Le Mans radio at the 24 hour race

[pauljoecoe]

Lookng at buying a cheap (but reasonable quality) personal radio for Le Mans and Silverstone.

I assume they still broadcast on FM - not gone digital?

Any suggestions/recommendations?

[Truckosaurus]

Anything cheap with replaceable batteries IMHO - less hassle than keeping a USB device charged.

Well fitting earphones/headphones are more important for actually hearing anything than the radio itself.

[Red9zero]

As above. Whatever is on special offer on Amazon at the time and takes AA or AAA batteries. I use decent quality headphones with mine, although they can get a bit warm sometimes.

[FredericRobinson]

Or get a set of headphones with built in radio

[//j17]

Generally you're not talking about the highest sonic quality, where you need to pick up those subtle haromies between John Hindhaugh and Paul Truswell but rather something you can hear at a sensible volume, preferably while protecting your hearing, and doing all that in comfort for hours on end. Because of that I swapped to some cheap headphones/ear defenders with built in FM radio a couple of years back, from eBay.

They do the job, don't get uncomfortable after a few hours like my music-focused in-ear jobs, and having cost under £20 I'm not bothered about dropping/losing/someone pintching them.

[NoBrakesWC]

I would be interested to see what people go for. What prices are they usually around?

[Truckosaurus]

I favour some in-ear 'headphones' so I can have one-in-one-out most of the time so can still make conversation with comrades with the radio blabbing away in the background, pay more attention whenever someone gets excited and voices raised.

Radio is just some no-name tat off Amazon and a big pack of Poundland AA batteries. I seem to recall it was actually hard to find any small brand name FM radios anymore.

Edit: I think this is what I have - https://www.amazon.co.uk/COVVY-Portable-Earphone-D... - plastic rubbish but has done a couple of trips successfully.

Edited by Truckosaurus on Wednesday 2nd March 14:32

[LawrieC]

Truckosaurus said:

...... I seem to recall it was actually hard to find any small brand name FM radios anymore......

You're not wrong, and mine took some finding and is now £30

I prefer the headphones with built in radio - bit expensive, but for me comfortable for hours. I take both, plus earbuds, (for backup). Radio Le Mans is next to the more powerful French equivalent, and in the stands, some radios can drift towards the better signal.

[andyvdg]

Something like this. No digital unnecessariness to power so the batteries lasts for weeks. Use earbuds so you can put ear-defenders over them as / when you desire.

https://www.hifix.co.uk/roberts-r9924-sports-924-3...

[LawrieC]

They're no longer available, but £20 used on eBay. My wife's Walkman radio is £40+, so I'd better look after that for her.

And on the £30 model, the batteries last over 200 hours - you could leave it on all week

[pauljoecoe]

Thanks for those responses. I have some Sony noise cancelling headphones which also have a 3.5mm jack input option so I might try those with something cheapish.

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[RobbyJ]

pauljoecoe said:

Thanks for those responses. I have some Sony noise cancelling headphones which also have a 3.5mm jack input option so I might try those with something cheapish.

I

Pretty sure my Sony ones don't noise cancel when you plug in a 3.5mm jack. Not that that's the end of the world but just saying.

[NoBrakesWC]

Truckosaurus said:

I favour some in-ear 'headphones' so I can have one-in-one-out most of the time so can still make conversation with comrades with the radio blabbing away in the background, pay more attention whenever someone gets excited and voices raised.

Radio is just some no-name tat off Amazon and a big pack of Poundland AA batteries. I seem to recall it was actually hard to find any small brand name FM radios anymore.

Edit: I think this is what I have - https://www.amazon.co.uk/COVVY-Portable-Earphone-D... - plastic rubbish but has done a couple of trips successfully.

Edited by Truckosaurus on Wednesday 2nd March 14:32

They worth buying? Just so in the stands we can listen but while in campsite will have it on our speaker

[WhiteBaron]

I have these....

https://www.screwfix.com/p/stanley-sy360-am-fm-rad...

Also useful when mowing the lawn

[pauljoecoe]

RobbyJ said:

pauljoecoe said:

Thanks for those responses. I have some Sony noise cancelling headphones which also have a 3.5mm jack input option so I might try those with something cheapish.

I

Pretty sure my Sony ones don't noise cancel when you plug in a 3.5mm jack. Not that that's the end of the world but just saying.

Just got my Radio off Amazon and yes the noise cancelling still works on the Sony WH1000XM3. You need to switch them on and have battery power for the NC to work of course.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07QNK9NMG/ref...


Got these - good quality sound (if you use decent head/earphones) the provided ones are a bit basic but do the job. Nice and light, neck strap also included. All ready to go.