Nokia 6200 FM radio hack?

DaveC wrote:
> The manual for my 6200 says that in order to use the FM radio in the phone
> that I have to have the stereo headset.
>
> I know that shorting specific pins on the pop port will activate the radio
> menu.
>
> Without the headset, can the music then be played through the speaker? Or the
> standard ear bud? I know this won't be stereo, but if all I want is talk
> radio...
>
> Is there a better NG or an on-line forum to ask this question in?
>
> Googling turned up no suggestions re. a radio hack.
>
> Thanks,

The main reason for needing to plug-in your headset is for an antenna.
Without an antenna plugged in your FM radio is not going to receive much.



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DaveC wrote:
> Thus spake Simon Templar:
>
>
>>The main reason for needing to plug-in your headset is for an antenna.
>>Without an antenna plugged in your FM radio is not going to receive much.
>
>
> So another pin on the pop port is for antenna, I presume. One more thing to
> find out...
>
> The original question still stands: will audio route to speaker or earphone
> if Radio mode is enabled?
>
> Thanks,

Unable to answer your original question, sorry. The antenna connection
could possibly be one of the audio lines, but I don't know for sure.



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"Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> DaveC wrote:
>> Thus spake Simon Templar:
>>>The main reason for needing to plug-in your headset is for an antenna.
>>>Without an antenna plugged in your FM radio is not going to receive much.
>>
>>
>> So another pin on the pop port is for antenna, I presume. One more thing
>> to find out...
>>
>> The original question still stands: will audio route to speaker or
>> earphone if Radio mode is enabled?
>>
>> Thanks,
>
> Unable to answer your original question, sorry. The antenna connection
> could possibly be one of the audio lines, but I don't know for sure.
>
>
>
> --
> The views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to.
>
> 73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
> http://www.aca.gov.au/pls/radcom/cli...IENT_NO=157452
> VoIP http://www.TALKonIP.com.au/
> Domain Hosting http://www.GizNet.com/

I'd say that one of the audio lines doubles as the aerial.
If i plug my headphones into my NGage, the radio reception improves or
worsens depending upon the orientation of the headphones lead.

I've heard that you can take a 2.5mm stereo jack-plug and solder a (short)
piece of wire to act as an aerial to one of the terminals and hey presto...!
The jack-plug is detected and the radio operates and of course you get a
reception because of the make-do aerial.
That's a hack i guess was intended for NGage owners but the theory is the
same for your 6200.

Martin.

"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Simon Templar" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> DaveC wrote:
>>> Thus spake Simon Templar:
>>>>The main reason for needing to plug-in your headset is for an antenna.
>>>>Without an antenna plugged in your FM radio is not going to receive
>>>>much.
>>>
>>>
>>> So another pin on the pop port is for antenna, I presume. One more thing
>>> to find out...
>>>
>>> The original question still stands: will audio route to speaker or
>>> earphone if Radio mode is enabled?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>
>> Unable to answer your original question, sorry. The antenna connection
>> could possibly be one of the audio lines, but I don't know for sure.
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> The views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to.
>>
>> 73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
>> http://www.aca.gov.au/pls/radcom/cli...IENT_NO=157452
>> VoIP http://www.TALKonIP.com.au/
>> Domain Hosting http://www.GizNet.com/
>
> I'd say that one of the audio lines doubles as the aerial.
> If i plug my headphones into my NGage, the radio reception improves or
> worsens depending upon the orientation of the headphones lead.
>
> I've heard that you can take a 2.5mm stereo jack-plug and solder a (short)
> piece of wire to act as an aerial to one of the terminals and hey
> presto...!
> The jack-plug is detected and the radio operates and of course you get a
> reception because of the make-do aerial.
> That's a hack i guess was intended for NGage owners but the theory is the
> same for your 6200.

Probably correct, and from there I'd think you just choose loudspeaker mode
once the radio is on