Thanks to all for the replies. What is a CCrane transmitter? I have not heard of this in Australia. Also what sort of range can you get with wireless speakers? I need to go around 35 meters and then in a metal shed. My 5.8 GHZ cordless phone works in the shed ok. Max.
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Music in my shed From: Dale Leavens <dleav...@puc.net> To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 29 November 2009 01:56:05 > Several years ago I purchased the CCrane FM transmitter. It isn't cheap but > it is fairly good. Sometimes I am a little disappointed in the output, while > I am told there is a way to pull off an adhesive panel on the back and adjust > the output there I have not been able to locate this. > > Still, it gives me coverage for much of my yard and I have it connected to an > output of my stereo amplifier. Anything I run through the amp can be fed > through the transmitter. > > I also purchased a pair of remote extenders. While I am so far unable to > remember or figure out how to use the remote for the amplifier, the remote > for my 200 disk CD changer works admirably so I can select any one of those > and any track remotely. I don't know what range that has, I only use it > between by little gym room in the basement and the stereo in the living room. > I bought a book shelf style stereo off of e-bay for down there and have > recently added a Creative Labs computer speaker system with powered sub > woofer which became surplus to my other requirements to it to help rock my > world when I go down there to work out. Sadly, that hasn't been much recently. > > Cordless speakers are another solution as mentioned before by others but I > rather like to be able to take a boom box or something else outside while > working or shoveling snow in the winter. I may switch the Sirius satellite > through it sometimes since we don't have much good rocken FM radio up here. > Last Christmas they had an AC DC channel which motivated me to throw a load > of snow around to but sadly they took it away. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Agent086b > To: Handyman > Sent: Saturday, November 28, 2009 12:30 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Music in my shed > > > > > Hi all, > not sure if this will be considered handyman stuff or not. > I wish to set up a set of speakers in my shed so as I can listen to > music when working on my projects. > I am not able to run wires underground as I must go under a large area > of concrete. > I could run a conduit from the house to the shed several meters up in > the air. > My wife would not be to keen on this idea. Is it possible to find some > sort of fm or similar transmitter to transmit from my computer to a > radio frequency that I could tune in on my radio in the shed? I could > then put a CD on the computer and listen to my heart's content. > Thanks for any help on this one. > Max. > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list > just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > >
