USB FM RDS Solution with sofware

**SmoL** · 03-03-2007, 07:04 PM

you should be able to integraate it easily as the source is provided for the silabs software so you already know exactly what needs to be passed to the pic to get things working

**jjnit** · 03-06-2007, 01:25 PM

Well after seeing some posts in here I finally went to mouser and got one - they've got plenty (44) in stock.

Am planning to solder directly to the stock antenna as described by others and will post back with results in my (moving) truck

**lostreception** · 03-06-2007, 02:27 PM

i got one lke a week ago a tried it stock no antennae and it wasnt very good ill have to try an ext antennae just for the hell of it
also has anyone tried those old school antennae bosters they make for gm cars that ground the entire car as an antenae they usually plug into the cig lighter and claim to amplify the signal

**gianler** · 03-08-2007, 10:09 AM

Dears

any news on RDS functionality with Radiator?

Thank you

**crispyrabbi** · 03-08-2007, 02:54 PM

Now radiator works!

Had to copywrite the radiator.ini so that the program cannot save the last frequency and trie to start on that one. Now it only starts on 87.00 and works everytime.
Next problem is to make it work with RR and CDrskulls freedomskin.

**jjnit** · 03-10-2007, 02:39 AM

Well, I received mine today from mouser... have not yet connected an external antenna but results driving around with the little wire hanging off of it weren't too bad. Going to get parts perhaps tomorrow and connect to my oem antenna in the truck and see what happens - if we're good then bye-bye head unit, hello "stock-look" dash LCD!!! (with some work of course)

I'm in Atlanta and live by my radio - the only reason I've put off getting rid of the HU. Hopefully this solves that.

**hari-bhari** · 03-10-2007, 09:36 AM

where did you guys get the antenna socket. i went to radio shack and they didnt have one. is there a good place to buy it online?

**SmoL** · 03-10-2007, 08:14 PM

good to hear jjnit, can't wait to hear your results. if you get a chance can you take a sound recording for us and post it aswell??

**grayvader** · 03-11-2007, 12:16 PM

Got mine from mouser a while back and finally got an antenna socket from Fry's yesterday (I just bought the 18" generic antenna extension cord for $3). Cut the pointy end off and soldered the ground shield into the big hole next to the antenna hole (on the little USB card). Both the antenna signal wire and the ground wire (all twisted together) fit quite nicely. Anyway, I plugged it into my labtop and the antenna in my f150 and it works GREAT!
I can't imagine anyone needing to go further for a radio. As soon as all the good frontends' support improves, i think we'll have a real winner. No need to go through all the trouble of the HQCT module if you ask me.

**geeky_hawkes** · 03-11-2007, 03:44 PM

I second what grayvader has said above really. IM using it connected to my car aerial and the quality is fine, im using it in streetdeck and the integration isnt too bad either! (Especially for 1 £10 card!)