I-Trip FM Transmitter for I-Pod

[hereicome]

I am trying to find an I-Trip FM Transmitter for my I-Pod. I understand they are illegal in the Uk but are sold in numerous stores on the internet, i was wondering if anyone knew if their were any high street shops that sold them?? Unlikely i know.

[Buenchico]

No reputable High Street shop would risk selling an I-Trip. Even the UK-based internet sellers normally refuse to dispatch this product to UK addresses. The relevant legislation (the Wireless Telegraphy Act1949 [as amended]) needs to be taken seriously. If, for example, you use an I-Trip to send a signal to your car radio then, if you're convicted under the Act, the court can order the seizure of not only the I-trip but also the I-Pod and, probably more importantly, the car as well! Put this together with the relevant fine (typically �1000) and things could prove to be very expensive!

The law is there for a reason. If you were trying to listen to your favourite radio station, you wouldn't be too pleased if if was impossible to listen because of a stream of interfering signals. There are strict rules about the use of transmitting equipment and the use of I-Trips is a flagrant violation of them.

Chris

[WoWo]

Buenchico is half correct in that the high street retailers won't sell them but there are plenty of on-line sellers willing to send you one, I know because I have one. I used it once and found it to be a total waste of time.

Buenchico paints a doomsday scenario where nobody can listen to the radio but the reason they are illegal is so that the government can control the air waves and collect tax via a broadcast license, the legislation (as shown in the date 1949) was introduced at a time when the only type of broadcasting equipment around was powerful transmitters, things like the iTrip are very short range of about 5 meters at best on many of them so the idea we would never be able to tune in to a station isn't the reason.

They are not illegal in the USA and I don't see them decending into chaos because of it.

I'm not saying it's not illegal or that you should do it. If nothing else I'd say don't bother because they are rubbish.

[hereicome]

thanks for your answers. I'm actually travelling around Europe from tomorrow so was trying to find one quickly (not waiting for an online delivery), i don't know about the legality in the rest of Europe but i will never have a need to use it in this country as i have an i-pod connecter in my car, just thought it would be handy for the hire cars i'm going to be using