iPod in Car

[JPaul]

If you get the FM transmitter it will work in the car, through your home system, in fact any FM radio within it's range.

[j2k4]

If you get the FM transmitter it will work in the car, through your home system, in fact any FM radio within it's range.

Good point, but I've found that if you're listening to any MP3 player, you desire better sound quality than doofus FM radios can reproduce, and you can probably buy 4-5 mini-plug/RCA inter-connects for the price of the transmitter, and be happier connecting directly.

This said, I prefer to have every capability available.

If you want to broadcast throughout your domicile, the FM broadcaster is quite handy...

[Proper Bo]

They're also illegal in the UK

[JPaul]

They're also illegal in the UK

Really, are RF headphones also illegal then?

[Proper Bo]

They're also illegal in the UK

Really, are RF headphones also illegal then?

rod?
no, they aren't.

[JPaul]

Really, are RF headphones also illegal then?

rod?
no, they aren't.

So what's the difference they both have a radio transmitter, if anything the headphone base unit has a greater range. If for no other reason it's mains and not battery powered.

[Proper Bo]

They just haven't thought it thro' rly.

edit: what frequency do they transmit at?

[JPaul]

They just haven't thought it thro' rly.

edit: what frequency do they transmit at?

I haven't a clue, you're the one that's saying they are illegal.

@j2 you can get car ones that plug into the fag lighter now. So batteries aren't an issue.

[Proper Bo]

cawk, I meant rf headphones

[Proper Bo]

Are they legal to use in the UK?

No. The use of all radio transmitter equipment in the UK requires either a licence under the Wireless Telegraphy (WT) Act 1949 or a specific licence exemption. These devices have neither.

The FM broadcast band (87.5 – 108 MHz) is used in the UK – and other European countries – for authorised, licensed broadcasting stations. Anyone else transmitting in this band without a licence is committing an offence under section 1(1) of the Wireless Telegraphy Act. There is presently no provision to licence iTrips or similar devices in the FM broadcast band.

Devices transmitting in the broadcast band have the potential to cause interference to people trying to listen to licensed stations. For example, a short range FM transmitter in a car could cause interference to those listening to broadcasts nearby..