@everyone Thank you for making this an entertaining thread/flamewar. After reading all the responses I would love to do this if for no other reason than to piss off everyone who has been shitting all over the idea. However considering I got off to a late start, have a job and an active social life i...

@GreyCoyote - I was mainly worried about how to actually hoist a heavy ass 40' pole but I guess PVC would make it light enough I could do it alone. Stabilizing it in the wind would still be a problem though. You are saying 3 guy wires should be enough? Assuming tied off to rebar pounded 12" in. I ju...

@GreyCoyote - Thanks for the helpful advice. I would be surprised if the FCC had a problem with a 1W transmitter considering I have seen handheld radios that are 3W (or more). I don't know how I would get the antenna mounted up at 40' though. That sounds pretty tricky for 1 guy.

@Zhust - Thanks for the only helpful post on this thread!

As a service to the participants of BurningMan 2013, I'd like to set up an AM or FM radio broadcast of localized police radio transmissions. I have a police scanner and reciever antennas, but no transmitter. The original idea was to put a feed up on the internet, but I've since been told no one has ...

@mulch Thanks for the suggestion, but with the large number of agencies on playa I think anyone just listening to Washoe county or Reno PD would miss a lot. I was planning a custom feed based on close call hits. Not sure how available internet is for users eithers. I was hoping people could just tun...

As a service to the citizens of Black Rock City, I'd like to set up a police scanner to live feed across the internet during the entire event. It would sounds something like this: http://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/3711/web/?rl=rr I have all the radio gear, but need a reliable internet connecti...

Wow, what a great thread. Copwatch is a fantastic idea. Here is my story: Just after the temple burn I was milling about and had some sinus congestion from the dust. I blew my nose rather loudly and immediately a short, fat, really grubby guy with dirty blond hair and cheap goodwill hobo clothes app...

Hey, I wore my feet down to nubs last time without a bike and I need to have one this year, but I am flying in. I could pick one up in Reno, but I will be in a small rental car and would have problems. I have two ideas that fellow burners could help me with that would be mutually advantageous. 1 Som...