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Hands-free DIY radio?
I used to have a baseball cap with built-in stereo radio that I bought some
years ago for a tenner in Boots. Admitted the reception was a bit variable in some locations but with no cables to get in the way I found it very convenient for DIY. After being witness to many years, on and off, of some of the worst kind of heavy duty bodging it has finally bitten the dust... Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free radio (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Or does everyone else just turn the radio up and let the neighours listen as well? Cheers - Paul PS - apologies but for technical reasons I probably won't be able to reply to this post. |
Hands-free DIY radio?
On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:57:47 -0000, in uk.d-i-y "Paul Clarke"
strung together this: I used to have a baseball cap with built-in stereo radio that I bought some years ago for a tenner in Boots. Admitted the reception was a bit variable in some locations but with no cables to get in the way I found it very convenient for DIY. After being witness to many years, on and off, of some of the worst kind of heavy duty bodging it has finally bitten the dust... Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free radio (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Or does everyone else just turn the radio up and let the neighours listen as well? I've got a _huge_ radio for use when working. You can hear it for miles, it's perfect for every occasion. -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd. |
Hands-free DIY radio?
Paul Clarke wrote:
|| I used to have a baseball cap with built-in stereo radio that I || bought some years ago for a tenner in Boots. Admitted the reception || was a bit variable in some locations but with no cables to get in || the way I found it very convenient for DIY. After being witness to || many years, on and off, of some of the worst kind of heavy duty || bodging it has finally bitten the dust... || || Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free radio || (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Or does everyone else || just turn the radio up and let the neighours listen as well? || || Cheers - Paul || || PS - apologies but for technical reasons I probably won't be able to || reply to this post. Take a look here, you can buy cheaper elsewhere but it's just to show you what it does. You plug the transmitter into an Audio device i.e stero/radio/computer/ ect. and walk around the house with headphones on your bonce. -- Grouch |
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Grouch wrote:
|| Paul Clarke wrote: |||| I used to have a baseball cap with built-in stereo radio that I |||| bought some years ago for a tenner in Boots. Admitted the reception |||| was a bit variable in some locations but with no cables to get in |||| the way I found it very convenient for DIY. After being witness to |||| many years, on and off, of some of the worst kind of heavy duty |||| bodging it has finally bitten the dust... |||| |||| Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free |||| radio (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Or does everyone |||| else just turn the radio up and let the neighours listen as well? |||| |||| Cheers - Paul |||| |||| PS - apologies but for technical reasons I probably won't be able |||| to reply to this post. || || Take a look here, you can buy cheaper elsewhere but it's just to || show you what it does. || You plug the transmitter into an Audio device i.e || stero/radio/computer/ ect. and walk around the house with headphones || on your bonce. || || -- || Grouch Works if you paste the URL. http://tinyurl.com/229do -- Grouch |
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In uk.d-i-y, Paul Clarke wrote:
Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free radio (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Try some cordless headphones (about 30 quid) with your choice of ordinary radio or tuner. -- Mike Barnes |
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http://tinyurl.com/229do Don't know about the radio gadget but their prices seem to be very high on other items like media cards and blank media. To email me just take the MICK out of my addy! |
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Jeff Davenport wrote:
||| http://tinyurl.com/229do || || || Don't know about the radio gadget but their prices seem to be very || high on other items like media cards and blank media. || To email me just take the MICK out of my addy! Well I did say (you can buy cheaper elsewhere but it's just to show you what it does.) There are places which these IR headphones can be bought for £20/25. -- Grouch |
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Paul Clarke wrote:
I used to have a baseball cap with built-in stereo radio that I bought some years ago for a tenner in Boots. Admitted the reception was a bit variable in some locations but with no cables to get in the way I found it very convenient for DIY. After being witness to many years, on and off, of some of the worst kind of heavy duty bodging it has finally bitten the dust... Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free radio (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Or does everyone else just turn the radio up and let the neighours listen as well? I find a walkman (with earphone cables) (well, actually a Sony micro-radio) very useful. As long as it's stuck in the pocket, not on the belt, and the cord is put under the clothes, it doesn't snag. Just replaced it with a MP3 player/radio. Adding ear protection over the lead/phones is no problem. And the reception tends to be better than with a "hat" radio, due to the longer antenna. |
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Well I did say (you can buy cheaper elsewhere but it's just to show you what it does.) You certainly did! I was just amazed how some of these Internet retailers survive with such high pricing. Presumably they don't in the long run! Jeff To email me just take the MICK out of my addy! |
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"Jeff Davenport" wrote in message ... Well I did say (you can buy cheaper elsewhere but it's just to show you what it does.) You certainly did! I was just amazed how some of these Internet retailers survive with such high pricing. Presumably they don't in the long run! You could say the same for those Internet retailers with artificially low pricing - they'll run out of money in the end. Neil |
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On Tue, 9 Mar 2004 14:57:47 -0000, "Paul Clarke"
wrote: I used to have a baseball cap with built-in stereo radio that I bought some years ago for a tenner in Boots. Admitted the reception was a bit variable in some locations but with no cables to get in the way I found it very convenient for DIY. After being witness to many years, on and off, of some of the worst kind of heavy duty bodging it has finally bitten the dust... Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free radio (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Or does everyone else just turn the radio up and let the neighours listen as well? Cheers - Paul PS - apologies but for technical reasons I probably won't be able to reply to this post. I cannot possibly listen to the radio while working, as I find it incredibly distracting. I cannot produce good workmanship when distracted. Last summer the council was fitting all the still-LA properties with double glazing and the workers on site were disturbing our afternoon kip with their trannies loud enough to divert aircraft. An e-mail to the council soon stopped it, though. MM |
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"Paul Clarke" wrote in message
... I used to have a baseball cap with built-in stereo radio that I bought some years ago for a tenner in Boots. Admitted the reception was a bit variable in some locations but with no cables to get in the way I found it very convenient for DIY. After being witness to many years, on and off, of some of the worst kind of heavy duty bodging it has finally bitten the dust... Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free radio (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Or does everyone else just turn the radio up and let the neighours listen as well? Cheers - Paul PS - apologies but for technical reasons I probably won't be able to reply to this post. Every self-respecting cricket fan has one http://www.sinclairanddrummond.co.uk...sp?prod_ID=445 |
Hands-free DIY radio?
"Paul Clarke" wrote in message ... I used to have a baseball cap with built-in stereo radio that I bought some years ago for a tenner in Boots. Admitted the reception was a bit variable in some locations but with no cables to get in the way I found it very convenient for DIY. After being witness to many years, on and off, of some of the worst kind of heavy duty bodging it has finally bitten the dust... Can anyone suggest a suitable cheap-ish replacement hands-free radio (with no earphone cables like a 'walkman'). Or does everyone else just turn the radio up and let the neighours listen as well? My local BP station sells something like this. But unless you're in Stockport I imagine that's not much help :-) |
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On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 18:10:25 +0000, in uk.d-i-y Mike Mitchell
strung together this: I cannot possibly listen to the radio while working, as I find it incredibly distracting. I cannot produce good workmanship when distracted. Last summer the council was fitting all the still-LA properties with double glazing and the workers on site were disturbing our afternoon kip with their trannies loud enough to divert aircraft. An e-mail to the council soon stopped it, though. You miserable git ;-) I suppose you drive in the middle lane of the motorway at 65mph as well. -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd. |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:00:01 +0000, in uk.d-i-y Mike Mitchell
strung together this: Drives white van men crazy! It's you then is it? I'm sure since I got a white van traffic has got slower! -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd. |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:08:08 GMT, (Lurch)
wrote: On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:00:01 +0000, in uk.d-i-y Mike Mitchell strung together this: Drives white van men crazy! It's you then is it? I'm sure since I got a white van traffic has got slower! Paint it a different colour and the traffic will seem a lot more forgiving... MM |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:45:01 +0000, in uk.d-i-y Mike Mitchell
strung together this: On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:08:08 GMT, (Lurch) wrote: On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 13:00:01 +0000, in uk.d-i-y Mike Mitchell strung together this: Drives white van men crazy! It's you then is it? I'm sure since I got a white van traffic has got slower! Paint it a different colour and the traffic will seem a lot more forgiving... I've found the pavement and the opposite side of the road to be a lot easier. Puts some excitement back into driving as well. -- SJW A.C.S. Ltd. |
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On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 18:10:25 +0000, Mike Mitchell
wrote: I cannot possibly listen to the radio while working, as I find it Interesting! I have a small portable radio that I take out on jobs. I listen to John Gaunt on London for 3 hours when I get the chance. There's always some reprobate phoning up to express their opinion on the issues of the day :) Doesn't affect me at all - in fact it is quite useful in so far that I get the time read out every so often. PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... :) |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 17:19:17 +0000, PoP wrote:
On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 18:10:25 +0000, Mike Mitchell wrote: I cannot possibly listen to the radio while working, as I find it Interesting! I have a small portable radio that I take out on jobs. I listen to John Gaunt on London for 3 hours when I get the chance. There's always some reprobate phoning up to express their opinion on the issues of the day :) Doesn't affect me at all - in fact it is quite useful in so far that I get the time read out every so often. Just one of my (many!) funny little ways, I suppose. But maybe it's because I am very musical and always have been. Thus I cannot listen to any music as "muzak". I choose what I want to listen to (or play myself) and then I sit down and exclude everything else. But also speech. How can I concentrate on wiring a spur or doing intricate fitting work on a kitchen if there's the Afternoon Play on? Not possible, I'm afraid! I do tend to work with a digital timer rather a lot, as there are some programmes I don't want to miss. Money Box Live, for example. Or Any Questions. I set the timer, listen to the programme while having a cuppa and a break, then switch the radio off and continue working. Some while ago, while I was still working full time as a computer programmer, some bright spark in the office found out how to play muzak through the PABX! Any distractions and I need a wall to go up pretty quick! Oh, I'm single, by the way... MM |
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PoP wrote:
On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 18:10:25 +0000, Mike Mitchell wrote: I cannot possibly listen to the radio while working, as I find it Interesting! I have a small portable radio that I take out on jobs. I listen to John Gaunt on London for 3 hours when I get the chance. There's always some reprobate phoning up to express their opinion on the issues of the day :) Doesn't affect me at all - in fact it is quite useful in so far that I get the time read out every so often. Record Radio 2 to tape one day when the quizzes are on, take the tape with you on site another day and amaze the client with your 100% score :) -- James... www.jameshart.co.uk |
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On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 20:44:21 -0000, "James Hart"
wrote: Record Radio 2 to tape one day when the quizzes are on, take the tape with you on site another day and amaze the client with your 100% score :) Sounds like a plan. Only problem is if you record it in the morning and they say "we are now breaking for the 10am news", at half past three in the afternoon..... ;) PoP --- If you need to contact me please submit your comments via the web form at http://www.anyoldtripe.co.uk. I'll probably still ignore you but at least I'll get the message..... :) |
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