> Hi Folks:
>
> I was wondering about how long did it take for your EDM
> "kit" to arrive after placing the order?
>
> I ask because I'd like to take one with me on vacation but
> time may be tight for it to arrive.
>
> Looks like a nice little unit to play music around the hotel
> with an antenna set up on the second floor balcony
> overlooking the beach.
>
> Lee
>
Took about 3-4 days for me.
A few tips for when you get it:
Have a soldering iron ready.
When you get the "kit" you have to put in the display chips, the main chip (Make sure you don't put it in backwards. I put mine in backwards the first time around and it didn't work. Then I noticed something smelled like it was burning and sure enough it was in wrong) Those don't require any tools. You just stick them in.
However you will need a soldering iron for the thing that connects the power supply to the main board.. It was not very easy. The first time I did it I messed up and melted the solder wrong. So I had to go the local electronic parts store and buy another and do it all over.
The 10mw unit should get you about 2-3 city residentual neighboorhood blocks with the antenna that comes with it. You can go farther if you use a better antenna setup and grounding. Ramsey FM10's range was better. However the sound quality and stable no drift operation beats the crap out of Ramsey.
100mw unit can go about a mile with the antenna that comes with it. <P ID="signature">______________
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