from liberationtech, if anyone can help,<br><br>Michel<br><br><br><br>Dear friends,<br>
<br>
I'm not sure if you are following the news from my home country Yemen.<br>
Demonstrations there have been increasing in number and area and have<br>
reached a stage where demonstrators occupied areas of over one square<br>
kilometer in strategic areas in main cities. I have been approached by<br>
demonstrators who wish to broadcast what is being said at the main<br>
stages. This includes announcements, speeches, songs, etc. A<br>
suggestion was to use a low-budget pirate FM radio solution. I have<br>
heard before that this type of technology is widely accessible but<br>
ranges are quite limited. Some experiments took place in Belarus as<br>
far as I know. But if there are ways to place amplifiers in strategic<br>
locations in main cities, I think it could have a tremendous effect,<br>
especially for a population that relies on radio and TV in receiving<br>
information.<br>
<br>
Any clues or ideas of where to get information to help in this area?<br>
There is a budget of $5000 for such a solution. Is that enough? This<br>
is one of the websites I found about recently:<br><a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/pirate-fm-broadcast-transmitter" target="_blank">http://hubpages.com/hub/pirate-fm-broadcast-transmitter</a>
and it<br>
mentioned the ability to broadcast to a range of 2km. That would be a<br>
good start.<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance, and do keep a close eye on Yemen as there may be<br>
some surprises in the near future!<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Walid<br>
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Walid Al-Saqaf<br>
Founder & Administrator<br>
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