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eelpout89
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12/25/2018 06:20PM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Anyone know of a good quality AM/FM pocket radio that’ll last a guy more than two seasons. TIA
 
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12/25/2018 07:25PM  
I have the C Crane CC WX that I like. It has a weather band too. $60 at REI. It’s small, about palm size.
 
katoyaker
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12/25/2018 07:47PM  
CC Crane radio as well. Thing has lasted a while and gets great reception compared to other radios I have owned. Worth it.
 
mjmkjun
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12/26/2018 06:32AM  
The Sangean DT-400W. Fits in a shirt pocket. Weather & FM radio. Yellow.
 
12/26/2018 08:58AM  
I have used this one for 5 years without issue.
 
Savage Voyageur
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12/26/2018 09:17AM  
C Crane pocket radio gets my endorsement. Great reception, battery life is also good.
 
12/26/2018 09:57AM  
mjmkjun: "The Sangean DT-400W. Fits in a shirt pocket. Weather & FM radio. Yellow. "


That's the same one I have, I've had it for six years now.
Its travelled to Florida and Alaska in that time, as well as the BWCA.
 
old_salt
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12/26/2018 03:01PM  
AmarilloJim: " I have used this one for 5 years without issue."


That’s what I use. Nice little radio.
 
12/27/2018 04:46PM  
C Crane CC Skywave, TECSUN PL-310ET, Grundig Globe Traveler G3, Portable AM/FM/Shortwave Radios, are the offspring of my Grundig G8 Traveler 2, still in use after 10 years! My son uses a Traveler G3.

butthead
 
12/27/2018 07:35PM  
mjmkjun: "The Sangean DT-400W. Fits in a shirt pocket. Weather & FM radio. Yellow. "

Same one that I use and I love it. Especially like the sleep function where it turns itself off if it's not touched for a while. I'm a light sleeper and I like to turn it on real quiet for some background noise as I fall back asleep.
 
12/29/2018 11:03PM  
I have the C Crane pocket radio that I bought for my month solo last fall and it worked great. Has weather, AM and FM. I don't normally bring a radio and I didn't really feel knowing the weather was gonna keep being crappy for the week ahead helped me all that much, may have actually caused me more anxiety than it was worth for the weather band side of it. But at if there was a major storm I would it would have helped. It was however nice to hear people talk and listen to a few tunes when I got bored. It also had a handy alarm I used and programmable shut off if you fall asleep. And I was astonished how long the batteries lasted.
 
SinglePortage
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01/01/2019 03:31PM  
Big fan of the C Crane as well. Reception is amazing.
 
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