On The Air

[vakkotaur]

The mp3 gadget I went on about a couple days ago is working out rather well. I have yet to give it the real workout of a proper cross-country trip, but that's coming this weekend when I make my roughly monthly trip to Sioux Falls. I have worked out how best to use the thing, I think.

Since it only plays from the beginning when it starts (unless I want to press the forward or reverse buttons several times) the thing to do seems to be to start it going just after the engine is started, whether I intend to listen to it or not. Since the transmitter is on whenever the gadget has power, it may as well play too. Then I can use tape or listen to broadcast radio stations and when I'm tired of that I can switch to the FM channel with the mp3 player going. Since it's been going (and it does loop), I won't always come in on the same tune. It's no iPod Shuffle, but it works for me.