Increment_in_Hz
      e.g. scan 100, scan -100
      ENTER stops the scan
    • INCREMENT FREQ:  +/- Increment
      e.g. +1 (1 khz), +10 (10Khz), +100 (100Hz), +50 (50Hz)

• NOTE THAT ECHOLINK WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE SAME CHAT INPUTS ENTERED IMMEDIATELY TWICE IN A ROW. SO TO FOOL ECHOLINK ADD A CHARACTER AT THE END OF THE STRING. THE ADDED CHARACTER WILL NOT EFFECT TO NUMERICAL VALUES,
  e.g. +100, +100a, +100b  will register as three instances of an 100Hz increment

• Using the WebXCVR application (Help File)
    
• Using the Web Browser Interface

Hopefully the 'radio like' paradigm used with the web browser interface will allow operation to be intuative vs needing an extensive instruction sheet. Buttons push and knobs turn (click them on the right and left with the mouse -- left click button).

The frequency can also be adjusted by direct entry by just typing in using the keyboard, e.g 7 <return> gets to 7000.000 kHz and 7255 or 7.255 get to 7255.000 kHz, etc. The up and down arrow keys will tune the freq up and down using the highlighted integer and the integer may be changed using the left and right arrow keys. There are no other keyboard commands that are used with the web browser interface (unlike the extensive set of keyboard commands available with the WebXCVR interface)

The menu system is quite simple and the menu is opened and closed using the same button -"Menu". The "Reset" button just reloads the web page.

The only thing that may require some instruction is operating the AO-51 and/or ISS satellite, but I think the menu directions are clear.

One interesting thing about the web interface is that is currently configured to tune the radio even though you are not logged in, as long as there is no other control operator using the radio. Thus you can be connected via Echolink to W4MQ-L or via Skype to w4mq_remotebase and then tune the radio to listen to a ham band or two. But you will be superceded whenever someone else logs on.