Remote RX only site

1, It depends on the type of router you have. Some are great for OpenVPN operation others like Linksys are not. Most hams have had success with the Asus router. It supports layer 2 VPN (TAP) and you can access the radio directly.

2. If you do not have a supporting router, you will need a computing device working with the Flex. Most people are using Softether on a PC. This will serve as your Server, compensating for the lack of VPN support on most routers.

3. If you are going to use an Apple device, you can access via softether but it has to be configured to use L2TP. Apple IOS does not support OpenVPN layer 2.

Hope that helps.

Jim, K6QE

I have had as many as 10 remote sites running at once using SmartSDR But each required they be run in a separate window's environment. SmartSDR will only run one instance at a time as it currently stands. The good news it's very reliable and even appears to have a limited ability to recover from short drop outs. I have run a past version for over 30 days 24/7 with no issues with a radio many thousands of miles away (6700R). Unless you need diversity reception or more than 4 slices, a 6500 is a cheaper selection and offers you an alternate transmit site. Especially with potential trade ins in the future.. How to talk/control it? The softeither solution so well documented on the community board works well or a Remote Desktop solution. I have used Log me in and Parallels with Parallels being the much preferred of the two for performance and reliability after testing over time. However there tech support is almost non existent ! By the way, your link bandwidth becomes critical as you add slices. If you do not need to use DAX, don't. Don't even fire it up as it uses more bandwidth than the radio. Hope this helps, Watts K4QJZ

Donald - I think Mike Walker has the right idea here.  You will need a second radio of some sort located at the remote site.  Personally, I would connect an SDR Play to the receive array, and build a long-range WiFi network to connect it back to my home QTH.  That way, I wouldn't have to pay for broadband at the remote site.  Ubiquity makes some nice Wi-Fi gear that is purpose built for this type of application.  Alternatively, you could use a Flex at the remote site, but I'd probably only do that if I intended to use the transmitter at some point in the future. 

73,
Dave, K1DLM

If you can get line of sight between the two sites, WiFi is definitely a possibility. My home internet access is via WiFi to an access point on a tower about 5 miles away. I have a Ubiquity radio with a small dish (about 18") mounted on the side of my house. It's worked well for several years. While this is a commercial solution, I'm pretty sure the ISP is just operating Part 95. You may also want to look into amateur mesh networking, though that would limit your recmote reception to the amateur bands as is violates amateur radio regs to transmit other radio services iover amateur frequencies.