A Radio for an ICE CREAM TRUCK? Suggestions.

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I'm looking to have a little music playing when I drive my brothers ICE
CREAM TRUCK and was wondering if there are any systems that are good
for this.

Like... do I absolutely have to have an external antenna? I am not
looking for anything fancy with bells and whistles. Just something
that would allow me to play some of my favorite AM/FM stations without
having to rip the truck apart too much.

Do they have anything where maybe everything is self-contained, like a
unit with a built in antenna and speakers that would do a decent job or
do I still need to put in an external antenna etc....

Any suggestions guys.... would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance. : - )

LEESA (I)

[MOSFET]

< Just something
> that would allow me to play some of my favorite AM/FM stations

WHAT? You can't play AM/FM stations! Don't you have to play that "Ice
Cream Man" organ-grinder kiddy music? I LOVE THAT MUSIC! It's the sound of
summer. How about a pair of HUGE horn loaded compression drivers and a
thousand watt amp (you don't need any subwoofers for this kind of music).
They will hear you coming for MILES!!!

MOSFET

[Austin Becker]

A boom box has everything you just said you wanted..... and they are on sale
at your local walmart


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"MOSFET" > wrote in message
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>
> < Just something
> > that would allow me to play some of my favorite AM/FM stations
>
> WHAT? You can't play AM/FM stations! Don't you have to play that "Ice
> Cream Man" organ-grinder kiddy music? I LOVE THAT MUSIC! It's the sound
of
> summer. How about a pair of HUGE horn loaded compression drivers and a
> thousand watt amp (you don't need any subwoofers for this kind of music).
> They will hear you coming for MILES!!!
>
> MOSFET
>
>

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Thanks... The problem with my boombox is that it doesn't pick up AM
stations very well, especially when the truck is running. Also... it
takes 8 D Batteries and I would probably need to replace them every few
days.

I don't know about the practicallity of rechargeable D batteries.

I was just hoping that there was some kind of radio that could be put
in. Something put up with a bracket or along those lines.

Thanks

LEESA (I)

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This is what I would get:

http://shop.sirius.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?nurl=control/StoreItem.vm&ctl_nbr=2640&siId=850036&catParentID=7871&scId=7871

Any kind of music you want, clear reception...

[Matt Ion]

wrote:
> This is what I would get:
>
> http://shop.sirius.com/edealinv/servlet/ExecMacro?nurl=control/StoreItem.vm&ctl_nbr=2640&siId=850036&catParentID=7871&scId=7871
>
> Any kind of music you want, clear reception...

Will it play a tinny, monotonic rendition of "Pop Goes The Weasel" ad
nauseum?

Why should the driver not be subject to the same incessant noise he puts
the rest of the neighborhood through?


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[MOSFET]

"> Will it play a tinny, monotonic rendition of "Pop Goes The Weasel" ad
> nauseum?
>
> Why should the driver not be subject to the same incessant noise he puts
> the rest of the neighborhood through?

You're a little late, that was my joke.

MOSFET

[metal_flowboard]

wrote:
> Thanks... The problem with my boombox is that it doesn't pick up AM
> stations very well, especially when the truck is running. Also... it
> takes 8 D Batteries and I would probably need to replace them every few
> days.
>
> I don't know about the practicallity of rechargeable D batteries.
>
> I was just hoping that there was some kind of radio that could be put
> in. Something put up with a bracket or along those lines.
>
> Thanks
>
> LEESA (I)


8 d batterys thats adds up to 12v dont it?, could u not run one off of
the truck battery? though about it with a boombox i have

[Matt Ion]

metal_flowboard wrote:
> wrote:
>
>>Thanks... The problem with my boombox is that it doesn't pick up AM
>>stations very well, especially when the truck is running. Also... it
>>takes 8 D Batteries and I would probably need to replace them every few
>>days.
>>
>>I don't know about the practicallity of rechargeable D batteries.
>>
>>I was just hoping that there was some kind of radio that could be put
>>in. Something put up with a bracket or along those lines.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>LEESA (I)

Something like this might do the trick:
http://scosche.com/scosche_caraudio.aspx?CategoryID=5&ItemID=UDEB
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-ftdQ1WtduP7/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?g=752&I=120999000&cc=02

Or if you wanna get really heavy-duty:
http://www.precisioncarsound.co.nz/underdashbox.htm


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[Matt Ion]

yappari wrote:
> you might need an external antenna depending on how good the signals are
> in ur area. i live in a mountain-y area so even with an antenna, i
> barly get good signals. what kind of truck is it, does have it have
> any kind of stereo equipt. already? if not, what matt suggested would
> work great, and installing an external antenna isn't too hard.

Agreed, an external antenna is pretty much a guaranteed requirement with
any car deck, as they don't have any sort of built-in antenna like your
portable.


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