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Hi All

I haven't got a clue if my idea can be achieved but here goes....

I am a chairman of a amateur car racing club we use transponders attached to the cars for lap times and results as you see in F1 racing.
Is there a way that I can send the live timing from the laptop to TV's that are in camper vans in the pits via the tv aerial so basically you tune the tv in as you would normally and pick up the live timing.
The distance from race control to the back of the pits would be no more than 100meters.

Hope someone can help

Thanks Again

This is technically possible.
However you will need a licence from OFCOM
This will tell you what frequencies that they would let you use for this.
When this is known you can look for some hardware.
Dave.

Thanks Dave G8ADM for the reply

Could you tell me at what cost roughly it would be to get a licence from OFCOM and is it difficult to get one also at what cost roughly for the equipment / hardware.
Thanks

Hi, try looking here:

http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/

I don't know what your application is but it could come under "Programme Making and Special Events" but best to speak to them.

There is a calculator http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomm ... pmse/fees/

A video link for a couple of days would cost £112 per frequency. If that is too much you might want to re-consider and use WiFi.

Mike

Hi

Your application is more likley to come under low power telemetry (PMSE are for professional video links) and depending on the distance you want to consider the licence free units at 437 MHz may well do the job.

A quick google of "low power telemetry" will bring up loads of units but you would need to write software for the application - Realistically you may get 50 metres out of these units in your environment but may well run in to trobule with too many transmitters on at once.... and wi-fi is another option.

73

Noel - G8GTZ