Well I have heard that, but I couldn't find a hole. I didn't disassemble it
yet.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: Fm transmitters
> I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall that,
> onn the C Crane transmitter there was a screw driver adjusted trimmer pot
> that, when turned all the way up, dramatically increased the range. I
> believe you had to pull a sticker off the back of the unit to get to it.
> Lou Kolb
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerry Learry" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 8:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Fm transmitters
>
>
>> Not mine,
>>
>> I am lucky to get 10 or 15 feet out of it.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 7:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fm transmitters
>>
>>
>>> Hi, the c Crane transmitter has a range of at least 100 yards,
>>> especially if you add on some wire of a calibrated length to the
>>> antenna and put it near a window. Jim WA6EKS
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Gary Ketler <[log in to unmask]
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Date sent: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 20:54:35 -0600
>>> Subject: Re: Fm transmitters
>>>
>>> The one I had only went about 15 or 20 feet. I'd like to find
>>> one that would
>>> cover somewhere around 1000 square feet.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Jim Gammon
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 8:23 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Fm transmitters
>>>
>>> Hi Ron, does yours broadcast in stereo? The one I have from c
>>> Crane costs I think $59.00 but they've sold their fm transmitters
>>> for as much as $79.00 in the past. The newest one isn't supposed
>>> to forget the frequency you have it set on when the batteries run
>>> out or you lose power from the AC adapter. It has an on-off
>>> button, up and down frequency buttons, and an audio gain control
>>> on the side. Jim WA6EKS
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ronald E. Milliman" <[log in to unmask]
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Date sent: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 20:04:55 -0600
>>> Subject: Re: Another Gadget!
>>>
>>> I use a different little FM transmitter to transmit my XM/SIRIUS
>>> radio,
>>> computer, or other devices all over the house or my Victor Reader
>>> Stream
>>> into my car's FM radio. It seems to have pretty good distance
>>> and is really
>>> easy to use. It operates on batteries or AC with an adaptor that
>>> comes with
>>> it or it will also work from the car's battery using the
>>> cigarette
>>> lighter's power outlet. It is called the WholeHouse FM
>>> Transmitter. It
>>> costs quite a bit more than the one from Wal-Mart, but it
>>> transmits about 3
>>> times as far. The audio quality is excellent.
>>>
>>> Ron, K8HSY
>>>
>>> At 07:18 PM 12/9/2012 -0600, Mike Duke, K5XU wrote:
>>> I thought some on this list may be interested in this little part
>>> 15
>>> FM BC transmitter from Wally World.
>>>
>>> Before talking book players became more portable, I often used
>>> such a
>>> device plugged into either the NLS cassette player, or the old
>>> Talking
>>> Book machine, so that I wouldn't have to wag the thing around the
>>> house.
>>>
>>> The first one I used for that purpose was an old Knight kit AM
>>> transmitter.
>>>
>>> Mike Duke
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Dyarnes" <[log in to unmask]
>>> To: "QRP-L" <[log in to unmask]
>>> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2012 6:53 PM
>>> Subject: [QRP-L] Another Gadget!
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> We just completed a 3 day drive back to Tucson from Oregon. Our
>>> route
>>> included nearly the entire state of Nevada from north to south.
>>> It's
>>> really
>>> boring, but great roads and not much traffic. Anyway, before
>>> leaving
>>> Oregon
>>> I ran across a relatively inexpensive FM transmitting device at
>>> Walmart. I
>>> decided to try it and use it to take the output from my QRP rig
>>> and
>>> play it
>>> through the car radio. It worked great! That way I didn't have
>>> to
>>> have
>>> earphones stuck in my ears, which is sort of illegal in most
>>> places
>>> anyway
>>> if you are the driver. I tried it with both my KX3 and with my
>>> ATS-3B.
>>> Both were hooked up to my mobile antenna. So, at least I could
>>> do a
>>> little
>>> casual "SWLing" along the way.
>>>
>>> I've used devices like this quite often--some work fairly well,
>>> and
>>> some
>>> don't. This one seems to work pretty well, and it was
>>> cheap--only
>>> about
>>> $15. There are all sorts of applications for a device like
>>> this--you
>>> can
>>> decide if you could make use of something like this or not. I
>>> even
>>> use them
>>> at home sometimes when, for example, I need to refill the coffee
>>> cup.
>>> I
>>> just listen on a small portable radio while the other guy is
>>> transmitting,
>>> and he never knows I was away from the radio. It seems to work
>>> pretty
>>> well
>>> from even 40 or 50 feet away.
>>>
>>> This device is a Scoche model FMT4. It takes two AAA batteries,
>>> but
>>> the
>>> unit itself is not much bigger than 2 AA batteries. By pressing
>>> a
>>> button
>>> you can change to any of 20 different FM band channels, 10 at
>>> each end
>>> of
>>> the band. So, except in really large metro areas, you probably
>>> won't
>>> have a
>>> problem finding a clear frequency on which to operate the unit.
>>> It
>>> was no
>>> problem in Nevada until we got to Las Vegas! Even there I
>>> finally
>>> found a
>>> couple of clear channels.
>>>
>>> Anyway, FWIW, somebody else might find something like this
>>> useful.
>>>
>>> Dave W7AQK
>>>
>>>
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