I need some help with a project. A tower mounted radio.
The idea is to mount a cheap HT up on a 5 story rooftop where coax cant be ran and stream audio to and from the HT via streaming audio over the 802.11 protocol with a small x86 computer to decode the streams and feed the audio from the sound card.
PTT, as well as a few basic functions such as changing preprogrammed channels, and hi/lo power will be controlled via parallel port and bank of relays with wires soldered to the corresponding switches on the radio.
What I need is software to stream the audio in full or half duplex (shoulnt matter as parallel port does the PTT switch).
I am sure this has been done before, and I know similar has been done with crossband repeaters and echolink.
What I need now is the most basic software for streaming the audio with minimal hardware requirements, preferably for linux or less preferable windows 98.
The idea is to mount a cheap HT up on a 5 story rooftop where coax cant be ran and stream audio to and from the HT via streaming audio over the 802.11 protocol with a small x86 computer to decode the streams and feed the audio from the sound card.
PTT, as well as a few basic functions such as changing preprogrammed channels, and hi/lo power will be controlled via parallel port and bank of relays with wires soldered to the corresponding switches on the radio.
What I need is software to stream the audio in full or half duplex (shoulnt matter as parallel port does the PTT switch).
I am sure this has been done before, and I know similar has been done with crossband repeaters and echolink.
What I need now is the most basic software for streaming the audio with minimal hardware requirements, preferably for linux or less preferable windows 98.