On Mon, 2009-03-30 at 22:34 +0200, Michel Daggelinckx wrote:
John R Pierce wrote:
Les Mikesell wrote:
It sounds like this location is just begging for wimax or some other suitable internet service. What kind of place can support a radio station but not an internet presence these days?
the original poster indicated the FM station was on an American Indian reservation in a very remote canyon, and the ONLY phone lines available were 2 pairs of LONG haul copper POTS lines, one currently used by the stations telephone service, the other available for modem use. They are using a microwave link to get from the station to the hilltop transmitter, but that the nearest 'real' town with a telephone CO that would support any sort of real internet service is way too far away for FM reception, even with a directional yagi.
these pages are in dutch but maybe you can contact these guy's to see if they can help with your problem. they sucessfully made a 42KM wifi link and are going to try a 102KM link with standard wifi gear and grid antenna's
info@wirelessantwerpen.be
In the unlikely case they don't speak english i can translate for you
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For what that guy will spend in that, that is just crazy. But still a good idea non the less. Here's the solution...
Two - Way Satellite Up and Down. There will be at least a half a second delay. The OP will be able to stream the FM signal to the Web his self with his own server. He can take a direct AF[1]output to a sound card input into the server from the FM transmitter. If the OP runs the station he will know what an AF[1] output is and will need an attenuator between the two. There are a many Linux Apps that can pickup an AF[1]audio output into a sound card.
The only drawback to this is the Sat Connection cost fee per month. Being this is on a "indian reservation" I would seriously look into government grants for this if I were the Project Manager (technology grants). The only company I really know is Motorola that can provide a hardware solution for this type of solution.
1- [AF] audio frequency
JohnStanley