1 watt fm transmitter build

[Guru]

http://electroschematics.com/wp-content ... mitter.jpg This is a project that I would like to build to be able to listen on my mp3 player, while doing dirtwork, from my satellite radio. Could you link to the mouser website build list, Dad, and is this a high quality transmitter?

 

[laatsch55]

Son, i would say that's more up Jerry's or Dr. Lucitt's alley. They're old navy tech's. Hell, I can barely fix something that reprouduces audio, let alone transmit it.

 

[laatsch55]

What Mouser build list are you talking about? The publisher of the schematic should have done that.

 

[mlucitt]

This is a typical 88-108 Mhz band transmitter. Some of the connections and wire runs are critical (short) because of the high frequency. You will also need a shielded enclosure (box) to put it all in and run an antenna out of the box. The parts alone will probably be $50-$75 because you are buying ones and twos. Have you considered something like this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Whole-House-FM- ... 53ecbf617f

I'm just sayin'

 

[Guru]

Awesome. Thanks for the info.

 

[Guru]

Oh that's awesome! I'm able to post from my phone!

 

[Guru]

I have looked at the whole house transmitters and with our vast, unpopulated areas, 200 foot wouldn't cover from one side of our oilfield locations to the other (in a few instances), let alone from one location to another. I would need something closer to 800 to 1500 foot.

 

[mlucitt]

You pay more for the distance (power) but 5 Watts would probably cover your spread with ease if you have a decent antenna and it is high enough (rooftop).

Here is the one I would get if'n it was me:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1Watt-5Watt-STE ... 3cb4c6e74a

And the antenna:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Powerful-1-4-GP ... 45f3464a07

Have fun!

 

[Guru]

http://www.aaroncake.net/circuits/3wfmtran.asp If they only would have done the schematic in english. Hahaha. Seriously though, 3 watts = 3 miles, hell ya.