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July 28, 2005

Extending the iTrip's Range (Round 2)

A long time ago, I took up the task of extending the abysmal range of my iTrip FM transmitter for the iPod. It worked well, but not as well as I know it can.

Recently I sat down and put in a good bit of work with the hopes of finally getting my iTrip's range up to par with my expectations of it.

With the application of a knife along the seam on the side and top of the device, the use of tweezers to hold the newly-formed gap open, the use of another pair of tweezers to reach in and grab the antenna, and the replacing of the rubber insulating plug on the side of the iTrip to seal the casing back up, I was able to fully extend the antenna out the side of the iTrip at a healthy 90º angle with almost no scarring of the case.

Now I have full access to the antenna, so I am able to not only adjust it to better transmit the signal, but I also have the option of amplifying the transmission via an external method.

Click on for some Flickr'd pictures of the final product.

Posted by Alan Joyce at 09:28 PM | Comments (3) | TrackBack