OT nifty "emergency" radio

firkin · Dec 6, 2002

Some here may be interested in this.

I just bought a nice little portable dynamo-powered radio from, of all places, Radio Shack. Model # 12-803. This was made for Radio Shack by I-don't-know-who. It gets more bands than the Grudig dynamo-powered radio that is also sold by Radio Shack and others, and seems better built and more compact to me as well. About $50 US, but some stores don't have it. I had to go to a more distant store, and they only had a display model and one in a box. Don't know much at all about shortwave, but I pulled in plenty of stations from all over last night, and I like the idea of freedom from batteries, especially outdoors or if there is a power outage. Seems good for a preparedness kit.

There's a button that activates a silly beeping "emergency alarm" that I want to disable, other than that no complaints so far.

More info and links to reviews on link below.
Thanks to texascarl for posting about this radio

http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=231744

Ripper · Dec 6, 2002

firkin,
Thanks for the heads up on this radio. That is quite a review that
texascarl posted from Radio Ray. I was headed out to Harbor Freight and will swing by the local Radio Shack on the way.
Thanks again,
Greg

Ferrous Wheel · Dec 6, 2002

Maybe I need one, just because the hand crank option is cool.

I bet Terry Cisco could make a khuk scabbard with a spoot fer that

Keith

shappa · Dec 6, 2002

If you like nifty electronics...including windup radios/flashlights go to www.ccrane.com . Request their free catalog. And don't forget to check out their "orphans and closouts" section. They also put things up on ebay occasionally. Username c.cranecompanyinc.

Josh Feltman · Dec 6, 2002

Shappa-- C.Crane is great. I got my Sangean 909 from them. I stopped by once on a trip to the coast, but unfortunately they were closed

I'll have to try again next year.
--Josh

shappa · Dec 7, 2002

Holy Cow!! Someone from Bladeforums has been in my town!

Josh, I live and work about a mile from c.crane. !! Next time your gonna be in town let me know!

really, I mean it...let me know.

Bill Martino · Dec 7, 2002

If I bought one it probably wouldn't work.

Josh Feltman · Dec 9, 2002

Originally posted by shappa
Holy Cow!! Someone from Bladeforums has been in my town!

Josh, I live and work about a mile from c.crane. !! Next time your gonna be in town let me know!

really, I mean it...let me know.

Hey, Shappa-- I'll e-mail you the next time my wife and I head to the coast. We spend every 4th of July at Clam Beach just north of Arcata-- this will be our tenth year. I might make it over there sooner than that, but probably not till spring at the earliest. It would be great to hook up and play with some khukuris.
--Josh