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DryRob · 14-10-15, 03:00 PM

I like listening to something while I commute (I know, I know, heathen, sacrilege, save it for the Harleys, Goldwings and cars etc.), I've tried to use a personal radio but it continually dropped signal.

I was thinking of going for one of these, anyone used one before?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waterproof...item25acc0d73c

DJ123 · 14-10-15, 09:33 PM

Quite a few Bluetooth headsets contain a radio system now, personally I'd go for one of them. I have a headset, it doesn't have Radio though, I just listen to music on my phone.

ophic · 15-10-15, 11:12 AM

I think that's a bit like a car stereo in that it needs speakers mounting somewhere. If you want to use headphones it won't do.

Besides if you can hear it through a helmet, you:

a) need a louder exhaust
b) are not going fast enough
c) are pumping out 200dB and will be arrested soon
d) need a new helmet

DryRob · 16-10-15, 06:28 AM

It looks like it's got a headphone socket on the front

ophic · 16-10-15, 09:23 AM

is that what "adobe output" means?

It doesn't mention a headphone socket in the description.

DryRob · 16-10-15, 09:53 AM

I don't know, I'm going by the symbols on the pictures. Wouldn't bother fitting speakers so I suppose I could wire them into a 3.5 mm socket if it's not.

ophic · 16-10-15, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DryRob

I don't know, I'm going by the symbols on the pictures. Wouldn't bother fitting speakers so I suppose I could wire them into a 3.5 mm socket if it's not.

Wouldn't advise that. Circuitry and power output quite different.

Can't see an antenna. Reception might suck.

embee · 16-10-15, 10:28 AM

Hey, it's £14, give it a shot. I've considered trying one of these myself, it might be fine.

I had a rather more expensive bike/marine round radio, which was fine while it worked and when you had a decent signal, but it decided to start freezing (no controls did anything, had to disconnect and reconnect power to reset) so was too much hassle.

I'd guess the "adobe out" is the headphone jack socket. I do like the warning label saying the bike must be connected to the battery or it will "burn the host". Nasty party?

Aerials on bikes can be tricky, suck it and see.

Car audio often tends to use separate channels with push-pull type amps, so they don't have a common terminal at the speaker outlets (each speaker needs a +&- separately) and you can't use a 3.5mm stereo jack, but I'd bank on the socket being a headphone outlet.

It's £14.

DryRob · 16-10-15, 10:29 AM

probably won't bother then, stick to my ipod. new music is rubbish anyway.

Mark_h · 16-10-15, 11:37 AM

adobe in/out is just an auto-correct of audio I suspect. Or maybe it'll produce a PDF for a singalong sheet as you go along too.

14-10-15, 03:00 PM	#1
DryRob Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Wirral Posts: 118	bike FM I like listening to something while I commute (I know, I know, heathen, sacrilege, save it for the Harleys, Goldwings and cars etc.), I've tried to use a personal radio but it continually dropped signal. I was thinking of going for one of these, anyone used one before? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Waterproof...item25acc0d73c

14-10-15, 09:33 PM	#2
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: bike FM Quite a few Bluetooth headsets contain a radio system now, personally I'd go for one of them. I have a headset, it doesn't have Radio though, I just listen to music on my phone. __________________ BMW F800ST

15-10-15, 11:12 AM	#3
ophic Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whyteleafe Posts: 3,395	Re: bike FM I think that's a bit like a car stereo in that it needs speakers mounting somewhere. If you want to use headphones it won't do. Besides if you can hear it through a helmet, you: a) need a louder exhaust b) are not going fast enough c) are pumping out 200dB and will be arrested soon d) need a new helmet __________________ Silver SV650SK3, Fuel exhaust

16-10-15, 06:28 AM	#4
DryRob Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Wirral Posts: 118	Re: bike FM It looks like it's got a headphone socket on the front

16-10-15, 09:23 AM	#5
ophic Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Whyteleafe Posts: 3,395	Re: bike FM is that what "adobe output" means? It doesn't mention a headphone socket in the description. __________________ Silver SV650SK3, Fuel exhaust

16-10-15, 09:53 AM	#6
DryRob Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Wirral Posts: 118	Re: bike FM I don't know, I'm going by the symbols on the pictures. Wouldn't bother fitting speakers so I suppose I could wire them into a 3.5 mm socket if it's not.

16-10-15, 10:28 AM	#8
embee Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 2,804	Re: bike FM Hey, it's £14, give it a shot. I've considered trying one of these myself, it might be fine. I had a rather more expensive bike/marine round radio, which was fine while it worked and when you had a decent signal, but it decided to start freezing (no controls did anything, had to disconnect and reconnect power to reset) so was too much hassle. I'd guess the "adobe out" is the headphone jack socket. I do like the warning label saying the bike must be connected to the battery or it will "burn the host". Nasty party? Aerials on bikes can be tricky, suck it and see. Car audio often tends to use separate channels with push-pull type amps, so they don't have a common terminal at the speaker outlets (each speaker needs a +&- separately) and you can't use a 3.5mm stereo jack, but I'd bank on the socket being a headphone outlet. It's £14. __________________ "Artificial Intelligence is no match for natural stupidity"

16-10-15, 10:29 AM	#9
DryRob Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Wirral Posts: 118	Re: bike FM probably won't bother then, stick to my ipod. new music is rubbish anyway.

16-10-15, 11:37 AM	#10
Mark_h Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 2,448	Re: bike FM adobe in/out is just an auto-correct of audio I suspect. Or maybe it'll produce a PDF for a singalong sheet as you go along too. __________________ Don't want to be the quickest; don't want to be the best; just want to be the one having the most fun. XL125Varadero -> Curvy SV650N-Y -> SV1000N-K3 -> Multistrada 1200s Twin-tastic stuff. Minister for Sustainability *Aliquid prudentissimus delectabiles et intelligentes in adamasset lingua.*

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