[X4U] iTrip usage in the DFW metroplex area

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Hello Kevin,

Thank you for your reply.  I live in the Highland Village/Lewisville area.  I do 
work as a contractor, and just about anywhere I go, its about a 30 + mile drive. 
  Why I have yet to exhaust every station possibility, I also see alot of drift.

I have had one suggestion that would probably work, which was to remove my 
antenna.  I don't think that I will do that, as I would miss Russ Martin.

Thanks for the tip about the taped down wire.  Can you give me any pointers as 
to which message boards that you are referring to??  Are these from the Griffin 
site?

Once again, thanks for your reply.  I will post a summary, whether I find 
something that works well for me or not.

Jerry K





Kevin Mantooth wrote:
> 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