[X4U] Re: X4U Digest, Vol 11, Issue 43

[Wilson Ng]

I've found that the closed the transmitter is to the antennae, the better
the reception.

My friend's Nissan Altima used the rear windshield as the antennae and her
iTrip is a piece of junk.

The antennae on my Toyota Tacoma is at the front so I can get better
reception because of its closer proximity to my iPod transmitter.

The Belkin TuneCast II that I had was OK. It hooks up the the headphone jack
which makes it more compatible with other devices like CD players, etc.

I bought the RoadTrip!+ Transmitter & iPod Charger from www.macsales.com. It
connects to the Dock Connector on the bottom. It charges the iPod and gets
the audio signal as a line-out from the Dock Connector which results in a
better signal than from the headphone jack. The transmitter + charger is
stuck on 87.9 FM so that might be a problem if you have a radio station at
87.9.

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/ipod/road-trip-special/

They also sell the RoadTrip!+ transmitter without the charger. There are 2
different versions that broadcast on either 87.9 or 107.7. It appears to
connect to the headphone jack.

If you connect any FM transmitter via the headphone jack, you'll need to set
the iPod volume to medium to prevent distortion.

If you can get the audio as a line-level signal from the Dock Connector,
you'll have a cleaner signal to  the transmitter. That's why I like the
RoadTrip! transmitter/charger model.

Of course, there's always that new Harman Kardon drive + play that has me
interested:

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000073048307/





>> Ok everyone, I'm just about to purchase my first iPod.
>> 
>> What is considered the best FM transmitter these days for a very
>> crowded FM band where I live.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
>> David


:-)  Wilson - Guam, U.S.A.

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