> Another nifty feature is the built-in AM/FM radio (with speaker) and an > extendable whip antenna. I tested the radio and it worked on both bands > picking up local stations. Your wife that likes to sleep while you're reading, is going to love this feature ;-)... $42 isn't a lot of money, but I've resolved a similar problem a little bit cheaper when needed a fixed light in my tent (and my only light was, as usual, a headlamp). Tied a longer loop to one of the loops sewn in the tent roof (they are for drying clothes, I think), and wrappped the headband of the headlamp around that loop. With tilted head of the lamp it can be directed pretty much anywhere. So now the same headlamp that I used for reading the map or writing some absolutely necessary notes with lamp on my head (don't feel like reading a lot with that amount of light) serves the same purpose, albeit doesn't have to be on my head any more. Extra cost was about 10 cents (approximately - I didn't measure the length of this piece of 50 ft rope bought long time ago). >No weather radio, however. VHF has weather channels - at least, close to coastline. As an outdoor radio for areas with no VHF weather service and weak FM reception (or no FM stations in Engliish) I would suggest all-band Sony GR700 or its Chinese equivalent Kaito 1103. SW or SSB you might not always need, but it also has FM and an excellent AM reception, better than many table-top radios that I've seen. Size of a pocket book. Costs about $80 for Sony, and $60 for Kaito (with charger included). *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Aug 14 2007 - 23:48:17 PDT
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