ottergoose wrote:Unfortunately this is taking me longer than I thought it would. It turns out that it's a bit more difficult than I thought it would be.
JSGreen wrote:Along a similar line, now that I have a DSL line and I can (mostly) see a major rail line from my front window, I was contemplating a web cam...any body know a resource for how to go about such a thing?
Google web cams - you should see at least a few entries for the cameras themselves.
The biggest catch is that you need a server to handle and distribute the video, and you have to decide how often you're going to update the image. If you want to do a totally live feed, you can forget about surfing - all of your DSL bandwidth will be taken up by the video. You'll also need a way to present a consistant address for people to hit - there are ways to do that. Your DSL is probably what's called "DHCP." Your Internet address may be different tomorrow....
Try contacting one of the train cam admins offline to see if they can/will offer you any advice. Or for that matter, any webcam admin.
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tree68 wrote:Considering the number of web-based railroad radio feeds, that shouldn't be a problem at all. The Communications Act of 1934 only forbids use of received radio transmissions (of which you are not directly a party) for personal gain. Unless you're charging for access to your website, should be no problem. IMHO, I'd skip contacting anybody - odds are they'll tell you no...
The Communications Act of 1934 only forbids use of received radio transmissions (of which you are not directly a party) for personal gain. Unless you're charging for access to your website, should be no problem.
IMHO, I'd skip contacting anybody - odds are they'll tell you no...
Great idea!
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Considering the number of web-based railroad radio feeds, that shouldn't be a problem at all.
If it's a unscrambled and unsecure transmission broadcast over the air then its open season.
BTW-I have a voice activated tape recorder that I have used for the same purpose in the past.
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