Please help FM transmitter

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My local middle school has a small in house radio station and their FM transmitter has gone kaput.

That one was given to them and their budget is small and want to continue this program.

Is there anyone out there that can put me on the right direction for a replacement?
It has to be kind of strong, 3 mile range or so, that it will work inside of the confines of the cage of wires ans piping that runs through out the walls and ceilings.

I'm not looking necessarily for a free one but, a used low priced one would be great.

Thanks so much!






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Not that I would be able to offer any help, but what have they been using? Can you find the same model?
 
Chili said:
Not that I would be able to offer any help, but what have they been using? Can you find the same model?
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I'm going to check but, it was old when it was donated and may not even be available.






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hate to say this but unless they have a licence 100mw is your max broadcasting power. the standard transmitter for these kinds of stations
is http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/
theres a few others but i can't think of them right of.
if they're not licensced you can get in alot of trouble, school or not.......
if they are licensced you need to know how much power etc.......
u don't want the fcc on your tail.........trust me, they will make the irs look like wussy's if they come after you...........:spank::D
 
ez_willis said:
go to a local university and ask them if they have an old one that they could donate.
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I'll try that EZ ... I am an alumni of the local but that probably won't have much pull.

What I'm seeing on the web is for a 1 watt transmitter you can't get them in the US, you have to have them shipped only to an out of the country address?

Now I'm really confused.







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3 mile coverage? That would take 10 to 15 watts to drive a simple vertical dipole antenna. You'll loose half that power just getting the RF from the transmitter to the antenna (a vertical dipole is inefficient).

But, if you really want a good transmitter, I highly recommend the BWBroadcast TX 1 or TX 5.

They are professionally designed, built like tanks and unless you really try, won't breakdown.

http://www.fm-transmitter.com/tx1-tx5

Pricing is in the $700 to 900 dollar range, plus shipping from England.

Good stuff.
 
What I'm seeing on the web is for a 1 watt transmitter you can't get them in the US, you have to have them shipped only to an out of the country address?

Now I'm really confused.


exactly what i was saying about power limits........they have to be licenced to have more than 100 miliwatts of power, check out www.hobbybroadcaster.com
part 15 of fcc code limits you to 100milliwatts of power(before you laugh, you can get up to several blocks or even 1/4 of a mile if you know what your doing, it's probably what they have, you don't need several watts just for a school station) noone will ship you a high powered transmitter...........trust me on this. I've set up several of these kind of stations in the past. do a little research before you do anything or the fcc and the NAB will nab u off the airwaves...........................
 
Seems the one they were using was a 1 watt :eek:. No one ever complained in the neighborhood?
Does anyone think that a school program like this could go through the internet then to the individual class rooms much like a Radio broadcast?

Hopefully someone can point out a good program for this.







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