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Portable Dab Radio
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Can anyone recommend a small DAB radio - easy to use by someone elderly with arthritis - which doesn't EAT batteries? Have read loads of reviews and it seems that a lot of the small radios devour batteries very quickly. Preferably not one that has to be used with earplugs - just a straightforward radio. Currently using a non DAB radio but reception not so good anymore.
Many thanks in advance.
Many thanks in advance.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.The DAB signal is highly compressed to enable more programmes to be broadcast in the same bandwidth. DAB radios have to uncompress the signal, which takes a lot of computing power and, hence, a lot of electrical power. For this reason DAB radios are heavy on batteries. I suggest you look for one with a mains adapter.
If you play an FM radio and a DAB radio together you will find there is a serious delay (several seconds) between the two broadcasts - this represents the computing power being used to uncompress the DAB signal.
If you play an FM radio and a DAB radio together you will find there is a serious delay (several seconds) between the two broadcasts - this represents the computing power being used to uncompress the DAB signal.
http:// www.ama zon.co. uk/Genu ine-Pur e-Acces sory-Ch argePAK -Rechar geable/ dp/B004 27WA8M
sorry. £7.99p and not £7.16p
sorry. £7.99p and not £7.16p
Roberts do a DAB radio with rechargeable batteries & a solar panel - we keep it on charge in the kitchen, but use it in the garden in the summer - usually lasts all day even if the sun's not shining brightly. Rubberised buttons / controls are easy to use.
http:// www.joh nlewis. com/rob erts-so lar-dab -2-digi tal-rad io/p230 859939
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