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Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« on: January 18, 2020, 1150 UTC »
$24 shipped from Thailand: https://www.ebay.com/itm/531-to-1602-kHz-Low-power-AM-PLL-transmitter-kit-for-learning/153799136672

It includes crystals for both 9 and 10 kHz channel spacing. From a review I read elsewhere, it puts out about 70 mW, and goes up to 1710 kHz.
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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2020, 1751 UTC »
NEAT!!!! And, if you want to build a Part #15 compliant antenna for this, Bob at MRAM1500, shows how to do this.   http://mram.us/AntennaStory.htm
I was asked, yet another weird question, of how I would like to be buried, when I finally bite the big one. The answer was actually pretty easy. Face-down, like a certain historical figure in the late 1980's, (I will not mention who, but some of you will get it, and that's enough.) Why??? It would be a burial that will satisfy everyone: (1) My enemies will say that it will show me where to go. (2) On the same point, I can have my enemies kiss my butt. (3) It will temporarily give someone a place to park a bicycle. See??? A WIN / WIN for everyone.

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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2020, 1157 UTC »
Bummer, says listing has ended.
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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2020, 1235 UTC »
This seller restocks this item often so check back in a week or so.
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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2020, 1313 UTC »
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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2020, 1437 UTC »
But beware. Output amplifier operates in Class C. Don't think about amplifying this thing

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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2020, 1543 UTC »
It has 3 switch selectable low pass filters after the final. Amplify then high level modulation would be the way to go if you wanted more power.

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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2020, 1608 UTC »
The 'way to go' would be to buy a proper transmitter in the first place!

I don't get this Part 15 thing?

70mW and you're trying to amplify it...why bother?

I ask you!

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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2020, 1615 UTC »
The 'way to go' would be to buy a proper transmitter in the first place!

I don't get this Part 15 thing?

70mW and you're trying to amplify it...why bother?

I ask you!

 ;)

Str.

Some people want to run a legal Part 15 transmitter, to cover a small area, un-amplified. You're allowed 100 mW and a 3 meter antenna, so 70 mW is legal. Avoids getting The Knock  :)
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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2020, 1902 UTC »
It is actually a cool little oscillator. Got mine in kit form a few years ago and it worked a charm. Check out..

https://www.amateurradioshop.nl/webshop/bouwkits/hf/detail/41/am-pll-middengolf-oscillator-bouwkit.html

Or just build your own.  http://www.tompolk.com/radios/frequencysynthesizer/freqsynth.html

There are a lot more schematics floating about for this. Must dig them out.

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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #10 on: March 14, 2020, 0406 UTC »
I bought (and received) one of these kits from E-Bay.   Unfortunately,  no schematic was provided with the kit.  Does anyone have a link to a good schematic, pdf, etc?   
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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2020, 0417 UTC »
Cancel that.  I think this is the correct schematic: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Yjb3Vw2Dr0Qa4AUOGLJELPkQlfi7KyV/view

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Re: Part 15 MW Tansmitter Kit on eBay
« Reply #12 on: March 20, 2020, 1323 UTC »
NEAT!!!! And, if you want to build a Part #15 compliant antenna for this, Bob at MRAM1500, shows how to do this.   http://mram.us/AntennaStory.htm

It seems that url just needs the "WWW" to work:  http://www.mram.us/AntennaStory.html

I also ran across some related sites  8)

https://vk.com/realfreeradio
https://mbcf.boards.net/thread/315/question-mram-1500
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Re: Part 15 MW?
« Reply #13 on: March 22, 2020, 1829 UTC »
While you're on this Part 15 kick, here's another site,   http://boomerthedog.net/radio.html

I was asked, yet another weird question, of how I would like to be buried, when I finally bite the big one. The answer was actually pretty easy. Face-down, like a certain historical figure in the late 1980's, (I will not mention who, but some of you will get it, and that's enough.) Why??? It would be a burial that will satisfy everyone: (1) My enemies will say that it will show me where to go. (2) On the same point, I can have my enemies kiss my butt. (3) It will temporarily give someone a place to park a bicycle. See??? A WIN / WIN for everyone.

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Re: Part 15 MW?
« Reply #14 on: March 23, 2020, 0324 UTC »
While you're on this Part 15 kick, here's another site,   http://boomerthedog.net/radio.html

Thanks for that link! I really liked the low power AM transmitter in a box.

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