Why is this called a transmitter? It is a FM Receiver. null

Actually, it is a personal transmitter. A personal FM transmitter is a low-power FM radio transmitter that broadcasts a signal from a portable audio device (such as an MP3 player, smartphone, laptop, etc.) to a standard FM radio. The transmitter plugs into the device's headphone jack and then broadcasts the signal over an FM broadcast band frequency (selected on the device), so that it can be picked up by any nearby radio. Being low-powered, most transmitters typically have a short range of 100–300 feet, which is more than enough for your car radio. So, the device it the FM transmitter and your car radio is the FM receiver.

No. It is a transmitter. The receiver is your radio. Which is why you are able to hear it through your vehicles speakers.

It is actually transmitter. It takes the audio out of your headphone jack on your phone/iPod and transmits a low power signal on an available FM channel

This device transmits an FM signal that you then play through your radio by tuning to the same frequency.

It transmits an FM signal. It does not receive the signal. That's why I can play your ipod over your radio and nor the other way around.

“Why is this called a transmitter? It is a FM Receiver.”

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Actually, it is a personal transmitter. A personal FM transmitter is a low-power FM radio transmitter that broadcasts a signal from a portable audio device (such as an MP3 player, smartphone, laptop, etc.) to a standard FM radio. The transmitter plugs into the device's headphone jack and then broadcasts the signal over an FM broadcast band frequency (selected on the device), so that it can be picked up by any nearby radio. Being low-powered, most transmitters typically have a short range of 100–300 feet, which is more than enough for your car radio. So, the device it the FM transmitter and your car radio is the FM receiver.
Answered by CommunityAnswer 9 years ago
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No. It is a transmitter. The receiver is your radio. Which is why you are able to hear it through your vehicles speakers.
Answered by Jayvr 8 years ago
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It is actually transmitter. It takes the audio out of your headphone jack on your phone/iPod and transmits a low power signal on an available FM channel
Answered by PNGCT61 8 years ago
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This device transmits an FM signal that you then play through your radio by tuning to the same frequency.
Answered by Semirad 8 years ago
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It transmits an FM signal. It does not receive the signal. That's why I can play your ipod over your radio and nor the other way around.
Answered by Cwaggs 8 years ago
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