It would be fascinating to have a low-power FM mesh for this purpose... best, Joe
On Mon Feb 4 10:17:08 2013, Stefan Geens wrote: > A Syrian whom I trust and who I've helped with security-related issues before > needs some help that I am not qualified to answer, so perhaps somebody on > this list knows what to do or where to turn for expert help. I don't want to > suggest anything to him that gets (even more) people killed... > > He writes: > ======== > I am working now on a radio for Syria that needs to cover Homs governorate, > since people there don't have internet or electricity, the only way to reach > them is by radio. > We are working to establish a FM radio station that covers Homs governorate > and all Syria later on, it will be based on an online radio that is streaming > from outside Syria and we are looking for the best solution to stream on the > ground in Homs. We are looking for the best solution to transmit the digital > signal into analogue one. > The point is if we want to use a normal transmitter on the ground it will be > known for the regime warplanes and it will be destroyed after few minutes. > So, what are our options and the details of the best solutions (using inside > or outside Syria base)? > ====== > > Thanks for any help you may have. I'll forward it to him. > > Stefan > > -- > stefan.ge...@gmail.com > @stefangeens @ogleearth @dliberation > +46 73 504 5261 > Skype: stefan.geens > PGP: 0x54ABD155F7CE9B68 > > -- > Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech -- Joseph Lorenzo Hall Senior Staff Technologist Center for Democracy & Technology 1634 I ST NW STE 1100 Washington DC 20006-4011 (p) 202-407-8825 (f) 202-637-0968 j...@cdt.org PGP: https://josephhall.org/gpg-key -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
