How would you go about hooking up the receiver to be compatible with the AM radio and an Ipod? I tried finding any AM receivers out there I could use wirelessly with the ipod so no interference has to be made with the '50s radio and I just haven't found any out there yet... I saw this link as well: http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=6223001#post6223001 I've just never done wiring before, curious how to go about doing it. Thanks for your feedback!
Here's another option that's going to be a lot easier to install, plus if you're a member of the HAMB Alliance you get a 5% discount and free shipping: http://www.rediscoveradio.com/
"thanks not traditional, wrong forum for that, nag nag nag, im an old fart" im surprised you havent got that yet.
Wow!!! Just reading this thread while listening to an old recording of the radio station we used to listen to in the '50s! (Big Joe Turner was just singing "Heigho, heigho Silver!) A coincidence??? (enter scary music) This radio show was recorded on tape by the D.J., 'Bouncin Bill Doubleday'. Never expected to hear some of these sounds again... Man! Ridin' around in Billy Mendoza's chopped '46 Ford with Carson canvas...and Dennis Gomes's chopped '41, also chopped Carson. I was a lucky kid at age 14. The music was better then, too.
Here's a question I didn't see answered on the Redi-Rad site. What if the iPod has an FM receiver built in? Does it then work as both an FM radio & as a music player?
Yes it does, because my last Ipod I had before it was stolen at college out of my room a year ago, could play FM radio and stream live from the radio station. So, as funny as it sounds, I could pick up "FM" from the ipod hooked up through the AM radio station. Had this gadget been invented back then I bet many cars would still have had AM radios. Then again maybe not, I'm not an expert on this matter!
I want to do this with my 61. How is the sound quality? I realize if you have a single crappy original in dash speaker not to expect much, but does it sound ok, and can you get a decent amount of volume out of it?
As far as I have read, the sound quality is just like it sounded from the speakers back then and the quality has a little bit of crackle to it coming out of an AM radio and old tube speakers. If you want to hear old tunes in your '61 that sound just like they did coming from back then, I'd get the kit to use in the '61! It's not going to sound comparable at all to a speaker system today, but it just depends on what you are going for. I'm very much considering this route since I'm trying to create as realistic a mood as existed back then since I never technically "experienced" this era, having been born in '91 (about 65 years too late). In terms of volume I've had no experience working with this before, I can only go by what I've heavily researched.
^This... I think the original radio should work, but if it sounds like popcorn popping, I'm steering clear of actually using it. Guess I'll have to find places to hide all the stereo gear - including another head unit. There's no way I want to hear all that pop & hiss. Sound quality is a must for me...
I've built satellite radio setups for motorcycles for a few years selling them as far away as Austria. If you are gonna have hidden gear why not get an FM tuner that is the way satellite radios and most of that type equipment broadcast with a low power FM signal. just a though especially if you want good sound quality!
Yes The redirad takes what ever the output on the IPOD is and converts it to an am signal. I have it in my 62 corvette and use my IPHONE. The incomeing voice also goes over the radio.
Here is a MP3 player set up to work in a factory AM. Its not 64 or older but jus pretend for a moment. Another option. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=229621
...I can answer that! In answer to your last question: Yes! I have an iPod nano and if you want to listen to the FM tuner, you simply select it on the iPod, pick your station, set the iPod volume about half-way and use the OEM dash radio for volume and tone control. No need to open up an original radio to add the jack. Just plug it into the antenna connection, add power and you're done. Designed by a car guy, for car guys (and girls!) ...and if you don't like it, I'll buy it back from you no hard feelings. See attached...
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