Hi all, I'm passing along a question that I was asked by Keith Vansickle, principal organizer of Electric Dragin' EV drag race & autocross competition in San Diego, being held the same weekend as our BBB. Unfortunately I'm somewhat of a technology-challenged techno-troglodyte, still trying to figure out how to get into the 21st century, so I'm hoping that some of you more tech-savvy types might be able to figure out if this is possible and know how to do it.
The guys in San Diego are wondering if we might be able to stream a live video feed from BBB to them at Electric Dragin there in San Diego via the Internet. Keith's first question is whether there is Internet connectivity at Countyline Dragstrip in Miami. Given that Countyline is way out in boonies, out in the middle of a swamp back in the Everglades, I'm pretty sure there aren't any wireless Internet "hotspots" anywhere near there. No Starbucks out there. :-) Also, I know that in its former incarnation, until recently, Opa Locka West was an unattended airstrip with no FBO and no facilities. So that leaves Keith's second question, as another alternative -- whether anyone has an Internet-capable wireless phone that can be used to connect to the Internet via cell phone lines/towers. (I'm pretty sure there's cell phone coverage back there.) So could someone hook up a digital videocamera to his Internet-capable cell phone and upload a live video feed, via cell phone lines, over the Internet to the guys in San Diego? ... Anyone know? [FWIW, I asked a gadget-freak friend of mine in Miami who has one of those iPhone thingies, and he told me that yes, he can get Internet connectivity on his iPhone anywhere he goes, via cell phone lines, but he said that he thinks the upstream bandwidth is too small and limited to do any sort of live videostream uplink.] Finally, the last question that Keith asked is if we have the layout of the autocross route, length, number of right turns, left turns, etc., as they would like to set up their autocross course to match ours as closely as possible. ... Anyone? ... Shawn, Cliff, Lowell? Thanks & Happy New Year, Charles Whalen Florida EAA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Florida EAA mailing list [email protected] http://www.floridaeaa.org
