Jim wrote:
i use a rat shack dx399(sangean 606)....

I'll cast another vote for the DX-399. Mine came with a universal power
supply. The wall wart can run on 110 or 240 volts AC, and there is an
adapter that lets you use US- or European-style outlets. The big
disadvantage is that they were discontinued years ago. I don't know if
you can still buy the wall wart separately. If you can, it will work
with the Sangean 606. You won't be in a tent every night.

I guess that every radio recommended will receive not just SW, but MW
and FM as well, and maybe LW too. You will want to hear the local news
and weather.

Chris Malcolm wrote:

The performance of the SW100 and 7600GR are pretty much the same,
except that the SW100 is much smaller and has a squeakier speaker. The
SW100 os basically a miniaturised 7600. But on headphones they sound
the same (both extremely good). A ngelcted point of these radios is
that they not only have a phone socket, they have a line out socket,
and can deliver superb audio quality of FM to both earphones and an
external hifi.

Thanks for that info Chris

Size and weight ARE of importance as I plan to travel
somewhat ultra-light on this bike tour.

This tour will be abt 2000 miles. I just need
something to listen to while laying in tent at night.
AM/FM is a vast wasteland now days so am hoping
something can be found on SW.

wrote:

AM/FM is a vast wasteland now days so am hoping
something can be found on SW.

Maybe so, but every now and then you'll want to get a weather report or
to hear some tunes. I forgot: where will you be touring? US? Europe?
Other?

I reiterate, look at the Grundig Mini 300 PE . . .

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Chris Malcolm wrote:

The performance of the SW100 and 7600GR are pretty much the same,
except that the SW100 is much smaller and has a squeakier speaker. The
SW100 os basically a miniaturised 7600. But on headphones they sound
the same (both extremely good). A ngelcted point of these radios is
that they not only have a phone socket, they have a line out socket,
and can deliver superb audio quality of FM to both earphones and an
external hifi.

Thanks for that info Chris

Size and weight ARE of importance as I plan to travel
somewhat ultra-light on this bike tour.

This tour will be abt 2000 miles. I just need
something to listen to while laying in tent at night.
AM/FM is a vast wasteland now days so am hoping
something can be found on SW.

You might also be interested in a small handheld Radio Scanner.
www.devilfinder.com Handheld Radio Scanners
cuhulin

wrote:
Chris Malcolm wrote:

The performance of the SW100 and 7600GR are pretty much the same,
except that the SW100 is much smaller and has a squeakier speaker. The
SW100 os basically a miniaturised 7600. But on headphones they sound
the same (both extremely good). A ngelcted point of these radios is
that they not only have a phone socket, they have a line out socket,
and can deliver superb audio quality of FM to both earphones and an
external hifi.

Thanks for that info Chris

Size and weight ARE of importance as I plan to travel
somewhat ultra-light on this bike tour.

This tour will be abt 2000 miles. I just need
something to listen to while laying in tent at night.
AM/FM is a vast wasteland now days so am hoping
something can be found on SW.

Note h'ever that the SW100, while small in itself, is a digitally
tuned radio, and thus eats batteries at least twice as fast as an old
fashioned analogue radio. If you factor in battery weight if a long
time away from chargers or shops, you might want to trade digital
tuning performance for analogue battery economy.

Or you could devise a battery charger running off a bicycle hub dynamo
:-)

--
Chris Malcolm DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

Beloved Leader wrote:

wrote:

AM/FM is a vast wasteland now days so am hoping
something can be found on SW.

Maybe so, but every now and then you'll want to get a weather report or
to hear some tunes. I forgot: where will you be touring? US? Europe?
Other?

The Sony SW100 is a general purpose receiver, which is pretty good at
FM as well as SW, MW, & LW.

--
Chris Malcolm DoD #205
IPAB, Informatics, JCMB, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JZ, UK
[http://www.dai.ed.ac.uk/homes/cam/]

"Beloved Leader" wrote:

Maybe so, but every now and then you'll want to get a weather report or
to hear some tunes. I forgot: where will you be touring? US? Europe?
Other?

I will tour US Rt 66.... in the United States

Will start ins southern California and come east

www.devilfinder.com Route 66

Take a camera with you on your Bicycle trip and post some photos when
you get back.Watch out for Scorpions and Snakes out there in those
Desert areas.
cuhulin

wrote:

www.devilfinder.com Route 66

Take a camera with you on your Bicycle trip and post some photos when
you get back.Watch out for Scorpions and Snakes out there in those
Desert areas.
cuhulin

will do

are the scorpions and snake a real problem? especially
when sleeping on ground at night?

If yes...any ideas on how to manage that problem?

I'm taking a hammock tent so will hang it up if I can
find tow supports.... but will just lay it on ground
when no supports

see link

http://www.hennessyhammock.com/