Re: wireless video transmission

["Bob Worthy" <securinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Makes sense. The first one that came across my desk was 5.8 GHz. I am going
to want to test this stuff but I don't want to buy seven different makes and
models naturally. I want to narrow the field from listening to people's
experience. Thanks for the input.

"accidental plumber" <aplayerinla@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1163020632.260552.93180@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Toy battery operated cameras claim to have a range of 300 ft at 2.4 GHz
> and 1000 ft at 1.2 GHz line of sight.  But in reality much less even
> line of sight, to have a professional looking video.  But a 1 W
> transmitter, a not so small box, will easily be capable of 1/4 miles
> LOS.  The next thing is to use a bigger and better antenna to boost the
> signal.  I doubt if you need a repeater regardless of budget.  A
> receiver turns RF into TV signal only.
>
> Bob Worthy wrote:
> > I have never used wireless equipment for video. We have always been able
to
> > wire everything. I now have an application (RFP) that a portion of the
> > system will need to be wireless. Any suggestions on equipment? It was
not
> > speced in the RFP. I am not afraid of cost for reliability. If cost
becomes
> > a concern, I walk away from the RFP. Any installation pitfalls to
consider
> > before I go through the proposal process? This is an exterior
application
> > and the furthest camera will be approx. 1/4 mile (actually a little
less)
> > away from the receiver. I will be able to accomplish a pretty good line
of
> > sight. Is a receiver capable of transfering signal to a second
transmitter
> > and retransmitting to a second receiver or is there a different piece of
> > equipment (repeater?) for this if necessary?
> >
> > TIA
> > Bob W.
>