As promised, I put out a feeler to our man on the spot in the
Philipines. Here is his response:

"Hi Terry.

Sorry for the lengthy delay but for some time I have been
unable to access the forum from out here for some reason
unknown.

As nobody here seems to use a radio at all I will have to make
enquiries as to the FM frequency band or search the net for
the info.

The mobile smart phone has totally eclipsed all other media
here, many people carry 3 around!

Mains voltage is very variable in the Visayas where we are and
I have no reason to believe it is significantly different in
other areas.
We are subject to frequent "brown outs" which we would call
power cuts and very low voltage is common. Most sensitive
equipment is run on stabilisers. Anything between 210v and
240v @ 60 Hz of course is possible.

I find

https://www.freeradiotune.com/philip...popular-radio-
stations-in-philippines/

Which lists the followong:-
106.3 Hot FM

702 DZAS

882 DWIZ

90.3 Energy FM

Easy FM 97.9

https://www.freeradiotune.com/philip...-9-home-radio/


So there are stations at 90.3 MHz and 106.3 MHz Which would
suggest that 88 to 108 MHz is to be expected?

I can find no reference to DAB in the 'pines. I have never
seen a straight forward radio of any persuasion for years. If
there are networks I don't know who would us them. Metro
Manila being a massive city must have some radio coverage
hence the stations listed but I never go there.

Practically everything is streamed to a smart phone, music,
video, games Youtube etc. The wifi connections here are
everywhere. The mobile networks in the main Globe and Smart
are extremely good even in the busses

Sam"

So an FM radio will work ok but the DAB sedtion will be
redundant

So, if Charles' guess of the Phillipines is correct, yes it
will work but, if the radio has yet to be bought, an AM/FM set
would be more suitable and probably cheaper.


--

Terry

When all else fails, read the instructions.