Hi Dane, I'm really considering buying one of these neat sounding devices on new egg, but I have one question, is the alarm and recording timer accessible? Thanks, Courtney On 12/02/2012, at 9:20 in the Afternoon, Dane Trethowan wrote:
> I had to be very careful with the subject line above, nearly wrote "Radio > Cassette Recorder" <smile>, old habits don't die. > > I now am a proud owner of a Sangean PDR8 Radio Recorder and that's exactly > what it is, think of a Radio Cassette Recorder but in the place of the > cassette recorder the user finds a SD card slot. > > The radio records in MP3 format and the bit rate can be toggled between > 64-128K though I would suggest that if your recording AM broadcasts then this > setting won't make all that much difference <smile>. > > the radio is AM/FM and has the excellent sensitivity and selectivity traits > well known to users of Sangean radio equipment. > > The radio boasts some really nice and convenient features so here's a few to > wet your appetite. > > • Record timer > • Sleep timer with wake up alarm to buzzer or radio and snooze function > • built-in microphone for voice recordings > • Line-in jack for connection of a CD player etc, recording can be made from > the lin-in jack > • Playback of MP3/WMA encoded files. > • Handles SD cards up to 64GB in testing. > •Capable of supporting various battery types including Alkaline and > Rechargeables, radio contains built-in charger. > > Now it would seem that these radio sets are hard to get and they're certainly > not imported into Australia as far as I know, I had to order mine from the > U.S. and it appears that the PDR8 is a discontinued model which is a shame. > > > > ======================================= > > 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. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= 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. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
