Ramsey Electronics FM35 - Introduction

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INTRODUCTION
The Ramsey FM35 is a true SYNTHESIZED STEREO FM broadcast
transmitter, which any person may build and use in accordance with the rules
of their nation’s telecommunications authority. For U.S. residents, that
authority is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FM35’s
low-power broadcasting capability and other practical uses can be fun and
interesting for people of all ages, but the FM35 is not a toy. We will refer to
the FCC regulations frequently in this manual and provide you with some
information necessary to enjoy the FM35's capabilities in accordance with
the law.
Typical uses for the FM35 include the following:
 Extension of home stereo system and computer audio - without wires.
 Listening aid for auditoriums, churches.
 Student-operated school radio station.
 College dorm favorite music broadcast service.
 Drive-ins, haunted hayrides, amusement parks, etc.
 Short-range, two-channel experiments and demonstrations.
We think you will be very pleased with the transmitting range, low noise,
audio quality, frequency stability and stereo channel separation of this build-it
-yourself synthesized FM stereo transmitter. If you use your FM35 in
accordance with applicable FCC rules a whole new world of sharing music,
news, and views with friends and neighbors awaits you.
Since the sharing of music and information is vital to the culture of our 21st
century global community, we realized that our FM35 Digital Synthesized FM
Stereo Transmitter was certain to attract worldwide interest among hobbyists,
students and "pioneers." While the use of the FM35 may need to be limited
to "wireless stereo extensions" in some USA households (to comply with
FCC Rules, Part 15), we have seen it serve very well as a serious, though
simple, broadcast station for remote villages throughout the world where low
cost AM-FM receivers are available to people of all economic levels. While
you’re using your FM35, sitting back and listening to your own personal radio
station, consider this: many other small transmitters like the FM35 are
faithfully relaying news and information to listeners in remote areas around
the world. The FM35 is most definitely not a toy!