solarDAB is ideal for use in gardens, conservatories, greenhouses, on suitable windowsills or away from home whilst camping, fishing, at the beach or anywhere that you wish to listen to the radio away from conventional power sources.
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BUY Roberts DAB/FM Digital Solar Radio – Black
Testimonials
This review is from: Roberts DAB / FM Digital Solar Radio – Black (Electronics)
Almost bought the ‘old’ model at the same price until I read reviews, the new version is great and appears to have incorporated all the points raised by reviewers of the original model.
Overall quality is excellent, it is simple to use, sounds great and provides almost complete flexibility as regards power supply. Battery life is exceptional, even on cloudy days or indoors when the solar panel cannot operate to full potential.
This is a replacement for our existing ‘portable’ DAB radio which lasts an average of six hours using six ‘D’ batteries. You may think the price is a bit steep, but I am going to save a small fortune in batteries alone.
Update 15/02/2011
Still like new and going strong, buying quality really pays off. Last summer solar power kept it going with minimal mains charging. During the winter we’ve used in in the conservatory mainly on mains, but the solar capabilty came into its own when we had powercuts. Cannot recommend highly enough. Tom Parker (Derbyshire)
This review is from: Roberts DAB / FM Digital Solar Radio – Black (Electronics)
I bought a wind-up radio that cost about £20 and it was a total waste of money. Wind-up radios are a nice idea but the effort to wind-up every few minutes means you can never really just enjoy listening. Even if you have strong arms it is still a bit too much work to wind enough to give you 20 minutes…which I never managed even once to achieve.
Additionally, the sound fades very qickly on a wind-up radio and I stopped using mine very soon after I’d bought it. I was bought this radio as a gift and would recommend it to anyone who wishes to have a no-nonsense, quality radio.
Having three ways to power the radio is brilliant. It has a nice tone when listening to Classic FM or talk shows such as radio 4 for example. It is simple to operate and I know I will be using this radio at my allotment, when I do the decorating, for picnics, when I cook and with earphones when I go to bed. The reception of DAB is very good.
Although quite expensive to buy I think this radio will prove to be worth every penny because the cost of batteries won’t be an issue.
The instruction booklet is very clear too.
This is not a boom box, so if you want something that can blast out very high volume then this is not for you! It’s the sort of radio you want for having background chat and music as you work or play. I hope this helps you choose with confidence! Demetrakis Demetriou “DD” (Ilford, UK)
