All the static on the car radio was making me crazy! I understand we are far away from any radio transmission towers but still, I wanted to hear the radio station without the static.
I thought there was something wrong with the radio when I first bought the truck two years ago but couldn’t find anyone to help me with it. I have been listening to the static for so long, I figured is the hills in the area, or perhaps we are too far away from the station, or not far enough, I don’t really know.
I asked our son to get a new radio and have it installed about a year ago. He was more than happy to give me a radio which had been underneath the driver’s seat and is now in the garage sale box. He was waiting to get the cables and other paraphernalia to be able to install the radio.
When I finally was able to connect with a station and the sound was clear, a bump on the road would change the station from FM to AM and the static got worse. Then if I wanted to answer the phone through the radio under auxiliary, another bump on the road will change it to FM or AM depending on how hard I hit the bump at the time. If the radio was off, a bump would turn it on. I was at the point of keeping the volume on zero instead of listening to it change from AM-FM or to Auxiliary.
Since the advent of blue tooth, connecting the phone via an auxiliary cable was a Godsend; now I am able to answer the phone and drive at the same time without holding the phone in one ear and the steering wheel with the other. But no, not in my truck, I couldn’t. The phone rang, the auxiliary went on and I could hear the person talking to me, then a bump, the FM or AM come on and goodbye to the person on the phone. Frustrating to say the least.
I have never been a fan of television or movies, I like radio; I can hear the news, the music, the commentaries or whatever is going on at a station while I sew, iron, cook or anything requiring attention to detail. I can hear the radio station well enough to be able to concentrate in other chores without missing anything.
I have been asked my age because of this love I have for radio, and all I can say is that I am older than a baby boomer; I enjoyed radio stations, music, stories, plays, theater or anything being transmitted through the radio waves. Living in the country, I miss the diversity of entertainment on the radio as the love for visual stimulation is everywhere. The problem with visuals is you need to be completely immersed in the situation or you will miss something. When you listen to the radio, you can visualize whatever it is you are hearing without missing a beat on what you are doing.
I was getting ready to take apart the dashboard and install any radio myself if I couldn’t find someone to do it professionally. But then, our son called to let me know a new radio was available and I made it to his house so fast, the old radio didn’t have a chance to change stations.
