Hi, Bill.
As the saying goes...,"Dude!"
I'm not certain that X-10 is going to be
able to help you with this project. I really
believe I would cancel-out the wireless
cameras, at the least, because I really
don't believe you're going to get
appreciable results from that particular
equipment. I believe I would go with the low-
light wired cameras.
With trees so plentiful in a forest, I
believe I would make use of trees for camera
towers, as opposed to erecting specialty
towers for the purpose. X-10 says you can't
use the Ninja Pan & Tilt base with the wired
cameras, but I believe that, if you pay-out
enough slack in the cable, you can. One
thing to note, though, is that the Ninja Pan
& Tilt base has to be protected from direct
weather, so it needs a little hood above it,
or some people have made 'skirts' that
attach to the Ninja and provides protection.
I might recommend burrying an AC powerline
out into the woods and installing large,
water-proof connection boxes every 100-150
feet. This will give you plenty of options
that you may need, later.
You need to find-out if the Ninja pan & tilt
base receives it's commands to pan and tilt
through the power line, or wirelessly. If
they do it by X-10 powerline signals, then
you'll need to install boosters along the
main line to boost the X-10 powerline
signal. That's what the water-proof boxes
are for. Also, you'll need inline amplifiers
for the video signal, here and there, and
these can be put in these boxes. I would
maybe locate this stuff along trails that
deer and other animals make use of.
