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
>
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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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