The ramsey stuff don't work worth a crap. I got a real nice 1 watt synthesized transmitter with a digital frequency readout, nice stereo separation and good fidelity. With an outside antenna, it goes blocks, never tried to figure out just how far. 1 watt with a good antenna should go miles.
I tried cordless headphones, the ramsey stuff, and other FM transmitter kits, and the range was lousy. I like to wander around while listening, go out back of the house and smoke, make some tea, etc (plenty of old buzzards on the air!). The transmitter was about $100.00 but its very well made, and very clean. Its not a kit, and has a very large heat sink. It has no case, just the display mounted on a circuit board, you push buttons to change frequency and other options, the back of the board holds the heat sink. There used to be a lot of the same things on ebay, I have not looked lately. A cordless mike with some sort of remote keying of the transmitter would be cool, you could be out mowing the lawn and on the air... Brett N2DTS -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Chester Sent: Saturday, November 13, 2004 6:26 PM To: amradio@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [AMRadio] NPR, one solution for lousy radio >I've gone so far as to build a part 15 transmitter so I can listen to >streaming internet stations on my old radios. I have been looking for something that puts a stable, full fidelity stereo signal on the FM band so I can retransmit streaming audio throughout the house and pick it up on any of the FM radios. Preferably, frequency synthesised with crystal controlled clock oscillator. Someone told me about an excellent kit made in England, but when I checked on it, the cost of shipping it from UK was almost as much as the kit itself. Last time I checked, Ramsey Electronics had a kit also. Has anyone tried the Ramsey kit, or know of any other fairly inexpensive unit (< $100)? It's getting so there is more stuff available over the computer than on the shortwave bands, but right now I have to be in the room with the computer to listen. I'd like to be able to enjoy these stations the same as over the air stations. I'm surprised the computer manufacturers aren't making something for this specific purpose, under Part 15 regs. I have seen tiny transmitters designed to replay handheld units through a big stereo, but according to the ads, their range is limited to about 10 feet. I need something that covers a radius of a couple hundred feet. Don K4KYV ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:AMRadio@mailman.qth.net
