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Arkon SF120 SoundFeeder Wireless FM Audio Transmitter | 
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| Brand: Arkon
Category: CE
Buy New: $19.99
Rating:  14 reviews
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 15 x 10 x 8
UPC: 047407512002
EAN: 0047407512002
ASIN: B00006JPBS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | FM audio transmitter lets you listen to CD players, iPods, MP3 players, or other devices through your car or home stereo | | • | Tunes to any unused radio frequency for easy, high-quality reception | | • | Can be used indoors with televisions, PCs, gaming consoles, or other devices with headphone jacks or audio outputs | | • | Includes collapsible telescoping antenna for better reception and compact portability | | • | Requires 1 AA batter (not included) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com Product Description
The battery-powered SF120 SoundFeeder wireless audio adapter lets you play your portable CD player, iPod, MP3 player, or minidisc player through your car or home FM radio. Whether your car stereo automatically ejects your cassette-type adapter or you merely like the cord-free convenience of wireless, this is the adapter you've ben waiting for. Just plug SoundFeeder into your audio device of choice and tune it to any unused FM channel and you'll hear your music playing in stereo, right off the radio. SoundFeeder can also be used indoors with televisions, personal computers, video games, keyboards, or computers. Simply plug SoundFeeder into the line output or headphone jack of the audio equipment and you can transmit high-quality stereo sound from any source (certain devices may require an RCA-to-minijack "Y" adapter or a .25-inch-to-.125-inch headphone adapter). SoundFeeder requires one AA battery (not included). What's in the Box
SoundFeeder wireless audio adapter, minijack-to-minijack (.125-inch) stereo analog interconnect, a user's manual, and warranty information.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Decent for the money, better with more power/bigger antenna March 12, 2008
I've owned one of these things now for about 10 years. As is, range is only about 5 to 10 feet. But I added both a 24" antenna AND hooked up a 7.2v rechargeable battery. I was shocked to find out that the signal was listenable nearly 1/2 mile away! Sound quality is ok, though nothing special. The bass tends to distort somewhat, and signal drift can be a problem, especially if you are using it in a cold car (temperature change really has a big effect on signal stability). Then again, I'm not sure if I could have partially damaged mine by feeding it so much power. Using just a single 1.5v battery and a 24" antenna easily covers my house and yard. The battery will last for days, if not weeks. I currently use mine in the house to transmit internet radio to my portable radio.
Range significantly improved with good antenna May 14, 2004
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I got this thing a couple months ago and was initially disappointed with its short range and unstable transmission. It always got out competed by local radio stations. Last week, I got a 5-extension 28" antenna from RadioShack for $4.5 (free with $5 coupon). The original antanna is only ~4" long. Antanna replacement is very simple, which requires only a small philips screw driver. I did not even need to open the case. Now the signal is very stable and the range is longer than I need (>50ft with walls in between). It broadcasts my audio source to every corner of my house including basement and backyard even to a cheap digital radio I got from a dollar store. So I got a few more digital radios from the dollar store and now I got wireless headphones for everyone in the family. Plug the transmitter to my computer audio out and I can listen to foreign radio over the internet while I am mowing the lawn. Although the sound quality is not perfect, it well worths the $12 that I paid.
It works! March 20, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was looking for an alternative FM transmitter besides the irock! 300w, since my radio cannot tune to 88.1 - 88.7 FM. So i bought the sf-120, which can tune in to 88-108 FM. When i plugged it in to my mp3 player, and tuned into a blank station on the radio, i finally received music from my MP3 player through my car's speakers! Sometimes it even overpowers an existing station. Another positive is that it lasts up to 56 hours on 1 AA battery as oppose to the si-link or irock (with only 13 hours, 2 AAA batteries). The problems i did experience though is, there is distortion. To prevent that, you have to put the antenna way up, and place the sf-120 very close to a car or radio's antenna. Its suppose to be 10ft but it seems more like 1 foot. Also, you have to set the sf-120 where it does not move around and bounce, or else it causes distortion or changes to another frequency. It could possibly be my car, but until then ill experiment with other car radios and re-evaluate my review. If your car does not have a cassette deck for the MP3 or CD cassette adapter, then i would recommend the sf-120 to play ur MP3s/cds with. But i highly recommend the si-link FM transmitter or irock! 300w, which has a better range(10-20 ft), a unique design and cd quality (downside: can only tune to 88.1 to 88.7 FM, and battery life). The difference between the irock and the si-link is that the si-link does not have a DC output, which u only have to rely on batteries.
 does not broadcast in stereo March 12, 2004
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The unit does not broadcast in stereo which makes it a poor choice for transmitting music.
good to start, better if tweaked February 12, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
It doesn't have alot of features and it does drift, BUT if you are comfortable with electronics you can open it up, add a bigger antenna and if you are really good increase the power just a bit. Too complicated to explain most of it, but its a good little unit. Just adding a bigger antenna a friend and I went from a transmit bubble of roughly 20 ft to over 1000 ft radius. You can do alot more if you tweak the power. It does drift though, the drift rate seems to vary per unit so you might end up with one which drifts every few minutes or one which goes much slower.
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