July 15, 2006

iPod - Dasher-1 Interface

Well I got the iPod to work in my car through the iTrip. Although it DOES work, it’s far from a perfect solution. I found a frequency that my radio can receive on. But I’m driving to North Jersey today. What are the odds that frequency will be clear all the way up?

Plus, the antenna for my radio is built into the rear window of Dasher-1. I find the iTrip works a lot better, if the iPod is in the rear seat. That’s not particularly good.

I’m going to do a little digging and see if my radio has an auxiliary input. Then I would wire the iPod directly into the radio. That would be a much better solution.

It’s just never easy.

Posted by The Vorlon at July 15, 2006 8:52 AM
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In addition to the small iPod, I also got a mp3 player. This way, I can cut CDs containing mp3s of the various talk shows. I just plug it into an outlet by the bed and can listen to programs at night when I start to fall off to sleep. I paid $40 for an attachment that I can use in the car. I just turn on the mp3 player and plug this device into the earpiece outlet. I can select one of four frequencies on the device. They are all lower band (88.1, 88.3, 88.5, 88.7). Then I set the radio to the same frequency and can listen to the mp3 player. It does work rather well.

Posted by: reborrell at July 15, 2006 9:29 AM