[Boatanchors] Car Radios

[Rob Atkinson]

I sure miss the high/low beam switch down on the floor.    The modern
steering column "stalk" controls are a nuisance--I often hit the high
beam by accident with them.

I remember when we got our first car with a solid state radio in it.
When it was new, dad showed everyone who rode in the car how it came
on immediately.  I think that was our 1963 Ford Country Squire station
wagon with a 390 thunderbird engine and dual exhausts.

Rob
K5UJ

On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 4:59 PM,  <jcoward5452 at aol.com> wrote:
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> My Mom's '53 Caddy convertable had that button on the floor next to the Hi/Lo beam button. I thought that was sooo cool! Learned all about how it worked in tech school. The school had us work on customer's stuff and only charged for parts. I worked on a car radio with that feature and it uses the AVC voltage to "seek" the next station up the band. Slick!
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> Jay