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Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 23:48:31 GMT
From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnospamfitter.com>
Subject: Re: Ipod


Dave Hinz wrote: > > 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... I guess that there must be some control of public bands such as FM also in the US, otherwise chaos would ensue. But with low power and tuned at a blank spot on the band, it's not likely to trash anyone's radio listening. There are certain free bands in the UK, e.g. for key fobs for your car and low power walkie talkies, but these are not on the FM scale. > do they really have the RF detector > vans running around looking for unlicensed television sets in the UK, > or was that an urban legend? Yes, they do. But I've only seen one just once. You can get fined GBP 1000 and sent to prison if not paying the fine. If you drop the TV for a period of time to save money, and then reinstate the licence, then they can automatically assume that you've watched in the meantime and backdate the expiry date. It works as a kind of tax collection. > 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. Then just follow another car...

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