Thanks for this, have you found a way of using a "Seek" Function for the radio if its at all possible or do you have to tune manually.
On 26/12/2011, at 9:08 AM, David McLean wrote: > One thing to add to this: Your radio should have come with a battery which is > installed underneath the unit. This battery acts as a backup for the > settings when power goes out or the unit is unplugged. It isn't enough to > power the unit but will at least save your settings. > Also be careful of the the alarm. If you push it accidentally you might be > unpleasantly surprised in the middle of the night! > I'd assume the AM band in Australia would be set to tune in 9 kHz increments > whereas here in the USA it is 10khz. > The FM band here is 87.5 to 107.9mhz. > The round connector in the back is used as a wireless connector for the Bose > Soundlink if you have one and can also be used for other wireless Bose > connection units although I don't recall off hand what they are called. > The Soundlink is an interesting addition so you might want to give it a try. > > On Dec 25, 2011, at 1:06 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: > >> Hi Folks! >> >> I trust you're all having a Happy Christmas, most of you are still enjoying >> the day whereas we in Australia are readying ourselves for the great day >> which is Boxing day. >> >> I hope Santa, brought you everything you asked for as he did in my case, he >> brought me a Bose Wave 2 Radio which I'd like to review below. >> >> I've been wanting one of these things for the last 16 years but every time >> I've planned to buy one the price has shot up so my joy was unmistakable >> yesterday when I unwrapped the box and then opened it to reveal The Bose >> Wave 2 Radio. >> >> I think it worth mentioning the box and packaging before I talk about what >> the radio has to offer. >> >> Initial impressions of the box lead me to believe that perhaps 2 people were >> going to be needed to unpack the radio as the box is huge! compared to the >> actual radio itself, no amount of packing and other stuff inside. >> >> The radio is clearly a world wide model as connecting cords are supplied for >> various countries including the U.S., England etc so that goes part of the >> way to explain the large box. A patch cord is supplied to enable the radio >> to be connected to your Hifi system or whatever. A manual which looks >> utterly superb sitting on a coffee table is part of the package though I >> suspect that its size is more to do with the fact that the manual is in >> multiple languages. Then there's the card type remote controller which in >> itself looks elligant sitting on a bedside table or whatever next to the >> radio. >> >> Now to the radio itself and here's the phrase you'll utter as I did, "Its >> small!" and that it is exactly, quite a bit smaller than the Yamaha desktop >> Audio systems we've been discussing over the last few weeks. >> >> The second thing which is immediately apparent is the total lack of >> controls, knobs, buttons, dials or any other function on the front or the >> top of the radio, on the front is a big display in the middle of 2 rather >> large speakers, the speakers actually take up most of the area of the front >> of the system so if you wish to control this system then you must! have the >> remote control handy. There is a multi pin connector at the back of the >> radio for connection to other devices so it may be that there is a way of >> controlling the radio through that somehow. >> >> On the back of the radio are 5 sockets, the AC mains connection, the >> aforementioned multi pin accessaries socket, an external antenna socket, an >> aux-in socket and a headphones jack. >> >> Setting up the radio is easy enough, plug in, turn on, select the band and >> start scanning for stations. >> >> Unfortunately I couldn't do much with the AM broadcast band when I tried out >> the radio late last night due to the severe Thunderstorm activity we had so >> I was initially disappointed though by this morning much of the thunderstorm >> activity had died out so I did manage to get to test the radio on AM after >> all so I'm very glad I delayed sending this review off. >> >> FM sounds absolutely brilliant! I submit that this radio actually sounds a >> little better than the Yamaha Desktop Audio systems, and its just as rich in >> sound and probably quite a bit louder! >> >> Unless I'm missing something this radio doesn't appear to have a "Seek" >> function so you must tune up and down the bands manually. >> >> Setting presets is easy enough, just tune to the desired station and hold >> down one of the 6 preset buttons, radio mutes for a second or so and then a >> beep is heard to confirm to you that the preset is set. >> >> To recall a preset you just press the appropriate preset button, the radio >> has 12 presets, 6 for FM and 6 for AM. >> >> Radio tuning on the FM band is done in 50KHZ steps. >> >> The radio uses the AC mains lead as an antenna which seems to work quite >> affectively here and I'm a good way out of the metro area. >> >> I was initially somewhat disappointed with the performance of the radio on >> the AM band but after playing with the radio here for a while I accidentally >> discovered that this radio is extremely picky about where it is placed. >> >> I had the radio placed on the top of my fridge but decided to move it to the >> kitchen table where I could easily access the thing, I'm tall and can easily >> reach the top of my fridge but I'd rather sit down and play with a radio >> thanks than stand up all the time. >> >> When I moved the radio from the top of the fridge to the kitchen table the >> AM band sprang to life and I started receiving stations from over 500 miles >> away so I can only conclude that the built-in antenna for this radio resides >> in its bottom somewhere and the metal top of my fridge was shielding it. >> >> Not sure of the actual frequency ranges of both bands yet, will have to see >> if an online manual is available. >> >> Will have to set the clock at some stage though I'm told this is easily done. >> >> The radio has a dual alarm function. >> >> Be warned! when the radio is turned off at the mains and then turned on >> again the radio tuner resets itself, that is the station you were last >> listening to is not remembered however the presets seem to remain in tact. >> >> >> >> ======================================= >> >> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free >> >> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >> pages located at >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >> either of the following websites: >> >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >> >> Or: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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