I hope these links work, one is for transmitter and the other for an
antenna I haven't received yet.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11400.m1842.l3160/7?euid=fb55937dc82a4a1d961d306eacf45793&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D110864931034%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AL%3AOC%3AUS%3A3160
Item Number: 110864931034
Price: $54.00
Item name Professional FM Transmitter broadcast rubber Antenna
BNC/TNC/SMA used
for 1mw-5w
Item URL:
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/e11400.m1842.l3160/7?euid=647f77cf6e7d408dac31217459ad04f9&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fcgi.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll%3FViewItem%26item%3D221058162047%26ssPageName%3DADME%3AL%3AOC%3AUS%3A3160
Item Number: 221058162047
Price: $9.90
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.
On
Sun, 9 Dec 2012, Ronald E. Milliman
wrote:
> Jim, Et Al,
>
> For all of the details on the Whole House FM Transmitter, go to:
>
> http://wholehousefmtransmitter.com/faqs/
>
> In addition, there is a phone number you can call if you have any other
> questions that are not answered from this website. My experience with these
> people has been very positive. However, I purchased mine from this same
> source from off of eBay for a little less money.
>
> The one Butch Wetted our appetites about sounds pretty enticing too,
> especially for the price! Come on, Butch, tell us the name and where you
> got it for only $55! <lol>
>
> Ron, K8HSY
>
>
> At 06:23 PM 12/9/2012 -0800, you wrote:
>> 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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>>
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>>
> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
>
> Chair, American Council of the Blind Public Relations Committee
> Monthly Monetary Support Program (MMS) Committee
>
>
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