VideoHawk

I just received my prototype from my uncle and tested it in my apartment complex with a razor sharp pinhole camera connected to the transmitter. I had the transmitter lying on the floor with the camera pointed out the window. I grabbed an LCD monitor that receives the same 4 channels of 1.2 Ghz that the transmitter puts out, and walked down the hallway, into the elevator, into the lobby, and out the front door, and that's when the picture started getting a little funky. I still had picture out in the middle of the street, and it was OK if I held the monitor still without moving. Now mind you, I live about six units BACK from the street - it was definitely NOT a line of sight test, and I wasn't using the 11db gain yagi because you can't with the portable monitor. Tomorrow I take it to the set of "Heist" to begin film set testing with and without yagi. All connections are designed to allow drop in replacement of a Modulus 3000.

There is no plans to export. Obviously, way too much red tape there...

I posted this as a reply to a question, and I realized it makes a fine topic all it's own: I am currently working on a video transmitter solution for the film and video industry. I've collaborated with my uncle up in Spokane Washington, he has years of experience making video transmitters for surveillance. It incorporates the same Hirosche connector as the Modulus with video and power(we don't want to be in the cable business), takes 9-36Volts DC, has BNC input and has been tested to run at least three weeks continuously with a range of 3/4 of a mile line of sight with a whip on the transmitter and yagi on the receiver. The prototype arriving in L.A. this week is a 700 Milliwatt 1.2 Ghz system with 4 seperate channels, easily changed with a slide switch. The production version will be available in two 1-watt versions - a 1.2 Ghz and 2.4 Ghz system, each with 8 channels. My uncle's contact at the FCC assured him that if it is not run 24 hours a day, it's legal. We intend to make this very user friendly, and extremely durable. My uncle has many years of experience building equipment for the military and police, so everything is mil spec. I am currently looking for volunteers to field test this prototype and give me feedback regarding its stability and picture quality. The receiver uses a 4 Pin XLR power input for easy connection to block batteries, it too will take 9-36 volts and has a BNC output. Included is a whip antenna for the receiver, and a whip and yagi w/cable for the receiver. From what I understand, the yagi will rarely be necessary. The reason for using 1.2 Ghz is that it is much less crowded than UHF. At the moment there is no sound cabability, but my uncle tells me it makes for a cleaner picture when you don't mix sound. I've been a boom operator for 13 years, and I've never seen a Modulus being used to transmit audio. However, if you need audio, it can be built into it. Please email me at kenstrain@dslextreme.com if you're interested in checking this out in Los Angeles, and I will schedule some time for you and bring it to your set. Your feed back is important, we're very hands on and would like to make service and customization a top priority. We don't have a price yet, but it will probably be between the Modulus and the Canatrans. Thanks!

I am currently working on a video transmitter solution for the film and video industry. I've collaborated with my uncle up in Spokane Washington, he has years of experience making video transmitters for surveillance. I submitted a design request that incorporates the same Hirosche connector as the Modulus with video and power(we don't want to be in the cable business), takes 9-36Volts DC, has BNC input and has been tested to run at least three weeks continuously with a range of 3/4 of a mile line of sight with a whip on the transmitter and yagi on the receiver. The prototype arriving in L.A. this week is a 700 Milliwatt 1.2 Ghz system with 4 seperate channels, easily changed with a slide switch. The production version will be available in two 1-watt versions - a 1.2 Ghz and 2.4 Ghz system, each with 8 channels. My uncle's contact at the FCC assured him that if it is not run 24 hours a day, it's legal. We intend to make this very user friendly, and extremely durable. My uncle has many years of experience building equipment for the military and police, so everything is mil spec. I am currently looking for volunteers to field test this prototype and give me feedback regarding its stability and picture quality. The receiver uses a 4 Pin XLR power input for easy connection to block batteries, it too will take 9-36 volts and has a BNC output. Included is a whip antenna for the receiver, and a whip and yagi w/cable for the receiver. From what I understand, the yagi will rarely be necessary. The reason for using 1.2 Ghz is that it is much less crowded than UHF. At the moment there is no sound cabability, but my uncle tells me it makes for a cleaner picture when you don't mix sound. I've been a boom operator for 13 years, and I've never seen a Modulus being used to transmit audio. Please email me at kenstrain@dslextreme.com if you're interested in checking this out in Los Angeles, and I will schedule some time for you and bring it to your set. Your feed back is important, we're very hands on and would like to make service (when necessary), a top priority. We don't have a price yet, but it will probably be between the Modulus and the Canatrans. Thanks!