Radio for Shipping Forecasts with Timer

[apollo]

Can anyone suggest a good place to buy one of these radios that I can set timer to record the early shipping forecasts?

Thanks in advance

Mike

 

[actionoptics]

I asked this a few months ago and the cheapest answer was a Roberts model. My local radio supplier got one from Roberts without any problem. It's on the boat so I can't tell you the model number right now.

 

[DinghyMan]

Not sure if its a good price but Compass24 for £149
or digital one from Force4 at £199

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

At those prices, why wouldn't you get a Navtex instead?

 

[rickp]

Perhaps Navtex is great if you have a nice mast to nail the aerial too - but I've been in plenty of places where I was clearly not getting good enough reception. However, with Navtex and VHF updates from the Coastguard/CROSS - I've not had a problem.

Rick

 

[Phoenix of Hamble]

Take your point, but my Navtex aerial is below decks....and reception is OK

 

[actionoptics]

The Roberts was only about £30.

 

[rickp]

Fair point /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. Mine is generally okay, but in a few places in Brittany I didn't get any updates at all - which meant I was exercising my rusty french listening to the CROSS broadcasts /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

Rick

 

[jonjo]

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Compass24 for £149


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I have the £149 one, tis a bit big for an average boat.

 

[bobfrost]

THIS Roberts Radio at £30 would seem to do he job.

 

[apollo]

Brilliant, just what I was looking for.

Many Thanks!

 

[davidpbo]

I seem to remember seeing a Bush or Morphy Richards advertised which will record but price maybe the same as Roberts mentioned by Bobfrost.

I have a Roberts DAB radio at home which I am pleased with.

 

[Rowana]

That's the one I use. Does what it says on the box.

For £30, it's the canine sphericals.

 

[brownsox]

We bought the Roberts. You can set timer to start but not to stop so it just records the whole tape. And short cassette tapes aren't that easy to come by. And we may be thick but we found it extremely complicated to set up the timing.

 

[Rowana]

You are correct that the timer just switches it on and I agree that short tapes are rare.

Here's my method -
Set timer to catch early morning forecast.
Rewind tape only as far as sufficient remains to catch forecast plus a wee bit extra "just in case".
Plug in earphones to stop the speaker, as the whole point is to continue with the kip.
Wake up, rewind tape and listen to forecast.

I found out how far to rewind tape by trial and error at home before I went to the boat. Same with setting the timer, which once set for early forecast doesn't need resetting.

HTH