I have watched this thread and thought about it and an idea struck me. Why not use a service monitor. An IFR or equivalent will cover the FM band, I don't know it it will modulate to 75 kHz without distorting so you have to turn the receiver up a bit. I don't know what size of parking but I suggest an antenna cut to frequency up 15 or 20 feet or you might try a mobile mag mount stuck to a pipe vertical. it will be short but has a coil in the base that will extend it. Make sure it has something metal to mount to to. I defiantly think you need a run through with enough time for a redo. As far as the FCC is concerned you are a pirate station and illegal. As far as I know under part 15 you can run a low power AM transmitter but no provisions for the FM band. It is quite common though for translated audio in services and such with no enforcement action if there is no interference to anyone. Choose your frequency by listening carefully, I expect a full parking lot will be different RF wise from an empty, Get that antenna in the air, you will need the margin. Call me if I can help, let me know how it went. Good luck and may god bless your service.. John [email protected] K5VGM WI2XLJIn a message dated 3/31/2020 4:45:33 PM Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes:
Found this on Google; haven't verified with the legal code. https://learnchristmaslighting.com/what-fm-transmitter-do-i-need-for-my-christmas-light-show/ | What FM Transmitter Do I Need for My Christmas Light Show? – Learn Christmas LightingOkay, maybe they aren’t “turning the dial” quite like the old days, but if you want your display to be heard, you need an FM transmitter.. Even though setting up some large PA speakers might seem like a good idea, you’ll quickly lose the friendship of your neighbors!learnchristmaslighting.com | From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Ravi Patrick Ratnala via BVARC <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2020 4:40 PM To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: Ravi Patrick Ratnala <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Fm transmitter for Easter service Marty, I've read the same thing - somewhere - but I can't find anything permitting it in the regs, so I don't know if it's true. If it is, I imagine it would be for things like bluetooth devices that are designed to pump spotify from your phone through your car's radio. If so, I'd suspect that "100 feet" is a dreamy maximum, and that it would sound terrible in the real-life scenario you describe. But as always, FleaBay to the rescue: a 6-watt FM transmitter! For just a hundred bucks, you can start your very own pirate radio station anywhere on the commercial FM dial. This thing should provide nice, punchy audio to your entire church's congregation. Very, very illegal, though. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Retekess-6W-FM-Transmitter-Stereo-Station-Antenna-Wireless-Factory-Church-Home/324108794811?hash=item4b7663bbbb:g:48UAAOSwBfhcExIJ How about just setting up a PA system? 73 de N5OL On 3/31/2020 3:01 PM, Martin Blaise via BVARC wrote: I read that anything 25 milliwatts or less for 100 feet is ok On Tue, Mar 31, 2020 at 3:00 PM Alexander Park via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: I'm not sure that will be legal without an license On Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 2:09 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: My church would like to do a parking lot service for Easter and my pastor asked me what fm transmitter we could use to broadcast the service from the church to the cars per social distancing. Email or call me at 713-305-2148 thanks Marty ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org | | Virus-free. www.avast.com | ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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