The Ford Barn

rfitzpatrick · 04-19-2025, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by katy

I've heard the name Thomas Edison mentioned.

So how do I contact this Edison guy?
I realize the A makes listen to a radio very difficult -- still !!
Tks

rotorwrench · 04-19-2025, 11:41 AM

Now days, folks can blue tooth right off their phone to a speaker set up where ever a person want to put them in portable fashion. With a phone music app, it's easy to set up a playlist of stuff to listen to. Its all self contained and removable. Some blue tooth to an updated car radio if that's what a person wants. There is generally always a radio geek around that can do stuff like this.

ModelA29 · 04-19-2025, 12:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rotorwrench

Now days, folks can blue tooth right off their phone to a speaker set up where ever a person want to put them in portable fashion. With a phone music app, it's easy to set up a playlist of stuff to listen to. Its all self contained and removable. ........

+1 - I even put a link for a $35 bluetooth speaker in my post. Easier and cheaper than any of the other options.

mass A man · 04-20-2025, 01:20 PM

I'm wondering how an original tuning head (cables), would mate up to completely new

guts in the radio case. This sounds like a very expensive undertaking.

Larryejoh · 04-26-2025, 03:22 PM

I have a 1937 Crosley Fiver Romeo in my 29 Roadster. I have a 6 volt positive ground RediRad connected to the antenna input. The RediRad will convert input from your phone to an AM signal into the radio. It works pretty good. For some reason I don’t get any ignition interference from the engine.

David in San Antonio · 04-26-2025, 09:13 PM

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I saw a gag photo from a very early car magazine (fromEngland?). It showed wires strung from masts fore and aft, and a wire leading to a potted plant mounted on the running board. This was the ground (earth in England).

German guy · 04-27-2025, 12:07 AM

I just bluetooth connect a portable JBL micro speaker that I keep under the driver's seat to my iphone and play 1930s music when I want to show off. As long as I am within about 50 meters of my 'Henry' the sound quality is great...and the source is invisible. Having the speaker under the seat seems to make it sound like the music is coming from 'Henry's' heart. Volume can be adjusted remotely as well.

04-19-2025, 11:41 AM	#22
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: Car Radios Now days, folks can blue tooth right off their phone to a speaker set up where ever a person want to put them in portable fashion. With a phone music app, it's easy to set up a playlist of stuff to listen to. Its all self contained and removable. Some blue tooth to an updated car radio if that's what a person wants. There is generally always a radio geek around that can do stuff like this.

04-20-2025, 01:20 PM	#24
mass A man Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Danvers, Ma. Posts: 794	Re: Car Radios I'm wondering how an original tuning head (cables), would mate up to completely new guts in the radio case. This sounds like a very expensive undertaking.

04-26-2025, 03:22 PM	#25
Larryejoh Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Charlotte , TN Posts: 46	Re: Car Radios I have a 1937 Crosley Fiver Romeo in my 29 Roadster. I have a 6 volt positive ground RediRad connected to the antenna input. The RediRad will convert input from your phone to an AM signal into the radio. It works pretty good. For some reason I don’t get any ignition interference from the engine.

04-26-2025, 09:13 PM	#26
David in San Antonio Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 545	Re: Car Radios Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I saw a gag photo from a very early car magazine (fromEngland?). It showed wires strung from masts fore and aft, and a wire leading to a potted plant mounted on the running board. This was the ground (earth in England). __________________ David in San Antonio Late ‘30 Deluxe "Wretched Roadster" Alamo A’s Club

04-27-2025, 12:07 AM	#27
German guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2023 Location: German/French border Posts: 104	Re: Car Radios I just bluetooth connect a portable JBL micro speaker that I keep under the driver's seat to my iphone and play 1930s music when I want to show off. As long as I am within about 50 meters of my 'Henry' the sound quality is great...and the source is invisible. Having the speaker under the seat seems to make it sound like the music is coming from 'Henry's' heart. Volume can be adjusted remotely as well.