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.

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.

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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!

"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

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

"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

"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 :-)

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.

On Wed, 10 Mar 2004 12:29:45 GMT, (Lurch)
wrote:

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.

Miserable, moi? Shurely shome mishtake, Mish Moneypenny! I eschew
motorways unless absolutely unavoidable. However, I do keep to the 30
mph speed limit. Drives white van men crazy!

MM

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.

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

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.

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

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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

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

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

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