Re: [all-audio] FM Transmitters: Looking For One On The Order Of C-Crane But Has More Power
I think a lot of that is often down to what sort of antenna you use with them. personally, I would say if you are going to use 500mw or more power, to get longer range, get a transmitter that has a proper antenna connector, such as BNC or PL259, so that you can connect a quality antenna to it, and more to the point, so that you can place this antenna in a loft or somewhere well away from other electronic gear. if possible, make sure the antenna you get is properly tuned to the frequency you want to use your transmitter on, as this will also cut down on the chances of having SWR issues. hope this helps. Simon - Original Message - From: "Steve Jacobson" To: Sent: Friday, December 10, 2021 3:36 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] FM Transmitters: Looking For One On The Order Of C-Crane But Has More Power 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: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 2:46 PM To: all-audio@groups.io 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 (#4018): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/4018 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/87621273/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/21656/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] FM Transmitters: Looking For One On The Order Of C-Crane But Has More Power
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: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Tom Kaufman Sent: Thursday, December 9, 2021 2:46 PM To: all-audio@groups.io 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 (#4017): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/4017 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/87621273/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/21656/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
[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 (#4016): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/4016 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/87621273/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/21656/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
