Hi All, Thank You Michael for reminding me of what that lil set was
called, "silent play" Maybe we can find them somewhere!  And Thanks to
all of you for your input here! Danny.

On 12/10/12, Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> they were called silent play and were awesome   the transmitter covered =
> the entire fm band but tuning was really hard to get precise. I removed =
> the tuning dial from the transmitter and tweaked it with a pair of =
> tweezers and left it there  the receiver had one interesting difference  =
> it had a wider tolerance for the fm pilot tone than a regular digital =
> tuned receiver  they were truly awesome and I also would pay a lot to =
> get a set again. I have never found another transmitter that sounded  =
> even close. they were closed out because the ccc was just starting to =
> become the total assholes they are today about transmitters.  thanks in =
> part to the NAB bitching about interference=85 same reason xm radio rf =
> modulators are completely useless in new receivers I have one of the old =
> xm receivers with a modulator that will cover the whole house, but no =
> longer have xm service. too bad I can't use it as a transmitter with =
> another audio source as it sounded decent over fm  I used to love it for =
> seining xm to a boom box in the bedroom or back yard
> On Dec 10, 2012, at 12:33 AM, Danny Dyer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>=20
>> 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.
>>>=20
>>> Ron, K8HSY
>>>=20
>>> 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> The first one I used for that purpose was an old Knight kit AM
>>>> transmitter.
>>>>=20
>>>> Mike Duke
>>>>=20
>>>> ----- 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!
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>=20
>>>> 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> 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.
>>>>=20
>>>> Anyway, FWIW, somebody else might find something like this useful.
>>>>=20
>>>> Dave W7AQK
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
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>>> Dr. Ronald E. Milliman, retired Professor Western Kentucky University
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