Date:         Sat, 6 Jan 2007 17:23:38 -0700
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: iPods in Vanagons
Comments: To: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
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> "I'm starting to look at CD decks that can control iPods.  Has anybody
> gotten
> into these yet?  Comments?  It sounds like it could be the end of 6-
> disk
> changers."
>
> Don't know if this is relative Tom. My coworker's brother also got
> an iPod
> and he plugs it into the lighter socket and it "transmits" to his
> radio,
> which is a nice system, from what my coworker says.
>
> Satellite radio works in a similar manner, but get's its signal
> from another
> antenna. The only "connection" to my van is the plug into the lighter
> socket. The playing unit transmits to the radio FM band not being
> used by
> local stations, in my case 88.2, 88.5, 88.7.

I have used  a I-Trip FM transmitter for my I-pod for several years
in the westy & my DC & it works ok, but not as good as an input jack
which I don't have on my older Blaupunkt CD player/receivers.  I f
you are going to get a new receiver, get one w/ the jack, save the
$40 for the transmitter unless you like to use your I-pod in rental
cars,etc.   I-pod sounds really good in the factory Bose system in
our A6 even thru the transmitter.

Pax,

Tom B.-music soothes the savage beast