I have the Sangean Blue Box. Great radio, love it.
Sangean makes great stuff, but when it comes to "alarm clocks" my TOP PRIORITY is DOES THE ALARM WORK ON BATTERY BACKUP?
I need the alarm to work, even during a power outage. I regrettably went with Onn, two months in the led display digits are already dead.
Sangean makes great stuff, but when it comes to "alarm clocks" my TOP PRIORITY is DOES THE ALARM WORK ON BATTERY BACKUP?
I need the alarm to work, even during a power outage. I regrettably went with Onn, two months in the led display digits are already dead.
That's a fact with Panasonic bathroom exhaust fans. I installed one during a bathroom reno in our last home. It was a combo exhaust fan, ~1000watt heater, light and nightlight. That was the best functioning bath fan I ever had.Don't forget cordless phones and bathroom fans too.
I still have a GE clock radio I bought in the mid to late 1980s. I Had it through college, etc. One of my boys uses it as a clock in his room now. The buttons are wonky on it now and the sound is crackly. I stopped trusting it for an alarm clock years ago. The blue fluorescent display is still pretty bright for being 35+ years old.Not a Sangean but a Nakamichi. I bought one of these in the late 80’s. It still works.
I hear you. The Sangean RCR-20 uses two AA batteries as a backup power source, but as you say, it's only so it keeps it's memory during a power outage, it won't run any functions. I keep my cellphone set as a backup.Sangean makes great stuff, but when it comes to "alarm clocks" my TOP PRIORITY is DOES THE ALARM WORK ON BATTERY BACKUP?
I need the alarm to work, even during a power outage. I regrettably went with Onn, two months in the led display digits are already dead.
That's a fact with Panasonic bathroom exhaust fans. I installed one during a bathroom reno in our last home. It was a combo exhaust fan, ~1000watt heater, light and nightlight. That was the best functioning bath fan I ever had.
I still have a GE clock radio I bought in the mid to late 1980s. I Had it through college, etc. One of my boys uses it as a clock in his room now. The buttons are wonky on it now and the sound is crackly. I stopped trusting it for an alarm clock years ago. The blue fluorescent display is still pretty bright for being 35+ years old.
We have three identical ones in our house, but they need to be adjusted frequently. Either fall behind or too fastBut Sony may have the best basic alarm clocks. The radio may not be the greatest though.
We have three identical ones in our house, but they need to be adjusted frequently. Either fall behind or too fast
I kind of miss my parents' old JCPenney flip alarm clock with AM/FM radio and weather bands. I could look in the vents and see it had a small vacuum tube, which was odd because they got it in the 70s when transistor radio was dominant. Heck - I remember going to Radio Shack to get replacement tubes for our 21" RCA TV.
But Sony may have the best basic alarm clocks. The radio may not be the greatest though.
I am a radio collector and user. I have two Sangean high end, long range multi band radios. They are great performers but not reliable. Both have had problems, one even bad out of the box. I will never get another one. Too bad your old GE was involved in a gravity test. Those old GE clock radios are hard to beat and will work forever without a problem.
It is a shame really. My expectations of most consumer grade electronics is super low these days. Time will tell on this Sangean. My old GE hitting the floor broke my heart. My wife had bought that one in the early 1990s. It looked like this:
That's really cool. I wonder if the vacuum tube wasn't the neon lamps they used back in the day for back lighting clocks? I remember having a GE or Panasonic flip-clock am/fm radio that was back lit by this type of bulb. The predecessor of the LED lamp. That was an awesome clock radio too that lasted forever, but the digits stopped flipping correctly one day after a decade or so of use. The neon bulbs were still good too.
I still have two fully functioning GE clock radios from the mid 70's. They are bullet proof. I never even had to replace any capacitors. The controls need cleaning once in a while and that's it.It is a shame really. My expectations of most consumer grade electronics is super low these days. Time will tell on this Sangean. My old GE hitting the floor broke my heart. My wife had bought that one in the early 1990s. It looked like this:
I really enjoy listening to the Art Bell archive broadcasts. He had a rare/ special talent. His replacement is brutal to listen to. RIP Art Bell.I used to have a Sangean AM-FM-Shortwave portable radio. I got it in the mid-80’s when I was listening to Art Bell on the drive home from work near midnight every night. One of his sponsors was C Crane radio. Sangean was their big brand. That radio played on till around 2012 when it finally quit working. That was my kitchen radio.
Hard to believe it's been four years now since his passing (4/13/18).I really enjoy listening to the Art Bell archive broadcasts. He had a rare/ special talent. His replacement is brutal to listen to. RIP Art Bell.
In America maybe, but in Asia Panasonic is still pretty booming as a consumer brand.Panasonic has more or disappeared as a consumer brand. About the only thing sold under their brand directly to consumers is batteries, and they don't even make them any more (after they sold off the business to Fujitsu.
Art was a big supporter of C Crane Radios..I really enjoy listening to the Art Bell archive broadcasts. He had a rare/ special talent. His replacement is brutal to listen to. RIP Art Bell.
George is alright but there is no replacement for Art Bell...Hard to believe it's been four years now since his passing (4/13/18).
Sangean makes great stuff, but when it comes to "alarm clocks" my TOP PRIORITY is DOES THE ALARM WORK ON BATTERY BACKUP?
I need the alarm to work, even during a power outage. I regrettably went with Onn, two months in the led display digits are already dead.