Thanks, David. ... I'll have to check this out.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David R. Basden" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:19 AM
Subject: Re: Using Victor Stream While Traveling


> On our Toyota Highlander the input jack is an eighth inch jack behind
> one of those spring-loaded covers on the console or in the vacinity
> of the radio.  I think it's a fairly new innovation, so your vehicles
> may not have one.
>
> 73,
>
> de W7OQ, Dave
>
> At 02:23 PM 11/29/2008, you wrote:
>
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>>     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
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>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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