Tom,

If that input exists, it will probably be located on the front face of the 
radio.  They're usually not hidden, or nobody would use them.

Steve

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 17:23
Subject: Re: Using Victor Stream While Traveling


>    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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