David:

Well, I also have thought of using the direct input to the car audio system, 
but am not sure where to find it in either of our vehicles.

May be something worth pursuing, though.

If anyone has any ideas as to where to find that car audio system input, 
please let me know.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

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From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: Using Victor Stream While Traveling


> Hi Tom,
>
> My wife and I have been using the car's stereo system to listen to
> books for many years starting with the little cassette players which
> are too soft to be heard over road noise.  If you still have a
> cassette player in your car, you can buy a small cassette-shaped
> device to go into the car's cassette player and fool it into thinking
> it's a cassette.  A wire dangles out of the player with a minitlug to
> plug into your portable cassette player, MP3, player, Stream, or what
> have you.
>
> Newer cars don't have cassette players, so I have used the small FM
> transmitters that plug into the external audio device and broadcast
> onh an adjustable frequency.  I started out with a $20 model I got
> from Wal-Mart and eventually went to a digital model from C
> Crane.  It's spendy though.  The one someone else mentioned from
> Wal-Mart sounds like a good solution.  The trouble with the analog FM
> transmitters is that they are not terrifically stable.  Another
> problem with FM is that it is sometimes difficult to find a clear
> frequency in a densely populated area.  You may end up frequently
> shifting frequency as you move from town to town.
>
> Our current vehicle, a Toyota Highlander, has a direct input to the
> audio system, which is ideal.  Now I only use the FM transmitter when
> in a rental car.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave
>
>
> At 09:05 AM 11/29/2008, you wrote:
>
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>>Hi, folks.
>>
>>Well, I finally bit the bullet, and ordered a Victor Stream. ... Should be
>>here hopefully sometime in the coming week.
>>
>>I have a question that I thought someone on list might be able to help 
>>with.
>>
>>How best might I use the Stream in the car or RV while traveling?  The XYL
>>and I like to listen to books while on the road, and I'm trying to figure
>>out how I might use the Stream for this purpose.
>>
>>I suppose I could use an external speaker of some kind, but that may or 
>>may
>>not be the most practical way to go.  Someone did tell me about the
>>possibility of getting a unit like you might use for an Ipod in a car 
>>where
>>a weak FM signal is transmitted, which you find on your car's radio and
>>listen to it that way.
>>
>>Anyone ever used such a thing?
>>
>>Any idea on cost and availability?
>>
>>Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
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