Extending an iTrip's range

Alan Joyce has managed to extend the range of his Griffin iTrip FM transmitter, but only after performing some delicate surgery on the iTrip itself: "With the application of a knife along the seam on the side and top of the device, the use of tweezers to hold the newly-formed gap open, the use of another pair of tweezers to reach in and grab the antenna, and the replacing of the rubber insulating plug on the side of the iTrip to seal the casing back up, I was able to fully extend the antenna out the side of the iTrip at a healthy 90º angle with almost no scarring of the case."

Oh, is that all? He's also created a Flickr album with shots of the hacked iTrip. He doesn't mention the effect of his hack on the iTrip's performance, however. Have any of you successfully extended the range of your FM transmitter? Let us know.

[Via Make:Blog]