[SCG] Multiplex/antenna

[Paul Steinberg]

I don't have the part number handy, but I do know that all radios were 
available as a dealer installed option.  Back then, the only state that 
required a radio to be in a car when sold was Massachusetts.  Long story 
why, but to make it simple, it has to do with the little triange on the AM 
dial... Other than that, it was a option code item..  Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
To: <scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 12:18 PM
Subject: Re: [SCG] Multiplex/antenna


> That's an excellent point. I didn't check to see whether the AM/FM radio 
> was
> also available via the dealer, for those who might have decided later (or
> bought a car off the lot) with just an AM radio from the factory.
>
> --Kent
> -----Original Message-----
> From: airvair at earthlink.net [mailto:airvair at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:15 AM
> To: Kent Sullivan; scg-list at tiger.skiblack.com
> Subject: Re: [SCG] Multiplex/antenna
>
> Actually, it was presumed that the issue of the antenna/radio match was
> already settled, since the multiplex was only applicable to the AM/FM
> radio. Hence no need to mention the antenna.
>
> Also FWIW, the multiplex was always a dealer-installed item.
>
> -Mark
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Kent Sullivan <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
>
>> Subject: Re: [SCG] Multiplex antenna
>>
>> OK, thanks. This explains then I guess why the antenna was not mentioned
> in
>> the multiplex installation instructions.
>>
>> --Kent
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Steinberg [mailto:noahsarkinc at earthlink.net]
>> Subject: Re: [SCG] Multiplex antenna
>>
>> You are confussing the issue mixing radios with antenna's.  If the car
> came
>> from the factory with an AM-FM radio, it came with the correct antenna
> for
>> FM reception.  If it came from the factory with the AM radio, then it
> came
>> with a extendable antenna.  If the dealer did a AM-FM install using a
>> accessory radio, then the dealer had the choice to instruct the owner to
>> lower the antenna to the correct hight when using FM.  Many people
> prefered
>> the extendable antenna, since FM reception was limited to larger cities,
> and
>>
>> the signal didn't travel very far.  When they were not in the city, they
>> used AM, and extended the antenna all the way to bring in better
> reception
>> of the weaker far away AM stations.  With or without the multiplex, the
>> antenna is a seperate issue... Paul in CT
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Kent Sullivan" <kentsu at corvairkid.com>
>> Subject: [SCG] Multiplex antenna
>>
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > Since the AM/FM multiplex was dealer-installed in '65 & '66 (and '67?),
> I
>> > expected to see the FM-style whip antenna listed in the '66 multiplex
>> > instructions (available as a reprint from a couple of sources) but
> didn't
>> > see any mention of it. Cars that already had the AM/FM radio from the
>> > factory (RPO U69) would have had the whip antenna but those with just
> an
>> > AM
>> > radio (RPO U60 or U63) would not. It's hard to believe that customers
> who
>> > previously had AM radios were supposed to make do with shortening the
>> > length
>> > of the multi-section gargantuan AM antenna. Does anyone know the story
>> > here?
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > P.S. Just a bit of trivia that I'm sure most of you know, but the
>> > multiplex
>> > was not to be installed in cars with a rear antenna (RPO U73 or U75). I
>> > believe this was due to concerns about signal loss from the extended
>> > length
>> > of cable.
>> >
>
>
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