Below you will find our specifications as measured in our design lab for our transmitter series. Figures reflect typical specifications as sampled from random production samples. These may vary slightly due to production spread of various electronic components which are outside our control.

Spec Type

LED Series

LCD Series

Notes

Frequency Range (87.7 - 107.9) MHz (87.7 - 107.9) MHz 0.1 MHz increments (click)
Frequency Stability < 0.0005% < 0.0005% Of set frequency
Frequency Accuracy < 0.001% < 0.001% Of set frequency
RF output (standard) 10mW (+10dBm) into 50Ω 1-100mW into 50Ω  
RF output (high) 100mW(+20dBm) into 50Ω   Switchable 10/100 mW
RF output LCD   1-100mW into 50Ω Adjustable 1-100mW
RF muting during tuning period -20dBc < -40dBc RF reduced dB below carrier
VSWR Withstand 20:1 Withstand 20:1 No damage
Phase noise (dBc/Hz) VCO output VCO output Commercial VCO's specs
1 kHz offset -84dBc/Hz -92dBc/Hz in the range 87-108
10 kHz offset -90dBc/Hz -117dBc/Hz for comparison
20 kHz offset -94dBc/Hz -125dBc/Hz (click here for more)
100 kHz offset -104dBc/Hz -136dBc/Hz  
Residual FM 14Hz (300-3kHz) BW <1Hz (50-15kHz)BW LCD VCO vs HP RF gen
Incidental AM <0.2% <0.1% RF OUT- LCD vs FM30 noise
RF Harmonics out 10mW (-30dBc) 100mW(-50dBc) -60dBc or better  
Spurious Output -50dBc or better -60dBc or better  
SNR (Signal-Noise-Ratio) 60dB or better 75dB or better  
Audio Distortion (%THD) 0.3% @ 1kHz 0.1% @ 1kHz  
Stereo Separation 28-40dB @ 1kHz 30-45dB @ 1kHz Limited by stereo encoder chip BH1415, BH1414
Audio Response 20 Hz - 15 kHz 20 Hz - 15 kHz LCD filter profile
Max Input Level
(RCA line)
500 mV rms 500 mV rms (Click here for more info) make
Max Input Sensitivity 100mV p-p 100mV p-p to obtain 75kHz deviation
Power Requirement Clean Regulated 12V Clean Regulated 12V PSU must be regulated
  150mA for 10mW operation 250mA  
  250mA for 100mW operation    
Antenna Needs 50Ω - 75Ω impedance 50Ω - 75Ω impedance 1m wire antenna supplied
Transmit Range Range will depend on various factors like, location, interference, type of receiver etc. 10mW unit (200-400)ft
with good receiver
Due to continuous product development, we reserve the right to change any specification without notice

SPECIFICATIONS