Using a Signal Generator for an "In Home" radio transmitter

tubeguy · 2019-01-07T19:33:15+00:00

Is it possible to use a Signal Generator for an "In Home" radio transmitter? I would like to make a small in the house AM radio transmitter, so I can listen to my own music collection of MP3 music on my antique radios. I know I can buy a transmitter for this use, but I am wondering if I can use what I already have. For example, I have an Eico 315 Signal Generator. It has an internal 400cps audio generator, but it also has the capability of inserting another audio signal. So, can I just take a MP3 player and run that into the signal generator, and connect the sig gen to a piece of long wire strung inside my home to transmit the signal? Is there enough power to transmit inside my own home? I'd probably string 10 to 20 ft of wire along the edge of the ceiling, or across curtain rods from window to window. Of course I'd set the sig gen to an MW AM radio frequency, such as 16,500 kc.

Jan 07, 2019 42 Replies

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amdx 7 years ago

I meant to say, I wasn't oblivious to your requirement, you made it clear you wanted AM.

Yes, check into it, there are at least 6 different internet broadcasts of old radio shows, probably more.

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thekmanrocks 7 years ago

snipped-for-privacy@myshop.com

1980s, AM extended up to 1700

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Allodoxaphobia 7 years ago

In the western hemisphere...

"On June 8, 1988 a conference held at Rio de Janeiro under the auspices of the International Telecommunication Union adopted provisions, effective July 1, 1990, for the countries located in the Americas to add ten AM band transmitting frequencies, from 1610 to 1700 kHz."

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