51fordf2
New Member
Hi, all...newb here.
I have an FM transmitter, that I am planning on using for a computerized Christmas light display next winter. I'm pretty sure it's 100 - 200 mw at best. I can reach the street, but that's about it. I need it to go maybe 150 feet more, so that more than one car can hear it at a time. It has a telescopic antenna, and it's only attached at one point on the circuit board. I am broadcasting on 88.1 Mhz, so I believe the antenna should be about 52 inches, but it appears to be about 1/2 that, or so. Does that sound right?
Anyway, my question is, I'd like to replace the antenna with a dipole, but with just one attachment to the board, is there any way to do that? I don't know enough about transmitters to know why there's only one connection to the antenna - basically a single wire - whereas "most" I have seen, have two connections, and an RG58 coax can be used, with a dipole or similar.
Is there anything I can do to increase range just a bit? For me, simplest would be something to do with the antenna...
Thanks in advance!!
Roger
I have an FM transmitter, that I am planning on using for a computerized Christmas light display next winter. I'm pretty sure it's 100 - 200 mw at best. I can reach the street, but that's about it. I need it to go maybe 150 feet more, so that more than one car can hear it at a time. It has a telescopic antenna, and it's only attached at one point on the circuit board. I am broadcasting on 88.1 Mhz, so I believe the antenna should be about 52 inches, but it appears to be about 1/2 that, or so. Does that sound right?
Anyway, my question is, I'd like to replace the antenna with a dipole, but with just one attachment to the board, is there any way to do that? I don't know enough about transmitters to know why there's only one connection to the antenna - basically a single wire - whereas "most" I have seen, have two connections, and an RG58 coax can be used, with a dipole or similar.
Is there anything I can do to increase range just a bit? For me, simplest would be something to do with the antenna...
Thanks in advance!!
Roger