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A "holden" radio in a ht Monaro, does anyone know what make the radio would be? (Just trying to chase up a circuit diagram if possible)
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Either Air Chief or Diamond Dot
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If it's a HOLDEN branded car radio it will be an Air Chief radio. They were sold thru GM-H's accessory arm, Nasco & made by REI.
Air Cheif radios are often confused with & wrongly called Diamond Dots. To confuse the issue even further some earlier model Air Chief radios even had a jewel on their facia.
REI also manufactured the Astor range of products which included the Diamond Dot brand. These used the same chassis as the Air Chief but have a different facia & were sold into the aftermarket to fit just about any car on the market.
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Thanks all, it is branded Holden on the front, and does have a red dot, lit, in the centre of the dial background.
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One more question, the RH knobs control on/off volume and tone, the LH knob tunes station, but what is the other function on the LH side?
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The outer knob on the LH side is sometimes used as a switch to operate the 'anti crackle' noise filter built into the higher end Air Chief models.
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quote: Originally posted by Dr Terry
If it's a HOLDEN branded car radio it will be an Air Chief radio. They were sold thru GM-H's accessory arm, Nasco & made by REI.
Air Cheif radios are often confused with & wrongly called Diamond Dots. To confuse the issue even further some earlier model Air Chief radios even had a jewel on their facia.
REI also manufactured the Astor range of products which included the Diamond Dot brand. These used the same chassis as the Air Chief but have a different facia & were sold into the aftermarket to fit just about any car on the market.
Dr Terry
they also had a HMV radio
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quote: Originally posted by dirty davo they also had a HMV radio
Yes, there were many different brands in the aftermarket, but the Air Chief was the only 'genuine GM-H' car radio. HMV, Ferris, AWA & a few others that I can't remember just now, were all Australian made car radios of the era, sold against the genuine Air Chief. Dr Terry |
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