<VV> RADIO, was :Convention Suggestions (NO Corvair)

[Bill Elliott]

Actually I'm a "Fungus 53" punk rock fan along with the "oldies alternatives" stations, but Hank's Place (classic country), Frank's Place (torch songs), and 
Bluegrass Junction see a lot of play as well. 

I have 2 Roady 2's (to move back and forth between cars) and love them... even have a home setup to use one of the portable units on my home stereo 
system. The built-in FM modulator is good (and means the unit will play in any car with an FM radio) but the sound quality is better with a direct connect (if 
your stereo has an aux input like for  an MP3 player) or even with a cassette adapter.) There is a 4th choice (in line FM modulator that fits on the car's 
antenna wire) which is better than the straight modulator, but still not as good as the direct connect options.

I just rented a car that had the competitor Sirius system in it. They had a few interesting channels that I'd like to have ("First Wave Alternative", "Garage" 
covering raw basic recordings from the 50's on up, etc) but I really disliked the Audiovox tuner. You couldn't scan what was on other channels without 
changing to them (at least I couldn't figure out how to) and it took 5-6 seconds for the aritist information to come up, making channel surfing a real chore.

Bill Elliott

>So-o-o, Are you a fifties at 5 fan???
>Dave.. .
>On Aug 1, 2005, at 6:26 PM, Harry Yarnell wrote:

>> Joe's right, XM radio is GREAT!! My new car has it and I bought a Roady
>> ($100) to retro the other cars.
>>
>> Harry Yarnell
>> perryman garage and orphanage
>> perryman, MD
>> hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joe Robbins" <robbins at monticello.net>
>> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 8:32 PM
>> Subject: <VV> RADIO, was :Convention Suggestions (NO Corvair)
>>
>>
>>> Go with XM Radio , you will never go back and it's getting cheaper.
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