[pct-l] AIWA Radio for Trail

[jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org (Jerry Goller)]

Cool! The Sony MD I carry now has all of that but the 45 hours. Current MDs
hold about 5 hours of 65 bit music. That's about FM radio quality. I usually
carry f or 6 disks on a long trail. A lithium AA last forever, it seems....
Jerry

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[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Snook, Robert @
Tempe
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 1:49 PM
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Subject: [pct-l] AIWA Radio for Trail


ON a related note to this, I'm waiting until the minidisc player that I want
comes out.  It'll hold about 45 hours worth of music on one disc and have
AM/FM/weather/TV radio reception.  I've seen them on the internet, just not
available yet, I believe. Their battery life is on the order of about 50
hours per single AA battery.  You can't go wrong with that!  I can fit my
entire music library onto one disc and carry one spare in case I find other
music to record along the way (it records to minidiscs as well, albeit with
more of a draw on the battery).

-----Original Message-----
From: John Coyle [mailto:jcoyle@sanjuan.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 12:11 PM
To: 'pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net'
Subject: [pct-l] AIWA Radio for Trail


Several days ago Traildad had a link to "Flyin' Brians'" hiking list and I
noticed that he includes, as I do, an AM FM radio.  

I always carry a small walkman style radio as I backpack or hike to listen
to NPR news, music, or sometimes AM talk--although I can't handle too much
of the right wing reactionary crap.  I don't listen all day, but maybe
several hours a day depending on the situation.  You know HYOH.  

I have found a really good little radio at Sharper Image that has excellent
reception, bass boost for music, decent ergonomics, very light at no more
than 2 or 3 oz. including one aaa battery and earbuds.  It's a little
expensive at $69.95, but it works well on the trail.
  
See it at
http://www.sharperimage.com/us/en/catalog/productview.jhtml?sku=AI065


John Coyle
(Belated happy memorial day to my fellow vets)


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