Subject: DAB
From: Gary Jackson
Date: 9/26/2007 9:49:47 PM
Mick the Merciless wrote:
> Be warned, what *they* don't tell you is that digital *eats*
> batteries. The same radio (like mine) last forever (almost) on a set
> of Duracells if used on FM, but on digital......well you'd better be
> getting free samples from the company.
Thanks Mick. Maybe I'll get a mains one
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Gary Jackson
My Generation 60s radio - www.sixtiesradio.co.uk
Dark Side Of The Moon - www.classicrockradio.co.uk
Subject: DAB
From: Gary Jackson
Date: 9/26/2007 9:51:56 PM
Gary Jackson wrote:
> Mick the Merciless wrote:
>
>> Be warned, what *they* don't tell you is that digital *eats*
>> batteries. The same radio (like mine) last forever (almost) on a set
>> of Duracells if used on FM, but on digital......well you'd better be
>> getting free samples from the company.
>
> Thanks Mick. Maybe I'll get a mains one
Just checked. Everything's "may receive"
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Gary Jackson
My Generation 60s radio - www.sixtiesradio.co.uk
Dark Side Of The Moon - www.classicrockradio.co.uk
Subject: DAB
From: Alex Cunningham
Date: 9/26/2007 6:03:26 PM
>> Gary Jackson wrote:
>> Just checked. Everything's "may receive"
>"Mick the Merciless" <mtm@rest.erg> wrote:
> Hmm. Not promising is it. Not sure what the answer there is, except buy
> one and try it.
>
> They pretty much *all* plug in to the mains, for the very raeson that I
> stated, I just didn't know where you intended to be using it. If you have
> a 13 amp socket handy then yes, plug the bugger in and add hugely to
> global warming. <lol>
Yep! Gotta watch that carbon footprint. ;-)
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Cheers!
Alex.C
There are twelve million sheep in Ontario.
Problem is nine million of them think they are people.
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