Chuck,
Sorry, I glossed over your post too quickly. We're going to try some 3G
transmission the same way, but have not yet.
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:24 PM, P. Al Williams <
palwilliams at northamptontv.org> wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> Here at NCTV we just provided live election day coverage of results coming
> in at City Hall in Northampton, MA.
> Due to poor foresight in the planning of the city's I-Net, we are not
> located at the head end of our own video I-net feeds.
> The show, two hours in length, featured two in-studio analysts providing
> "fill" while our field correspondent interviewed candidates, campaign
> managers, and activists involved in a ballot question.
>
> In order to produce the show, we utilized Skype, a laptop, a camera, and
> two wireless mic systems. The camera fed video via IEEE to the laptop.
> The wirless mic receiver fed the laptop's audio input. These were Skype'd
> back to our facility and fed into a mixer and switcher and enabled us to do
> live remote coverage over the internet. The additional wirless mic was
> 'wired backwards. We fed a talkback mic on a submix to our end of the Skype
> feed, this fed the transmitter, and talent had the receiver into an
> earpiece. Viola! Wireless remote IFB over IP.
>
> If you want to look at the results, just go to our web site:
>
> www.northamptontv.org
>
> Contact me off list if you have any questions. We'll be utilizing this
> technology a lot from here on out. This was essentially our beta with it.
>
> Al
>
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 5:24 PM, Chuck Pena <cpena at fcac.org> wrote:
>
>> We are seeking some means to do live remote programs from the field
>> without the need for a microwave truck. In the past, we have used the cable
>> company's fiber to send remote video/audio feeds via the Internet back to
>> our studio (using Flash media). However, we need the flexibility to do
>> remote feeds even from field locations where there is no fiber available.
>> Does anyone have any suggestions on how to use either cell phone frequencies
>> or WiMAX transmission to enable us to do remote video feeds?
>>
>>
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Chuck
>>
>>
>>
>> PS
>>
>> Given Todd Thayer's great technical expertise, this might be right up his
>> alley.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> *Chuck Pe?a
>> Executive Director
>> Fairfax Public Access
>> Fairfax Cable Access Corporation
>> FPA Channnel 10/WRLD International 30/WEBR Cable Radio 37
>> 2929 Eskridge Road
>> Fairfax, VA 22031
>> 571-749-1100, ext. 1110
>> 571-749-1110 (direct)
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>
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> P. Al Williams
> Executive Director
> Northampton Community Television
> www.northamptontv.org
>
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Northampton Community Television
www.northamptontv.org
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