DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting and no, if you're a resident of the U.S. then you wouldn't have it.
The Logitech Radio is also a good choice and has plenty to recommend it, I have the Logitech Squeezebox Boom and Logitech Squeezebox Radio and I'm in no hurry to part with any of those <smile>. The Logitech radios are only Internet radios/music players whereas the Sangean has the extra FM and - where appropriate - DAB bands. Having said that the 1 thing i really like in favor of the logitech Radios is that a user without vision can set the alarm clock as a sighted person would set a clock radio, the Sangean radio has alarm functions but they're not too easy to set without vision, the Logitech Radio alarms can be set through the HTML web interface at <http://www.mysqueezebox.com> through your registered account. The Logitech Radio itself is mono but has a Stereo Headphones output, get 2 radios and you can "Sync" them together, you then have a "Stereo" setup. On 27/07/2013, at 7:07 AM, "Kris Hickerson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dane, > > Thank you for the info about this radio. I never did get the UE radio from > Logitech, but this sounds like an excellent alternative. Once you become > more familiar with it would you consider doing a podcast. Excuse my > ignorance, but what is DAB radio? I don't think we have that here, and if > we do, I've never heard about it. > > Keep us posted, please. I still want internet radio. > > Kris > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pc-audio [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dane > Trethowan > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 3:32 PM > To: PC Audio Discussion List > Subject: Notes On The Sangean WRF-28/WRF-28D Internet Radio > > Hi! > > I got this radio earlier this week and yesterday I finally started making > some progress so I can tell the list a little about this incredibly > versatile tool. > > First a note to U.S. list members, this radio is available in North America > so look for the model number WRF-28, in Australia, The United Kingdom and > the rest of Europe look for the Sangean WRF-28D - D Standing for DAB or > DAB+. > > This radio has 5 modes, Internet Radio, Music Player, Line-in DAB and FM > bands, - the WRF-28 version is without the DAB band. > > Each band is easily selected with the "Mode" button which cycles between the > bands. > > Layout of controls is simple enough, there are 2 lines of 5 mini piano type > keys on the front, the first row are "mode", "Info", "Menu", "Back" and > "Forward", the row below that are your presets numbered 1 through 5 though > these buttons have secondary functions when in the Music player, they > control the play, pause, forward and rewind actions. > > The "Volume" control is easily identifiable on the right and a "Mute" button > is found in the middle of this, the "Standby" button is found at the top > right hand corner of the display which is above the "Volume" control. > > To the left is the 3 inch full range speaker which sounds incredibly nice > for a radio of this size, yes its only a mono speaker but most Internet > radio stations are in mono anyway and the radio does have a stereo > headphones and a line-out jack for stereo listening. > > Setup is very easy if you have some vision, when the radio is first started > the "Setup Wizard" appears on the screen where you make basic settings > including your current country/region, how you want the clock set, your > Network settings and so on, this radio is WPS compatible so you can connect > to a secured and protected network at the touch of a button through a WPS > compatible router. > > By now I'm assuming you're all wondering how does one find Internet radio > stations? If you have vision then that process is easy done by using the > menus and the onscreen interface but that doesn't mean someone without > vision can't do the same all be it by using slightly different procedures. > > The user can register the radio with "Radio Fronteer" which acts as a bridge > between your Radio and the database of radio stations, from the Radio > Fronteer web site you can add and manipulate your "Favourite Radio Stations" > list on your radio, you log into the Radio Fronteer site, set up your > favourite stations list by searching and adding stations and then press play > etc. > > If the web site isn't convenient and you have an IOS device such as an > iPhone or iPad then you can use the App to automate the process. > > Once you've found a radio station you want to listen to you can hold down 1 > of the preset buttons to have that location stored for quick and convenient > access next time. > > DAB radio was easy enough to set up, the radio automatically scanned for > DAB+ radio stations in my area. > > Still more to come on the topic of this radio so WATCH THIS SPACE <smile>. > > > > ********** > > Dane Trethowan > Skype: grtdane12 > Phone US (213) 438-9741 > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 > Mobile: +61400494862 > Fax +61397437954 > > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [email protected] > > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [email protected] ********** Dane Trethowan Skype: grtdane12 Phone US (213) 438-9741 Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 Mobile: +61400494862 Fax +61397437954 To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected]
