Munyang Snowy River

[Griff]

Nick

Sounds like you have the plan.  Happy to contribute 20% of the intial acquisition costs and 20% of the sustainment costs for the first 6 months.  When are you going to demonstrathe capability?

[alex]

Now we are getting close...

I reckon you could throw this up a tree.  Get Paul on the job of a waterproof solar charging set-up and we will be well on the way.

http://www.instructables.com/id/GSM-Android-phone-as-HD-outdoor-webcam/

http://www.iwebcam.free.fr/index_uk.php

[uwhnick]

Yep that first link is exactly what I was thinking, just with more batteries.  Its nice that the application has been written already!

[uwhnick]

Sounds like the solar panel is more trouble than its worth.  I reckon set it up at munyang with a butt load of batteries sometime around the start of september then take it home in december to charge it would be the go.

[goofy]

Guys

I'm happy to chip in.  I'll follow suit with Griff's offer. Happy to go more if needed.

Geoff

[BJ]

I like your thinking fellas. The boss had something similar set up in a tree to monitor a job we had out in the country. I think it had a YouTube feed.
Ill try to ask him about it sometime.

[wombly]

If they're any use, I've got a couple of 12V 7ah lead acid bricks that have never seen a charge

[uwhnick]

I think the phones use a 3.7V battery, so 12V batteries would need a dc-dc convertor, which is probably again too much hassle.  I think just pulling apart some old dead laptop batteries to scavenge the cells would be the go, so if anyone has got some of those lying about...