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The bug that prevented the RCFORB client from connecting after a Windows Update has been fixed.  Please go to www.remotehams.com to update your software to the latest version.

CW mode is now available at station W0EQO, thanks to the teamwork of Bill, N0CIC, and Lyle, K0LR.  W0ZSW also has CW capability.

The W0ZSW TS-480HX is now operational on CW.  Morse may be sent via the text box in the RCFORB interface and through other keying methods described at Remotehams.com

.  Thanks to Lyle, K0LR, for his work on this project.

Security Update for Internet Explorer Flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1511 for x64-based Systems (KB3132372) kills the RCFORB client.  If you experience a blank screen when selecting a station from the lobby list, check to see if your computer has installed this update.  Restoring functionality requires uninstalling the Windows Update KB3132372.  This only affects the RCFORB client on Windows machines, and possibly only Windows 10 machines.  It does not affect the Android client.

This topic is under discussion in the Remotehams.com forum.

 

Remember, you assume some risk when not installing (or removing) security updates!

Additional information:

The Windows update affected RCForb on Windows 8 and 10 machines. On Windows 7, a standalone Adobe Flash Player update was the culprit, and you need to uninstall Flash Player and then download and install an earlier version. From the remotehams website:

If you have Windows 7 or older, run the Flash Player Uninstaller to remove Flash Player 20:
https://fpdownload.macromedia.com/get/flashplayer/current/support/uninstall_flash_player.exe

Now, install Adobe Flash Player 19 Active X Control:
http://download.remotehams.com/debug/requirements/flashplayer19_0r0_245_winax.msi

If the option is present, specify “Do not update player”.

In Windows 10, after uninstalling the KB3132372 update, you also need to download a troubleshooting tool from Microsoft that will let you hide the update. Otherwise it will get re-installed, as it did on my W10 machine yesterday, and kill the RCForb client again.

The troubleshooter can be downloaded from:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/hide-windows-updates-or-driver-updates

You may now use the CW feature on W0ZSW.  We are still working through a few issues.  Let us know how it works for you.

Station W0EQO is back in service at a scout camp near Park Rapids, MN.  Thanks to Bill, N0CIC, Lyle, K0LR, and our friends at the camp and Paul Bunyan Internet for their help!

Want to know what stations are on line? Check out this list and map, offered by Remotehams in real time:

http://www.remotehams.com/online.html

Question:  Where do I find the RCForb client software user manual?  I would like to use the software to receive and transmit though online remotes.

Answer:  At this URL:

• http://beta.remotehams.com/orb/RCForb_Client_Manual.pdf

W0EQO is offline, but may come on line soon again during a testing phase.  It is being relocated to northern Minnesota.

Handiham Club station W0EQO is on line using the Remotehams.com RCForb software for rig control.  You may listen with the software, which is free.  Once the RCForb client is installed and running, you will find “the lobby”, a long list of stations around the world that are on the air using this system.  Use the search function to locate W0EQO.  This station is being tested and configured now; it is not available for club use yet.  Once testing is completed, it will be relocated to its new home in northern Minnesota.

While the station is being tested, it is using the antenna that had been serving W0ZSW.  As a result, W0ZSW is off the air, since no antenna is available.

Looking for the new software? Find it at Remotehams.com.