car to computer fm radio problems

**250puter** · 01-29-2007, 10:41 AM

I am tring to figure out a way to take the cars antenna and hook that into the fm stero plug on my tv tuner and fm stero card. Is their an adaptor or something else to let me do this because it is saying you use that little cable. If their is no way to do what Im looking for is the cable have enough strength to get pretty good signal. Here is the card im looking at.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814122180

**RedGTiVR6** · 01-29-2007, 11:00 AM

you will need to connect that to what is in your car...which is probably a motorola plug.

You will need an adapter.

**durwood** · 01-29-2007, 12:49 PM

I would recommend using a car audio antenna extension cable available at almost any car stereo shop or even radioshack or walmart.

Cable

Replace one end with/like this

Just hack the end off you don't need and get a regular coax cable end put on it.

What kind of car do you have? Some car's don't use the standard motorola connector.

Also you might want to post your results back here. Most people cannot get good FM reception with such devices.

**250puter** · 01-29-2007, 07:44 PM

ok Im such a moron I didnt look closley at the pic thanks again. Ill post the results as soon as I get it done I still havent ordered the peice yet and also can I use a regualt coax splitter adn pick up TV airwaves as well? thanks again

**durwood** · 01-29-2007, 09:51 PM

I thought about what I posted and realized that a car antenna wire center conductor is very thin. It might be hard to slap a coax cable end on it a connect it to the input of that card. It might be easier to somehow get the female end and wire it on to regular coax cable.

As far as the TV air waves, good luck. Most in car tv tuners use a special "diversity antenna" and even then the reception isn't all that great if you are moving.