Is the new mark2 RDS radio usable with mark 1

Is the new mark2 RDS radio unit usable with mark 1 model.
I'm just thinking of purchasing used mark1 model because new model is too expensive for me and i don't like the new models design much (too rounded). Allthough i have no room for two head units and i want to listen radio with RDS too.
If there is any mark1 for reasonable price available send me a note

Is the new mark2 RDS radio unit usable with mark 1 model.

No. The mark1 has an internal RDS radio. There's no provision to hook up the external Mk2 radio too.
(Why should you, anyhow)

Henno
mk2 6 nr 6

I didn't know that mk1 had built-in radio, that's great. Don't understand why they took it out. I intend to use it indoors too and with mk2 I'd had to buy 2 radio units. Don't have a stereo in livingroom currently and i intend to buy a little amp and build a matching size box with extra car mount and power supply installed. Maybe i can even find an amp that has enough space to install everything in one box.

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Don't understand why they took it out.

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Many people were complaining that the empeg mk1's radio wasn't strong enough - being inside the empeg, it received alot of interference from empeg - which is why they took it out of the box... In my experience, the mk1's radio wasn't as strong as my factory head unit's radio, but was still sufficient enough to receive most of the stations that I listened to.
-mark

...proud to have owned one of the first Mark I units

Yep, the only problem is/was that AM is not possible, just FM ...
At least here in Germany, AM is not very popular, so it's not a problem to mention, but in the US AM is quite popular, so be aware that the Mk1 tuner is *not* working in AM !!

Nils

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Yep, the only problem is/was that AM is not possible, just FM ...
At least here in Germany, AM is as popular as cancer, so it's not a problem to mention, but in the US AM is quite popular, so be aware that the Mk1 tuner is *not* working in AM !!

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Unless I'm mistaking, the mk2 will not have AM capabilities either..
-mark

...proud to have owned one of the first Mark I units

but in the US AM is quite popular,

Only for some things. Primarily for "talk radio", where hosts pontificate on their favorite topics and field questions from telephone callers. In recent years, this field has become dominated in the US by a character named Rush Limbaugh. He's a very large man with a larger ego, and has a very right-wing (extremely conservative) view of politics. Because of this, I consider the lack of an AM radio in the Empeg to be a beneficial feature.

Once upon a time, "Rush" meant a trio of Canadian virtuoso rock musicians. Now, when you say "Rush" to somebody in the US, you have to specify which one.

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Tony Fabris