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Thread #59418   Message #2906782
Posted By: Stilly River Sage
14-May-10 - 10:26 AM
Thread Name: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
Subject: RE: BS: The Mother of all BS threads
I couldn't resist: There was a link for this radio at epinions. I used to write over there, but I don't feel like using that old name and I've about abandoned that email (Yahoo won't let me download it unless I pay them to, so I don't use it much). Here's the review, let's see if they leave it alone:

Great little portable analog headset radio
by maggie76134, May 14 '10

I've had one of these that I bought in 1997. I've changed a few batteries, but for the most part, this reliable little radio keeps going and going. It's perfect for using when I'm doing quiet tasks (I wouldn't be able to hear it when the mower is running) and moving around a lot. I prefer the headset to having to keep track of the dangling earplug cord from an mp3 player.

Sometimes when I turn on this little radio I have to jostle the am/fm switch to get it to seat itself in the fm setting. Once there, I don't need to fool with it while wearing it.

The nice thing about this little radio is that it rests around your neck when you don't need it, and it doesn't have any dangling wires to catch in things. I also don't like earbuds, I prefer earphones, and this radio is your classic headphone setup.

Epinions asks for a longer review for revenue share, but there seems to be only one of these radios listed anywhere now, and that is $170 over at Amazon. Way too high, considering that I bought mine for $20 at Fred Meyer in Marysville, Washington, the fall my father died and I needed a radio to listen to without lugging one of his tiny little transistor radios around and setting it in whatever room or part of the property I was working on.

So, if you stumble across one of these and it is modestly priced at a garage sale, I'll say snatch it up, find yourself a clean pair of foam rubber earpads, and send me a nickel to cover my bit of the revenue share that epinions is offering if I write this longer review.

Enjoy your new / old radio!

Pros:
Adjustible headpiece stablilizes headgear. Sound is great, tuner is good. This 14-year-old radio works great.

Cons:
Sometimes I jiggle am/fm switch to stay in fm mode. Only when first turned on.

The Bottom Line:
This is an excellent little out of production radio. If you find one somewhere and it works, pick it up. You'll enjoy it.

Overall Product Rating:
Product Rating: 5.0 Excellent