UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum - View Single Post - 87.9 MHz FM Car Radio receives phone calls. Explanation?

paulsherwin · 17th Aug 2021, 6:06 pm

I think it was down to an EU directive to introduce common standards. They were already legal in some EU countries.

The legal restrictions are still pretty tight, but given the relationship between 'CE' and 'China Export' the market soon became a free for all. The strictly legal transmitters are very low powered indeed.

17th Aug 2021, 6:06 pm	#19
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,943	Re: 87.9 MHz FM Car Radio receives phone calls. Explanation? I think it was down to an EU directive to introduce common standards. They were already legal in some EU countries. The legal restrictions are still pretty tight, but given the relationship between 'CE' and 'China Export' the market soon became a free for all. The strictly legal transmitters are very low powered indeed.