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submitted 9 months ago by to c/funny@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I'm in my 30s and really never actually used an old radio like that. Like there were some laying around that nobody used anymore and I kind of played with them as a kid, but I'm right on the cusp of not knowing how to use one.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    25 soon to be 26, my family liked to camp out in the Mojave when I was a kid so I do know how to use them but even for me I am far more familiar with stereos .

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    The two aren’t mutually exclusive. Most stereos had tuners.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Actually that changed quite a long time ago. Even when FM radio was still a thing, most “receivers” stopped including radio and “tuners” became on external component that not everybody bought. I think our “stereo” in the 80’s had a stand-alone tuner even. That is for a real “stereo”. Boom boxes and the like had it all built in.

    The other factor of course is that tuners went digital. Most factory car stereos continue to include digital tuners even today.

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