Hi. I'm sorry if this is off topic here but I thought some of you would
know.

I'm looking for a small portable battery operated AM/FM radio to bring with
me on hunting/fishing trips, so I guess what I'm looking for is a radios
with a strong receiver to catch as many station as possible. I'm not looking
for better sound, just a basic radio I know any radio won't work if you
are too far away, but that won't be my case. with the radio I have now , I
can catch like 1 FM station whenb weather permits, and 4 or 5 AM
stations,... I would like to increase these numbers as much as possible..

Can you recommend a good brand/model please?

regards
stef, Montreal, Canada.

come on guys,.... someone must know a good and cheap radio to
recommand....... Please...

Stef.


"noname" wrote in message
...
Hi. I'm sorry if this is off topic here but I thought some of you would
know.

I'm looking for a small portable battery operated AM/FM radio to bring
with me on hunting/fishing trips, so I guess what I'm looking for is a
radios with a strong receiver to catch as many station as possible. I'm
not looking for better sound, just a basic radio I know any radio won't
work if you are too far away, but that won't be my case. with the radio I
have now , I can catch like 1 FM station whenb weather permits, and 4 or 5
AM stations,... I would like to increase these numbers as much as
possible..

Can you recommend a good brand/model please?

regards
stef, Montreal, Canada.

"noname" ) writes:
come on guys,.... someone must know a good and cheap radio to
recommand....... Please...

Stef.

Because it is off topic.

I'm tired of newsgroups being cluttered with posts that belong elsewhere.
And most of the time it is because people can't be bothered finding
the most appropriate place to post.

There's a whole rec.radio.* hierarchy, yet you chose to post in one
about the building of amateur radio equipment. That doesn't say much.

Asking in the local newsgroup would actually be more on topic than
asking here.

Michael VE2BVW

Sorry Michael if I made you mad. I did say this was an OT... and I
personally don't think this place is " cluttered ". If someone here knows
a better newsgroup for me to ask, please let me know asap, as I did check,
but couldn't find a better newsgroup... I just thought you guys would know
better as you probably have a good knowledge of antennas and receivers...
you can reach me privately at if you have any info
for me, some reviews or links. Best to you. Stef.


"Michael Black" wrote in message
...
"noname" ) writes:
come on guys,.... someone must know a good and cheap radio to
recommand....... Please...

Stef.

Because it is off topic.

I'm tired of newsgroups being cluttered with posts that belong elsewhere.
And most of the time it is because people can't be bothered finding
the most appropriate place to post.

There's a whole rec.radio.* hierarchy, yet you chose to post in one
about the building of amateur radio equipment. That doesn't say much.

Asking in the local newsgroup would actually be more on topic than
asking here.

Michael VE2BVW

On 30 Jul 2007 21:42:01 GMT, Michael Black wrote:
"noname" ) writes:
come on guys,.... someone must know a good and cheap radio to
recommand....... Please...

Because it is off topic.

And, it's not a STEENKIN chat room. The thousands of amateur radio
operators that follow this ng aren't following the postings on a
minute by minute basis.

What made the OP think that The Answer -- much less _any_ answer --
should be forthcoming in an hour or two? It's probably _days_ before a
majority of rrah participants read any individual post.

Now, with the selfish, whining followup by the OP to his own post, there
will be doubtless _far fewer_ , if any, followups by folks who might've
had a good recommendation (even tho' it's OT.)

Jonesy W3DHJ

On 30 Jul, 15:32, "noname" wrote:
come on guys,.... someone must know a good and cheap radio to
recommand....... Please...

Stef.

"noname" wrote in message

... Hi. I'm sorry if this is off topic here but I thought some of you would
know.

I'm looking for a small portable battery operated AM/FM radio to bring
with me on hunting/fishing trips, so I guess what I'm looking for is a
radios with a strong receiver to catch as many station as possible. I'm
not looking for better sound, just a basic radio I know any radio won't
work if you are too far away, but that won't be my case. with the radio I
have now , I can catch like 1 FM station whenb weather permits, and 4 or 5
AM stations,... I would like to increase these numbers as much as
possible..

Can you recommend a good brand/model please?

regards
stef, Montreal, Canada.

Stef in Montreal

This is the Amateur Radio "Homebrewing" focus group. So to bring your
request a bit more "on-topic", why not design and build your own radio
equipment? Think of the fun and sense of satisfaction you could get
from using a radio set that you have designed and built. It's
easy...we do it all the time.

Arv - K7HKL

Try rec.radio.shortwave news group
Many there are knowledgeable on the latest small radios
Lamont

Someone wrote
come on guys,.... someone must know a good and cheap radio to
recommand....... Please...

"Arv-K7HKL" wrote in message
oups.com...
On 30 Jul, 15:32, "noname" wrote:
come on guys,.... someone must know a good and cheap radio to
recommand....... Please...

Stef.

"noname" wrote in message

... Hi. I'm sorry if this
is off topic here but I thought some of you would
know.

I'm looking for a small portable battery operated AM/FM radio to bring
with me on hunting/fishing trips, so I guess what I'm looking for is a
radios with a strong receiver to catch as many station as possible. I'm
not looking for better sound, just a basic radio I know any radio
won't
work if you are too far away, but that won't be my case. with the
radio I
have now , I can catch like 1 FM station whenb weather permits, and 4
or 5
AM stations,... I would like to increase these numbers as much as
possible..

Can you recommend a good brand/model please?

regards
stef, Montreal, Canada.

Stef in Montreal

This is the Amateur Radio "Homebrewing" focus group. So to bring your
request a bit more "on-topic", why not design and build your own radio
equipment? Think of the fun and sense of satisfaction you could get
from using a radio set that you have designed and built. It's
easy...we do it all the time.

Arv - K7HKL

__________________

to Arv - K7HKL , thank you for your suggestion. Right now I can't really
commit on building/studying a radio. But thank you very much for being kind,
willing to help, and for your Proactive attitude.



And please people, may this tread die right now so no one else (not
including you sir) get irritated by my diabolic mistake ..



Regards

Stef.

:-)
Stef.

"The Shadow" wrote in message
...
Try rec.radio.shortwave news group
Many there are knowledgeable on the latest small radios
Lamont

noname wrote:
Hi. I'm sorry if this is off topic here but I thought some of you would
know.

I'm looking for a small portable battery operated AM/FM radio to bring with
me on hunting/fishing trips, so I guess what I'm looking for is a radios
with a strong receiver to catch as many station as possible. I'm not looking
for better sound, just a basic radio I know any radio won't work if you
are too far away, but that won't be my case. with the radio I have now , I
can catch like 1 FM station whenb weather permits, and 4 or 5 AM
stations,... I would like to increase these numbers as much as possible..

Can you recommend a good brand/model please?

regards
stef, Montreal, Canada.

For FM in remote areas you'll need an external antenna, like a
telescoping whip. For AM you most likely won't need an external
antenna, I've heard AM stations from a thousand or more miles away late
at night all snuggly in my sleeping bag.

Take a look at
http://www.ambientweather.com/mi300wobare.html
It does more than just AM and FM but it's only $26 and available in five
colors.

Something like
http://www.ambientweather.com/etgrframrafl.html
never needs batteries and can charge up your cellphone at the price of
$50 and some elbow grease.

The Grundig/Eton brand has never disappointed me, you may want to try
rec.radio.shortwave as suggested for more in-depth suggestions.

Enjoy!