FM transmitter interference (3)
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Jul 17, 2006
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I've been using a Belkin TuneCast (FM transmitter) hooked up to my Palm Treo for about a year now (off and on). It's a great little add-on for converting my PDA/phone into an mp3 player that can play music through my car's sound system. Initially, the obvious problem was that it's only capable of transmitting on 4 different radio frequencies, which means there's a chance it won't work in heavily radio-frequency-populated areas (i.e. cities, Best Buy [kidding]). But recently I've discovered a new problem: Interference with FM transmitters in cars driving past me. At first, I was wondering why I kept getting a second of seemingly random crystal clear radio stations while my songs were playing. I figured I was driving through tiny little areas of radio station coverage. But then I realized that it only happened as I drove past other cars. That's when I figured it out: Other people's mp3 players hooked up to radio transmitters were interfering with my transmitter. That made me a little mad, because I'm not quite sure how their transmitters are more powerful than mine. Maybe theirs are cigarette-lighter-powered? Mine is battery powered. Maybe mine isn't close enough to my antenna? Does the passing car hear my music as I'm hearing theirs? I doubt it. But the whole thing gets me a little angry and makes me go back to CDs, my over-sized, under-packed wastes of money. #entertainment
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Comments:
2006-07-18 08:48:51
maybe your FM transmitter is interfering with their music?
2006-07-18 08:54:48
That's what I meant by "Does the passing car hear my music as I'm hearing theirs? I doubt it."
2006-08-22 11:10:06
Solution: Don't use an FM transmitter. Use a cassette adapter instead (yes, my 2004 Toyota Camry came with a tape player). Works like a charm. Stupid radio waves.
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