I'm feedint mine with 20 feet of rg58, I had an old cb mount that 
happened to have an so239, so I just soldered a 32 inch whip on the 
center pin, length not including the connector and put it on the edge of 
my metal roof.  Works great!!!
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Mon, 11 Mar 2013, Steve Dresser wrote:

> True, but I don't think signal loss is the main concern at the moment.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, March 11, 2013 11:29
> Subject: Re: FM Transmitter Issues And Questions
>
>
>> That's another good idea, moving the antenna itself away from the
>> transmitter, but you will encounter some signal loss between the
>> transmitter and antenna depending on how long your coax is.  Jim
>> WA6EKS
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Butch Bussen <[log in to unmask]
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Date sent: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:14:43 -0700
>> Subject: Re: FM Transmitter Issues And Questions
>>
>> Build a quarter wave antenna and move it away from the computer.
>> I'd
>> guess your antenna is right on the transmitter..
>> 73
>> Butch
>> WA0VJR
>> Node 3148
>> Wallace, ks.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 11 Mar 2013, Ron
>> Canazzi wrote:
>>
>>    Hi list,
>>
>> Since this is one of the lists where I got information about an
>> FM
>> transmitter for feeding audio from my computer to FM receivers
>> through out
>> my house and property, I thought I would inquire here again.
>>
>> I have purchased the Sansonic FM transmitter that someone
>> referenced on this
>> list a few months ago.  It does a real nice job with meeting my
>> requirements
>> of clear and clean signals through out my property.  However, I
>> have run
>> into one problem.  I have the transmitter fairly close to the
>> computer from
>> which I am running the audio.  It is about 4 feet away from the
>> computer.  I
>> am getting a pulsating hum through the computer speakers when
>> the
>> transmitter is operating.  The transmitter runs from 1 to 7
>> watts.  In light
>> of the issue, I don't dare put the power any higher than 1
>> watt--and I
>> really don't need to anyway.
>>
>> What can I do to solve this problem?  Any help would be greatly
>> appreciated.
>>
>
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