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How To Save Analog Television - Pirate TV

Step 5Step 2, Method 3: Building Your Own Transmitter

This method is pretty intense, but doable for the electronics folks .

In 2008 the media collective !Mediangruppe Bitnik created a freely-downloadable pocket zine that contains detailed instructions for creating your own short-range television transmitter:

http://osvideo.constantvzw.org/wp-content/uploads/ptv_zine_constant_081120.pdf

This transmitter also accepts any analog video source you can throw at it.

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5 comments

Mar 7, 2011. 1:18 AMlukeford says:

there is also this site i havent had a good look but i think it is ok
http://www.pcs-electronics.com/tv-transmitters-c-101.html?osCsid=b31b315ef4ffe54c5c68af85002fa5b5

Apr 10, 2010. 1:59 AMapple112 says:

is it legal to do this in singapore

Jan 22, 2011. 2:13 AMnqzdepofltr says:

Nope. Not legal in almost any country without a license.

Sep 5, 2009. 3:50 PMJell0Man187 says:

I was disappointed as well. I found this if it helps...

http://web-ee.com/images/TVTransmitb.pdf

Slightly more detailed than the bitnik... thing... and has a parts list!!!

Sep 3, 2009. 7:59 PMbananafred says:

What you linked to are not detailed instructions. It is a pixelated, scribbled on PDF. Is there a place with detailed instructions on how to build one?