Hi where can you get one of these transmitters? Also how easy are they to set up for A totally blind person and what do you all need to do to set them up?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of stewartross via groups.io Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2021 8:40 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [all-audio] FM Transmitters: Looking For One On The Order Of C-Crane But Has More Power hi don re that fm tx you have i have one with a power output of six watts. and its had a filter put in it. its got good stereo separation as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donald Roberts" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2021 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] FM Transmitters: Looking For One On The Order Of C-Crane But Has More Power >I have an fm transmitter made in China the manufacturer's name I do not >know. This thing is great in terms of strong signal, in fact it is too >great in that I hear harmonics all over the fm dial. Of course, this is >partly due to poor harmonic rejection on the part of the radios on which I >listen. I can easily pick up its signal from a distance of approximately >350 feet. It uses a rubber duck and transmits from 75 to 108 megs. > > Don Roberts > > On 12/10/2021 6:59 PM, Steve Jacobson wrote: >> John, >> >> Just to be certain, I checked the frequency range on my C. Crane >> transmitter manually. It appears that it goes from 88.3 to 107.7. It is >> probably the same range that your old one uses. However, I did some >> digging, and the higher power FM transmitter I had for a while is made by >> Signstek. There are a couple on Amazon. However, the low power setting >> on one of them is a half a watt. The one I bought was supposed to have a >> low power of 100 MW, but I think it was probably a half a watt besides. >> I had trouble running it close to anything. It came with a rubber duck >> style antenna which seemed pretty well matched for it, but it is possible >> that the trouble I had may have been remedied by a different antenna as >> somebody suggested earlier. The Signstek transmitter I had did have an >> connector for the antenna, but I do not think it was a BNC connecter. >> The antenna had a ring around the connector that had to be screwed down >> onto the transmitter's connector. It was similar to a 75-ohm cable >> connector but it was bigger. It was smaller than a 50-ohm connector, >> though. >> >> The Signstek does go down to 76mhz. in fact, one can set the frequency >> range possibly even greater, although I would guess it becomes less >> efficient at the extremes. As I said, I was very happy with the >> performance of my Signstek but something happened to it after a year or >> so. Yet, I know of another person using that transmitter and his has >> lasted much longer and is still working. >> >> In my younger days, I enjoyed experimenting with FM transmitters to see >> what kind of range I could get out of them. I look back and am thankful >> I didn't get caught. Nowadays, too much output makes me a little >> nervous. Placing the Signstek on the floor of my basement with its >> rubber duck connector still covered my block pretty well. I sometimes >> like putting NLS books through my transmitter and I didn't like the idea >> of my neighbors listening in. Therefore, I am happy with my C. Crane >> transmitter with extra wire added to the antenna. >> >> Regarding the power adjustment on the C. Crane transmitter, I opened up >> the case to get to it. Opening the case is a little tricky because one >> has to lift up and move horizontally as well to be sure one does not lift >> up the cover with the knob of the volume control still extending through >> the slot in the case. It is possible that one can remove a label of some >> kind and avoid opening the case, but it isn't as obvious to me as it was >> on the older transmitters. As I said, both of mine already were set for >> maximum power. >> >> I hope all of this is of some help. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Steve >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Donald >> Roberts >> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2021 3:43 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] FM Transmitters: Looking For One On The Order Of >> C-Crane But Has More Power >> >> Steve, I have a question regarding your newer C Crane transmitter. I >> still have a C Crane transmitter which is perhaps ten years old and >> still functions. One thing I found frustrating about this transmitter is >> that the lowest possible frequency was 88.3. I really would like the >> option to transmit at 87.5 if desired. Can the newer C Crane transmitter >> do that? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Don Roberts >> >> >> On 12/9/2021 7:36 PM, Steve Jacobson wrote: >>> Tom, >>> >>> I recently purchased two of the C. Crane transmitters. They both still >>> had the screw to adjust power although they are a little harder to get >>> to. However, in the case of both of my transmitters, they were set to >>> the maximum already. An older transmitter that I had purchased >>> definitely benefited by turning up the adjustment. It is possible they >>> are being a little less conservative now, with the power setting. Also, >>> the newer C. Crane transmitters reduced the digital noise that was >>> present in the first digital versions. I have been happy with my C. >>> Crane transmitters although I did clip a longer wire to the antenna. >>> >>> I also bought another transmitter from Amazon that could transmit at 100 >>> MW or one watt. However, when I looked just now I did not find it. >>> Unfortunately, the low power setting seemed very much higher than 100 >>> MW. It was a good transmitter and very quiet, but it had enough output >>> at the low power setting that the signal would get into devices close by >>> making them misbehave. That transmitter had a capacitor or something >>> that went out after a year or so that generated a lot of noise in the >>> audio. Also, some of its settings are accessed through a sort of menu >>> with which one has to be careful. There are a number of transmitters on >>> Amazon, but some claim a power of .05W which would be pretty low. There >>> are some that are a watt or more, but besides being illegal, you may >>> find that much power will disrupt other devices as I did. >>> >>> Good luck. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> >>> Steve Jacobson >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman >>> Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 2:46 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [all-audio] FM Transmitters: Looking For One On The Order Of >>> C-Crane But Has More Power >>> >>> Hello list: Does anyone know of an FM Transmitter that works on the >>> order >>> of the ones that C-Crane sells; only thing: I need it to have a little >>> more >>> power than what C-CCrane has right out of the box! It used to be that >>> the >>> ones that C-Crane sold had a screw that you could turn, making it more >>> powerful! But then I hear that they fixed it so that this no longer >>> could >>> be done! My old C-Crane unit (or so it would appear) has given up the >>> ghost; often, I'll want to listen to something from my computer, but >>> want to >>> be in the kitchen or someplace away from the computer! Hopefully there >>> is >>> something out there that'll do what I need it to do.but won't drain my >>> bank >>> account too much! >>> >>> Thanks for any info you can pass along! >>> >>> Tom Kaufman >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#4030): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/4030 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/87621273/21656 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/21656/405281159/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
