Max: Tech Geeks Rule
$10 wok keeps TV station on air
Why pay $20,000 for a commercial link to run your television station when a $10 kitchen wok from the Warehouse is just as effective?
This is exactly how North Otago's newest television station 45 South is transmitting its signal from its studio to the top of Cape Wanbrow, in a bid to keep costs down.
45 South volunteer Ken Jones designed the wok transmitter in his spare time last year when he wanted to provide wireless broadband to his Ardgowan home.
This is what happens when you let smart people play with shiny toys.
Why pay $20,000 for a commercial link to run your television station when a $10 kitchen wok from the Warehouse is just as effective?
This is exactly how North Otago's newest television station 45 South is transmitting its signal from its studio to the top of Cape Wanbrow, in a bid to keep costs down.
45 South volunteer Ken Jones designed the wok transmitter in his spare time last year when he wanted to provide wireless broadband to his Ardgowan home.
This is what happens when you let smart people play with shiny toys.
posted by Max Dobberstein at 2/23/2007 06:08:00 AM
2 Comments:
I had a friend in school that was modding sattelite dishes with wireless routers and pringle cans to provide site to site networking.
Like I said, tech geeks rule.
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