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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 ink.net... 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 |
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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 |
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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. 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 ink.net... 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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