I recieved something that I ordered over the net from C. Crane, and was
flipping through the catalog they included when I noticed, on page 25, a
Freeplay Lifeline radio. It says that this radio is made for
humanitarian projects in the third world and is sold to Americans
exclusively by C. Crane. It appears to be a four band radio, with FM,
AM, and two SW bands covering 3.5-10 and 10-18 Mhz. The ad has a picture
of an African boy working in a field while listening to this radio, but
that radio appears to be different-it has a red and white dial instead
of a blue and white dial. I was wondering if anybody owns a Freeplay
Lifeline and can comment on it. I assume that the SW bands are good only
for regional reception, so in the US you'd only hear bible thumpers. At
$99.95 it's quite expensive, I don't see how they can afford to give
them away to people in Africa. Page 78 of the catalog shows a Rwandan
girl with a Lifeline, and it IS different-the dial is marked with the
Voice of America logo.


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