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

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I have used car radios in the house and garage off and on for years and
they are very good. The biggest problem is the power supply. A
lead-acid car battery and charger combo will create so much hash from
the rectifiers that it drowns out much of the signal. A proper power
supply of 5 amps minimum is required and even it may create buzz. If
you use the battery with the charger unplugged it is quite satisfactory
at least until the voltage drops.
A vented lead-acid car battery should not be used near electronic
equipment. The h2So4 molecules emitted when charging eat hell out of
nearby circuit boards. I think a sealed battery would be ok but I have
not tested this. An old car battery can be used in the garage to test
the system but I would not use it in the house.
A two or three foot length of wire bare at one end which is pushed
into the (Motorola) antenna input will do surprisingly well. Most car
radios are very sensitive. I have used motorcycle batteries on a 1-amp
charger and they do not seem to create the racket of the 6 to 10 amp
chargers and they are quite cheapand compact.

Omni hasha yika.I don't remember the brand name of the car type
batteries,I think it's Omni,or something like that.I am pretty sure the
brand name starts with O,perhaps one of those batteries would be a good
choice for an in the house car type radio.Some car type radios are
better than other car type radios.Check out the car junk yards in your
area for availabilty and prices.Best to charge car type batteries
outdoors when they need recharging.
cuhulin