In search of Car stereo with shortwave

[PilarC73]

Does anyone know where or who sells these stereo with the short wave ? I have been looking through the Internet and can't seem to find where I can purchase one . Thanks .
I just noticed that somehow , that the screen name shown is wrong , this is not pilarC73 , my screen name is Germanbug72 , can someone advise me what to do ?

[W7GIF]

Can't help you out with the issue of your screen name. But, wrt short wave receivers for auto's: I'm aware of both Blaupunkt and Becker car radios with SW and MW in the 50's thru the early 70's (fitted to VW, Porsche, and Mercedes, and even Jag's......to name a few). Some were very good, all were analog. Don't know for sure whether anyone has produced "digital" era radios with the SW/MW capability. But, as popular and useful as those bands are in Europe, I'd be surprised if European manufacturers (like Blaupunkt) haven't continued to offer radios with that capability. Forty or so years ago, they even offered SW converters/adaptors for radios with only the LW broadcast band. If you can't find any SW/MW Blaupunkt or Becker on the web, you might try some German/European car salvage yards or operations. My '72 Volvo P1800 at one time had a Blaupunkt that covered LW/MW/SW, but it was monaural....not stereo. Forty years later......wish I hadn't "upgraded" to digital stereo.

Good luck....

[KI6MPL]

I once had a  Sony XR-CA360 FM/MW/SW cassette car stereo in my truck 12 years ago.  It was  no DX machine but it played pretty well.

I used to listen to Voice of Korea driving to work just for laughs. I used to listen to the BBC and other powerhouse stations with it. It came with some pretty nice speakers as well. 

Being a truly crazed SWL at the time I sent all the way to the UAE for it.

Sony only sold them in the Middle east and South Asia for some reason.

Unfortunately, the shop I bought it from no longer carries them:

http://uae.souq.com/ae-en/sony-xr-c-900-rds-396820/i/

It cost about $159.00 including shipping at the time, and it took a month to get to California.

They are very popular in middle eastern countries mainly due to censorship and a lack of popular radio programming.

However, I did find this:

http://coimbatore.olx.in/brand-new-never-used-xr-ca360-sony-fm-mw-sw-cassette-car-stereo-iid-466293854

Too bad it's in India.  

Keep an eye out on ebay.uk. I've seen them pop up there on occasion.

[W7GIF]

Does anyone know where or who sells these stereo with the short wave ? I have been looking through the Internet and can't seem to find where I can purchase one . Thanks .
I just noticed that somehow , that the screen name shown is wrong , this is not pilarC73 , my screen name is Germanbug72 , can someone advise me what to do ?

Ther are currently two Blaupunkt Frankfurt's on ebay. One has LW/MW/SW/FM, But no cassette/CD. And probably adjustable control shaft spacing to accomodate different vehicle mounting centers. Most of the European dial bezel cutouts of that era were pretty "standardized". If you're looking for one for a 70's bug, it may suit your needs...if you don't need stereo, or cassette/CD features. I'm sure the seller could tell you what the dial bezel and shaft spacing dimensions are. Had one of these in a 356B and then in a '67 911 many years ago, and it's a great receiver.

[KU4UV]

Does anyone know where or who sells these stereo with the short wave ? I have been looking through the Internet and can't seem to find where I can purchase one . Thanks .
I just noticed that somehow , that the screen name shown is wrong , this is not pilarC73 , my screen name is Germanbug72 , can someone advise me what to do ?

My brother has a Sony car stereo in his truck that has shortwave.  I'm not sure if they are still being made.

[N8YQX]

Ramsey used to make SW to AM transverter, model number SC1.

http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/downloads/manuals/SC1.pdf

If you can find one used, you can use your existing car radio to listen to SW.

Another idea would be to install a compact general coverage receiver in your vehicle, and feed the audio through the AUX jack.

[N5RWJ]

Ramsey used to make SW to AM transverter, model number SC1.

http://www.ramseyelectronics.com/downloads/manuals/SC1.pdf

If you can find one used, you can use your existing car radio to listen to SW.

Another idea would be to install a compact general coverage receiver in your vehicle, and feed the audio through the AUX jack.

MFJ has it also.

[EI2JC]

My last two new BMW's (11 & 13) have Short Wave...while it appeals to the Ham in me, I was annoyed there was no Long Wave.

TBH I thought it was kinda bizarre  


EDIT : Phone Snap http://homepage.eircom.net/~crowdedhouse/pics/WP_000261.jpg

[K5TED]

Car stereo with shortwave is likely to be a very poor receiver. I use a Icom R-1500. Control head sits nicely in the ashtray when in use, under the seat when parked, to dissuade thieves.

[N0PQK]

I will make it easy for you..

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281122855835&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

User Manual = http://docs.pioneer.eu/Manuals/DEH_2550UI_DEH_X3550UI_2550UI_manual/

or http://docs.pioneer.eu/Manuals/DEH_2550UI_DEH_X3550UI_2550UI_manual/GetPDF.ashx

Page #19

Has the specs.

[VE3LXL]

See if you can track down a Sony CDX GT-180 Xplod car stereo. It has two shortwave bands and it works pretty well (although this will depend on your car's antenna). Durham Radio in Whitby Ontario Canada was selling these last year but I don't see them listed on their website any longer.

The SW support in this radio is lacking some features you'd probably want. It is AM only, no SSB, and there are gaps in the SW coverage. But it does work.

Perhaps a better (although more expensive) option is to get a mobile amateur radio HF rig and install that in your vehicle. That would support amateur radio, which I'd assume most people on this forum would want.

[K1DA]

     Phillips made a DIN slot car radio which also had stereo FM. 

[PA3ALF]

Pioneer still makes one. Unfortunately not or the US and EUR market,  I found it on Pioneer Australia. google pioneer DEH-4450BT

[KE7TMA]

I would think the best way to do this is to get an HF transceiver with a remote head and put it in your car.  It might not be the cheapest way to get going on this idea, but you will probably get much better audio than you will from a car stereo setup.  You will also have multiple filter bandwidths, a noise blanker, noise reduction, and other features that a car stereo is not likely to have.