Date: 7 Nov 2004 22:06:31 GMT From: Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> Subject: Re: Ipod
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 11:33:41 +0000, ffflick <bollocksnospamcom> wrote: > On 26 Oct 2004 14:21:33 GMT, Dave Hinz <DaveHinznospamcop.net> wrote: > >>Well, the iTrip is an FM transmitter, and works well from all I've >>heard about it. Gets it's power from the iPod. I'm curious why you >>want to avoid using FM? Unless you're using your sound system while >>the car is still, any noise from the FM transmitter will be masked by >>road, wind, and engine noise anyway... > > Well, it's illegal for a start. Probably because it trashes the FM > reception in surrounding cars? Not illegal here in the US...do they really have the RF detector vans running around looking for unlicensed television sets in the UK, or was that an urban legend? As far as interfering with other cars' reception, it is only logical to choose an unused frequency for a transmitter of this nature, so unless they're in the habit of listening to an unused spot on the band, it won't bother anyone. Worse problem is that they don't like your music and find it while scanning around. Dave Hinz