Curious

**CaptainHeff** · 11-03-2009, 01:48 PM

After a quick study, I've discovered that AM/FM receiving on an HTC Magic is not possible, due to lack of hardware.

But, phones are essentially a radio, right?

Why can't we mod the frequencies? Or does the SDK not give us access to that information?

**Synergy** · 11-03-2009, 04:36 PM

Uhh, I don't really know the details on hardware and frequencies but I'm pretty sure that can't be done.

**CaptainHeff** · 11-03-2009, 10:51 PM

Why not? It switches between 3G, 2G, CDMA, etc.

Surely it'd be able to do different frequencies

**xory** · 11-03-2009, 11:42 PM

It's not just a frequency issue, it's a protocol issue. GSM, CDMA, etc. are totally different than FM. Your phone contains a GSM or CDMA radio, not a generic radio you can tune to any frequency.

**CaptainHeff** · 11-03-2009, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by xory

It's not just a frequency issue, it's a protocol issue. GSM, CDMA, etc. are totally different than FM. Your phone contains a GSM or CDMA radio, not a generic radio you can tune to any frequency.

Bugger.

I wasn't going to be tuning it to FM - was going to see if I could make it broadcast to a two way radio system (like on construction sites)