by eamarquardt » Sat Sep 24, 2011 10:29 am
First I am deaf in one ear (brain surgery) so "stereo" speakers are pretty much wasted on me. Second I am sensitive to sound so I like things quieter than most. Third I'm not entirely convinced that everyone in the campground will enjoy my choice of programming.
That said here are some thoughts.
Radios designed for cars are not designed with power conservation in mind as the designers figure the car will be running and there will be plenty of juice to power the radio. So you'll have to find a way to feed the radio lots of juice.
There are portable radios that will run for days off a few small batteries and are plenty loud enough. You can move these anywhere you like so they don't have to be loud to hear them and no remote is required as the whole radio is at your fingertips. You can also run them off of 12 volts if you chose so no disposable batteries are required. Many of them come with weather channels and other bands if you want to expand your horizons. If you want to play your own recorded music you can use an IPOD and a battery powered docking station.
No installation required, completely flexible as to how and where you listen to your music and over the air programming, and (depending upon your choice of radios and speakers) comparable in cost.
There you have it again, "The World According to Gus".
Cheers,
Gus
The opinions in this post are my own. My comments are directed to those that might like an alternative approach to those already espoused.There is the right way,the wrong way,the USMC way, your way, my way, and the highway.
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