Now, Here's a Handy Little Gadget

Paul received this Sony Car FM Stereo Transmitter as a Christmas gift from his employer, and it has been a great addition to our vehicular travels.

Here's how it works. You take the audio output from something like a CD player, MP 3 player, or DVD player and connect it to this gizmo. This device then transmits the audio signal on a short-range FM signal of your choosing. Then you tune your car radio to the corresponding FM frequency, and presto!, the audio is heard through your vehicle's sound system.

We first used it with our portable DVD player to broadcast the sound throughout the van. Next, I got the bright idea that it could save my voice when reading aloud in the van. Paul did a little work with Radio Shack and came up with a clever system for doing just that. More details on that to follow.