[MLB-WIRELESS] Nasa Tv over MW

[Peter Berrett]

Thanks Robert but the ACMA have already advised that we are not allowed 
to retransmit NASA TV over Amateur Radio.

Regards Peter vk3pb

Robert Hart wrote:
> One the ways you could do this is by having other Amateur Radio 
> Operators involved in the MW network and rather that trying to 
> simultaneously stream to a 100 users, stream to several cached servers 
> where other Amateur Radio operators re-transmit the streamed broadcast 
> in the conventional ATV way.
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> Robert
> Air-Stream Wireless
> www.air-stream.org.au
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> Peter Berrett wrote:
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>> Hi all
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>> I'd like to float an idea and see how practical it would be to integrate 
>> into the MW network.
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>> 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
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