Radio for the trailer

Demon340 · 10-15-2021, 04:36 PM

Any recommendations for an am/fm radio that will work in the car trailer?
We get a lot of interference with the portable "cheap kind" of radio when we're at the track.
Thanks, Larry

Rusty Davenport · 10-15-2021, 04:48 PM

Make one from an AM/FM car radio, speakers, antenna and 12volt converter......you will love it and takes care of all the problems.

340Cuda · 10-16-2021, 12:17 PM

I don't know about Larry and while the car radio sounds like a good solution I am not interested in rounding that stuff up.

The radio in my trailer is not very good and I too would like to replace it.

Anybody got any good recommendations?

Thanks!
Bill

FireSale · 10-16-2021, 01:54 PM

Anything from C.Crain. I have the Skywave, but I broke the speaker. Still works, though.

https://ccrane.com/am-fm-radios-1/

I'm looking for a scanner type radio to listen 1-way to the tower. Any suggestions beyond Race Electronics?

Tom Goldman · 10-16-2021, 05:40 PM

check out the offerings from this company on Ebay.
Pretty reasonably priced comes with a antenna and its made in the USA !
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Golf-Cart-U...H/324683811022
I have one on my golf cart and it grabs the the track stations with no problem ,and its self contained . plus it's Bluetooth and has a USB port
I plan on putting one in my trailer as well since my current one sucks at most tracks.

Keith 944 · 10-16-2021, 09:11 PM

I like Tom’s idea but here is an option. I bought a unit for a boat. It fits in a hole about the size of a cup holder. It’s round and I mounted it in a cabinet door. Takes up very little space. Been working great for years

ken robinson · 10-17-2021, 11:00 AM

I bought a bose radio kit thats made to be installed in a bass boat . kit comes with radio 4 speekers and the antenna . Works at all the tracks . unit mounts under upper cabinets & speekers in the doors

garyc · 10-18-2021, 09:44 AM

any car radio from walmart work fine, have one now with bluetooth and paired phone, put 2 speakers above bench and 2 on outside under awning, hooked up power to winch battery

btrc · 10-19-2021, 10:28 AM

I am using one from Wallmart too ($12.50). I had a good brand name radio in it but it had no provisions for manually setting the frequency and a lot of tracks are not on the microphone much on qualifying days. It was tough to get it to lock on the broadcast. With this cheaper radio I can set the frequency easily. Have it hooked up to 2 speakers in the trailer with the antenna mounted on the tongue. Works great.

BA1927 · 10-19-2021, 11:20 AM

For the past ten years or so I mount an under cabinet kitchen radio w/cd in our trailers they usually have a light built in to the bottom which helps on the work bench portion as well just my $.02

10-15-2021, 04:36 PM	#1
Demon340 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Colorado Posts: 78 Likes: 199 Liked 94 Times in 24 Posts	Radio for the trailer Any recommendations for an am/fm radio that will work in the car trailer? We get a lot of interference with the portable "cheap kind" of radio when we're at the track. Thanks, Larry

10-15-2021, 04:48 PM	#2
Rusty Davenport Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Nashville N.C. Posts: 505 Likes: 4 Liked 100 Times in 26 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer Make one from an AM/FM car radio, speakers, antenna and 12volt converter......you will love it and takes care of all the problems. __________________ NHRA AND IHRA STOCK ELIMINATOR 2772

10-16-2021, 12:17 PM	#3
340Cuda VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,567 Likes: 3,152 Liked 677 Times in 290 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer I don't know about Larry and while the car radio sounds like a good solution I am not interested in rounding that stuff up. The radio in my trailer is not very good and I too would like to replace it. Anybody got any good recommendations? Thanks! Bill

10-16-2021, 01:54 PM	#4
FireSale VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lakewood Washington Posts: 1,407 Likes: 29 Liked 236 Times in 127 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer Anything from C.Crain. I have the Skywave, but I broke the speaker. Still works, though. https://ccrane.com/am-fm-radios-1/ I'm looking for a scanner type radio to listen 1-way to the tower. Any suggestions beyond Race Electronics? __________________ Dale Shearon 68 Mustang 6394

10-16-2021, 05:40 PM	#5
Tom Goldman VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Allentown,PA Posts: 2,435 Likes: 774 Liked 699 Times in 203 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer check out the offerings from this company on Ebay. Pretty reasonably priced comes with a antenna and its made in the USA ! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Golf-Cart-U...H/324683811022 I have one on my golf cart and it grabs the the track stations with no problem ,and its self contained . plus it's Bluetooth and has a USB port I plan on putting one in my trailer as well since my current one sucks at most tracks. __________________ Tom Goldman 1500 SG , 1506 STK Last edited by Tom Goldman; 10-16-2021 at 05:42 PM.

10-16-2021, 09:11 PM	#6
Keith 944 VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dela-where? Posts: 2,115 Likes: 1,004 Liked 1,641 Times in 520 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer I like Tom’s idea but here is an option. I bought a unit for a boat. It fits in a hole about the size of a cup holder. It’s round and I mounted it in a cabinet door. Takes up very little space. Been working great for years __________________ KEITH MAYERS 2 X somebody many X nobody

10-17-2021, 11:00 AM	#7
ken robinson Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: tomsriver nj Posts: 440 Likes: 37 Liked 164 Times in 69 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer I bought a bose radio kit thats made to be installed in a bass boat . kit comes with radio 4 speekers and the antenna . Works at all the tracks . unit mounts under upper cabinets & speekers in the doors

10-18-2021, 09:44 AM	#8
garyc Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 124 Likes: 0 Liked 51 Times in 30 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer any car radio from walmart work fine, have one now with bluetooth and paired phone, put 2 speakers above bench and 2 on outside under awning, hooked up power to winch battery Last edited by garyc; 10-18-2021 at 09:46 AM.

10-19-2021, 10:28 AM	#9
btrc Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 252 Likes: 272 Liked 84 Times in 42 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer I am using one from Wallmart too ($12.50). I had a good brand name radio in it but it had no provisions for manually setting the frequency and a lot of tracks are not on the microphone much on qualifying days. It was tough to get it to lock on the broadcast. With this cheaper radio I can set the frequency easily. Have it hooked up to 2 speakers in the trailer with the antenna mounted on the tongue. Works great. __________________ Bob Tilton 568 FS/H

10-19-2021, 11:20 AM	#10
BA1927 Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: BOSTON Posts: 146 Likes: 23 Liked 25 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Radio for the trailer For the past ten years or so I mount an under cabinet kitchen radio w/cd in our trailers they usually have a light built in to the bottom which helps on the work bench portion as well just my $.02