What is this?

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  1. Malvolio

    Malvolio .

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    I was given this by a friend who didn't know what it was, and it just so happens that neither do I. It was bought at an auction for $1 because nobody knew what it was.

    What is it?

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    [EDIT]PROJECT LOG HERE[/EDIT]
     
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  2. furqan

    furqan What's a Dremel?

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    Google is your friend :thumb:

    looks like it has something to do with VHF and UHF
     
  3. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Yeah I'd agree with the above, seems to be a 3-channel wireless mic mixer.

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  4. Malvolio

    Malvolio .

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    Google comes up with absolutely nothing (other then some out-dated microphones).

    Wireless microphone mixer? Nifty.
     
  5. furqan

    furqan What's a Dremel?

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  6. Malvolio

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    Yeah, I've e-mailed the .com counter-part, but haven't gotten a response (that was two days ago). But yeah, I'm content that it's a wireless microphone mixer. :)
     
  7. <A88>

    <A88> Trust the Computer

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    Obviously it's not just for microphones, although I suspect it might have been made with that intention- it just depends on the frequency each module is tuned to, so could be used for any wireless device really :)

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  8. fev

    fev Industry Fallout

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    could just be an FM tuner...
     
  9. Ab$olut

    Ab$olut What's a Dremel?

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    looks like an fm transmitter to me put a pc inside :D :rock:
     
  10. Malvolio

    Malvolio .

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    You've hit the nail on the head: it's going to be my new server ;) Not 100% sure if I'll do a project log (nobody seems to care anymore anyway).

    But yeah, I just wanted to see if it was of any use, and what exactly it did before I went and destroyed it.
     
  11. wsurritte

    wsurritte What's a Dremel?

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    that is part of a CB system! see those connectors on the back? those are to attach cb antennas with RG-58U coaxial cable!
     
  12. Arkuden

    Arkuden mow?

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    yeah looks almost like a massive cb radio frequency tuner... strange
     
  13. Tibby

    Tibby Back Once Again

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    does it turn on?
     
  14. customh

    customh conflagration.

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    I'm with wireless mic tuner, but do make a proj log, people do care but if you get no comments that just means you're doing it right, imo.
     
  15. Malvolio

    Malvolio .

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    Well, it doesn't not turn on, but apart from that, there isn't really any feed-back that it provides (unless I hook something up to it, obvioulsy). I'll give it a try, see if I can get anything to come out the audio jack.


    As for a project log, yeah, maybe... We'll see.



    [EDIT]Didn't want to double-post, so here are the results from hooking it up again:

    OK, looks as though there are small red LED's above the sliders that flash when the unit is on (so, a good sign?). Otherwise, I'm getting no output on the headphones. This could mean a couple things, either: A) there is absolutely nothing broadcasting on the channels this thing is setup for (including absolutely no background noise), or B) it needs some other input.

    Under the LED's it does indicate what frequencies each module operates on, as you can see here.
    Going from left to right:

    33.14MHZ; 42.89MHZ; 47.27MHZ.

    On the back, there are two screw type hook-ups for "DC 24V @ 0.25A" as well as an "OUTPUT UNBAL" which is rated at (left screw) 600ohms (right screw is common). Middle has what looks like an antena symbol (screws can be seen here)

    But, yeah, don't know.[/EDIT]
     
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  16. GMan

    GMan Minimodder

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  17. Malvolio

    Malvolio .

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    Awesome GMan :thumb:

    I tried ebay, but only searched the model number... Should have searched more, heh.

    But yeah, cool, definitely.
     
  18. Andromeda

    Andromeda What's a Dremel?

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    looks classic..
     
  19. ou7blaze

    ou7blaze sensational.

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    Wow you're on bit-tech who cares what it does just mod it haha...I'm joking btw I think it's some kind of tuner (no ****!) but I agree that it's for microphones, unless you can ask the original manufacturer you will never know exactly.
     
  20. 731|\|37

    731|\|37 ESD Engineer in Training

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    ^^ agreed^^ looks like you could make one kickass server case out of it. removeable drive bays and all.
     

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