Seems to me I recall in Canada you can get a limited license for 1 watt 
under certain circumstances.  That isn't true in the US though.
Perhaps you can comment on that Bob?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: Accessible FM transmitters


>I would not risk it with a thousand watt amplifier. That is indeed pushing
> the envelope. I am afraid that I am not familiar with the FCC regulations 
> in
> the United States, but in Canada they are much different. We have several
> classes of licences in Canada Most of them requiring a lot of 
> documentation
> in the form of a technical brief that has to be performed by a qualified
> broadcast engineer. In Canada anything under 50 watts ERP is considered as
> being low power. This means that the frequency that has been alocated is
> unprotected.
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> From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:17 PM
> Subject: Re: Accessible FM transmitters
>
>
>> High Bob,
>> You can run a radio station from your home.
>> And you can get an FCC license to do it.\This is something that I'm
>> looking
>> in to.
>> And what I was saying about hooking the transmitter up to an amplifier,
>> there is no modification needed.
>> You just put the amplifier between the transmitter and the antenna.
>> It's strictly plug and play!
>> But rest a sure, I will do things by the book.
>>  John Price.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 4:02 PM
>> Subject: Re: Accessible FM transmitters
>>
>>
>>> Oops, I wouldn't recommend going that route! There are very strict rules
>>> governing FM broadcasting in the United States and Canada. Anything over
>>> 1
>>> watt requires a broadcast licence, and you have to ensure that the
>>> frequency
>>> that you are transmitting on is not being occupied by another
>>> broadcaster.
>>> The FM transmitter that is being recommended on this site is more than
>>> adequate to cover the average home. The seller of the unit is not
>>> responsible for any modification done to the unit in order to broadcast
>>> beyond the recommended coverage area. .
>>> \
>>> From: "DJ DOCTOR P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:42 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Accessible FM transmitters
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hello Russell,this is John.
>>>> I have been doing some research on transmitters and amplifiers.
>>>> You can take one of these transmitters that was designed for home use,
>>>> and
>>>> hook it up to a 1000 watt amplifier.
>>>> This will allow you to broadcast all over town, that is, if you wanted
>>>> to.
>>>> Based on this, I will try to set up my own gospel radio station, and 
>>>> run
>>>> it
>>>> out of my house.
>>>> But however, for starters, the $340 fm radio transmitter with a 1000
>>>> watt
>>>> amplifier witch will cost around $500, will do the trick for me.
>>>> The Bose and or any radio will pick up a signal this strong.
>>>> The thing that you may have to do, is get an FCC license to broadcast.
>>>> This is something that I'm still trying to figure out how to go about
>>>> obtaining.
>>>> Just as soon as I find out how, I will post it here in pc audio.
>>>>   John Price.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "russell Bourgoin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2007 4:31 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: Accessible FM transmitters
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jonathan,
>>>>>
>>>>>         I'm very interested in purchasing a unit as you describe in
>>>>> your mail.  When you say its priced on the high side, how high is
>>>>> high?  And, did they charge more for adding the features that you
>>>>> requested?  Is there a contact that you have to whom I could speak to
>>>>> obtain a unit tricked out as is yours?
>>>>>
>>>>>         I do some dejaying at fish and gun club functions.  Often I
>>>>> bring a few large bose accoustic waves and place them outside facing
>>>>> the say, family day activities.  The cooking crew is off at the
>>>>> barbecue pit and are out of range of the bose radios that I bring, so
>>>>> they park their trucks around the pit and tune radios
>>>>> in.  Unfortunately, they are out of reach of the c crane transmitter,
>>>>> altered as it is.  Hence my interest in the unit you describe.  Any
>>>>> info is surely appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rusty
>>>>> > At 10:19 AM 9/11/2007, Bob Seed spake thusly:-
>>>>>>  couple of months ago, there was a great thread on this list about FM
>>>>>>transmitters. A user recommended the transmitter found at
>>>>>>http://www.wavemach.com.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I purchased one of these and am thrilled. The range is huge, the
>>>>>>construction solid, no nasty power hum, very good stereo separation, 
>>>>>>in
>>>>>>short, no complaints whatsoever. I got him to add a level control that
>>>>>>allows me to set the line in for the two RCA sockets, and he also 
>>>>>>added
>>>>>>small buttons for setting the frequency. It has a standard antenna
>>>>>>socket
>>>>>>at
>>>>>>the back and comes with a very solid little antenna, not just a wire.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>So if you're looking for an FM transmitter, this one is definitely
>>>>>>worth
>>>>>>a
>>>>>>look, but it is on the high end of the price range. You definitely get
>>>>>>what
>>>>>>you pay for though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jonathan
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From: "Jason Boston" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>>>>To: "'PC Audio Discussion List'" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org>
>>>>>>Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 1:26 AM
>>>>>>Subject: Accessible FM transmitters
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > Hi all,
>>>>>> > I'm looking for a blind friendly FM transmitter that will work well
>>>>>> > with
>>>>>> > PC, stereo, mp3 player, etc. It also needs to be able to broadcast
>>>>>> > 150+
>>>>>> > feet in a household environment. This is for use in the USA, so the
>>>>>> > broadcasting frequencies  need to end in odd numbers.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I also would like the transmitter to have multiple power supply
>>>>>> > options
>>>>>> > like car adapter, AC adapter, batteries, even USB.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I've seen one called MobileBlackBox v5000 fm transmitter, but it
>>>>>> > seems
>>>>>> > to be out of stock and I don't know how easy it is to use. Also, I
>>>>>> > don't
>>>>>> > know if it lives up to the range it claims. I know the one you can
>>>>>> > buy
>>>>>> > at Radio Shack for about $30 isn't worth 2 cents.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Well, thanks in advance for your input and advise.
>>>>>> > Jason
>>>>>> >
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