Re: Anyone have an emden 3E??

["T. A. Dapper" <tdapper@value.net>]

Blaupunkt named their radios after Cities.  Emden is a German city.  The most common 
Blaupunkts in VWs were Frankforts, the tube type radios being AM-FM-SW, and the later 
transistor models were AM-FM-MB (marine), both models with push button station sets.  
Another common Blaupunkt radio in VW is Essen, an AM only model.  The model names change 
for differences like no push buttons, or AM only, or the most uncommon signal seekers 
(New York).  They even did a cassette model that would record.  Almost all of these were 
installed as aftermarket items in Europe.  Although they were sometimes available in the 
US, most US dealers would install Bendix Sapphires made under contract for VW of 
America.

I have an Emden 3B, a Vienna W, a Heidelberg W, a New York, an Essen W, and four 
Frankfurts, as well as a Sapphire IV (6 volt AM_FM), and two Beckers (Europa, Grand 
Prix) all working, and none cheap.  These are all radios that are convertible 6 volt-12 
volt, and the Porsche guys like them for 6 volt FM.

Tim Dapper

Keith Park wrote:
> 
> HI!
> 
> my 71 Sqbk came with a factory Emden 3E AM/FM/SW radio from Germany and
> I was wondering if anyone else had one??
> 
> Are they particularly rare??
> 
> Keiht
> parkkj@crd.ge.com