FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

I just bought an MW FM transmitter that is battery powered. It allows one to
hook up the output of, say, a CD player to the headphone output, and
transmit the signal to select FM bands. This is fine for the most part, but
I'm wondering if there are units that have wall warts for power?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
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because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
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FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

W. Watson wrote:

I just bought an MW FM transmitter that is battery powered. It allows
one to hook up the output of, say, a CD player to the headphone output,
and transmit the signal to select FM bands. This is fine for the most
part, but I'm wondering if there are units that have wall warts for power?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

Go to C Crane's web site, which I believe is ccrane.com. They used to
have a unit that ran on battery or a wall wart.

tom
K0TAR

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

W. Watson wrote:
I just bought an MW FM transmitter that is battery powered. It allows
one to hook up the output of, say, a CD player to the headphone output,
and transmit the signal to select FM bands. This is fine for the most
part, but I'm wondering if there are units that have wall warts for power?

Get an appropriate wallwart and clip it across the
battery terminals. Remove the batteries, of course.
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Tom Ring wrote:

W. Watson wrote:

I just bought an MW FM transmitter that is battery powered. It allows
one to hook up the output of, say, a CD player to the headphone
output, and transmit the signal to select FM bands. This is fine for
the most part, but I'm wondering if there are units that have wall
warts for power?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet


Go to C Crane's web site, which I believe is ccrane.com. They used to
have a unit that ran on battery or a wall wart.

tom
K0TAR
Yes, they do. I just ordered it, $29.95, and am returning the other one. Thanks.


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
-- Blaise Pascal
Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Ramsey has FM kits that are easy to build and, after I did three of them,
reliable. I think I did the FM-10C.
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/hk/....asp?page=amfm

In San Diego, Gateway Electronics sells them off the shelf. If you have a
medium to large elex store nearby, inquire.

73

"W. Watson" wrote in message
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I just bought an MW FM transmitter that is battery powered. It allows one
to
hook up the output of, say, a CD player to the headphone output, and
transmit the signal to select FM bands. This is fine for the most part,
but
I'm wondering if there are units that have wall warts for power?

Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
-- Blaise Pascal
Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Yikes! I think you're right. I can probably cut them off at the pass this
morning. They said it would be shipped today. I was looking at the picture
thinking that was the whole unit. I see some other units, but they seem to
be quite high priced compared the the battery operated MW unit I had. Of
course, Crane is usually above the general price on everything.

Jim Higgins wrote:

On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:39:57 GMT, "W. Watson"
wrote:


Tom Ring wrote:

Go to C Crane's web site, which I believe is ccrane.com. They used to
have a unit that ran on battery or a wall wart.

tom
K0TAR


Yes, they do. I just ordered it, $29.95, and am returning the other one. Thanks.


Are you sure you ordered a complete FM transmiter or just an accessory
kit to operate one in your car. I see no $29 transmitters on the
cccrane site, but I do see a $29 accessory kit.




Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
-- Blaise Pascal
Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Sal M. Onella wrote:

Ramsey has FM kits that are easy to build and, after I did three of them,
reliable. I think I did the FM-10C.
http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/hk/....asp?page=amfm

In San Diego, Gateway Electronics sells them off the shelf. If you have a
medium to large elex store nearby, inquire.

73

"W. Watson" wrote in message
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I just bought an MW FM transmitter that is battery powered. It allows one

to

hook up the output of, say, a CD player to the headphone output, and
transmit the signal to select FM bands. This is fine for the most part,

but

I'm wondering if there are units that have wall warts for power?
Thanks. I had checked with Ramsey and thought they were over priced, and my
days of building kits have long passed. Gateway sells the kits or has some
other FM xmitter?


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
-- Blaise Pascal
Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Take a look at their "orphans" page. The FM transmitters are $10
cheaper there, but with the same guarantee. Over the years I have
gotten two orphan items. Both were indistinguishable from the regular
items, right down to the package..

Still not cheap, but perhaps a small help. Much like Brookstones, if
you can find it somewhere else, it will always be cheaper. However,
C. Crane and Brookstones often get the quality stuff sooner.


--
Alan
WA4SCA

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

W. Watson wrote:

Yikes! I think you're right. I can probably cut them off at the pass
this morning. They said it would be shipped today. I was looking at the
picture thinking that was the whole unit. I see some other units, but
they seem to be quite high priced compared the the battery operated MW
unit I had. Of course, Crane is usually above the general price on
everything.

Their transmitter may cost more, but is a cut above the 2 or 3 others I
have owned previously. It's also one of the only ones I've purchased
that actually seems to put out something in the range of legal power and
deviation, as opposed to the Radio Shack ones (no longer on the market)
that will go REAL wide. It's also nice to have a fully synthed unit as
opposed to many that just are on a 4 or so freqs and that's all.

tom
K0TAR

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Tom Ring wrote:

W. Watson wrote:

Yikes! I think you're right. I can probably cut them off at the pass
this morning. They said it would be shipped today. I was looking at
the picture thinking that was the whole unit. I see some other units,
but they seem to be quite high priced compared the the battery
operated MW unit I had. Of course, Crane is usually above the general
price on everything.


Their transmitter may cost more, but is a cut above the 2 or 3 others I
have owned previously. It's also one of the only ones I've purchased
that actually seems to put out something in the range of legal power and
deviation, as opposed to the Radio Shack ones (no longer on the market)
that will go REAL wide. It's also nice to have a fully synthed unit as
opposed to many that just are on a 4 or so freqs and that's all.

tom
K0TAR

I'm about to refuse delivery of the kit when it arrives, and I've ordered
the orphan. I think this should be a very helpful device. I cannot get a
distant station in SF, KGO, because I need a device in the bedroom where I
have the C. Crane radio that interferes with KGO. When I put it 30' away,
reception is fine. So I'll hook up the FM xmitter to the Crane and pick it
up on another radio in the bedroom. This will also help in an out building
where reception isn't so hot for a number of FM/AM stations.


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
-- Blaise Pascal
Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

"W. Watson" wrote in message
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Sal M. Onella wrote:

Ramsey has FM kits that are easy to build and, after I did three of
them,
reliable. I think I did the FM-10C.

Thanks. I had checked with Ramsey and thought they were over priced, and
my
days of building kits have long passed. Gateway sells the kits or has some
other FM xmitter?


snipped

No others that I know of.. Radio Shack has one, but it's low powered, if I
remember it. The Ramsey went about 100 feet off a legal wire (30 inches, I
think) and the RS only about 25 feet. I am in a metropolitan area, which is
a disadvantage to these little units -- hard as heck to find a clear spot!
Then too, receiver AFC pulls off to something else if you suffer a fade.

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Well, the unit arrived Saturday and I tried it out. This must be a city
version where people are crowded together. It's range is 30-75'. I need it
about 30' away from where I'll receive the final signal. Generally, I can
hear it, but have to do some fussing with the FM rcvr. Well, I'm not done
with the testing yet. They suggest putting it up high and/or putting a piece
of metal sheet under the xmitter. I had hoped for a xmission range of 100'
or more to get the signal to an out building. Maybe they have a 'country'
version. Yikes.


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
-- Blaise Pascal
Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

The CCrane version is a "full gallon" as far as the FCC is concerned.
I have one which covers my house, and 3 acre yard, with full quieting.
It is on the ground floor of a frame house, and sits on top of a metal
filing cabinet, and works equally well on top of the tuner/amp. I
have found that, as you would expect, the signal improves modestly as
you move to higher TX frequencies.


--
Alan
WA4SCA

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Alan WA4SCA wrote:
The CCrane version is a "full gallon" as far as the FCC is concerned.
I have one which covers my house, and 3 acre yard, with full quieting.
It is on the ground floor of a frame house, and sits on top of a metal
filing cabinet, and works equally well on top of the tuner/amp. I
have found that, as you would expect, the signal improves modestly as
you move to higher TX frequencies.

Is it illegal to put an unconnected piece of aluminum
tape on the wall behind one of those units?
--
73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Cecil,

Is it illegal to put an unconnected piece of aluminum tape on the wall behind one of those units?

Probably not, though it would require a careful reading to determine.
I doubt if a length of wire which just happened to be the right
length, and in the right place, would be an issue either.
--

--
Alan
WA4SCA

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

Alan WA4SCA wrote:

The CCrane version is a "full gallon" as far as the FCC is concerned.
I have one which covers my house, and 3 acre yard, with full quieting.
It is on the ground floor of a frame house, and sits on top of a metal
filing cabinet, and works equally well on top of the tuner/amp. I
have found that, as you would expect, the signal improves modestly as
you move to higher TX frequencies.


--
Alan
WA4SCA
Part of my problem is that the radio in the bedroom, where I do most of my
listening, is right near the noise source. I need the source on all night
(CPAP unit). The best reception of my favorite station is 30' away, across
the house, and I may not be able to find a better spot for the xmitter. Oh,
well, I'll keep playing with this. Higher tonight. (My rcvr is it a Crane's
getting repaired, and will be back this week I'm told. Until then I'm a bit
limited, since it gets the favorite station.)


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
--
"I have made this letter [e-mail] a rather long one, only
because I didn't have the lesiure to make it shorter."
-- Blaise Pascal
Web Page: home.earthlink.net/~mtnviews

FM Transmitter for CD Players?
 

W. Watson wrote:

Alan WA4SCA wrote:

The CCrane version is a "full gallon" as far as the FCC is concerned.
I have one which covers my house, and 3 acre yard, with full quieting.
It is on the ground floor of a frame house, and sits on top of a metal
filing cabinet, and works equally well on top of the tuner/amp. I
have found that, as you would expect, the signal improves modestly as
you move to higher TX frequencies.


--
Alan
WA4SCA

Part of my problem is that the radio in the bedroom, where I do most of
my listening, is right near the noise source. I need the source on all
night (CPAP unit). The best reception of my favorite station is 30'
away, across the house, and I may not be able to find a better spot for
the xmitter. Oh, well, I'll keep playing with this. Higher tonight. (My
rcvr is it a Crane's getting repaired, and will be back this week I'm
told. Until then I'm a bit limited, since it gets the favorite station.)


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet
Well, I did a fair amount of moving of receiver and xmitter around the
house, with modest success. My best spot is 35' away, and that's stretching
the limit of the xmitter. However, we now havd DSL after waiting 8 years.
Our den is much closer to the bedroom, and I can use RadioReplay to catch
the station. No interference at all, and I can sent it the short 20' to the
bedroom without much difficulty at all. I say much, because it seems like
the streaming audio runs amuck, and gets distorted somewhat like a too fast
or too slow conversation--alternating. However, most of the time all is
well. I can have the station going all day.