That sounds neat! I have 4 speakers (2 in garage/shop, 2 in house) and it covers my whole house with one tuner that way. (Running on that small SiriusXM transmitter most of the time)
In my case its 5 speakers in the bedroom (surround sound), same thing in the familyroom, and 2 in the basement, each room having its own receiver/amp unit so they can individually be on or off or at different volumes
(the bedroom in the 'main' room where the computer is, if I want to "send" music out to the others (be it from computer/cd/whatever) that system has to be on.
Also have 4 speakers for the yard, 2 being a normal stereo pair, and 2 more at the back of it on a delay unit... but for the yard speakers to be on the basement has to be on too. (for the most part the yard speakers just sit off/disconnected in the shed though)
Gave the AM band a spin twice last night: Once when I went to bed and once at 4:30 this morning. It was a really good DX night, lots of stations actually!
I might also add here I really like the sound of FM stereo with a good signal. Ever notice on a weak station the switching between noisy stereo and quiet mono?
And some stations have much better audio processing than a lot of others! I've heard a lot of FM stereo that was kinda overmodulated or whatever, it had it's own "tone" or whatever...know what I'm describing? It's not a noise per se but it kinda is.. Usually with really strong/local stations.
Also one of the maybe-soon-to-die translators here does mono, but music has a very unique, crisp sound that way! (Especially stuff like harder rock)
4:30 in the morning is practically staying up all night
lol.
My receiver if it doesn't detect a good stereo FM signal will just remain silent (and on the fringe stations, instead of getting all static-y that means the sound would cut in & out)
I allot of stations use "compressor" units to flatten out the difference between loud & quiet on music. (ever notice how some CD's are recorded way louder than others?). I also think some try to broadcast the sound at max volume, almost to the point where they're overdriving it.
Yeah my lights typically don't get more than a minute or two a day. Sometimes more but generally less than an hour per day (maybe even per week!)
Depends on the light, I've got plenty that only get brief times like that, and others that get a few hours per day...then there's the houseplants and fishtank plants, that get 10h per day.
I've gotten everything I need for my streetlight-on-the-shed project except for the 1-1/4" EMT .. I spent $60 today on parts though.
Wow.. I could never spend that much on a project, especially if that doesn't include the light. lol. lol
Mike, want to see pics of some of the crazy issues in my house? I can share...and make you laugh at some of the strange things that would never meet code.
Post away!
Oh and BTW I'm going to be getting soldering lessons eventually! That'll be handy.
My dad showed me how to do that a looong time ago. I was probably in elementary school (ofcourse I couldn't use the soldering iron unless he was there til I got older..)
In fact I was showing someone my collection today...including opening up one of the 8ft Metalux strips to show how big and heavy a slimline ballast is!
Just wait til you come across a VHO ballast, they probably weigh twice that of a slimline!
(basically think of 2 slimline ballasts stacked ontop of eachother, that's around the size.)
BTW, (Especially Xmaslightguy) if you want to know what the radio sounds like around where I live this YT vid has some great audio clips of SE Alaska stations, 3 AMs of which can be picked up barely where I live, as well as a translator for KCAW 104.7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FRY7z_A0Tc
I'll have to check that out when my other computer is on
Anyone else notice LG is seeking new admins?
Didn't see that. Would probably be neat to do, but even if I met whatever requirements they need, I simply wouldn't have the time...
record other ballast sounds as well...
LOL. at one point I had recorded some various 'fluorescent' sounds - starters, ballasts, etc ... I had planned to put those together with some other stuff and make a "song" out of it
BTW, I got the light-on-shed project finished today! i decided to mount my OV-10IB on the pole too. It's plugged in as I type this (175W MV with a 1990 Sylvania BT28 /DX lamp and a 1989 Ripley SunSwitch). I took pics of the finished product and will post later.
Cool! deff want to see that pic
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and wow that turned into a giant beast of a post
kinda like a VHO ballast is a beast...