Outdoor speakers

[ducebigalow]

My amp doesn't have a tuner for receiving any radio stations, it is just an amp to connect devises to. 

[ducebigalow]

If I go with FM, how close does the unit need to be to the controller?  Could I have the FM transmitter in my basement office, or do I need to have the fm transmitter close to the controller/window etc. 

[Gilrock]

What controller? Do you mean the Pi?  If its the Pi usually you put them together.  I have a 50 foot coax that runs from my EDM transmitter out to an antenna in the yard.

[ducebigalow]

No.i.meant the falcon.
My plan was to have the controller outside in a box at the front of my house and run an Ethernet cable from the controller to the pi / fm transmitter inside the house.  Both are connected to a switch.  I was hoping the fm transmitter could stay inside.

[Gilrock]

Unless your Falcon is acting as the show player and outputs your audio it has nothing to do with your transmitter.

[ducebigalow]

No he pi will be the player but wanted to keep it inside the house.  Both controller and pi are connect to a switch.  I wanted to run an extended Ethernet cable from the switch to the controller outside , leaving the pi and fm transmitter inside. 

[babybear]

You can keep the fm transmitter inside just run a cable outside with the antenna.  And still no it won?t be too much power.  Only about 10 houses down each way if your lucky

[jnealand]

My master Pi and FM transmitter are inside my house along with a show wifi router.  I have no cables running from inside to outside.  Been this way for years.  Before that I did run an ethernet cable out a window and then stuffed the bottom of the window with an old towel and wedged a board cut to size to keep the window closed and secure.

[ducebigalow]

Thanks guys
All I need is enough of signal for in front of my house and 2 or 3 houses in each direction.  The least amount of equipment I have outside the better for theft.  I plan to keep my enclosure inside until the show then bring it back in at night.

[jnealand]

IMHO. Any thing you have to do yourself every day/night makes the show burdensome.  My show runs everyday whether I am home or not.  And it has been pretty reliable over the years.  I would not build anything for my show that REQUIRES daily attention by me.  That does not mean you should not monitor your show, but be able to do it on your schedule and if you are available.  YMMV