FM radio - headphone adapter

[Bully]

This may be obvious to most. I bought a usb to 2.5mm jack adapter on ebay, (it was only a few quid) then found that the radio didn't work unless I stood near the window! I thought it would use the headphone lead as the aerial, I was wrong, drat! Now I have to carry 2 sets of headphones.

[Ryanmt]

its because the adaptor either doesnt have the wire for hte headset, or it only goes as far as the adaptor because theres no way you can use your headphones as an aerial as they wernt designed for that.

Take the adaptor apart, find the aerial for the antenna and extend it if you can. Saves you carrying round two pairs of headphones

[victoradjei]

This may be obvious to most. I bought a usb to 2.5mm jack adapter on ebay, (it was only a few quid) then found that the radio didn't work unless I stood near the window! I thought it would use the headphone lead as the aerial, I was wrong, drat! Now I have to carry 2 sets of headphones.

You can cut off the phones and leave as much of the original cable as possible. That is what I did to my Atom and listened thru the speaker :cool: