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iRob · 05-05-2008, 07:58 PM

Thanks, mrk610. That link wasn't working for me, so I dug it up from your Sirius thread. These seem to be the same thing:

Male
Female

Will I need both genders? The funny thing about the FM modulator I got (the popular Scoche model), is that its male/female pair of antenna cables remain connected together always. I had expected the included switch to allow one to switch between the two antenna inputs.

But instead, the switch simply turns the Scoche's power on/off. For instance, when the Scoche's power is on, you will have two FM signals on the same wire, the way this thing is wired: the car's antenna and the auxiliary input.

I guess because the Schoche modulates on 87.9 and some other frequency, if it's powered it must overpower the car's FM band at those frequencies.

Still seems like an odd choice to me. Why not switch between the two antenna inputs and leave power on the whole time?

05-05-2008, 07:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
iRob Recruit Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: CO Car: Green Outback 2.5i Posts: 8	Thanks, mrk610. That link wasn't working for me, so I dug it up from your Sirius thread. These seem to be the same thing: Male Female Will I need both genders? The funny thing about the FM modulator I got (the popular Scoche model), is that its male/female pair of antenna cables remain connected together always. I had expected the included switch to allow one to switch between the two antenna inputs. But instead, the switch simply turns the Scoche's power on/off. For instance, when the Scoche's power is on, you will have two FM signals on the same wire, the way this thing is wired: the car's antenna and the auxiliary input. I guess because the Schoche modulates on 87.9 and some other frequency, if it's powered it must overpower the car's FM band at those frequencies. Still seems like an odd choice to me. Why not switch between the two antenna inputs and leave power on the whole time?