I'm riding my bicycle on a long distance bike tour next
summer. Will be camping out along way

What small rugged model SW would you guys advise for
such a trip?

Kaito 1101 : Multi band- Speaker - Antenna jack . My favorite for
backpacking on the A.T., excellent am ..fm.. sw.. reception for price and
weight.

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Kaito 1101 : Multi band- Speaker - Antenna jack . My favorite for
backpacking on the A.T., excellent am ..fm.. sw.. reception for price and
weight.


Thanks

Pretty robust unit? Not flimsy made?

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I'm riding my bicycle on a long distance bike tour next
summer. Will be camping out along way

What small rugged model SW would you guys advise for
such a trip?

Not sure how rugged you need it to be. Most of the small Degen,
Redson, Eton, etc., radios would easily survive being carried in a
backpack or pannier. If this is a multi-week trip consider that extra
batteries may take up needed space and add weight.

FR-200. Not "real" small but has the advantage of not needing batteries.
Crank away...
P.S. I wasn't referring to speed when I said crank away....



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I'm riding my bicycle on a long distance bike tour next
summer. Will be camping out along way

What small rugged model SW would you guys advise for
such a trip?

On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 20:19:08 GMT, "Jim Hackett"
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FR-200. Not "real" small but has the advantage of not needing batteries.
Crank away...
P.S. I wasn't referring to speed when I said crank away....



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I'm riding my bicycle on a long distance bike tour next
summer. Will be camping out along way

What small rugged model SW would you guys advise for
such a trip?

I have a Kaito 105 that's smaller than the 1101 and fairly rugged,
and the reception is nice.

justin david wrote:

I have a Kaito 105 that's smaller than the 1101 and fairly rugged,
and the reception is nice.

ok thanks will have a look

"Jim Hackett" wrote:

FR-200. Not "real" small but has the advantage of not needing batteries.

That thing looks pretty bulky

I have to have small, compact and lightweight as I'm
riding this bike abt 1500 miles and every ounce saved
is worth it

Jim Hackett wrote:
FR-200. Not "real" small but has the advantage of not needing batteries.
Crank away...
P.S. I wasn't referring to speed when I said crank away....



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I'm riding my bicycle on a long distance bike tour next
summer. Will be camping out along way

What small rugged model SW would you guys advise for
such a trip?

Don't buy that cheap Chinese-made Grundig piece-of-crap FR200 - if you
read the reviews on eham.net and Amazon, you will see that it has
crappy reception and the crank tends to fall off ! Go Grundig !

Grundig Mini 300 PE

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I'm riding my bicycle on a long distance bike tour next
summer. Will be camping out along way

What small rugged model SW would you guys advise for
such a trip?