An year ago, we decided that is high time to build our remote SWL station. The advantages of owning a remote station are countless. First of all, in most of the urban areas, the growing interference from electronic devices is becoming a huge problem, preventing us from enjoying the DX hobby. Moreover, the implementation of efficient antennas in the city is next to impossible, due to legal regulations, lack of space and / or rejection by neighbours.Our remote listening post is situated in a small village in the mountainous region near the town of Troyan, Bulgaria. We operate it entirely remotely via internet. Here's a short description of it:
Equipment:
- Afedri SDR-Net receiver (covering 0-36 MHz)
- TP-LINK WR841N Wi-Fi router (for local network)
- MicroTik SXT 5 (for accessing internet remotely via point-to-point connection)
- Server PC from TAROX (Intel Core i5 3.2 GHz, 120GB SSD, 4GB RAM, Windows 7 64 bit)
- Remote USB relay switch by Elimex
- SDR-Console Server V2, running on 64 bit Windows 7 machine
- TeamViewer, for accessing the antenna switch software, that is installed on the server PC
- Inverted V antennas for 19, 25, 31 and 41 meters broadcast bands
- Beverage antennas:
- 300m to Asia and Australia
- 300m to Western Africa and South America
- 100m to Western Europe and North America
Total costs: less than 1000$
Having a nice QRM-free listening location: priceless
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