About 15 years ago, radioshack was closing out some little FM
transmitters and receivers, they came in a set, and their purpose was
to act as wireless headset interfaces for tv game machines.  Both
units were powered by, if memory serves, 2 AA batteries, the xmiter
came with a couple of little jumper cables to interface with the game
machines, and there was a set of earbuds with the lil receiver.  I
don't remember the make or what the little units were called, but they
closed them out for less than ten dollars a set.  I bought a couple of
sets, but unfortunately let them go later-needed the cash more than
the units!  Sure_________wish I could find a working set of them.
They'd cover a pretty good sized house, and fidelity was amazing!
Danny.

On 12/9/12, Ronald E. Milliman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 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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> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
>
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> Monthly Monetary Support Program (MMS) Committee
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