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What kind of range do you get out of this?
73
Butch Bussen
wa0vjr
open Node 3148
Las Vegas
On Sat, 29 Nov 2008, Dave
Marthouse wrote:
> Below is a message that I e-mailed to Tom re: VR Stream While Traveling.
>
> Dave N2AAM
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> Hi Tom,
> I am responding to your inquiry on the Blind Hams List.
> I don't have a VR Stream as of yet but plan to get one after the new year.
> I do have a suggestion regarding distributing the audio in your vehicle.
> There are various devices under FCC part15 that would fit your purposes.
> Part15 devices as I'm sure you know require no license and are confined to
> limited
> transmit range. They are available on the fm or am bands. The fm units are
> the most prevalent.
> I use a device that was obtained from one of the WallMart type stores by a
> friend. He bought a bunch of them for a project at his work. He needed to
> distribute
> broadcast audio in a heavily shielded office building. I bought one of his
> extra devices.
> They go under the name Monster and cost about $60. The "Monster"
> transmitter is about six inches long consisting of a tubular plastic housing
> with cables
> protruding out of either end. One cable terminates in a standard eighth
> inch stereo male jack while the other end terminates in a standard
> automotive
> cigarette lighter plug. All you would need to do is apply automotive power,
> plug in the Stream, select the frequency and you are good to go.
> As far as accessibility the Monster is blind friendly. The frequency is
> selected by pressing a button located at one end of the unit. The
> transmitter
> ranges throughout the educational portion of the fm band from 88.1 through
> 91.9MHZ. The unit is digital and it is easy to find an empty frequency and
> zero in. The transmitter will retain its frequency settings even if power
> is removed.
> I use the transmitter to send audio from my computer around my house. It
> works extremely well and in my opinion it's well worth the price.
> I hope this helps. If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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