Questions about FM Transmitters

gopunk

Lifer
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first off, does anyone have one they can recommend for car use? don't have an ipod, so i dn't think i can use the itrip... do the hobby store ones work for this purpose? seems like they wouldbe stronger than the stuff sold at best buy or something.

secondly, will they arrest you or something if you mod a fm transmitter to be more powerful than the FCC allows?
 

Fritzo

Lifer
Jan 3, 2001
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The best by far is the CenDyne Gruv-X (available at Buy.com for around $25). It's got twice as much range as most, lasts 20 hrs on a single AAA battery, it's tiny, and (the biggest plus) you can choose ANY frequency on the FM band, not just three or four preselected ones. I've used it for about 5 months now and all my friends got one because they liked mine so much. I can't recommend it enough :)
 

radioouman

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Nov 4, 2002
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Go to Ramsey Electronics and get their FM-25 or the MP3 player that they base off of their FM-25. Then you'll need the "Stereo transmitter companion". WIth those two units, FM will be crystal clear. Of course it's cheaper just to get an in dash MP3 player.
 

dxkj

Lifer
Feb 17, 2001
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I bought a 20 dollar one from tiger direct. It was strong enough to overwrite a radio station that was based maybe 1 mile away on all the cars around me :) That was fun to play with
 

iwearnosox

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Fritzo
The best by far is the CenDyne Gruv-X (available at Buy.com for around $25). It's got twice as much range as most, lasts 20 hrs on a single AAA battery, it's tiny, and (the biggest plus) you can choose ANY frequency on the FM band, not just three or four preselected ones. I've used it for about 5 months now and all my friends got one because they liked mine so much. I can't recommend it enough :)
Cendye is out of business, so I doubt their products are going to be carried anymore. It was probably a rebranded _______?
 

Fritzo

Lifer
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Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Originally posted by: Fritzo
The best by far is the CenDyne Gruv-X (available at Buy.com for around $25). It's got twice as much range as most, lasts 20 hrs on a single AAA battery, it's tiny, and (the biggest plus) you can choose ANY frequency on the FM band, not just three or four preselected ones. I've used it for about 5 months now and all my friends got one because they liked mine so much. I can't recommend it enough :)
Cendye is out of business, so I doubt their products are going to be carried anymore. It was probably a rebranded _______?

It is rebranded (I've seen the other version somewhere, but don't remember it's name).