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Old 06-25-05, 11:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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PDA - Car Speaker Adapter?
Hey, Does anyone happen to know if there is some sort of adapter to allow your MP3's from your PDA to be played through your Car Speakers?
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Old 06-25-05, 12:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Does you car stereo have a line in input? - if so yopu can get a 3.5mm to line in cable to connect and away you go.

If not then you can get a radio transmitter that will connect to the 3.5mm socket on your iPaq and transmit a radio signal (on a frequency of your choosing) that you car radio receiver can pick up. Such as this one:
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...duct_Id=185281

If you decide to go with this unit have a look at the Belkin 50% off discount in the iPaqHQ discounts forum.
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Old 06-25-05, 01:04 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Thanks for the help, Rob
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Old 06-25-05, 01:11 PM   #4 (permalink)
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No problem.
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Old 06-25-05, 01:44 PM   #5 (permalink)
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You can also use a tape adapter which works just like an ordinary tape with a 3.5mm plug for the ipaq, useful for the UK as transmitting your own radio station is illegal.
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Old 06-25-05, 01:55 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by RICO
You can also use a tape adapter which works just like an ordinary tape with a 3.5mm plug for the ipaq, useful for the UK as transmitting your own radio station is illegal.
Are you sure? Expansys would be breaking the law by selling these then :
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=120239
http://www.expansys.com/product.asp?code=120072

There may be some limit on the power of devices that are or are not allowed - otherwise you wouldn't be able to buy those AV senders for the house either
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Old 06-25-05, 02:01 PM   #7 (permalink)
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All I know is that the accessory for the ipod which broadcasts a radio signal was banned from being sold in the UK, you can only get them from overseas and using them in the UK is illegal.
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Didn't know that (Expansys also have iPod ones for sale - they are in Manchester )
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Old 06-25-05, 02:09 PM   #9 (permalink)
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strange, first time I have heard of them being sold in the UK, might have to check em out.
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Old 06-25-05, 02:19 PM   #10 (permalink)
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I have been looking at this and found the Ofcom (Office Of Communication) website with the law;
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/i...thelaw?a=87101
In particular;
"FM Modulators (also known as car baby devices) - the use of the FM broadcast band to transmit a radio signal from a device used in a vehicle to the car radio is illegal. These devices also include CD players and attachments for mobile telephones. Such use - despite the relative short range involved - is subject to licensing under Section 1 of the Wireless Telegraphy Act 1949. As the FM broadcast band is allocated for the exclusive use of licensed broadcasters no other systems are permitted to operate within the band. Use of these systems therefore constitutes an offence." (Ofcom)

You can be fined upto £5000 and/or imprisonment so in my mind, it's not worth it. Stick with a wired connection.
Hope this helps.
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Old 06-25-05, 07:23 PM   #11 (permalink)
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My opinion is that it is not illegal to sell these devices, nor is it not illegal to own one; but to use one unlicensed is illegal.

All UK relative of course.
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Old 06-26-05, 01:41 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Interesting....thanks for the information RICO
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I've heard this topic discussed elsewhere several years ago.

IIRC, the FM band in the UK runs from 88.0 to 108.0 MHZ, and if a mini-transmitter is tuned to 87.9 MHz (which most car radios can receive) it is not transmitting in the FM band, and is not illegal per se.

But like I said, this was a while ago and may be out of date.
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Even better use your phone & Ipaq/MP3 player for $30
OK, check this out. If you want to not only get your Ipaq's sound through your car speaker, but have a splitter that hooks your phone output to it also you can try this product called "Link" from Skullcandy. I bought the "Jacked" version that doesn't come with earphones. This is how it ties to this topic:
On both of our vehicles, there is an input, either on my wife's (tape adapter) or mine which actually has an auxiliary in on the front of the deck. Of course you can hook the Ipaq directly to it, but I realized after I bought this Link product, that the "headphone" jack could accept the end of the tape adapter or the end of the stereo cable going to my deck.
Then you plug your Ipaq/MP3 player into one side and your phone into the other side of the Link product. There is a little pod (size of a AA battery) that sits in the middle of the cord and it has a microphone, as well as a button and volume dial.

When you get a phone call you hit the button and it relays the phone audio to the car's stereo, the mic in the pod picks up your voice. The volume dial on the Lin's control pod determines whether you get to hear your music audio along with the call or whether the sound gets muted so you just hear the phone. SO for $30 you just made a carphone w/ integrated audio.

http://www.skullcandy.com/linkDetail...lLocation=link

In choose your "link" select "jacked" and you get the model that doesn't have connected headphones. This allows you to 1. use any kind of earphone OR 2. plug it into the auxiliary input of your car deck or use a tape adapter.

from their site:
"Hands-Free Listening
The LINK system allows you to listen to your music and use your cellphone hands-free through your headphones, without ever touching either device. When a call is received, you can either eliminate the music entirely, or simply reduce the music volume with the inline music control on the LINK console - listen to both the music and the cellphone at the same time! "

Cool thing is, it works pretty good as a portable solution too. Just use your favorite set of headphones in the Link's headphone jack and you can receive your calls on the same headphones that you're already listening to your music with as you go about your day.

What sucks is that the cables between the phone, ipaq/music player, and control pod are too short, so your devices will practially be in the same pocket or have to sit right next to each other in your car setup.

I wish that some company would do this with BT (because my Ipaq has BT, my phone has BT). As of now there's not an easy way to switch between the two if you have a headset that does bluetooth (since it won't pair with both devices simultaneously - you have to disconnect from one and connect to the other and it's not a simple intuitive step). Although the Link works well, getting rid of the wires would be ultimate.
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Old 06-27-05, 11:14 AM   #15 (permalink)
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That will solve a lot of problems and is legal which is a bonus. But I don't have a mobile (hard to believe as everyone has one, not me!!!) so a simple line in cable or tape deck adapter will do me.
Bluetooth enabled car radios would be the ultimate. Allow any bluetooth device to connect and play music or make calls through your car. Just think of it, ultimate wire free connection with loads of devices in your car. Someone in the back could decide they want to play a song on their ipaq and there is no wire switching, bliss!!
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