[pct-l] FM Quality: was Re: Mp3 player recommendations?

[Mike Saenz]

The Stiletto also has 2G of storage space to have your own music library
stored on it. It also "Tivos" programs received from Sirius for future
listening.

I'm surprised you couldn't find anything you liked on the Sirius
line-up. Heck- they even have a bluegrass music channel...

I've had Sirius for about three years now. Though I listen mostly to
talk and news, I've found the opposite in that I rarely heard the same
song more than once a day unless it was the current smash hit- then it's
played a couple-three times a day.

But as an alternative to regular radio- especially since radio reception
out on the PCT is spotty at best, non-existent typically, it's an
awesome service that blows away regular radios and MP3 players. Power is
it's Achilles Heal, though. The Stiletto sucks up a lot of juice... the
two batteries it shops with combined only provide about 5-6 hours of
use. That's why I'm looking at solar chargers (read: more weight).

Last weekend, after I ate dinner and settled into my bag, I listened to
the "Radio Classics" channel and heard a couple old broadcasts of "The
Shadow", "Sherlock Holmes" and some gum-shoe detective radio plays as I
went to sleep. Very cool!

Michael  Saenz
Associate Partner

MVE & Partners, Inc. | Architecture + Planning + Interiors 
Irvine + Oakland + Honolulu

1900 Main Street, Suite 800 | Irvine, California 92614-7318 | T
949.809.3388 | www.mve-architects.com

-----Original Message-----
From: dsaufley at sprynet.com [mailto:dsaufley at sprynet.com] 
Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 11:38 AM
To: Mike Saenz; Jim Lynch; pctl
Subject: Re: [pct-l] FM Quality: was Re: Mp3 player recommendations?

I bike with music; it really helps on long climbs.  Haven't yet felt the
need for it hiking, but I won't say never.  I think the ultimate would
be the Sirius/iPod/cell phone/camera combo.  Is there such a thing?

Sirius alone doesn't cut it for me -- I find it to be a bit like cable
TV; there may be 200 channels but there's still nothing on. On the
programs I listen to, they repeat the same stuff, and the novelty wore
off quickly. OTOH, you can get just about anything under the sun
including news and weather on it, which could come in quite handy from a
safety perspective.  I like the ability to choose what I want to hear,
not have it fed to me, so I've found I prefer the iPod if I'm going to
slog along a gadget.

L-Rod


-----Original Message-----
>From: Mike Saenz <msaenz at mve-architects.com>
>Sent: Mar 2, 2007 8:45 AM
>To: Jim Lynch <jplynch at crosslink.net>, pctl
<pct-l at mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] FM Quality: was Re:  Mp3 player recommendations?
>
>On my last hike up Mission Creek, I had the opportunity to try out my
>new Sirius satellite radio. It got reception DEEP inside the canyons.
>Almost 200 channels of CD quality content. I highly recommend this for
>anyone who wants audio entertainment on the trail.
>
>Michael  Saenz
>Associate Partner
>
>MVE & Partners, Inc. | Architecture + Planning + Interiors 
>Irvine + Oakland + Honolulu
>
>1900 Main Street, Suite 800 | Irvine, California 92614-7318 | T
>949.809.3388 | www.mve-architects.com
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net
>[mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Jim Lynch
>Sent: Friday, March 02, 2007 8:31 AM
>To: pctl
>Subject: [pct-l] FM Quality: was Re: Mp3 player recommendations?
>
>I've carreid a small Radio Shack FM radio for years; weighs 2.8 ounces.

>While it works fine, there are times when the radio reception isn't the

>best.
>I'm wondering if there is any data or opinions about the quality of the

>radio in the MP3 systems?
>
>
>
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