Could also be that the thunder static was so strong the Bose thought it was a station! It isn't smart just picks something that's a strong signal. On Dec 25, 2011, at 8:50 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> Okay, I'll try that again, perhaps the strong thunderstorm activity prevented > this feature from working when I last tried. > > > > Sent from Dane's Iphone +61457756048 > > > On 26/12/2011, at 12:46 PM, David McLean <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Yes. If you press and hold either of the scan buttons for a couple of >> seconds the unit should scan up or down until it fins a strong station. >> On Dec 25, 2011, at 5:30 PM, Dane Trethowan wrote: >> >>> 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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