I don't think you need a radio as much as you need a good FM and a good AM antennae.
By the way - did you hear that the FM and the AM antennae got married?
The wedding was terrible, but the reception was great.
Reported.
I don't think you need a radio as much as you need a good FM and a good AM antennae.
By the way - did you hear that the FM and the AM antennae got married?
The wedding was terrible, but the reception was great.
Great way to keep your seat in the "right" position: have it so the lady of the house has limited musical choices in your car!I hated AM radio in the 60s, it was mostly BS. At most you got 5-6 overplayed songs every 30 minutes. FM was better, but once we bought a car with a CD player, we never listened to radio. Unfortunately, my wife's new car (2018), has no CD player and she can't be bothered blue-toothing her phone for local trips. At least on long trips, in her car, I can jack our old iPod 3 into the system. The AM/FM/6 CD player in my car, an 04 Accord, is shot. I can only play one burned CD of 2 Brubeck CDs. I only do local trips, without my wife, so it's not a big deal. Years back she wouldn't even use my car, because all CDs were Brubeck.
Great way to keep your seat in the "right" position: have it so the lady of the house has limited musical choices in your car!
Thanks, I will look to see if I have any generic substitute on hand to try, otherwise get one.Try a fresh power supply. You would be surprised how many problems are caused by one that is fading or failing. The wallwart ones are good for about 15 years max.
Any generic one matching specs will do. But the later ones for the Touch solved a lot of performance issues on the SB3s, too.
There is a wealth of information on keeping these going over on the Slimdevices Forum, which is still maintained.
I never realized that the old Superradios have become a retro classic and collectable, but apparently they have. There are several enthusiast websites on them with history, service and repair information. So perhaps your SR is quite repairable.As others have noted, the GE Superradio has been pretty much the gold standard (well, at least the standard) in this kind of application. I have one I bought about 15 years ago. The speaker went out so it was using just the tweeter. I opened it up and I guess whatever the problem was solved itself, so I'm a genius at the moment, but don't know how long that will last.
At the moment, Amazon has RCA RP7887 Super Radio 3 AM/FM High-Performance Super Radio III Receiver (Renewed w/Warranty) for about $60, so that would be one possibility.
More importantly, I would work my way through the suggestions others have made making liberal use of Amazon's generous return policy, as you have the freedom, as I understand it, to try them out in your application within the 30 day return window. With an added antenna, I would think one of them would meet your needs unless they are unrealistic.
Being amazingly cheap, when I thought I was going to have to replace my Superradio, I was thinking of the very inexpensive Retekess V115 Digital Radio on Amazon (about $22), but I have no experience of this unit, I just thought the favorable reviews sounded like my application. But, at a guess, I would think some of the slightly more expensive units others have mentioned here might give better results and last longer.
Finally, as others have mentioned, even a modest radio with a good antenna will beat a higher-performance radio with a modest (e.g. built-in) antenna, so decide if you're willing to add an antenna. Also, I didn't see if you mentioned AM or FM. That would inform what kind of antenna you want to add.
Good luck.
Hi,Unfortunately, there has not been a lot of effort made to improve AM/FM radios for home use in the past few decades. The best radios are the ones made for use in vehicles. They have both good sensitivity (pick up weak stations) and selectivity (block strong stations from interfering). I bet if you get into your car you will be able to listen to stations you cannot hear with your home or portable radio.
Some of the better radios for home use are made by Sangean. They have a wide variety of models. Like you, I live in a fringe area. I purchased a Sangean KDT-20 HD Radio/FM Stereo/ AM Component Tuner. It is a great radio, but it does not have a built in amplifier. You have to use with with headphones or hook up an amplifier or external speakers. It may be more expensive than you want, but I wanted the HD radio capability as there are HD stations in my area. I have mine hooked up to a AV receiver and some decent quality speakers.
A radio is no better than its antenna. Most AM radios come with a ferrite wound antenna. If that is not sufficient, you can always add an outdoor long wire antenna. Anything 50 feet or longer will work, but the longer the better.
The radio is most likely to come with an FM antenna made of twin-lead antenna wire. You can also purchase antennas designed for FM and VHF TV use like the old rabbit ears. If you can rotate the antenna to point towards the broadcast antenna, that gives the best reception.