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CB With cassette radio—help

Posted: 11/4/22 5:20amMessage 1 of 15
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Just acquired a 1981 with less than 36k original miles. It came original with the CB radio that has a cassette. The cassette player works fine, CB works fine, for the life of me I cannot figure out how to turn on the radio and get FM or AM stations. Anybody out there know how to turn this radio on?

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Posted: 11/4/22 10:24amMessage 2 of 15
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Does it look like this?  Found the image in a for sale ad for an '81.

 

Above the SEEK button the is a slide type switch that I'm guessing lets you select the stereo radio (RAD), the monaural radio (MON) or the CB (CB).

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Posted: 11/4/22 6:29pmMessage 3 of 15
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The "Mon" position allows you to monitor the selected CB frequency while listening to the AM/FM radio/tape. While listening to music(or whatever), any transmissions on the CB channel selected will mute the radio, and you'll hear the CB transmission. It's kinda kewl, but....it gets annoying after a while... 😬 😂

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Ah, guess that makes sense.  Never experienced one of those units before so was just guessing on what MON stood for.

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Posted: 11/5/22 12:05amMessage 5 of 15
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I had previously tried that but did not get any radio stations, static noise or anything at all. There has to be some trick to it. I bought a manual for the car but it tells you to reference the separate radio operation booklet that came with the car. Of course I do not have that one.

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Posted: 11/5/22 7:34pmMessage 6 of 15
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Posted: 11/7/22 7:27pmMessage 7 of 15
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Almost, John...😃 He needs the manual for the radio with the UN5 CB option. 👍



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My '76 did not have a radio when I acquired it. It did have the antenna, and the antenna wiring included a selector box with a switch. The switch options were CB or radio. Looks like the switch would have lived behind the driver seat maybe.  Mine was all coiled up under the rear carpet. Sorry I don't have pics, threw it away.

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Is it as simple as just turning the volume knob out of the off position?

   

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My '76 did not have a radio when I acquired it. It did have the antenna, and the antenna wiring included a selector box with a switch. The switch options were CB or radio. Looks like the switch would have lived behind the driver seat maybe.  Mine was all coiled up under the rear carpet. Sorry I don't have pics, threw it away.

'76 did not have a CB option. What you have/had was most likely an aftermarket switching set-up to allow the factory radio antennae to also work for a CB antennae. I put one like that in my '74 so I could have a CB when I took it on our first long road tour years ago. I think it is still tucked up under the center console, now that I think about it! 😅


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