Let’s construct a low-power FM transmitter using surface-mount devices (SMD) that will be received with a standard FM radio. Soldering surface mounted devices is not so hard and actually is quite easy ...

The need to expand reach in metro networking equipment designs has never been more important. With service providers trying to deliver more services with existing equipment, designers are being forced ...

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We have to admit that most FM transmitters for digital audio players offer pretty mediocre sound quality — especially in urban areas where the spectrum is crowded. That said, we could go for the VR3 ...

One of our favorite purveyors of electronics knowledge is at it again. This time, [Afroman] explains how frequency modulation works while building up a short-range FM transmitter on a board he has ...

A device that adapts an MP3 player or other portable audio source to a car's audio system via the FM radio. It retransmits the analog output of the headset jack as one of several FM channels, which is ...

The Audemat FM Modulation Analyzer now features an RF generator to ease the task of commissioning and testing of FM transmitters. Thanks to this combination of features, the Modulation Analyzer, which ...

The Si47xx series of integrated circuits from Silicon Labs is a fascinating series of consumer broadcast radio products, chips that apply SDR technologies to deliver a range of functions that were ...

Judging by Apple’s silhouette advertisements, you’d think the iPod was tethered only to slim youths devoted to dance. Not so. The world’s most popular go-anywhere music player is increasingly going ...

The Microwave Radio Communications Reporter is a compact, rugged wireless camera transmitter offering full broadcast quality performance. Designed for a cameraperson to broadcast live video to a ...