[MLB-WIRELESS] Nasa Tv over MW

[Peter Berrett]

Hi all

I'd like to float an idea and see how practical it would be to integrate 
into the MW network.

First some background. I am an amateur radio/tv enthusiast and also I 
have a few dishes that sometimes are used to receive satellite tv. NASA 
Television is available via the Intelsat 701 satellite and there are no 
copyright problems with retransmitting it. I have wanted for some time 
to transmit this through the vk3rtv repeater however in Australia the 
Amateur Radio rules are a bit more restrictive than in the USA where it 
is common.

However the fast speeds of Melbourne Wireless seem suited to a service 
streaming Nasa TV. I wonder how viable/practical this would be to setup? 
Assuming I could get a PAL feed from Intelsat 701 what equipment and 
software would I need to make this streaming tv service available across 
the network.

More importantly however what would happen if say 100 people all wanted 
to watch NASA TV at the same time on the network eg due to a shuttle 
launch? Would the streaming tv have to be carried 100 separate times 
across the network thus overloading the system or is there some way to 
distribute one signal across the network and people can just passively 
receive the streamed packets?
 
It seems to me that if this concept was viable then it might attract 
more members and provide a useful service for members. I currently watch 
NASA TV over the web but the picture quality is not great. Do we have 
the bandwidth at MW to carry a TV signal?

Thanks Peter