Any recommendations? Main needs are portable, and USB and battery power. Nice
extras would be strong signal capture, bluetooth and tapping into external
storage (USB/SD etc). it's for a camper van so size isn't too much of an
issue.

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Cheers, Rob

On 19 Jun 2021 at 08:33:58 BST, "RJH" <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:

> Any recommendations? Main needs are portable, and USB and battery power. Nice
> extras would be strong signal capture, bluetooth and tapping into external
> storage (USB/SD etc). it's for a camper van so size isn't too much of an
> issue.

Noticed that the kitchen radio uses a 5V supply, so bought a USB-5V jack cable
for a quid off ebay. All done.

Panic over :-)

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Cheers, Rob

In article <sat33g$1ktv$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
> On 19 Jun 2021 at 08:33:58 BST, "RJH" <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:

> > Any recommendations? Main needs are portable, and USB and battery power. Nice
> > extras would be strong signal capture, bluetooth and tapping into external
> > storage (USB/SD etc). it's for a camper van so size isn't too much of an
> > issue.

> Noticed that the kitchen radio uses a 5V supply, so bought a USB-5V jack cable
> for a quid off ebay. All done.

> Panic over :-)

Are DAB portables still as heavy on batteries as once, or better now?

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On 23 Jun 2021 at 15:33:25 BST, ""Dave Plowman" <News)" <dave@davenoise.co.uk>
wrote:

> In article <sat33g$1ktv$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
> RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
>> On 19 Jun 2021 at 08:33:58 BST, "RJH" <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
>
>> > Any recommendations? Main needs are portable, and USB and battery power.
>>> Nice
>> > extras would be strong signal capture, bluetooth and tapping into external
>> > storage (USB/SD etc). it's for a camper van so size isn't too much of an
>> > issue.
>
>> Noticed that the kitchen radio uses a 5V supply, so bought a USB-5V jack
>> cable
>> for a quid off ebay. All done.
>
>> Panic over :-)
>
> Are DAB portables still as heavy on batteries as once, or better now?

I'm not that sure. The Sony portable I'm using in this case cites similar run
times for FM and DAB - about 14 hours from 3 D cells, which anecdotally feels
about right. Hooked up to a 5000mAh/3.2V power bank it ran DAB the whole day -
16 hoursish - and still had some left.

So my guess would be 'better'.

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Cheers, Rob

In article <savj5h$1nap$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
> I'm not that sure. The Sony portable I'm using in this case cites similar run
> times for FM and DAB - about 14 hours from 3 D cells, which anecdotally feels
> about right. Hooked up to a 5000mAh/3.2V power bank it ran DAB the whole day -
> 16 hoursish - and still had some left.

> So my guess would be 'better'.

I remember building a transistor portable in the 60s. AM only. But a fair
sized speaker so sounded not too bad for then. It used a PP9. Which lasted
about a year of heavy use. ;-)

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In article <594132391fdave@davenoise.co.uk>,
Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <savj5h$1nap$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
> RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:

> > I'm not that sure. The Sony portable I'm using in this case cites
> > similar run times for FM and DAB - about 14 hours from 3 D cells,
> > which anecdotally feels about right. Hooked up to a 5000mAh/3.2V
> > power bank it ran DAB the whole day - 16 hoursish - and still had
> > some left.

> > So my guess would be 'better'.

> I remember building a transistor portable in the 60s. AM only. But
> a fair sized speaker so sounded not too bad for then. It used a
> PP9. Which lasted about a year of heavy use. ;-)

Yes, I was thinking that. My parents got me Fidelity bandspread 208
am radio and that used a PP9, again the battery lasted months and
months.

Bob.

On 23 Jun 2021 at 19:54:09 BST, "Bob Latham" <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <594132391fdave@davenoise.co.uk>,
> Dave Plowman (News) <dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
>> In article <savj5h$1nap$1@gioia.aioe.org>,
>> RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com> wrote:
>
>>> I'm not that sure. The Sony portable I'm using in this case cites
>>> similar run times for FM and DAB - about 14 hours from 3 D cells,
>>> which anecdotally feels about right. Hooked up to a 5000mAh/3.2V
>>> power bank it ran DAB the whole day - 16 hoursish - and still had
>>> some left.
>
>>> So my guess would be 'better'.
>
>
>> I remember building a transistor portable in the 60s. AM only. But
>> a fair sized speaker so sounded not too bad for then. It used a
>> PP9. Which lasted about a year of heavy use. ;-)
>
> Yes, I was thinking that. My parents got me Fidelity bandspread 208
> am radio and that used a PP9, again the battery lasted months and
> months.
>
> Bob.

And that was in the days of zinc batteries I'd guess. I've similar memories of
old FM radios. Unlike torches of the day.

Just a mild update/correction - I've just checked the manual (Sony XDR S60)
and DAB is 16 hours, FM 14 hours.

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Cheers, Rob

In article <594132391fdave@davenoise.co.uk>, Dave Plowman (News)
<dave@davenoise.co.uk> wrote:
> In article <savj5h$1nap$1@gioia.aioe.org>, RJH <patchmoney@gmx.com>
> wrote:
> > I'm not that sure. The Sony portable I'm using in this case cites
> > similar run times for FM and DAB - about 14 hours from 3 D cells,
> > which anecdotally feels about right. Hooked up to a 5000mAh/3.2V power
> > bank it ran DAB the whole day - 16 hoursish - and still had some left.

> > So my guess would be 'better'.

> I remember building a transistor portable in the 60s. AM only. But a
> fair sized speaker so sounded not too bad for then. It used a PP9. Which
> lasted about a year of heavy use. ;-)

I recently used one of the cheap FM radio kits sold by CPC to make a
'portable radio'. Used with a small speaker it sounds surprisingly decent.
Runs from a half-dozen AA cells. No idea of the total life they will give
in hours-on but so far they've lasted a year in occasional use.

Jim

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