The Forum is currently experiencing technical issues which the team are working to resolve. Thank you for your patience.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!

FM Transmmitter for Ipod Legal or illegal?

In todays Evening Standard, page 24, Tech Know is comparing three FM Transmitters for Ipods.
I thought they were illegal.
I had heard that the law was changing, has it happened already?

If they are now legal, are they any good.

Out of interest they are:

Belkin Tunebase FM £60

Griffin itrip audio £40

Newer Roadtrip £20
i tHink, therEfore I'vE goT a BLOODY heAdAche
«1

Comments

  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    It's legal to sell them and legal to use them if you have a Wireless and Telegraphy license... There are rumours that they may be legalised - would certainly be a good idea to set out some specs, not as if we're talking megawatt transmitters.
  • woo
    woo Posts: 1,226 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    they are still illegal, though i understand turning a blind eye at the moment.
    Should be legal around the end of the year.

    I have an iTrip auto and it really is top drawer, used a plain old iTrip before that.

    You can also get it for 33 now as well.
    Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
  • f3lix
    f3lix Posts: 955 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    woo wrote:

    I have an iTrip auto and it really is top drawer, used a plain old iTrip before that.

    You can also get it for 33 now as well.
    So you would recommend it then. Not that I would use one of course!
    i tHink, therEfore I'vE goT a BLOODY heAdAche
  • stevemcol
    stevemcol Posts: 1,666 Forumite
    ManAtHome wrote:
    It's legal to sell them and legal to use them if you have a Wireless and Telegraphy license...

    and if you get stopped by a cop in Amsterdam, it's illegal for them to search you. I mean, that's the right the cops in Amsterdam DON'T have.
    Apparently I'm 10 years old on MSE. Happy birthday to me...etc
  • C_Ronaldo
    C_Ronaldo Posts: 4,732 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    why are the illegal though,
    No Links in Signature by site rules - MSE Forum Team 2
  • C_Ronaldo wrote:
    why are the illegal though,

    Because they transmit in the FM band and are liable to interfere with legitimate radio stations.
  • woo
    woo Posts: 1,226 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    because it breaks the telegraph act as you are basically broadcasting unlicensed.

    i would recomend the auto, if i had ever taken it out of the box and used it ;)
    i especially might add that the extra freq range on the auto makes a big diff.
    Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
  • :D Allegedly!

    :cool:

    TOG
    604!
  • ManAtHome
    ManAtHome Posts: 8,512 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    But surely they'd be breaking advertising guidelines if they put stuff like that on the box and it wasn't correct..
  • woo
    woo Posts: 1,226 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Stuff like what?
    Ever stop to think and forget to start again?
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 350.4K Banking & Borrowing
  • 252.9K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 453.3K Spending & Discounts
  • 243.4K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 598K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 176.6K Life & Family
  • 256.5K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16.1K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.6K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.