There has been lots of talk about this on several of the broadcast forums too (such as Christian Radio Tech "CR-TECH"). Most are looking for ways to meet Part 15 requirements, such as running into "leaky" coax with a dummy load. As far as supply, there might be some engineers in the CR-Tech forum that can help source equipment from Christian broadcasters. You can find them at http://crtech.org/ or at groups.io.
None of the radio stations that I'm engineering for currently have any spare transmitters, And anything we'd have would be a bit on the hefty side with no way to practically ship them very far.
Matthew Chambers, CBT, NR0Q Owner/Engineer *M Chambers Communications Engineering LLC* PO BOX 855, Moberly, MO 65270 Mobile (660)415-5620 www.mchambersradio.com
On Thu, Apr 2, 2020 at 1:29 PM Scott via AMSAT-BB amsat-bb@amsat.org wrote:
I hope the group doesn't mind a non-ham question since we're all trying to help our communities in this difficult time.
Can anyone recommend a low-power transmitter for broadcast on the commercial FM radio band? An LPFM license can be acquired asap, but the first order of business is finding some hardware.
As you can imagine, church gatherings are out of the question so I've been asked to see if I can locate a "drive-in theater" type transmitter for short-range broadcasting to car radios.
Interested in commercial products only; thanks but not something I want to build & be responsible for maintaining.
Thanks very much a good wishes to all.
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