(It doesn't have to be any good) - Contest to find the CHEAPEST portable radio.

[Omega-TI]

On a whim, I went on a hunt to find the cheapest radio currently available on the consumer market.

Here is << MY ENTRY >> Can anyone find one for less than $10.99?

Of course I've never considered buying anything from this site.
But what blew my mind was the multiband radio that even takes a USB stick for $4.70 << HERE >>

 

[mmckenna]

I don't have any entry, but Radio Shack had some good basic Am radios back in the day. At least back then AM radio was worth listening to.

 

[AB5ID]

A germanium diode, long wire, and crystal earphone picks up several AM stations at once with a decent ground in metropolitan areas.

 

[iMONITOR]

nextradio

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-unlock-fm-radio-hidden-smartphone/

 

[vagrant]

I still have and use my Radio Shack Optimus AM/FM handheld to find RFI. The pot could use a blast, but definitely still works. A used one could probably be found for around $10.

I found a picture of the model.

 

[mmckenna]

I still have and use my Radio Shack Optimus AM/FM handheld to find RFI. The pot could use a blast, but definitely still works. A used one could probably be found for around $10.

I found a picture of the model.
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I think I have an old Radio Shack "Flavoradio" somewhere. I think it was my sisters. Raspberry red. AM only.

 

[Omega-TI]

A germanium diode, long wire, and crystal earphone picks up several AM stations at once with a decent ground in metropolitan areas.

Yeah I did that as a kid, for all of two minutes... tuning capacitors = sanity.

 

[pb_lonny]

https://www.kmart.com.au/product/pocket-amfm-radio-42190417/

 

[Omega-TI]

https://www.kmart.com.au/product/pocket-amfm-radio-42190417/

$9.00 not bad. Oh, I went to check the website in your signature line and found...


I've been trying a little bit of ultralighting here and there and would have loved to see it.

 

[jhooten]

$8.99

Amazon.com: Mini FM Radio Portable Carabiner Keychain Clip Travel Sized + Headphones (1 Pack(Purple)) : Electronics

Amazon.com: Mini FM Radio Portable Carabiner Keychain Clip Travel Sized + Headphones (1 Pack(Purple)) : Electronics

www.amazon.com

 

[SteveSimpkin]

$5.99 AM/FM with earphones and armband. Also available in their brick and mortar stores.

https://www.biglots.com/product/digital-am-fm-radio-with-armband/p810370584?pos=1:5

Depending on your definition of a radio, I have also seen the FM only scan tuning radios with earphones for 99 cents at the 99 Cent Store. Here is a great article about these types of radios on a chip.

A FM Radio for one-dollar – How is this possible?

We love Walmart On the way out of the Walmart store – right where you check out – the place where smart merchandising people place items for those people who are impulse buyers and thos…

frrl.wordpress.com

 

[pb_lonny]

$9.00 not bad. Oh, I went to check the website in your signature line and found...
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I've been trying a little bit of ultralighting here and there and would have loved to see it.

My blog has been rebuilt and has a new address: Tangers Ultralight DXing

 

[Dispatcher308]

My blog has been rebuilt and has a new address: Tangers Ultralight DXing

Everytime I click that link it redirects me to your technic page and it wont allow me to stay on your DX Page

 

[pb_lonny]

It should be working now, my HTML had the wrong value.