I was thinking about the fact that there are still a number of 50 kW somewhat-clear channel AM stations doing special all night shows for truckers. And of course, others like WSM that they also like to listen to. I wonder what type of radios truckers use in their "rigs" to listen to these stations? Are they just standard auto radios or are there special radios that have features geared toward long distance reception on the road? I thought perhaps there might actually be a few truckers on this board who can enlighten us. It would be interesting to know what they optimize these radios for, if any actually do exist.
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What type of radios do truckers use?
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audioguy said:
The radios are pretty standard...
But most truckers use Sirius / XM or streaming audio, not fading, noisy AM stations these days.
I used to listen to the Charlie Douglas clap clap Road Show many years ago when it originated from that AM station in New Orleans. It moved to satellite so truckers could listen all across the country with no static.
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Darth_vader
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The factory-spec one that was originally in my friend's 2002 Coronado was just a basic, factory-stock cassette/CD player radio; same type one would have found in other Chrysler cars of that era. Certainly nothing fancy or really even special.
He's since replaced it with a more capable aftermarket Kenwood with CDVD player and MP2/3 decoder (sort of like what I had in the Bronco, but newer.)
He's since replaced it with a more capable aftermarket Kenwood with CDVD player and MP2/3 decoder (sort of like what I had in the Bronco, but newer.)
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Darth_vader
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But are SDARS receivers actually standard equipment these days or still only optional? At least I know they weren't standard in some of Freightliner's machines ~11 years ago.
Something I came across a while back, was the Bosch CCD Bluetooth Professional, aimed at coach (and I would assume truckers) operators in Europe. It features (amongst other things) FM/MW/SW/LW and weatherband. I believe I've read else where that the SW capabilities (as in, the meter bands it covers) is limited, though over all it looks like an interesting unit.
http://www.bosch-automotivetechnolo...s/pdf/comfort_1/en_5/coachmultimedia2011e.pdf
~BG
http://www.bosch-automotivetechnolo...s/pdf/comfort_1/en_5/coachmultimedia2011e.pdf
~BG
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Darth_vader
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Boy, I wish I had a bigger budget than I'm currently working with (since, from what I've seen, Bosch equipment is *very* expensive.) That radio and the associated speakers'd make a really sick upgrade from the current junk MW/FM/cassette player in Mum's '85 Grand Wagoneer!
(The tape player hasn't worked since about 1992 or '93, at least.)
(The tape player hasn't worked since about 1992 or '93, at least.)
Darth_vader said:
It depends on the company/person buying the truck. The purchasers are finally figuring out that if they don't want their instrument panel
taken apart and/or Velcro glue on the panel from where the sat radios are adhered to, they buy the radio with the sat radio included. Then all the driver has to do is move his subscription.
Some companies have advertised that they have sat radios in the trucks as a "bonus".
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