Yes, this is true, but on the one I tried, it still didn't have much 
range.  I got my duck antenna for mine in the mail today, so I'll do 
some testing and let you all know.
73
Butch
WA0VJR
Node 3148
Wallace, ks.


On Mon, 10 Dec 2012, Lou Kolb wrote:

> 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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