Video Transmitter

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Bill Orvis

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Jun 11, 2022, 8:14:23 PM6/11/22
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Hi,

Anybody interested in this video transmitter and receiver? I got them years ago and was going to try and fly the camera and transmit video back to the ground. I never got around to building it and now you can get HD cameras for $20. Anyone who wants it to play with ,let me know and you can have it. The camera operates on a 9V battery or a wall wart. The receiver works with a wall wart and has a standard video RCA connector.

Bill

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srkendal

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Jun 11, 2022, 8:19:06 PM6/11/22
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Hi Bill,

Yeah, I have one, too.  Used a European broadcast frequency. Used it soooo many years ago at Robertson Park on the one and only "I" flight from there.

Still got it. Used 9-12VDC as well. 

Good luck!

-Steve Kendall


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Bill Orvis
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Jun 11, 2022, 8:32:43 PM6/11/22
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Hi Steve,

    
You want two? 

    

    
As far as I know, the thing still works and it seems a shame to
      throw it away. Maybe some HS kid will want to play with it, tie it
      to his dog's collar and see what shows up. 

    

    
Bill

    
srkendal
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Jun 11, 2022, 8:35:38 PM6/11/22
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No, not really. It's a long drive for me to any launches these days. Let someone that has the drive and opportunity to use it have it.

-Steve
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Jun 11, 2022, 11:18:08 PM6/11/22
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Cool transmitter! Not sure if I have a use for it, but does it need a HAM license to operate? I have a Technicians, but if it does, it would be nice to know given that the FCC doesn't seem to like illegal broadcasting. Wouldn't want some kid to be unknowingly illegally transmitting. 
- Stanley

Bill Orvis
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Jun 12, 2022, 12:08:01 AM6/12/22
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When I bought it, there were no licensing requirements. 

    

    
As I recall, it is low power enough that it does not require any
      licensing. I believe it also uses one of the public bands. 

    

    
Bill
srkendal
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Jun 12, 2022, 1:19:19 AM6/12/22
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It's a legit question. The unit I have, while low power, is technically not operating on a legal band (European), but if it were, it would require a minimum of a technician's licence. (It's some sort of amateur TV band.) The few times I used it, I piggy backed on a friend's full broadcast license. But even then, it was not a legal freq. Just low power, so not much concern. Unfortunately, the footage I once had from Robertson Park has long since disappeared, but it had footage of the camera falling from the sky and looking into the driver's window of a pickup truck just before hitting the ground. 😁

Steve
srkendal
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Jun 12, 2022, 1:21:56 AM6/12/22
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What's really cool was that it was recorded on a VHS deck at the park directly from the TV feed.


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