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rbrucecarter5 said:
It is ILLEGAL. Don't do it. I notified eBay that they have an illegal item on their site.
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The seller is in China, where such a device would not be illegal to sell (good luck using it there, though....). Thus, eBay technically does not have an illegal item on their site.

However, it would be illegal to operate here in the USA and in many other countries. At least without the appropriate license/approval.
 
its only illegal if 1. it interferes with other peoples reception, and 2. it reaches more than a small neighborhood.

up here in the schuylkill county, there is nothing to interfere with, as long as in aint next to or on a philly frequency or a local frequency.

i'd just set it to 107.1, hook it to the computer, and stream WWYY.

and bruce, you reported it to ebay? wow, were you one of those kids in high school that everyone knew as a "snitch".
 
That's not true. There is a 1 watt limit, IIRC. This thing is 20 times that. It doesn't matter whether it interferes with anything or not, this particular transmitter requires a broadcast license.
 
couldnt you just get a 1 att and run a wire all over the place for the antenna?
 
That thing is illegal in most countries, but not all. The Part 15 limit is 250 microvolts per meter at 3 meters, it isn't based on power. The 20 watt transmitter could be part 15 compliant if you hook it up to a really bad antenna. Why not just go to Best Buy or Wal Mart and get an iPod transmitter?
 
Nick said:
That thing is illegal in most countries, but not all. The Part 15 limit is 250 microvolts per meter at 3 meters, it isn't based on power. The 20 watt transmitter could be part 15 compliant if you hook it up to a really bad antenna. Why not just go to Best Buy or Wal Mart and get an iPod transmitter?
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i have this battery operated transmitter i use at work for my zen because i cant get WMMR inside. but im looking for one that i can plug in so i can listen to the bone when im outside, or my dads sirius radio. i just want something like that for my own enjoyment. im not looking to have a full power pirate, just a little something to cover my whole property and maybe my street. and its not going to be on 24/7, just when im working outside or cutting grass. i do rig up my battery transmitter and it covers most the property, but gets all staticy when i get down the driveway. its not like im going to be playing uncut rap. and as long as it dont go more that 1000 feet, i dont think i'll have a problem.
 
I think the FCC limit is (or, was) 100 milliwatts (1/10 watt) for Part 15 devices. That's what the iPod and sat radio transmitters were SUPPOSED to be. The old "rule-of-thumb" was a 300 foot useable radius. You can buy these kinds of transmitters for very little money.

Stick with those numbers and you should be cool.
 
300 feet!! I can't tune in my lousy $70 "maximum allowable power" C. Crane FM transmitter from the far corner of the next room. When I tried to use the FM modulator on my XM radio in the car, it can't reach the car's rear-mounted FM antenna from the dashboard. Best Buy wants $80 for an installation that would put a switcher between the car radio & the antenna.

Now I got an email from XM & the FCC that my XM radio's FM modulator is too powerful, & I have to buy "ferrite beads" to reduce the range or stop using the radios. I've been using my 2 XM radios for 3 years with no conplaints from anyone. If I reduce the range, I won't be able to use the radios in the car at all.

Either someone complained VERY loudly about interference problems with these devices, or these companies need the money badly.

How could they make something illegal that already exists...Oops! I'm sorry. I forgot we're dealing with the government here.
 
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