Comments on: FM Radio Aerial lets you listen radio without earphones

By: matisamd

matisamd — Sat, 24 May 2008 15:28:12 +0000

If it could also attatch as the Phone aerial and the GPS aerial then it would be an excellent addition, maybe the aerial could be a bit smaller or telescopic or very bendy etc would be good to.

By: gerrymoth

gerrymoth — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:52:33 +0000

Would this work on the N800 tablet?

By: dusanb

dusanb — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:39:53 +0000

Yeah, you’re right. Still, one would think they could use a metal around the casing as an antenna. Thanks for the tip though, I’ll fix the post promptly.

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:12:45 +0000

Dule, they DO have built-in FM receivers, it’s the antenna that’s the problem. FM antennas are low-tech and need to be relatively long to function well, as is you can see from that accessory! Using the headphone cables to double-up as an antenna is actually a clever and elegant solution.

Of course what we really need is DAB. . .

By: Vaibhav Sharma

Vaibhav Sharma — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:07:22 +0000

I don’t quite see the point of such a thing. For one, the N95-1 has poor loudspeaker volume as far as the radio is concerned. Don’t know why they won’t fix it even after multiple firmware upgrades.

Second, why would I carry such a thing, when I can simple use the headphones as antenas for the radio and turn on the loudspeaker!