On 1 Jan 2007 03:24:53 -0800, "RHF"
wrote:

For One and All,

So You Get The Bright Idea . . . To Use A Car Radio In-the-Home !
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Shortw.../message/11842

If you are going to use a Car AM/FM Radio as a :
Home, Garage, or Basement Radio you need
1 - The Car's AM / FM Radio
2 - 12 Volt DC Power = Battery/Charger -or- Power Supply
3 - Two or more Speakers
4 - A good "Combo" AM / FM Antenna and Ground System

Numbers One-thru-Three usually work themselves out.
- - - Work with what you have and build from there.

For Number Four - Here is what I have found to work
as a good "Combo" AM / FM Antenna and Ground System :

* 75 Ohm RG6 Coax Cable from the Radio to the Antenna.

Car radios have Hi Z active MW antennas and the 75 Ohm coax will not
work very well. Youd be better off just using a decent communications
receiver (R75 or better) with either an MFJ-1024 or a Stoner Mackay
Dymek DA-100(X)