JohnS wrote: > 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 at wirelessantwerpen.be >> >> In the unlikely case they don't speak english i can translate for you > --- > > 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 There are some satellite internet providers that might work too, but the consumer-priced versions like Starband and Wildblue have usage caps on their normal plans so you'd have to work something out. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com