I was thinking, if the weather holds, I could maybe test a couple more FM transmitters.
I'm somewhat intrigued by the "C. Crane Digital FM Transmitter 2" What intrigues me, I guess, is that they advertise it as broadcasting up to 45 feet in line of sight use. But there are about a million references to a "mod" to crank up the power (it's mentioned in a ton of the Amazon reviews, there are videos on Youtube, and of course Radio Brandy has it too). Yet the HB review (granted from 2011 if I remember) stated it was right at the legal limit, but I have a list of issues with the HB test/review of this transmitter (but again, it is a 4 year old review). But it's cheap, and it would be interesting to test. And I truly hope no US Part 15 broadcasters are relying on Radio Brandy for any sort of information that is legal. That is a scary site indeed. What amuses me most is the three mile coverage promised with their Ultimate FM Broadcast Antenna. The use of which, with a certified FM transmitter makes it un-certified and puts the burden of proof for it's legal use on the user. It's clearly a gain antenna. Do these users get out their field strength meters and adjust it to the legal level? But in any event 250 uV/m at 3 meters is just that and no special antenna is going to make that amount of current go any further. That site suggests so many violations of FCC Rules and the laws of physics I'm sure it's leading many into illegal broadcasting and they don't even realize it.
Oops, little tangent there. Other than the C. Crane, I was considering one of the Ramsey units. Any votes on which Ramsey transmitter might be good to test? Don't know if there's time to build a kit before the snow files but I could give it a shot.
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