> I recently added one of Behringer's Pro-Xl to my audio
> chain. This thing sounds so good. It added a great deal of
> crisp sounding punch to the station. The Next Question is
> how the heck do you get a part 15 am station rolling. I just
> want a cheap am transmitter to get started with.. Any Ideas?
> HELP!!!!
Snag a Talking House
www.talkinghouse.com Part 15 AM transmitter (the black metal-cased unit) off eBay. They go for $100 - $200.
Set it up as shown in the upper left panel of these installation illustrations:
www.theradiosource.com/products-infomax-illustrations.htm . (Information Station Specialists call the Talking House the "InfoMAX.") Having the transmitter enclosure at head height or higher is best, and run the audio line into your house.
To further increase the broadcast range, make an elevated ground plane out of insulated copper wires (using hook-up wire is fine). String as many wires as you can out from the pole, just below the transmitter but not electrically connected to it, and keep them parallel to the ground. Electrically connect all of the wires together at the center. The wires will form an inductively-coupled ground plane that will overcome signal losses in the RF-lossy soil. -- Jason
