07-25-2017, 10:05 AM
Pretty cool piece of history there! I had my share of 8 track car decks back in the day, but never used one of those. I'm not sure how it got power or antenna, but if you're wanting to use it as a stand-alone radio you'll need to amplify the output. It connected to the tape head someway and used the 8 track deck to amplify and control volume, etc.
It would make a better display if you found an old 8 track car deck to plug it into, then all you'd need is 12 volts and a couple of speakers.
I have used cassette adapters to play MP3 players through a factory car cassette system. They also fed through the tape heads but didn't need power or an antenna and they worked a lot better than I thought they would:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0716Y...i=13981611
It would make a better display if you found an old 8 track car deck to plug it into, then all you'd need is 12 volts and a couple of speakers.
I have used cassette adapters to play MP3 players through a factory car cassette system. They also fed through the tape heads but didn't need power or an antenna and they worked a lot better than I thought they would:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0716Y...i=13981611
John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"
