It was probably somebody with a video sender unit hooked to their satellite receviver so they could watch it in another room without moving the receiver. They use the same frequencies as baby monitors. This was on shortnews.com and I posted the same info there. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > Interesting... > > PALATINE, Ill. (June 15) - An elementary school > science teacher in this > Chicago suburb doesn't have to turn on the news for > an update on NASA's space > mission. She just turns on her video baby monitor. > > > > > > Since Sunday, one of the two channels on Natalie > Meilinger's baby monitor > has been picking up black-and-white video from > inside the space shuttle > Atlantis. The other still lets her keep an eye on > her baby. > > "Whoever has a baby monitor knows what you'll > usually see," Meilinger said. > "No one would ever expect this." > > Live video of the mission is available on NASA's > Web site, so it's possible > the monitor is picking up a signal from somewhere. > > "It's not coming straight from the shuttle," NASA > spokeswoman Brandi Dean > said. "People here think this is very interesting > and you don't hear of it > often, if at all." > > Doug Phelps, a member of an amateur radio club in > neighboring Schaumburg, > has an explanation. > > His organization, the Illinois chapter of the > Motorola Amateur Radio Club, > rebroadcasts NASA video as a public service. It is > likely the monitor is > picking up the video because amateur radio operates > on the same frequency as baby > monitors. > > Members of Phelps' club have picked up audio from > baby monitors in the past. > > "If you had a receiver in the right frequency, > anybody in the public can > pick up this signal," he said. > > Meilinger silenced disbelieving co-workers by > bringing in a video of the > monitor to show her class on Tuesday, her students' > last day of school. At home, > 3-month-old Jack and 2-year-old Rachel don't quite > understand what their > parents are watching. > > "I've been addicted to it and keep waiting to see > what's next," Meilinger > said. > > Summer Infant, the monitor's manufacturer, is > investigating what could be > causing the transmission, communications director > Cindy Barlow said. She said > she's never heard of anything similar happening. > > "Not even close," she said. "Gotta love technology." > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's > free at http://www.aol.com. > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debate in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=list&sid=396545367
