FmRadio Module - How to get sound out?

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I am trying to work with the FmRadio module. It seems simple enough, but I don’t get any sound out of it.

It will seek to and set a channel. But no sound through a speaker. Here is what I am doing:

  myFmRadio.Volume = 100;
  myFmRadio.SetChannelConfiguration(FMRadio.Spacing.USAAustrailia, FMRadio.Band.USAEurope);
   myFmRadio.Channel = 97.1;

I expect at this point to hear radio coming out of the speakers - but no. Anything I am missing?

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IN fact, adding the RadioTextChanged event handler returns
"Kiss On My List by Hall & Oates on 97-1 Charlie"

Very cool - not that I want to hear Hall & Oates necessarily, but eventually there will be something I do want to hear.

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Well, not “Fight For Your Right by Beastie Boys on 97-1 Charlie” either, but I really think that sooner or later…

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OK, looking into the interface, I see that Max Volume is 15. Still no sound.

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OK, the audio cable wasn’t plugged all the way in. It was tight.

If I disconnect the audio and then plug the cable in again, I get about 1/2 second of audio and then it stops. This is repeatable - unplugging audio and then plunging it back in gets 1/2 second of sound then nothing.

Any ideas at all anyone?

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Wait, I tried a different speaker and it seems to work OK. I think I am back on track. I don’t know why it doesn’t work with the other speaker that works fine with my computer.

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@ Blue Hair Bob - the speaker may have a low impedance which is causing the chip to shutdown the audio. the PC can drive the low impedance.

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That makes sense! Thank you very much. Audio is not my area of expertise. I appreciate it.
Now that it is working, I am looking forward to creating something and adding the I/R remote.