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Thread ID: 84448 2007-11-05 23:16:00 How to transmit video 500 meters? stuffed (1469) PC World Chat
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608763 2007-11-05 23:16:00 Anyone any suggestions on an economical way to transmit a video signal from a security camera to a DVR over about 500 meters line of sight outside?
Thanks
stuffed (1469)
608764 2007-11-06 00:06:00 Wi-fi receiver and transmitter. If it is technologically possible of course. beeswax34 (63)
608765 2007-11-06 00:31:00 You will need yagi type antennas with dish style reflectors at the transmit and receive ends, plus transmitting and receiving equipment that has provision for connection of external antennas. The lengths of coax between the tx/rx and their respective antennas will also have to be as short as possible.

Lining up the boresight of the antennas over 500m will present some difficulties as well, but you should be able to do it ok with good gear and patience.

I saw a good description of one such installation on the web some time back so some assiduous searching might be in order and save you a lot of time.

Cheers

Billy 8-{)
Billy T (70)
608766 2007-11-06 01:07:00 Is a cable based solution out of the question? A friend of mine did a 400m run using CAT5 and those special "baluns" to convert coax to UTP. The quality wasn't great, but it did the job. somebody (208)
608767 2007-11-06 01:31:00 Thanks but no cables are not an option for this particular position – we have used RG6 video cable and Cat 5 (for data) to our other (PTZ) cameras but now would like to see if can set up a number of wireless cameras (do not require data for control – they are fixed cameras). stuffed (1469)
608768 2007-11-06 21:38:00 Buy a 4gig memory stick and grab someone with a good arm. Battleneter2 (9361)
608769 2007-11-06 21:44:00 I was going to suggest a cd-writer and a bicycle...

...Then thought better of it.
Metla (12)
608770 2007-11-06 22:10:00 I was going to suggest a cd-writer and a bicycle...

...Then thought better of it.
yeah a CD writer and a pigeon make more sense
Morgenmuffel (187)
608771 2007-11-06 22:37:00 Publish it to a web page!! SolMiester (139)
608772 2007-11-07 11:35:00 500 meters piece of cake a 5.8ghz sender and extrernal antennas at either end apsattv (7406)
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