[access-uk] Re: PORTABLE DAB/FM RADIOS SUITABLE FOR VI'S

  • From: carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 12:18:08 +0100

What's its tone like and how big? I don't want exact but perhaps you have other 
radios with which you could compare both size and tone. No worries though if 
you can't.

Carol P


----- Original Message -----
From: David Weston <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To:  access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
CC: 
Date: Thursday, 12 June 2014 7.45 am
Subject: [access-uk] Re: PORTABLE DAB/FM RADIOS SUITABLE For VI's

>
>
> Hi Carol,
> The Roberts radio that I have got you can set up three presets on DAB and 
> three on FM, once they are set up they will always be there.
> the roberts radio that I have is new and called the Classic DAB2.
> DAVID.
> On 11 Jun 2014, at 17.36, <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> We have now had chance to look at some DAB radios in Lewis's, albeit that the 
> first of two guys was pretty clueless and the second not too much more help.  
> We did however glean that some radios have buttons to select which preset you 
> want to play, whilst others just select the presets and you have to work your 
> way through them, until you're sure you've got the programme you want.  
> Anyway, the second of these options seemed a little unhelpful to us, so my 
> question is addressed to those of you who have DAB/FM radios, particularly 
> the Roberts:  Do you have a button that you can set so that it will always 
> take you to that station, once you have set up the preset?
> 
> If you can answer that you do, my furhter questions are concerned with size 
> of the radio and the quality of speaker.  Would you take the radio you have 
> on holiday, bearing in mind it's size and, in addition, how do you rate the 
> sound that you're getting?
> 
> This will hopefully narrow down our selection.
> 
> Finally, apart from Roberts makes, has anyone got any other make/model they 
> really like that does have individual presets and a good tone, without being 
> too big to take away on holiday?
> 
> Oh, I particularly liked the Roberts UNO Logic (if that's the correct 
> spelling).  We could not get a definitive answer about the setting up of 
> individual presets on this model but its tone was good and the zie just 
> right.  If anyone knows it then please give us any information you can.
> 
> Thanks for bearing with us on this one.
> 
> Carol P
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Majid HUSSAIN" <mhussaincov@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2014 3.02 PM
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: PORTABLE DAB/FM RADIOS SUITABLE For VI's
> 
> 
0was hi david,
0was is the radio you speak of 1 with a rubberized tuneing nob? on the back
0was there is a usb port for any fermware or software upgrades the screen
0was of the radio is on the top of the unit.
0was the earphone jack is located on the left hand side of the unit.
0was if this is the write radio is there a online manual that explaines 
opperation?
0was the radio came for me in a large box
0was take care
0was Majid Hussain
0was 
0was On 01/06/2014, David Weston <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi carol,
>>> the Roberts radio is called a Classic DAB 2That is all that is written on
>>> the radio and the box.
>>> I am OK. Had a heart attack at Easter, but now on the road to fully
>>> recovery.
>>> David.
>>> On 31 May 2014, at 19.21, carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Thanks David and all who have given your useful input. David, maybe this
>>>> is the same model as the one to which Jackie refers. If you can get the
>>>> model number for me then this would be useful.
>>>> 
>>>> I do hope you're doing OK these days.
>>>> 
>>>> Carol P
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: David Weston <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To:  access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> CC:
>>>> Date: Saturday, 31 May 2014 7.37 am
>>>> Subject: [access-uk] Re: PORTABLE DAB/FM RADIOS SUITABLE For VI's
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Carol,
>>>>> I have just bought a Roberts DAB radio. it is small and takes six AAA
>>>>> batteries and it has a power lead so you can plug it into the mains. if
>>>>> my wife was hear I could give you the model number, but she is out. You
>>>>> can get this model in black or cream, which I am told is a age in
>>>>> colour.
>>>>> The controls are quite easy.
>>>>> From the left side the first button is the on/off. the next button is the
>>>>> mode, if you press this button and hold it will change from DAB to FM.
>>>>> The next button is two buttons one above the other and these are the
>>>>> volume up/down. then you move across the screen to a nob, if you tern
>>>>> this to the left you can select channels and if you press this nob in and
>>>>> hold it for a count of about five it will search for all channels on that
>>>>> wave band. It also has a plug for headphones.
>>>>> Hope this is of some help. David.
>>>>> On 28 May 2014, at 23.06, <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have just broken our Pure Digital radio and now it's  time for us to
>>>>> look for a new portable DAB/FM radio which must be portable and suitable
>>>>> for us to use and set easily.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any suggestions would be most welcome, please, especially if you have
>>>>> purchased within the last year and so have seen what is around at
>>>>> present.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Carol P
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Carol,
>>>>> I have just bought a Roberts DAB radio. it is small and takes six AAA
>>>>> batteries and it has a power lead so you can plug it into the mains. if
>>>>> my wife was hear I could give you the model number, but she is out. You
>>>>> can get this model in black or cream, which I am told is a age in
>>>>> colour.
>>>>> The controls are quite easy.
>>>>> From the left side the first button is the on/off. the next button is the
>>>>> mode, if you press this button and hold it will change from DAB to FM.
>>>>> The next button is two buttons one above the other and these are the
>>>>> volume up/down. then you move across the screen to a nob, if you tern
>>>>> this to the left you can select channels and if you press this nob in and
>>>>> hold it for a count of about five it will search for all channels on that
>>>>> wave band. It also has a plug for headphones.
>>>>> Hope this is of some help. David.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On 28 May 2014, at 23.06, <carol.pearson29@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have just broken our Pure Digital radio and now it's  time for us to
>>>>> look for a new portable DAB/FM radio which must be portable and suitable
>>>>> for us to use and set easily.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Any suggestions would be most welcome, please, especially if you have
>>>>> purchased within the last year and so have seen what is around at
>>>>> present.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Carol P
>>>>> 
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