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"Geoffrey S. Mendelson" wrote in message
... I have an FR200. I bought it in 2003 when we thought Iraq would be sending us missles with chemical and biological weapons. A wonderful portable radio it is not. It is a decent performer for an emergency situation. As long as you keep the battery in good shape then you will have no problems with it. Mine is on it's third battery. They die from lack of use. The FR-200 took a commonly available cordless phone battery. However the cordless phones I have bought in the last few years took AAA NiMH batteries which don't fit. I would be using the radio a few times a week at the very least. I will be travelling throughout the world very soon, and I think batteries are the scum of the earth; they're a huge waste of resources. It's something most people aren't aware of, but it all adds up, and I don't mind the cranking. I said cranking george, now Wa... I would purchase the better-battery-life Freeplay Summit, but it only has AM and FM. If I'm in China, or Russia, I doubt I'll be able to get an English AM station, will I? I've searched the net, but many old articles detailing the various channels are out of date. Thus I felt a LW/SW combination was essential. 198 longwave is the BBC world service, and sound quality is much better than that of SW I find. However, as you say, due to uninterstingness and lack of use, I don't mind sacrificing LW for a decent handset, that can be recharged without batteries/electricity from the power grid that has FM/AM/SW combination. The FR200, having tried it, is a poorish design, but I am not arguing the FR250 or FR350 are any better. They aren't advertised as 'emergency' products here in the UK, we don't believe in Iraqi apocalypses unlike yourselves ;-) nudge nudge... If I could get a BBC-style service or a decent English station internationally then the Freeplay Summit would prove excellent. Unfortunately, as it stands, unless you would like to tell me otherwise (which I would love!) I need a unit with SW too, and without batteries. I also find a speaker useful for my friends whom I travel with, and radio is often a social thing, I find headphones on a trip slightly selfish. I realised this was unsociable when my mate had headphones on a speakerless radio, and I had nothing, as it had been stolen! It sucked. Cheers George. |
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