[BC] A nice, legit, Part 15 AM box

[Robert Meuser]

I think we actually agree. The two devices are intended to do different 
things. People who pay rangemaster level money are looking something 
much larger in scale than a curious teenager (who would probably not be 
that interested in AM radio in the first place).

R


WFIFeng at aol.com wrote:

>In a message dated 02/18/2006 11:19:31 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
>Robertm at broadcast.net writes:
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>>First it is a kit. 
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>Another manufacturer sells it, assembled, for $160.
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>>Second, it requires extra work to build a water proof 
>> enclosure if it is mounted outdoors,
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>Or just buy an enclosure, ready-made.
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>>third no loading coil - you have make one your self 
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>Not an insurmountable task. ;)
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>>fourth, no ability for synchronous operation. 
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>With some clever modding, this could be achieved.
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>>In short, this is a 
>> completely different transmitter than the Range Master. 
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>How is the RM synchronizable? I remember seeing a schematic of one, 
>somewhere, and thought.. "They get $1,000 for *this*?!"
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>>If I wanted to actually  broadcast via part 15, the Rangemaster or fairly 
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>exotic DIY seems to be the 
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>>only real game in town.
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>At 1/10'th the price, I think this kit is a far better alternative for 
>small-scale setups, though. 
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>I'm also thinking of gifts for bright teenagers, etc.
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>Willie...
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