Radio for Lemans

[Kev_mk3]

Lemans 2013 is looming and I’ve realised that I’ve lost / misplaced my old trusty Walkman radio that I use to listen to Radio Lemans. Has anyone any suggestions regarding a new handheld / pocket radio say sub £20? I don’t want to use my phone as it will cost data & also would DAB work at lemans at all?

Any links etc would be fantastic – I will be buy 2 of said radio if that helps

[clkgtrlm1]

I use my old Nokia handsets (most have a radio app.) with the SIM card removed.
I think I have something like an 8210 with 2 batteries an those last pretty much the whole week...............................

Every household must have at least one Nokia tucked away in a drawer somewhere.

[Jules G]

Kev,

Just google pocket radios plenty to choose from, just found this one at Argos:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5003796.htm?_%24ja%3Dkw%3A{keyword}%7Ccgn%3Apla%7C%7C5003796%7Ctsid%3A11677%7Ccn%3Apla%7C%7C5003796%7Cmt%3A{MatchType}%7Ccrid%3A14542145259

Sony SRF59 Personal Walkman Pocket Radio - Silver.  500/3796 £19.99

HTH

Jules

[Robbo]

Try this, bit more than £20 but well worth the extra money: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roberts-Sports-2-Band-Synthesised-Personal/dp/B000VIA6LE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358170773&sr=8-1

[landman]

No DAB in France

[Kev_mk3]

I use my old Nokia handsets (most have a radio app.) with the SIM card removed.
I think I have something like an 8210 with 2 batteries an those last pretty much the whole week...............................

Every household must have at least one Nokia tucked away in a drawer somewhere.

joke is my parents still use 6310i's to this day 

Thank you for the suggestions and interesting there is no DAB in France

[Brad Zarse]

Kev - if you listen to pocket music players regularly, it's also worth investing in a decent set of earphones - noise isolation is key to hearing wtf is going on when 50 cars come flying past at race pace (50 Audis would be OK I guess....)

I use Westone UM1's for when I'm playing with the band, for my in ear monitors - and I can confirm that they will block out the worlds loudest drummer at 5 ft away.....

Otherwise, Sony do some cheap isolating earphones which are pretty good performers, and Sennheisers CX300's aren't too expensive either.

Hope this helps.

[Kev_mk3]

Kev - if you listen to pocket music players regularly, it's also worth investing in a decent set of earphones - noise isolation is key to hearing wtf is going on when 50 cars come flying past at race pace (50 Audis would be OK I guess....)

I use Westone UM1's for when I'm playing with the band, for my in ear monitors - and I can confirm that they will block out the worlds loudest drummer at 5 ft away.....

Otherwise, Sony do some cheap isolating earphones which are pretty good performers, and Sennheisers CX300's aren't too expensive either.

Hope this helps.

Headphones ive got sorted. Well I will have them sorted as my decent headphones got returned to fix a manufacturing fault only for the company to not return them after 3 months (still ongoing) but my credit card should be refunding me to get another pair elsewhere. Hence just need a radio

[Brad Zarse]

Headphones ive got sorted. Well I will have them sorted as my decent headphones got returned to fix a manufacturing fault only for the company to not return them after 3 months (still ongoing) but my credit card should be refunding me to get another pair elsewhere. Hence just need a radio

  Screw ya then, stick boy

Have you got rid of that god awful Vauxhall yet? 

[Kev_mk3]

Headphones ive got sorted. Well I will have them sorted as my decent headphones got returned to fix a manufacturing fault only for the company to not return them after 3 months (still ongoing) but my credit card should be refunding me to get another pair elsewhere. Hence just need a radio

  Screw ya then, stick boy

Have you got rid of that god awful Vauxhall yet? 

nope ill park in on your grave in rememberance tho

[Kev_mk3]

still not found one but have ordered - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-SRF-S84-FM-Radio-Walkman/dp/B00006OAEX/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

will see how it works on a test run to france a few weeks before lemans

[Truck]

With Mega Bass   Must be for the Corvettes

[LuxExpat]

still not found one but have ordered - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-SRF-S84-FM-Radio-Walkman/dp/B00006OAEX/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

will see how it works on a test run to france a few weeks before lemans

I have ear defenders with built in radio. They were about £10 on FleaBay and work very well. 

[Kev_mk3]

still not found one but have ordered - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-SRF-S84-FM-Radio-Walkman/dp/B00006OAEX/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

will see how it works on a test run to france a few weeks before lemans

I have ear defenders with built in radio. They were about £10 on FleaBay and work very well. 

I think I have a pair somewhere I'll have to look but thank you for the idea