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jjx	2010-01-11 , 01:23
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Originally Posted by goodfellabk718

so i assume this gain adjustment would need power. how has battery life been after gain adjustment?

Radio like this involves very little power, so if the combination of chip and internal antenna are efficient I wouldn't expect a noticable difference. But you never know - good question.

Originally Posted by goodfellabk718

Also, whenever i used the default transmitter in the car, if i would keep my phone on the charger it would make the transmitter unusable, very staticky. I was wondering with this new app, is there less static if using fm-booster with car charger?

That's due to a bug which turns the transmit power down a lot when the charger is plugged in. It may be fixed in the forthcoming firmware.

Meanwhile, the app may well fix it (NB: I haven't tried yet), even setting to the 'normal' transmit power of 112.

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