Decade MS-100s Part 15 Certified FM Transmitter Review

This video highlights the HobbyBroadcaster.net lab review of the Decade MS-100s, a Part 15 certified FM transmitter manufactured by Decade Transmitters, Inc, in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. This companion video review accompanies the written review located at HobbyBroadcaster.net

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Science & Technology

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• Part 15 radio
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• LPFM
• low power FM

[gmcjetpilot]

For $650 it better be way way better than the china made stuff for 1/6th price. I doubt it is 6000% better than other FM transmitters..... I suppose because it is "Legal" they have to charge more to pay for the certification cost.

[HobbyBroadcaster]

@gmcjetpilot It's like anything else, there are different levels in quality. If you are interested in spectral purity, higher fidelity and FCC certification this is one of the higher quality units available to Part 15 enthusiasts. If you want inexpensive with poor audio quality and terrible radio frequency transmission characteristics you can get any of the China-manufactured "toy" transmitters.

[superarticulation]

@HobbyBroadcaster I bet you've not searched a good one made in China.

[HobbyBroadcaster]

@superarticulation Unless you can name a particular China-manufacturered FM transmitter certified by the FCC for Part 15 compliance I highly doubt you will find an acceptable FM transmitter made there. The few non-certified Chinese made units that were bench tested would output harmonics and spurs to the point where they would cause significant interference to other portions of the radio spectrum This is often reflected in the cheap price resulting from lack of engineering.

[gmcjetpilot]

@HobbyBroadcaster

What the market will bare, they'll sell few or lower the price and sell more. I'm sure it's great but too expensive for hobbyist. Actual test data, distortion, audio Freq range, purity of signal data would be nice to compare it to cheap transmitters. Expensive doesn't always mean best. Talking House AM sold for $400-500, sounded mediocre. They now sell new for $130. If they can make $50 FM transmitters they can make one for $600 new. IC chips are cheap.

[ClassicTVLover]

Very informative video. I hope you consider covering transmitter models that are more affordable to the low budget hobby person like myself. Nice work!