[X4U] iTrip usage in the DFW metroplex area

[Kevin Mantooth]

I don't know what kind of commute you have, but I could never get the 
iTrip to work well across Dallas.  I had a station somewhere around 90 
that worked ok, but as I drove other stations would start to drift over 
it.  By the time I got to the office (25 miles across town) there was a 
good bit of static.  It worked ok for audio books, but never music.  
I'm convinced the transmitter devices are pretty useless in large 
metropolitan areas.

I have a 1Gen iTrip+iPod, however - - so maybe they've made some 
improvements since then.  I've also heard one of the iTrip models has a 
little wire taped down that you can loosen up to strengthen the signal. 
  I think it was on the mini, but maybe yours has that too.  Of course, 
I'd read the internet boards first to get the details and attempt at 
your own risk.

If you find a good station, let me know what you end up with.

Kevin


On Jul 12, 2004, at 8:57 PM, mac2 wrote:

> I have just purchased my first iPod (3rd gen), and with it, an iTrip 
> FM transmitter as my vehicle only has a radio + CD player.  I 
> live/work in the DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) metroplex area.  As I would 
> suspect in any large urban area, there is not a lot of unused 
> frequencies in the FM radio area.
>
> Currently, I have found a couple of places to tune my iTrip to that 
> works ok, but nothing exceptionally well.  Short of spending the night 
> out in my car driving around to find the perfect place to tune my 
> iTrip too, I am hoping for some feedback from DFW area iTrip users in 
> hopes that I won't have to 'reinvent the wheel'.
>
> TIA for any feedback,
>
> Jerry K
>
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