Baller behindpropellers Posted July 13, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 13, 2012 Anybody have any advice on how I can get video from the boat to shore? Wireless? Would need to go approx 3500' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwroblew Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 if you could get that to work , you could set up a monitor that shows the SplashEye End Course Camera software. That would be sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eleeski Posted July 14, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 14, 2012 After trying this for tricks with poor success, I swap cameras or chips. I gave up on wireless as too unreliable. 3500' is a long way for my wireless transmitters. For slalom, I have seen a wireless system work well for gate views. Make sure you have a backup chip or tape recording in the camera in case something happens. And keep cell phones out of the boat and tower where wireless is trying to work. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller GregHind Posted July 14, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 14, 2012 Some more details please. What is the total length of your lake and where is your receiving location. For example on a 3500 ft lake you need about 2000ft of reliable distance if your receiver is at the centre. Let's say your tower is in the middle. To get a wifi network working there, a 7dbi OMNI directional (360 degree coverage) antenna on top of the judges tower and on the boat would work fine. Use a decent access point for example ubiquiti gear is excellent. If your tower is at one end then you can use a directional antenna. A 24dbi could shoot straight down the lake and the boat would still run a 7 dbi antenna. Note these are not eBay claimed numbers. You can't beat physics and a real omni will be about 2ft tall. Your boat would always be within the beam pattern of the directional antenna at the end and the OMNI means the boat can be anywhere on the lake and still get coverage. Then you just use any wifi gear you like - a lot of Ethernet based camera gear these days for security etc. Can you be more specific? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller behindpropellers Posted July 17, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted July 17, 2012 Greg, Trying to get a way to have a Video Camera in a boat and a screen with computer/projector so the crowd can watch a view from in the boat where you cannot see the course. I suppose I could put a camera on shore in the area but it would be a pretty long ($$) cable run. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted July 17, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2012 Live video feeds from the boat happen all the time in class L/R tournaments. Usually there are some gremlins that need to be knocked down but the hardware is pretty much all the same. Like @GregHind mentioned the most important component will be your antenna. What's worked well for me is using an omni directional antenna near the center of the lake primarily because it minimizes the overall length of wireless transmission. Once you get it on shore you can use coax to deliver the signal from there. I've had (and seen) good results from putting the shore antenna low on the shoreline (as long as nothing else interferes from there to the boat). There's likely several options for wireless transmitters but the BADA 3w transmitters/receivers have been reliable at a good price point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kelvin Posted July 17, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2012 For the Malibu Open, the plan is to use a directional parabolic antenna at the end of the lake pointing down the course. We are planning on webcasting that signal and displaying it on a Jumbotron on site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Splasheye Posted July 17, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2012 @jwroblew No need - The SplashEye Automatic EndCourse monitor will have a wireless digital readout for the driver telling them exactly where they were at each boy. Watch out for news in August.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller behindpropellers Posted July 17, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted July 17, 2012 Good information.... I guess I will have to give this some thought. Thanks! Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thompjs Posted July 17, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2012 Splash -- I think they are talking about the from the boat video of the skier. Sounds like an interesting program for endcourse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller behindpropellers Posted July 17, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted July 17, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/AV-Wireless-Audio-Video-Transmitter-Receiver-4W-4000ft-/360433102867#ht_3151wt_905 Hmmm 4W version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil2360 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Lot of different options here. http://www.vfmstore.com/tr24.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller tfriess Posted July 17, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 17, 2012 try a GoPro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller jdarwin Posted July 18, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2012 http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-4GHz-FM-Wireless-Audio-Video-AV-Transmitter-Receiver-Kit-CCTV-Camera-VCR-DVD-/200765305526?pt=US_Audio_Video_Transmitters&hash=item2ebe8b72b6 We use a similar version to this link. Signal is clear over 1200 feet (over water). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kelvin Posted July 18, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2012 Make sure to purchase the Long Distance Video Transmitter and Receiver. The ones in Joe's link are a low power version good to about 300 ft. The same company makes some 2W and 3W versions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted July 18, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2012 @Kelvin the 2w version worked flawlessly at the last two record tournaments at Cottonwood. Receiver near the center of the lake about 5-6' above the water with a transmitter in the boat with antenna on the windshield. I was the TC and had no trouble with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Kelvin Posted July 18, 2012 Baller Share Posted July 18, 2012 @klindy I have some of the 2w ones as well. The work OK for us, but not great. We have a high voltage powerline running down the east end our our lakes and it causes significant interference. At last years Katy Ski Jam we were able to get a decent picture from greenball to greenball, but it wasn't suitable for webcasting. At this years Big Dawg at Cypress they worked ok, but the overall quality could be better for what everyone is trying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller behindpropellers Posted August 22, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted August 22, 2012 Picked up the 4w transmitters. Oddly enough.... looking for a decent camera that I can get analog video out of. Anybody have any advice? I can use an old camcorder that we have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller behindpropellers Posted September 13, 2012 Author Baller Share Posted September 13, 2012 Tested the 4W version this evening. Got about 1500' out of them. A bit more testing tommorow. Hardest thing is finding a good camera with analog (LIVE) out. Any advice? Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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