Ipod in the AM radio

nbaum · Post by **nbaum** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:11 pm

I like to keep my cars as close to original as possible but I do like a to play the songs I love. I found a place that sells an adapter that lets you play your Ipod on your original AM radio with no modifications to the car. It works similar to many CD changers that use the FM band. All you do is plug this unit in to the antenna wire than plug the other end of the unit to the antenna port on the original AM radio and there is another connection to plug your Ipod into. You then turn your AM radio to 1000 or some station that is not broadcasting. The adapter senses the Ipod signal and sends the signal to the AM radio as if it was another AM station. I have bought the unit but not tried it as yet because my car is still all apart. Here's the link.
http://rediscoverradio.com/

Alan H. Tast · Post by **Alan H. Tast** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:32 pm

All well and good if you are in the middle of nowhere and don't have radio reception. In an area with a fair amount of AM and FM stations, though, IF you can find an open frequency without cross-chatter you're lucky. I've had very little luck with such transmitters in larger cities. If you can find a transmitter that will allow you to select a range of frequencies and find-tune to miss a station you may have a chance. The transmitter I have for my CD player will allow me to do that, but it's the type that you've got to plug into the cigarette lighter then fiddle with the tuning both on the receiver and on the transmitter.

nbaum · Post by **nbaum** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 7:51 pm

Alan, According to the info sheet the unit disconnects the antenna when it gets a signal from the Ipod so even if there is a station on the 1000 band its no problem. We'll see. Once I get it running I'll let you know. I would try it on the bench but Mt speaker is original and almost totlaly gone. I need a new speaker first.

nbaum · Post by **nbaum** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:41 pm

Alan, You got me curious so I dug out a set of dual speakers that I removed from my SR after I bought it. I hooked up the radio with antenna and speaker. I hooked up the new system and plugged in the Ipod. I live in the suburbs of Chicago so I would expect if problems were to occur it would be her. Anyway once I located the right frequency I set it on one of the push buttons and it worked GREAT. I think I'am going to like this.

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