Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

Hello , Do you know what frequencies work best for fm transmitter in Vancouver ?

Since you are from Vancouver too , I though maybe you can help me:p

I use 105.50 and it seems ok but not the best , i still get some "noises" though .
do I have to put my cellphone near window or anything like that ?

any help would be appreciated :)

Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

Honestly, I don't drive in a car very much, maybe twice a week, and then I just listen to CBC 1 or my kid's MP3 CD. The only thing that would make the FM transmitter really interesting to me would be getting some real N900-compatible 3G in Vancouver so I could listen to Internet radio on the car's stereo. But that's 6 months away or more.

Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

qole , thanks for the input ,I have tried the internet radio(through my wifi) and it seems the internet radio quality is way better than playing music through the fm transmitter , but that's maybe just me ! lol

Yeah , there is still no NAM 3G in Vancouver , I guess he have to wait , that is not going to bother me since everywhere I go , I have access to internet through wifi ,but Its good to have it !

PS, how do like your n900 so far ?

Cheers.

Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

Is there a way to make the signal stronger than 118 ? i really want to increase it to the maximum.

Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

It's allways helpfull to read or at least scan the threat since this was answerd bevor.

You can increase the value, but it makes no difference in the signal strength beyond 118 to answer your question.

Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

The script works great to boost my signal... but I was wondering if there is any way to bypass the transmitter disabling when you plug it in to charge. I figure it’s possible because one of my chargers doesn't disable it.

e.g
Nokia wall charger -> FM transmitter works while charging :)
Nokia USB charger -> FM transmitter disabled
Cheap car usb charger -> FM transmitter disabled


It’s annoying to be only able to listen to song or charge my phone while driving. Especially as I have a 1700km drive in a couple of weeks.

Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

Normaly if you plugged in the charger and toggle the widget the transmitter should be set to full power again (118). Give it a shot ...

Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

When I plug in the wall charger, the signal does get weaker, as I can hear a little bit of static, but yes, toggling the widget gets it back to full power.

However with the USB charger + car charger, as soon as I plug them in, the yellow note comes up "Unplug USB to continue using FM transmitter", attempting to turn the widget back on says "FM-Transmitter Power level set to: 118", but nothing get transmitted. Trying to turn it on via media player says "Unable to use FM transmitter while USB is connected. Unplug USB to continue using FM transmitter" So it seems like it is being totally disabled, not just set really to really low power. As soon as I unplug that charger, I can toggle it back on.

Re: N900 Radio Transmitter: ways to amplify the radio signal
 

Hello, i live in south france toulouse, and every single FM band is already used. I am using fmboost via fmtx widget. if i leave the city and drive to the countryside i can find one or two free bands that i can use, with a bit of static, but am quickly kicked out by local radio station frequencies. id really appreciate if the boost level could be set over 118 to fix this issue... any way to do this ? hardware capable ? harmful for the device ?

thanks !

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When I try and use the booster it just opens then closes straight away.. Is this normal? I have music playing and the transmiter active when I try to open it.