Build Your Own iMouse FM Transmitter. Plans Included!

Raymond, who built the iMouse from our last post, was kind enough to send us the plans including a schematic. We had quite a few readers interested in how to build one so here's your chance. Give it a try and be sure to send us pics and stories of your attempts.

Raymond's plans (of which the image above is the schematic) follow:

Build your own iMouse

Parts-list:

Transistor:
T3 ...............................2N2219a
Capacitor:
C3 ...............................1 μF/16 V
C4,C5 .........................1 nF ker.
C6 trimmer capacitor...4-40 pF
C7 ...............................10 pF ker.
Resistor:
R5 Trimmer.................10 kΩ
R6 .............................. 10 kΩ
R7 ...............................2,7 kΩ
R8................................1 kΩ

Spool L1:
Use a 10 cm long Silver wire.
The diameter inside the spool should be 3 mm.
7 winds total
Length of the spool should be 15 mm (f-g)
The antenna is connected to the spool at 3mm from f

a: + 9volt
b: ground
c: audio in
Ground your audio input to b
For the antenna you can use a copper wire (70 cm)
With R5 you can adjust the input signal and with C6 you can tune your frequency.

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iMouse shuffle FM transmitter

Shufflehacking knows no boundries. Maybe we need a frapper page, eh?

Raymond wrote in:

Hello,

I build my own radio-transmitter for my Shuffle, I nicknamed it "iMouse".
It works quite easy, there is a power switch on the bottom to turn it on.
Just press play on the Shuffle and tune your radio to the right frequency.
The range is about 100 to 150 meters.(500 feet)
Now I can enjoy my Shuffle on my car stereo.

Greetings from the Netherlands,
Raymond

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