Fm Transmitter For Your Mp3 Player

[greg_68]

For anyone who is interested I have just purchased one of these off ebay and thouroughly recommend them if you want to play your mp3 player/ ipod through the car system.

 

I have had others, but having fixed frequency have always being susceptible to interference, especially with the amount of pirate radio stations around here.

 

This lets you choose any frequency you like.

 

Just a thought for anyone on a tight budget and cannot afford a mp3 car stereo or a multi cd changer.

 

Would also be good for playing the kids portable dvd players through the cars speakers.

 

p.s I have no vested interest in this item.

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wireless-Stereo-MP3-...1QQcmdZViewItem

[malcolm.dobell]

unless something has changed since I last asked, it is not legal to use this device in this country, unless it's the type that actually plugs into the antenna socket

[dave_m]

It is illegal to both sell and use this type of device in this country.

 

 

see here

[bigdaddy]

It is illegal to both sell and use this type of device in this country

 

 

 

SHIT******** I just bought one 10 mins after I read greg_68 post <_>

[greg_68]

Jeez, in the grand scheme of things transmitting a signal for 20 feet around your vehicle is hardly crime of the century.

 

Anyone who has never purchased anything dodgy like a copied game or dvd, broken the speed limit (which I consider much more serious, I am hardly likely to kill anyone am I) please leave there name at the end of a very short list.

 

How many people have a copy of the TIS disc from ebay?

 

Please feel free to let me know if you never broken the law and then never got away with it.

[katman]

It is illegal to both sell and use this type of device in this country

 

 

 

SHIT******** I just bought one 10 mins after I read greg_68 post :lol:

I wouldnt worry about it.

 

Just dont use it if a van from the Radio Authority is within 50 feet of you <_<

 

You are seriously unlikely to cause any problems. People using illegal transmitters get caught for a number of reasons

 

1. They have a very powerful crappy transmitter that is spilling interference over legitimate broadcasts.

 

2. They have a good transmitter but are using a frequency that is already in use locally.

 

3. They attract the attention of the authorities with the content of their broadcasts.

 

It then needs someone to report them and then for the RA to swing into action. This all takes time. Unless you are stuck in the traffic jam from hell you wont still be there when they investigate the problem. If you are stuck in the traffic jam from hell then they wont be able to get there anyway!!!

 

A few years ago some mates of mine were running a pirate radio station and to protect the "studio" they used one radio link out of the the normal FM band to send the signal to a receiver and the main transmitter which was sat on top of the local multistory car park.

 

They "forgot" to collect the transmitter one night and it was discovered by the caretaker. He called Plod who arrived on the scene and took one look at a box with wires and a car battery and thought "bomb".

 

Bomb squad were on their way when another more intelligent plod arrived and pointed out that the amount of power required to detonate a bomb would not require a huge car battery and owing to the fact that two large aerials were also attached it was a radio transmitter.

 

It was duly removed to the local nick.

 

Idiot mates then "remembered" the transmitter and went back to recover it. It wasnt there so they assumed it had been stolen and went to the police station to ask if it had been handed in.

 

After spending several hours answering questions they left without it.

 

Thick or what!!!!

 

Keith

[dave_m]

You are unlikely to get caught or cause any problems with it, i was merely pointing out the fact that it is illegal,

 

There are actually car stereo's available now with Bluetooth, so it won't be long before this is used to connect devices such as Phones and Ipod's etc via the car stereo. <_<