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Subject:Re: Do European FM Radios work in North America?
From:Bruce Grove
Date:Tue, 14 Aug 2001 22:45:46 -0700

Matthew said
> I think they do. My current cd-player/radio in my bus tunes by .05's:
> 95.0, 95.05, 95.10, 95.15....
> make sure it is a regulare CD size and not mini-discs. I've heard that
> minidiscs are big on the other side of the pond.  If it doesn't work..

Minidiscs are more common on the other side but they're definitely not
bigger, they're only about 2.5 inches across ;-)

A few manufacturers offer them as options but not all.  They'll
never take over from CD's.  I had one for a while and love the format
but even in the UK they just ain't popular enough.  MP3 and downloads
through your aerial is where it's going....

Bruce

> Ebay it!
> Cheers
> Matthew
>
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> On Tue, 14 Aug 2001, David Marshall wrote:
>
> > I am importing a Multivan from Germany and they are offering to sell me
the
> > CD-Changer / Radio setup.  Do the German FM radios work correctly in
North
> > America.  Why I ask is here the spacing is 0.2MHz i.e. 95.7, 95.9, 96.1,
> > 96.3 etc where in Europe it is 0.1Mhz (95.5, 95.6, 95.7 etc).
> >
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