RyanB123 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 HELP! I just bought an fm transmitter for my display and I’ve searched through so many channels but all are so static. Is there any other way to improve the performance of this item ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilMassey Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 You need to turn on your car radio or a portable and find a frequency (channel) that is not in use. Just static. For example 91,7 is open in my area. Set your FM transmitter to that frequency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsmith37064 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, RyanB123 said: HELP! I just bought an fm transmitter for my display and I’ve searched through so many channels but all are so static. Is there any other way to improve the performance of this item ?! Turn your PC volume down to 15% and then use the volume of your stereo at that point... I had the same issue and it drove me nuts trying to figure it out. It seems anything above 20% will distort the music from the transmitter. I settled on 15% as it seems to be the best. Radio station locator: https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/vacant? Edited November 28, 2019 by gsmith37064 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Which transmitter did you buy? Once you have figured out which frequency to use, my standard advise for level setting is to start by turning the level adjustment on the transmitter ALL the way down. This should result in no audio at all in your receiver. Then SLOWLY turn the level up until the received audio is a little bit lower than your local FM station. The reason for it being a little lower than your local FM station is that generally use a device called a compressor which brings up the average volume without exceeding the peak level that the transmitter can handle. Most likely you don't have one of those for your light show (OK, I do). If someone really wants the long winded technical explanation, I can give it upon request. I have worked with radio for over 40 years and have worked as a broadcast engineer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDucks Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 💡 www.fmfool.com has signal heat maps , just enter your location. (BTW There is a similar tool www.tvfool.com that makes aligning TV antennas smarter, not harder) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichRX7 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 (edited) I used this site, worked perfect for me. https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/vacant Edited November 28, 2019 by MichRX7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB123 Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 On 11/28/2019 at 2:06 PM, gsmith37064 said: Turn your PC volume down to 15% and then use the volume of your stereo at that point... I had the same issue and it drove me nuts trying to figure it out. It seems anything above 20% will distort the music from the transmitter. I settled on 15% as it seems to be the best. Radio station locator: https://radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/vacant? THANK YOU ! This worked and saved me so much frustration! Thank you again!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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