Cool. It's only illegal in 6 states according to that guy.

LOL !

Guess I should have checked Patrick's details !

I just presumed that with the price being quoted in dollars he was in the US.

I should have known that anyone smart enough to sort this out would be a Brit ;-)

Ok, a bit late, but please add me to those that would buy at least one kit. Maybe two.
Great great idea, pca. Really hope everything turns out well. Bravo!

Sign me up for 1 unit, and i'm more than willing to pre-pay if it helps get these units produced.

--matt

I would buy one kit and pay in advance.

I'll take one. Prepay is not a problem.

Patrick,
Count me in for one pre-pay. I'm on vacation, so I can't check with the other guys from the office, but I'm almost positive the other 3 would pre-pay as well.

I hate to kill everyone's enthusiasm, but it seems like there's already a rather compleet list of how many people want tuners, what they'd pay for them, and if they'd prepay.

Old Tuner Thread

That being said, I'd love a tuner too :-)

Matthew

The lists counts the people willing to buy tuners, but what about tuner KITS ?

I will prepay for a tuner/tuner kit.

And, as an individual with a strong interest in weather, I strongly support the WX band unit.

two kits, prepay is ok with me.

I will happily pre-pay for two to three units/kits. Depending on final price.

I would also think it cool to be able to receive 143-145MHz, but not really essential, as I have my Kenwood V7 mounted above the Empeg ;-) (see pictures on riocar.org)

LC1MAT/OZ4PE Marius (Escort Cab + Mark II)

Oh I agree. My Icom 2800 is near my empeg too - but there are times that it would be nice to monitor another channel... :-)

=-C

put me down for 3 units, pre pay is a go with me.

Ok, so I am in as a pre-pay. But what is the real deal? Is there an estimated probablity of some kits being offered or is this a tease? Are there other thoughts on how to enjoy a Mk2a w/ no tuner and still have radio in the car? I am all ears. I only have room for one in-dash unit, BTW.

I guess that I'll have too tuners please be it in kit form or other wise. Good excuse to get a new credit card

>Are there other thoughts on how to enjoy a Mk2a w/ no tuner and still have radio in the car?

Easy: Get (or find) a cheap walkman and hook it up to the Empeg's Aux-in. My car even has a convenient hole in the bottom of the dash to snake the cable through.

Alex

>The lists counts the people willing to buy tuners, but what about tuner KITS ?

I'm not sure it's important -- the main point of that page was to try and get enough people to do a proper manufacturing run. I'm under the impression that there is no need to have a certain quantity of buyers to justify producing kits.

Therefore, if kits actually do become available, I expect things to go something like this after the kits are designed and tested:

1) A real kit order form is put up that collects billing details.

2) I email everyone that signed up at http://www.eden2.com/empeg and point them to the order page.

3) If they want to order a kit as opposed to a built tuner, great, if not, that's fine too.

4) After a period of time (maybe a week, or whenever orders stop coming in), the kit order form is closed, and the exact number of kits bought are made and shipped.

Alex

Hi Patrick

Great initiative - you can put me up for 2 prepaid tuners (kits or prebuild - I don't care - I'm desperate for a tuner)....

Regards
Nicolai

The lists counts the people willing to buy tuners, but what about tuner KITS ?

I for one would be perfectly happy to assemble & test kits for (a limited number of) other UK owners who feel uncomfortable assembling their own. My guess is other people in other countries will likely make a similiar offer once this dream becomes a reality.

In short, I feel this aspect of the whole matter is something the community should (and would) support - let's just be happy to have the (potential) opportunity of owning a tuner

Just name where to send the money.....count me in for one, with a second one not too far behind (If I have the funds, I'll go for both at once)

How about taking a tuner out of the SonicBlue Rio Riot (20G) which has a built in tuner? I don't know if it is possible, and I am no techie... Would there be any similarity? There seem to be a bunch for sale. I'll buy one if someone with the know how wants to give it a try... Anyone? ...cricket sounds... I am sure someone has already thought of this given the population on this board.

see a Rio Riot HERE on ebay

jwb@gradyville.com for direct thoughts or ideas on this...

The riot tuner uses the same chip that the mk1 used in its tuner (Philips 5757). This is, as mk1 owners will confirm, not a chip really happy with being used in a mobile environment with lots of multipath interference.

The tuner module (and Patrick's kit) use automotive tuners, designed for use in cars. This makes a HUGE difference.

Hugo

I will prepay for two tuner modules/kits. I also signed in Alexanders list....

cheers,

Little late, but I'm in...
Kit(prepaid depends on price) .

But shipping to sweden must be resolved...

/Fredrik

Hi.

You are right. I am perfectly willing to assemble some kits for other europeans that are not good enough with their soldering iron (or don't have one to begin with). That is an offer for assembly of a limited number of tuners of course, but if (minor) compensation is paid, I am even willing to do an unlimited number, as fast as I can.

cu,
sven

And to jump on the bandwagon (so to speak), although there aren't many I will offer the same as Sven for Oz and NZ buyers.

I'm in for one....

Shonky,

Are you in Australia (where?) or NZ? I am normally in Auckland or the Bay of Islands but now in the States until October. I am anxious to take my Rio Car units home to NZ and install them at home and on the boat.

Cheers,

Michael