Dave,

This is an excellent idea.
It sounds like it would be absolutely perfect for tom's purposes.

Since the stream does have a volume control, it will be easy to set a 
good audio level.

And, music does sound quite good on the stream and you have both treble 
and bass controls.

Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Marthouse" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:43 AM
Subject: VR Stream While Traveling


> Below is a message that I e-mailed to Tom re: VR Stream While 
> Traveling.
>
> Dave N2AAM
>
>
> Hi Tom,
> I am responding to your inquiry on the Blind Hams List.
> I don't have a VR Stream as of yet but plan to get one after the new 
> year.
> I do have a suggestion regarding distributing the audio in your 
> vehicle.
> There are various devices under FCC part15 that would fit your 
> purposes.
> Part15 devices as I'm sure you know require no license and are 
> confined to
> limited
> transmit range.  They are available on the fm or am bands.  The fm 
> units are
> the most prevalent.
> I use a device that was obtained from one of the WallMart type stores 
> by a
> friend.  He bought a bunch of them for a project at his work.  He 
> needed to
> distribute
> broadcast audio in a heavily shielded office building.  I bought one 
> of his
> extra devices.
> They go under the name Monster and cost about $60.  The "Monster"
> transmitter is about six inches long consisting of a tubular plastic 
> housing
> with cables
> protruding out of either end.  One cable terminates in a standard 
> eighth
> inch stereo male jack while the other end terminates in a standard
> automotive
> cigarette lighter plug.  All you would need to do is apply automotive 
> power,
> plug in the Stream, select the frequency and you are good to go.
> As far as accessibility the Monster is blind friendly.  The frequency 
> is
> selected by pressing a button located at one end of the unit.  The
> transmitter
> ranges throughout the educational portion of the fm band from 88.1 
> through
> 91.9MHZ.  The unit is digital and it is easy to find an empty 
> frequency and
> zero in.  The transmitter will retain its frequency settings even if 
> power
> is removed.
> I use the transmitter to send audio from my computer around my house. 
> It
> works extremely well and in my opinion it's well worth the price.
> I hope this helps.  If you have any other questions feel free to ask.
> Dave Marthouse N2AAM
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