I bought a car in England while stationed there and then shipped it back to the
US
and never gave the radio any thought, it worked great. Of course the car was a
1988 model, have I missed something?
MIKE R
BobMGT@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 3/1/99 10:08:15 PM !!!First Boot!!!, gmccann@pcug.org.au
> writes:
>
> > >First, US radio stations don't support RDS (radio data system) which
> > >gives auto-tuning, station ID and traffic reports.
> > >
> > >Second, US FM station frequencies use 'odd' numbers (eg. 102.5) whereas
> > >UK ones use 'even' numbers (eg. 102.6): This means that the radio can
> > >never be exactly tuned to the station - I've come across this problem on
> > >a new VW Beetle imported from the US to the UK.
> > >
>
> The US does support RDS, although there aren't very many RDS stations yet.
> Also an RDS radio can receive non-RDS stations just fine anyway. Are you sure
> about the even number thing? Every European radio I've ever seen tunes odd and
> even frequencies in 100KHz steps, (eg. 100.5, 100.6, 100.7 etc.). The problem
> is with the AM band. The European AM frequency steps are 9 KHz whereas US are
> 10 KHz (eg. Euro: 1350, 1359, 1368, 1377, 1386 US: 1350, 1360, 1370, 1380).
> There are only a few channels across the band that come out right. I work for
> a large US auto radio manufacturer that exports radios all over the world.
> I'll check on the UK FM channels. Maybe the Brits are on even channels only,
> whereas Europe in general is on odd and even channels.
>
> Bob Donahue (Still stuck in the '50s)
> EMAIL - BOBMGT@AOL.COM
> 52 MGTD - under DIY restoration NEMGTR #11470
> 71 MGB - AMGBA #96-12029, NAMGBR #7-3336
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