Radio Help

[Washtubman]

My radio in the 57 Hawk (AC-2748) was working fine. Yesterday I tried hooking up an AM FM converter. This car has AC, so it's very difficult to get to the radio. Anyway, I reached in and got the antenna unplugged but broke the plug doing it. I put on a new Motorola plug this morning, however I can't seem to find which hole the plug goes into on the back of the radio. Keep in mind I'm pretty much doing this by feel because I can't see the back of the radio! Does anyone have a pic or illustration of the back of this type of radio so I could tell for sure where the hole is for the plug. Also, when I turn on the radio, all I get is a steady hum; no static and the volume control does not alter the hum. I understand that without the antenna plugged in that it is not going to play, but should there be just that steady hum? Sorry about being long winded, but wanted to be specific as I could. Appreciate any help.

[Swifster]

There should be an antenna hole in the converter. The antenna plugs in there. The converter plugs into the antenna hole in the radio.

[Washtubman]

There should be an antenna hole in the converter. The antenna plugs in there. The converter plugs into the antenna hole in the radio.

I understand the converter, I just can't "feel" the hole on the back of the radio itself to plug the antenna in. If I had a pic or illustration, I'd know where to feel for it.

[tjanowia]

My 58 plugs in about three inches from the passenger side end of the radio and goes in at about a 45 degree angle

[R_David]

Anybody on here have one of the under dash FM converters for sale? The ones I have seen on eBay seem to be a little pricey, the ones that get bid on seem to be reasonable - but the "buy it now" prices are just nuts!

[gordr]

Sounds like a perfect way to use a laptop computer and a twenty dollar web cam!

[RadioRoy]

Anybody on here have one of the under dash FM converters for sale? The ones I have seen on eBay seem to be a little pricey, the ones that get bid on seem to be reasonable - but the "buy it now" prices are just nuts!

If you decide to buy one, I'm thinking you would be better off with one of the newer design ones. The NOS and used Radio Shack and other brand ones didn't work all that well to start with (they drifted off station, among other things) and might be impossible to repair if the components cannot be found.

[R_David]

Thanks for the advice! I will stay away from the old cheap ones. I might just add an aux jack to my AM radio and forget about adding FM. But I really like the look of some of the old under dash FM units. Particularly the old tube Motorola FM900 and the old "Automatic" branded ones, even if they are kind of big and bulky.