| A transmitter is the most vital and one of the most | | | | transmitter up to 16 miles radius. |
| costly pieces of equipment that is required to set up a | | | | Broadcasting beyond 16 to 17 miles in FM mode is |
| radio station. Thus a knowledge of the features of a | | | | generally not feasible. With this data in hand, you can |
| transmitter is a must for any one planning to set up a | | | | now easily estimate which transmitter would best suit |
| radio station. The power of a transmitter is measured | | | | your plans. |
| in watts and it is the most important feature to be | | | | The second question involves deciding whether you |
| looked into when buying a transmitter. | | | | should buy it from the local market or export it. My |
| The first thing that you will need to decide is the | | | | advice here is that if your country has some |
| distance over which you want to be broadcasting. | | | | established transmitter manufacturer, it is mostly |
| Higher the distance over which you intend to | | | | practical to be buying it indigenously. This saves |
| broadcast, more powerful would be the required | | | | considerable expenses in setting up the radio station |
| transmitter. | | | | and it also translates into a better after sales service |
| To give you an indication, a 1 Watt transmitter can | | | | ion most of the cases. |
| broadcast in an approximate radius of 1 to 3 miles | | | | Besides, you must also try to buy the entire solutions |
| coverage. A 5 watt transmitter can broadcast from 4 | | | | from one vendor rather than buying individual |
| to 5 miles radius. A 15 watt transmitter can | | | | equipments. This way you protect yourself from the |
| approximately transmit up to 7 miles, A 30 Watt | | | | burden of handling mutually incompatible equipments of |
| transmitter upto 9 miles radius and a 100 Watt | | | | different manufacturers. |