On Tue, 19 Apr 2011 08:59:30 +0100, Invisible wrote:

> On 18/04/2011 16:58, Stephen wrote:
>> On 18/04/2011 2:59 PM, Invisible wrote:
>>> I wish my car could play compressed CDs. Or even if it just had a CD
>>> changer like the salesman claimed it had... Or, hell, even just a way
>>> to plug in an external sound source.
>>
>> You could buy something like an iTrip which connects to your MP3 player
>> and transmits the audio output as an FM radio signal, which is picked
>> up by your car radio.
> 
> Wouldn't that mean that everybody within a 30-meter radius of my car can
> illegally pick up the same signals?

Maybe not 30 metres, but yes, it is possible that others might be able to 
receive it.  So?  It's a legal device used for a legal purpose.

> Also, would the fact that my car's aerial is missing be a problem?

No, because the aerial isn't the only receiver - the cable to the aerial 
also is capable of receiving the signal just as well.

Jim

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