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i have always wanted to make a camera thing that you can set up on the zeroing range so that you turn up as follows.

the camera cable is left there full time.

you set the zeroing target, affix the camera target end

return to the 100 yard shooting point,

connect the monitor and the power supply (this would be 12 volt for ease)

you set too zeroing with no need for a spotting scope or running back and forth to the target to check the adjustment needed to correct POI,

good idea or just a pipe dream,

think some of you tekky lads will have this sussed in no time.

thanks and you thoughts

bob.

Hi Bob,
I think it is a good Idea... I have thought about it too But I am not as savvy as the guys on this forum. The problem I have is getting the screen and video from the camera 100 yards away without a lot of cables. maybe some type of wireless but I have not found anything with a strong enough signal... I hope someone can help... I will b following along to see where it goes. good luck.
Tony

All you need a wireless remote camera, they are commercially available. ( 2.4ghz wireless camera ) and a reciever unit.
I build one with car reversing transmitter and reciver, advertised good for 50m, with adding extra antena, easily usable over 100 yards in open spaces.
This is a baby monitor, with internal transmitter replaced with a reversing car transmitter, it already had a anthena which was handy.



My receiving unit is a multi use spotter.




Toni

Easy enough, the wireless reversing camera doodads we use can be fitted with extended antennae. In standard trim you get a good 20-30yrds if its in line of sight...I think it was "torchwood" who fitted the extra antennae to his and I'm sure he said it went for a hell of a distance, and if its not far enough there's always more powerfull units out there

Ha ha, just beat me toni

It was you Adam that put the ants in my pants lol

Toni

I never did get round to trying those extended antennae you found...must did em back out of the bits box at some point

great ideas lads

I was suspecting that to get good picture quality over 100 yards these sorts of things would not be good enough.

bob.

So far that has been my experience with the wireless cameras, but I have not tried the extended antennas that Toni has mentioned. May work wonders with those.

Tony

bobjs wrote:great ideas lads

I was suspecting that to get good picture quality over 100 yards these sorts of things would not be good enough.

bob.

That's what I thought at first. But change my mind when put it together.
There are few rules to this. First of all you need antennas or at least a anthenna on the receiver unit, secondly, you have to be on open space and thirdly, you have to be static.
Second and the third will apply to you as you will be shooting outdoor and the camera and the receiver is static. All you need is extra set of antenna, I recycled a double antenna from a old video sender that I had from a analog tv era, the single antenna I bought from maplins.
I can get clear signals upto 120m. Have a look around if you have a old router, they have a antenna that you can recycle.

Toni

thank you

I will have a look as when i have time. just a tad busy with work but with this on the forum i can always call back for a recall of the info,

regards and thanks

bob.