Tips for Rally Raid Mongol 1996

From Mongol

Base camp functions to manage of this event, equip machines, provide food and information. Here members prepare mobile workstation, lap top PC, Digital camera, Inmarsat,and router (internet connecter). Staffs pack and unpack these machines at each camp moving and connect to Japan.

Inmarsat B
This is mobile radio station of suitcase size. Staffs just put antenna and telephone in the same manner with international phone call. They can use 9600bps fax, telex, and 64kbps digital data communication. This rally uses 64kbps digital data communication to connect Mongol and Japan.
Reference(Japanese):KDD(Kokusai Denshin Denwa Co.,Ltd.), KTI(Kokusai Telecommunications Installation Co.,Ltd.)

StreamWorks
This is a technology that provides "streaming" live video and sound on internet. To watch Mongol Rally Raid, you have to obtain "StreamWorks" software. Click here to download StreamWorks version1.0, not version2.0.

Serial Control Camera
Stream Works encoder connects internet and video camera will show live broadcasts from Mongol to Japan. Also, video camera can be remote-controlled by clicking control button.

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