Thread: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
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2010-01-02 , 23:55
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Originally Posted by DaveQB View Post
Code:
 cat /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-2/2-0063/power_level
88 here.

I tried setting it to 118 while transmitting and what a difference! Suddenly so much clearer.

I did find that file /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-2/2-0063/power_level did exist when FM transmitter was off.

I also found that plugging in a wall charger dropped the power level to 88.

Now to make it persistent...
Can an xTerm script @root be tied to a desktop shortcut like this command was >> http://talk.maemo.org/showpost.php?p=409122&postcount=3

Having a button to press from the desktop while the transmitter is running is a lot easier to do in a moving vehicle where this hack is most useful.
Opening xTerm, entering root, opening notepad, copying the script, then pasting it in xTerm is a bit cumbersome and I do not have the skills to easily confirm that something like:

Code:
[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Version=0.1
Type=Application
Terminal=true
Name=POW
Exec=sudo gainroot
Exec=echo 118 > /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-2/2-0063/power_level
Icon=     
#X-Window-Icon=timerwidget
X-Window-Icon=     
X-HildonDesk-ShowInToolbar=true
X-Osso-Type=application/x-executable
would even work and I would have to run back and forth to my car where my only FM radio lives...

...in the dark, on a cold rainy night. Brrrrr!
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