Ramsey VHF TV Transmitter

[old_tv_nut]

Radio Shack sells one for under $30, settable to channel 3 or 4, that works OK when wired directly to the TV, but I suspect it's not powerful enough to broadcast through your home.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...ductId=2103095

[Phil Nelson]

I built one of the Ramsey TV transmitters years ago. It was just awful. I couldn't recommend it to anyone.

A much better solution is a surplus agile modulator, described in this article:

http://antiqueradio.org/HomeTVTransmitter.htm

Phli Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

[jimbofish]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

I built one of the Ramsey TV transmitters years ago. It was just awful. I couldn't recommend it to anyone.

A much better solution is a surplus agile modulator, described in this article:

http://antiqueradio.org/HomeTVTransmitter.htm

Phli Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

Thanks to all. Sounds like it was a good idea to ask here first. I'll pass on the Ramsey stuff.

Am I correct in presuming that an RF output can be transmitted by connecting an antenna?

I have some RF modulators and an RF amplifier laying around. May be time for some experimenting.

[Phil Nelson]

You are correct. In the article that I mentioned earlier, it shows that you connect an antenna to the RF OUT terminal of the agile modulator.

Phil Nelson