Wind-up radio

[Lurch]

Since chaps with beards are going to detonate nbc's and I'll be retreating to my underground bunker, I'll be needing a clockwork radio to keep in touch with what's going on 'top side'!

What's good?
Where to buy?

For some reason :?: I don't like Trevor Bayliss, so a non-Bayliss version would be groovy.

[EdS]

Most of the department store seem to be doing them - I got one with a tourch as well for last Christmas, picks up R4 OK

[Adi007]

I'm afraid I have to tell you that when I was looking for a wind-up radio, the Freeplay Ranger was by far the best unit possible. Can be powered by wind-up, solar, mains and 12 V. I've had one and a wind up torch for over 18 months and find them both excellent.

[Lurch]

I'm afraid I have to tell you that when I was looking for a wind-up radio, the Freeplay Ranger was by far the best unit possible. Can be powered by wind-up, solar, mains and 12 V. I've had one and a wind up torch for over 18 months and find them both excellent.

Ah, I feared it would be so....
I'll just have to suppress my groundless, bizarre prejudice against the moustachioed one.

[Adi007]

The reception on the Freeplay is also excellent, as is the dynamo and solar panel.

[Kath]

There's a whole page of different ones here . (Actually there's a terrifying number of different radios on the entire site!)

:biggthump

[Lurch]

The reception on the Freeplay is also excellent, as is the dynamo and solar panel.

Y'on commision?
:wink:

[Lurch]

Ooo! Here's summat I've just thought of!
If we were looking at a nuclear strike, what waveband would be of most use? i.e. most likely to be still transmitting. (I know, I know - survivalist nutter etc!)
I'm thinking longwave or summat for distance reception - been a while since my emf days!

[Adi007]

Y'on commision?
:wink:

He he he ...

[RovingArcher]

I'm a fan of the Grundig radios. You can see them here.

[Kath]

Y'on commision?
:wink:

No - never found em until I just did a search for Trevor Bayliss. Weird to find a site that sells radios with valves in! Thought my time machine had worked!! :shock:

If we were looking at a nuclear strike, what waveband would be of most use? i.e. most likely to be still transmitting

Good question, Lurch ... I've always wondered that! What IS the emergency broadcast system in the UK? The Government information tells us to "Go In Stay In Tune In" but I haven't found out what we're actually supposed to tune in to??? :?:

[Lurch]

Joined up government for ya!

[Tantalus]

The Government information tells us to "Go In Stay In Tune In"

did you see the spoof site HM Department of Vague Paranoia

Tant

[Lurch]

Yup, and did you see the sense of humour failure by the government over it?

[Les Marshall]

What would be best post nuke, valve or solid state? I would have thought valve would be better as would not be susceptable to E.M.P :?:

[Kath]

EMP? Always store my radio in an anti static bag - not sure how much it would help though?! :?:

[Realgar]

Wouldn't buy anything other than a Bayliss, as for post nuke - I wouldn't give a damn about a radio anyway, just head for the hills and go back to the stone age.

If you want reliablity and indestructability learn to make crystal sets from whatever's around. A broken silicon chip ought to make a good substitute for the crystal.

[Lurch]

Wouldn't buy anything other than a Bayliss

Why so?

[dtalbot]

What would be best post nuke, valve or solid state? I would have thought valve would be better as would not be susceptable to E.M.P :?:

Yep valve. I seem to remember a lot of military kit kept valves for longer than civvy stuff for just that reason

[BorderReiver]

Yep valve. I seem to remember a lot of military kit kept valves for longer than civvy stuff for just that reason

When the USA had a look at a state of the art Russian fighter they laughed because it had valves in some critical gear---then the penny dropped.

Terrorists won't be able to set off a TND,only some semtex with hot material attached.The resulting radiation won't screw up semiconductors so your tranny will still work. :-)

[ANDYLASER]

To protect electrical devices from EMP, keep them in a faraday cage. Basically an earthed metal enclosure. eg a biscuit tin with a heavy lead connected to an earth rod. Make sure whatever is inside is not touching the tin.
Another reason why Russian military used valves is because of reliability in extreme cold.