A cool find

[Tethmes]

Check this out. Buddy of mine found it in a dumpster on a jobsite and sent it to me. Havent tried to turn it on yet, but if the electronics dont work im just gonna turn it into a toolbox. Sweet little piece of history saved from the garbage man! ?

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[Gangplank]

What is it?

 

[av8or]

That is very different! Agree!

 

[dragoneggs]

https://adamsestateauctions.com/auc...0-jeep-water-resistant-portable-stereo-system

 

[Tethmes]

What is it?

Dragoneggs posted a link above. It's a little 90's era boombox.

 

[J.Ferreira]

Check this out. Buddy of mine found it in a dumpster on a jobsite and sent it to me. Havent tried to turn it on yet, but if the electronics dont work im just gonna turn it into a toolbox. Sweet little piece of history saved from the garbage man! ?

I have no idea what this is.

 

[J.Ferreira]

https://adamsestateauctions.com/auc...0-jeep-water-resistant-portable-stereo-system

I see the CD player.
But what is the analog scale on the left and why the giant LCD screen accompanying the radio station scale under it?

 

[Tethmes]

I see the CD player.
But what is the analog scale on the left and why the giant LCD screen accompanying the radio station scale under it?

The analog dial is AM/FM frequency, and I'll let you know about the screen if it works... Probably a big IF.

Edit: After looking again, looks like it's VHF/UHF... so some sort of built in 2 way I guess? Or at least a receiver.

 

[jeepingib]

I remember seeing this in catalogs back in the day. Pretty sure quadratec sold them at some point.

 

[J.Ferreira]

The analog dial is AM/FM frequency, and I'll let you know about the screen if it works... Probably a big IF.

Interesting way to scan a tuner.

 

[jeepingib]

The screen was a TV. Not sure if you'd get anything on it now. The transition to digital signals have probably rendered that part useless.

 

[J.Ferreira]

The screen was a TV. Not sure if you'd get anything on it now. The transition to digital signals have probably rendered that part useless.

I looked at pictures of the back and it has a spot to plug in an analog antenna, so you could get a digital to analog converter to plug into it.
But that would be very excessive for what looks to be a 6" or so screen.

 

[The Last Cowboy]

https://www.ebth.com/items/13524173...roof-portable-cd-cassette-radio-boombox-1995p

 

[dragoneggs]

https://www.ebth.com/items/13524173...roof-portable-cd-cassette-radio-boombox-1995p

Yes, different version cassette instead of TV

 

[Wabujitsu]

It’s a shame that it seems like only us boomers know what that is ?

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