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Space Camera Live

ercoerco Posts: 20,259
edited 2011-10-03 10:40 in General Discussion
http://www.timzaman.nl/?page_id=1106&lang=en

Amazing low-power live images transmitted from a balloon cam. 10 mW transmitter power, 35,748 m altitude! What a great example of "more from less".

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  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2011-10-03 10:40
    I wish I understood Dutch! There's a lot in that video that escaped me. For example, what did they use for a transmitter, and at what frequency? How were the photos encoded for transmission, and what mode of transmission did they use? I recognized their radio -- a Yaesu FT-817. But it receives all the way from LF to 1 GHz, skipping the cell phone band.

    Scratch that. All those questions -- and more -- are covered (in English) in the very extensive accompanying documentation. It's quite amazing how much knowledge and talent converged on this "more from less" project! I'm impressed!

    -Phil
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