[pct-l] SuperSecrets - Hiking Radio

[RJ Lewis]

I too like taking my amateur radio on the trail with me, but for times 
when I just want tunes, I take an RCA Pearl 2 Gig AM/FM w/record (it has 
a mic), and u can add mini chips to it for extra music etc....
 I paid 40 bux for this lil radio at WalMart and it weighs, with lithium 
battery and headphones, 1.6 oz. The battery lasts somewhere in the 
neighborhood of 75 hours.
  You can load this MP3 player/radio with tunes the same way you load an 
iPod, using the USB port on your computer and a compatible program, or 
just use the one that came with the player. Very simple to use.
 For an amateur radio on the trail, I take my Kenwood handheld 
dualbander. Granted, this was one spendy radio, but it gets alot of use 
off the trail too, so has been well worth what I paid for it.

Have a good one all!
SoulSista
K0RJO




hiker97 at aol.com wrote:
> Even the most harden purist usually breaks down and gets a radio for the long hike north on the PCT.  Not everyone, but many.  I love a good radio for the trail.  It makes time fly by hiking and in camp.  I love to DX (search for distance stations) the AM band in camp at night.  Many stations I only hear when I am high up on the trail at night.  They are old friends though I must admit I need to know Spanish more and more.
>
> I am currently use the Sangean DT-210 AM/FM radio. This thing is a little expensive and heavy. I got mine at Fry’s for around $50.  It has everything hiker trash like me wants in a high quality trail radio. With 2 AAA lithium batteries it weighs 3.8 ounces including ear phones.  I am not a big MP3 user, so I do not need that.  Also, checkout the Sangean DT 400W at www.sangean.com.  I never have much luck with weather bands.
>
> Speaking of ear phones, I have some Panasonic ear phones that wrap around the ears. I notice in my tent laying on my super soft pillow, ear plugs can come out of the ear as I twist and turn. Very irritating. I also put some reflective tape on the radio.
>  
> I also think satellite radios are the wave (pun) of the future. But currently I would not use it enough to warrant the costs for hiking. I am very familiar with satellite radio, since I have one in my Prius.
>
> In any case, if you want a quality and simple to use PLL synthesized AM-FM receiver, the=2
> 0Sangean is a very good choice.
>
> Your hiking pal, Sir Switchback of SuperSecrets
>
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