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Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2016 10:11 pm
by Westflex
halfwave wrote:
Also I use
Stereo Tool for a software Compressor/Limiter, which you can
use the WinAMP Plug-in which is available on their site, within RadioDJ and it makes a
massive difference to the audio. Note that some features need registration to
use without the addition of beeps and a message being played. But just using
the basic free features and tweaking to suit will help a lot.
http://www.stereotool.com/
Stereo tool is the nuts when used properly and ya know how to use it, pukka bita kit !
FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2016 12:11 am
by Maximus
rubber-man wrote:My soundcard is an M Audio 2496 which is a very nice soundcard, I used it in my main recording PC when I had a home music studio and it blows away any Soundblaster card or on-board rubbish.
It definitely won't be capable of producing an RDS signal because of the 96k sample rate. I use RME Audio sound cards, they work very well.
Totally agree about Stereo Tool. Definitely worth looking into.
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Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2016 11:12 pm
by rubber-man
Well it's been a while but I have picked up a CZE 15A transmitter, Yeah yeah I know what some people say about them but for me it's working a treat and covers my town nicely. Im using a dipole in the attic fed with RG8 with a balun fitted and a 1.2 SWR. So far so good.
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 7:59 am
by Albert H
How many "images" of your signal can you hear around your nominal frequency?
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 11:35 am
by Maximus
Half of the power is probably being wasted on sprogs
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Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 3:29 pm
by rubber-man
At home I can hear it around other frequencies but once I get out of the house it seems fine, Been driving around the area whilst scanning around and so far it's ok. Im using a 1/4 wave dipole at the moment but just tried a 1/2 wave but can not get the SWR down lower than 2.5, The 1/4 wave is given me 1.2.
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:45 am
by shuffy
Rich when you say "1/4 wave dipole" I'm assuming you mean each element is 1/4 wave i.e. the whole thing is half wave overall? I can't get my head around your observations otherwise. Just for clarity?
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:07 am
by teckniqs
Hang about, this thread is titled "Transmitter Advice" and you've been given two very important pieces of advice (don't use Chinese TX or aerial indoors) yet you've just gone ahead with it anyway and ignored the advice, well OK then....
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 12:39 pm
by 4therecord
haha!!!!! - quality!!!!!
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 1:42 pm
by MiXiN
teckniqs wrote:Hang about, this thread is titled "Transmitter Advice" and you've been given two very important pieces of advice (don't use Chinese TX or aerial indoors) yet you've just gone ahead with it anyway and ignored the advice, well OK then....
Lol...
Reminds me of being a kid and doing exactly the opposite of what my Mum & Dad used to tell me.
Let's hope planes don't fall! Hahaha
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:39 pm
by shuffy
I *never* used a limiter when my parents told me to!
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 11:22 pm
by rubber-man
The antenna is in the attic as I have no where decent outside to put it and the transmitter is all I can afford at the moment. I'm not in a position to spends hundreds on one at the moment. As for planes dropping out the sky? Hmm ok...lol. I have also been told my SWR will be high in the attic but 1.2 is almost perfect. You just do the best with what you got.
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:31 am
by Banus_radio
Try telling offcom that when they are at your front door becuase no bugger can watch TV in your street haha
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 9:02 am
by mrillusion
people like you are the ones that give us a bad name ffs
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:06 am
by rubber-man
mrillusion wrote:people like you are the ones that give us a bad name ffs
And it's people like you that can go suck my fat cock.
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:37 am
by mrillusion
rubber-man wrote:mrillusion wrote:people like you are the ones that give us a bad name ffs
And it's people like you that can go suck my fat cock.
brilliant, send me your address ill come round and we can hang out the back of each other x
Re: FM Transmitter advice
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 10:50 am
by mrillusion
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