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Parts:
L13.5TurnsVariableCoil
BA1404IC
38KHzCrystal
ANT30cmofcopperwire

TechnicalSpecications:
SupplyVoltage:1.53V
Dimensions:5.7cmx3.5cmx1cm
(WxDxH)

PrintedCircuitBoard

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BA1404StereoFMTransmier

AboutBA1404HIFIStereoFMTransmier

Whetheryouwanttocreateyourownradiostation,transmitthemusicaroundthehouse,orsimplycreatea 1/4
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Whetheryouwanttocreateyourownradiostation,transmitthemusicaroundthehouse,orsimplycreatea
wirelesslinkbetweenyouriPodandareceiverinyourcar,thistransmierwillletyoudothesethingseasily.
WithBA1404HIFIStereotransmieryouwillbeabletotransmitMP3musicfromyouriPod,computer,
discman,walkman,TV/SATreceiver,andmanyotheraudiosources.

TheaboveFMtransmierdesignisaresultofmanyhoursoftestingandtweaking.Thegoalwassimple;to
testmanyexistingBA1404transmierdesigns,comparetheirperformance,identifyweaknessesandcomeup
withanewBA1404transmierdesignthatimprovessoundquality,hasverygoodfrequencystability,
maximizestransmiersrange,andisfairlysimpleforeveryonetobuild.Wearehappytoannouncethatthis
goalandexpectationshavebeenmetandevenexceeded.

Thetransmiercanworkfromasingle1.5Vcellbaeryandprovideexcellentcrystalclearstereosound.It
canalsobesuppliedfromtwo1.5Vbaerycellstoprovidethemaximumrange.

SecretsBehindSoundQualityandFrequencyStability

OneofthequalitiesofBA1404FMtransmierisexcellentfrequencystability.Thisismainlyduetoauseof
highquality3.5turnvariablecoil.TunableRFcoilsareidealforprecisefrequencytuningbecausetheir
magnetwireishalfwayembeddedwithintheplastic,whichminimizesfrequencydrifts.Regularaircoilsare
notpreferredforprofessionalbroadcastingbecausethecoilexpandsandcontractswithtemperaturechanges.
Thatstheveryreasonwhyvariablecoilwaschosenasasubstitutionforanaircoilandavariablecapacitor.

AnotherqualityofthepresentedBA1404transmierisacrystalclearstereosoundandimprovedsound
separation.Thereareseveralfactorsthataccountforimprovedsoundqualityandaseparation.Firstreasonis
theuseof38KHzcrystalwhichprovidesrocksolidfrequencyforstereoencoder.Anotherreasonistheuseof
two1nFdecouplingcapacitorsoneforBA1404chipandanotherfor3.5variablecoil.Thesecapacitorshaveto
beascloseaspossibletoaBA1404chipandavariablecoilbecausethiswillGREATLYimprovethesound
quality,soundseparationandevenfrequencystabilityaswell.Whattheydoislteroutthenoiseinthe
incomingDCvoltage.IfthenoiseentersBA1404chipstereogeneratorwillincludeitinatransmiedsound
aectingboththesoundandmultiplexsignalthatisresponsibleforgenerationoftheclearstereosignal.If
thatnoiseentersitwillalsobeincludedinagenerationofsubcarrierfrequencyaectingthefrequency
stability.Mostpeoplearenotawareofhowimportantthisisandmightplacetheminawronglocation,away
fromthetargetcomponentswhichprovidesnouse,orworsedecidenottousethesecapacitorsatall.

AnotherfactorthatisextremelyimportantandwhichimprovesoverallqualityofthewholeBA1404
transmierincludingfrequencystability,soundqualityandsoundseparationistheuseofthegroundplane
onthetransmiersPCB.Itisrecommendedthatgroundplaneshouldalwaysbeusedincircuitsthatdeal
withhigherfrequencies.

PrintedCircuitBoard

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ThisasuggestedhighresolutionPCBlayoutforBA1404Transmier.Itisreadyforprintingandnofurther
adjustmentsarenecessary.DimensionsofthePCBshouldbe57mmx35mm(WxH).

DownloadlayoutinPhotoshopformat(600dpi)
DownloadlayoutinTIFFformat(600dpi)

BA1404StereoFMTransmierPCB

FrequentlyAskedQuestions

ThisislistofanswerstoquestionsthatIhavereceivedthroughanemailsofar.Ifyoushouldhaveanyother
questionspleasedonthesitatetoemailthemtome.

WhatistherangeofBA1404StereoFMTransmier?
Rangeofthetransmierdependsonmanyfactors.
a)Lengthandtypeoftheantenna(thelongerthebeer,copperwillradiateradiowavesbeerthan
aluminum)
b)Suppliedvoltage(3VMaxpoweroutput)
c)Weatherconditions(clearskies&nohumid,greaterdistance)
d)Elevationabovetheground(thehigherthebeer)
e)Lineofsight(nobuildingsortrees,greaterdistance)
f)Whetherexternalamplierisused

IwanttousetheBA1404TransmierinmycarformyiPod.Whatcanidotoreduceanoutputpower?
Supplythetransmierwithjust1.5Vvoltagesupply(singleAAbaerycell)andminimizethelengthofthe
antenna.

CanIreplaceavariablecoilwithregularaircoilandvariablecapacitor/trimmer?
Thisispossiblebutkeepinmindthatfrequencystabilitywillbedecreasedwithtemperaturedrifts.

HowcanfrequencyoftheBA1404transmierbecontrolledwithavaricapdiode?
Checkthissectionforsometheoryandexamplesonhowtousetuningdiodes.

Iwouldliketobeabletotransmitthemusictogreaterdistances.Canyouprovideanysuggestionsonhowto
modifythecircuit?
Youcanconnectanexternalamplierbasedonthecommon2N3866/2N4427RFtransistors.Pleasekeepin
mindthatitisillegaltooperatehigherpowertransmiersinmostofthecountrieswithouttheproperlicense.

WheretogettheParts

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IfyouarebuildingaboveBA1404StereoFMTransmierandhavetroublendingsomeofthecomponents
likeBA1404IC,38KHzcrystalsand3.5turnhighprecisionvariablecoilswearedistributingtheminour
ElectronicStore.

ForthosewhoareinterestedinacompleteBA1404TransmierKitversionthatcomeswithaPCB(pictured
below)pleaseseeElectronicKitssection.
BA1404StereoFMTransmierKit

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