I'd like to hear opinions on any of the "emergency" short wave radios available
that have alternative energy sources, such as hand-cranking for extended power
outages. I've seen Grundig FR 200, Kaito KA 008. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I have the Grundig FR-200, and it's one of my favorite radios (probably the
best $40 I ever spent).

That said, you should look at the "Freeplay Plus" at C.Crane. I've never
used one, but I do have their CC Radio Plus, and it's a very high quality
radio. It has a crank mechanism, but also the option of solar power. See
it he http://www.ccrane.com/freeplay_plus.asp

-- Stinger

"Dentistguy" wrote in message
...
I'd like to hear opinions on any of the "emergency" short wave radios
available
that have alternative energy sources, such as hand-cranking for extended
power
outages. I've seen Grundig FR 200, Kaito KA 008. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

Grundig $40.00 - "Freeplay Plus" $100+ . I wonder what the big difference
between them besides the LED light and such? Is the Plus worth that much
more? Anyone have one?

"Dentistguy" wrote in message
...
I'd like to hear opinions on any of the "emergency" short wave radios
available
that have alternative energy sources, such as hand-cranking for extended
power
outages. I've seen Grundig FR 200, Kaito KA 008. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

- Still like the Jwin JX-M14.

If you really need a radio with a crank because all the stores that sell
batteries
have been blown away by an apocalypse,
or
washed to sea by 1,000 Foot Tsunamis,

- Your screwed anyway.!

The separate flashlight / Small AM/FM/SW radio combo worked fine for me during
the last blackout..

http://store.yahoo.com/kb-electronics/jx-m14.html

Dan

In article Ao3ub.172180$275.548893@attbi_s53, "Jim Douglas"
writes:



Grundig $40.00 - "Freeplay Plus" $100+ . I wonder what the big difference
between them besides the LED light and such? Is the Plus worth that much
more? Anyone have one?

"Dentistguy" wrote in message
...
I'd like to hear opinions on any of the "emergency" short wave radios
available
that have alternative energy sources, such as hand-cranking for extended
power
outages. I've seen Grundig FR 200, Kaito KA 008. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

In article , Diverd4777 wrote:

If you really need a radio with a crank because all the stores that sell
batteries
have been blown away by an apocalypse,
or
washed to sea by 1,000 Foot Tsunamis,

- Your screwed anyway.!

They may still be there, but impossible to get to. I live in Jersualem.
During the last gulf war, we carried gas masks and outfited sealed rooms.
I carried my gas mask in a gym bag, along with a small radio (with a speaker)
a flashlight, a pack of wet wipes and a small camera.

At home, I had an FR-200. I bought it because we could be sitting in our
sealed room for hours while the radio played loud enough for everyone to
hear.

Most likely we would still have modern conviences, such as electricity,
cable tv and internet. But if the electricty went out, being able to sit
by the light from the radio hearing a human voice from the outside would
be essential. There might have been a hundred AA batteries in another room,
but we could not get to them, nor could we light a candle.

As for stores being closed, even an inch of snow closes the schools here.
No snow tires, no snow plows, and very steep hills. It's gone completely
in a day or two, but while it's here, it's a mess.

Geoff.


--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson 972-54-608-069
Icq/AIM Uin: 2661079 MSN IM: (Not for email)

Thanks Geoff, Point taken.
We do live in an increasingly creepy world;

I carry a small flashlight everywhere,
& should add a tiny SW radio to the mix
Currently carry a Sangean DT 110 around,
I like the Digital display & memories.
If something that size had SW, digital memories & was cheap,
I'd get one in a heartbeat.

During 9/11 we had it during "The Walk Home.";

- & thats how I found out that the Huge Cloud way downtown
was the remains of the WTC...
And the remains of 3,000 people...

Dan



In article ,
(Geoffrey S. Mendelson) writes:


In article , Diverd4777 wrote:

If you really need a radio with a crank because all the stores that sell
batteries
have been blown away by an apocalypse,
or
washed to sea by 1,000 Foot Tsunamis,

- Your screwed anyway.!

They may still be there, but impossible to get to. I live in Jersualem.
During the last gulf war, we carried gas masks and outfited sealed rooms.
I carried my gas mask in a gym bag, along with a small radio (with a speaker)
a flashlight, a pack of wet wipes and a small camera.

At home, I had an FR-200. I bought it because we could be sitting in our
sealed room for hours while the radio played loud enough for everyone to
hear.

Most likely we would still have modern conviences, such as electricity,
cable tv and internet. But if the electricty went out, being able to sit
by the light from the radio hearing a human voice from the outside would
be essential. There might have been a hundred AA batteries in another room,
but we could not get to them, nor could we light a candle.

As for stores being closed, even an inch of snow closes the schools here.
No snow tires, no snow plows, and very steep hills. It's gone completely
in a day or two, but while it's here, it's a mess.

Geoff.


--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson 972-54-608-069
Icq/AIM Uin: 2661079 MSN IM: (Not for email)

Diverd4777 wrote:

Thanks Geoff, Point taken.
We do live in an increasingly creepy world;

I carry a small flashlight everywhere,
& should add a tiny SW radio to the mix
Currently carry a Sangean DT 110 around,
I like the Digital display & memories.
If something that size had SW, digital memories & was cheap,
I'd get one in a heartbeat.

Look at the new generation of Chinese SW portables reviewed in 2004
Passport. They may be a little bigger than your mini Sangean, but if
AM/FM/TV went out and you were trapped someplace, they would be nice to
have.

During 9/11 we had it during "The Walk Home.";

- & thats how I found out that the Huge Cloud way downtown
was the remains of the WTC...
And the remains of 3,000 people...

I believe that most New York media outlets had transmission facilities
on top of WTC 2, along with cell phone repeaters and a bunch of other
stuff. IIRC most domestic media in the New York area was out of service
for quite a while. (I do remember that channel 4 had the entire 104th
floor.)


Dan



In article ,
(Geoffrey S. Mendelson) writes:


In article , Diverd4777 wrote:

If you really need a radio with a crank because all the stores that sell
batteries
have been blown away by an apocalypse,
or
washed to sea by 1,000 Foot Tsunamis,

- Your screwed anyway.!

They may still be there, but impossible to get to. I live in Jersualem.
During the last gulf war, we carried gas masks and outfited sealed rooms.
I carried my gas mask in a gym bag, along with a small radio (with a speaker)
a flashlight, a pack of wet wipes and a small camera.

At home, I had an FR-200. I bought it because we could be sitting in our
sealed room for hours while the radio played loud enough for everyone to
hear.

Most likely we would still have modern conviences, such as electricity,
cable tv and internet. But if the electricty went out, being able to sit
by the light from the radio hearing a human voice from the outside would
be essential. There might have been a hundred AA batteries in another room,
but we could not get to them, nor could we light a candle.

As for stores being closed, even an inch of snow closes the schools here.
No snow tires, no snow plows, and very steep hills. It's gone completely
in a day or two, but while it's here, it's a mess.

Geoff.


--
Geoffrey S. Mendelson 972-54-608-069
Icq/AIM Uin: 2661079 MSN IM: (Not for email)

Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:

In article , Diverd4777 wrote:

If you really need a radio with a crank because all the stores that sell
batteries
have been blown away by an apocalypse,
or
washed to sea by 1,000 Foot Tsunamis,

- Your screwed anyway.!

They may still be there, but impossible to get to. I live in Jersualem.
During the last gulf war, we carried gas masks and outfited sealed rooms.
I carried my gas mask in a gym bag, along with a small radio (with a speaker)
a flashlight, a pack of wet wipes and a small camera.

At home, I had an FR-200. I bought it because we could be sitting in our
sealed room for hours while the radio played loud enough for everyone to
hear.

Most likely we would still have modern conviences, such as electricity,
cable tv and internet. But if the electricty went out, being able to sit
by the light from the radio hearing a human voice from the outside would
be essential. There might have been a hundred AA batteries in another room,
but we could not get to them, nor could we light a candle.

As for stores being closed, even an inch of snow closes the schools here.
No snow tires, no snow plows, and very steep hills. It's gone completely
in a day or two, but while it's here, it's a mess.

Geoff.

But you still had electricity in your sealed room, correct? Or was the
electricity totally shut off in a "war blackout" like New York and San
Francisco did during World War 2 to prevent enemy bombers from seeing
their targets? In that case, I would think that outfitting your sealed
room with adequate batteries would be a must. Also, I would think that
in the event of a real war (not an intifada) like the Yom Kippur War
where Israel was being bombed that electricity could be easily cut off,
thus necessitating a non-AC radio. Larry Magne in Passport 2004 gave
relatively high marks to the Freeplay Summit which is powered by
cranking a small alternator instead of the spring wound generator like
the original Freeplays. Is it available in Israel?

No, no, no, NO, Dan!

You miss the point.....this is a great excuse to buy another radio!

;^)

-- Stinger

"Diverd4777" wrote in message
...
- Still like the Jwin JX-M14.

If you really need a radio with a crank because all the stores that sell
batteries
have been blown away by an apocalypse,
or
washed to sea by 1,000 Foot Tsunamis,

- Your screwed anyway.!

The separate flashlight / Small AM/FM/SW radio combo worked fine for me
during
the last blackout..

http://store.yahoo.com/kb-electronics/jx-m14.html

Dan

In article Ao3ub.172180$275.548893@attbi_s53, "Jim Douglas"
writes:



Grundig $40.00 - "Freeplay Plus" $100+ . I wonder what the big
difference
between them besides the LED light and such? Is the Plus worth that much
more? Anyone have one?

"Dentistguy" wrote in message
...
I'd like to hear opinions on any of the "emergency" short wave radios
available
that have alternative energy sources, such as hand-cranking for
extended
power
outages. I've seen Grundig FR 200, Kaito KA 008. Any suggestions?
Thanks.

FO&A,

The Grundig F200 is made by Tecsun in China
and sold there as the Tecsun Green 88.
http://www.tecsun.com.cn/english/pro...8/green-88.htm
http://www.tecsun.com.cn/product/138/138-2.htm

Tecsun has now updated and released a newer model
of "GREEN" Radio as reported by RadioIntel.Com.
Its is called the Tecsun Green-138.
- - - Will this replace the Grundig RF-200?
http://www.radiointel.com/oldnews.htm
- - - Photo Image of the Tecsun Green-138 (Chinese)
http://www.tecsun.com.cn/product/138/138-1.htm


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Grundig $40.00 - "Freeplay Plus" $100+ . I wonder what the big difference
between them besides the LED light and such? Is the Plus worth that much
more? Anyone have one?

"Dentistguy" wrote in message
...
I'd like to hear opinions on any of the "emergency" short wave radios
available
that have alternative energy sources, such as hand-cranking for extended
power
outages. I've seen Grundig FR 200, Kaito KA 008. Any suggestions?
Thanks.