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FM Transmitter?
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:02 am
by dangitdoug
http://www.myirock.com/servlet/Detail?no=76
Does anybody know if this will work with handheld scanners?
Doug K
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:14 am
by w6pix
Yes, it will
I've used FM Xmitters on scanners before just fine. However, check all those channels it works on and make sure they are clean in your area.
i bought one of those devices with 4 channels, 88.1, 88.3, 88.5, 88.7 and when I tried it, depending on where I'm at in SD, there is something, at lease a weak signal already there. Sometimes the low power of the device can overcome the on-channel traffic due to the close proximity of the xmitter to your car antenna, sometimes, not quite.
Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:07 am
by hodad200
this is what i did (for casual listening in the car). better quality than a fm transmitter, very inexpensive, and always impresses my friends haha.
e30sd wrote:well a while back my bro gave me a bunch of stereo crap from his pimpin old valiant. i took the p960mp deck and threw it in with the speakers i already head (alpine components blah and some rears) and jordan's old JL 300/4 amp. I love the setup, could use more bass, but cool for now.
anyhow being the news freak i am at work, surrounded by 10+ digital police radios, i picked up a used BC-250d with 25i APCO card. 200 bucks, no fuss, picks up all project25 digital transmissions, local fire/LEO etc. fun! listening to it in the car tho is kind of a bitch, with wind noise and the stereo etc.
so i had an idea (actually stole it from someone else but improved on it). another scanner guy used a tape adapter to 1/8" jack adapter and hooked up his scanner to the car speakers. i thought GREAT! but i have no tape deck. and the 960mp has no aux input.
but ebay saves the day. they have an IP-bus input (for changers, DVD, NAV etc) to RCA cable,
and it comes with an RCA to 3.5mm minijack cable too.
so now i can listen to my music and switch sources to listen to a swat or a shooting, amplified by the car stereo. oh yeah
Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2006 11:25 pm
by SkipSanders
Bear in mind that if you're trying to scan weak signals, the closeby FM transmitter can 'desense' your scanner, and cut its sensitivity, sometimes quite badly.