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I bought the earliest version, sometime around '01 or '02.It has withstood the tests of time and abuse.Still sounds great, everything works fine. I plug my iPod car charger into the 12v outlet, the 1/8" audio to "input" and I have music all day.They can't have an on-board charger because somebody else owns the patent.ok bye
If you need a radio that will be heard in a production plant, this is not the one, everything everyone else says about the radio is true it would be great for the construction site. It took 3 weeks to get to me, I had to call to find out what was going on, and another one had to be shipped.
Turning it around and around goes through the frequencies, just like in your car.Hard to tip over.Manual advises not to get this unit wet. The only thing about this that I don't like is the cord. Punch EQ button lights up when Punch EQ is being used (off--weakest bass, green, amber, red--strongest bass).Bag has two Velcro "pass-through pockets" on the bottom of each side to allow for cables to run from the jacks on the radio to inside of the bag (12V jack is behind radio's left speaker, 1/8" stereo jack is behind radio's right speaker). "Clock" button switches between clock and frequency. Turning the tuning knob slightly (without making it click) scans through frequencies. Also, when I plug the radio's plug into the socket, it fits very loosely.LCD display is back-lit with green LEDs. The "pass-through" plug is ungrounded--it has two tabs preventing the grounded tool's plug from fitting into the female end of the pass-through plug, thus causing you to need a ground eliminator adapter.
Radio is digital with 10 AM and 10 FM presets. Antenna is rubbery. This baby sounds great and is built with the same quality as any other Milwaukee tool. Sound remains perfectly clear on very low and very high volumes. Knobs are very strong and durable. When the radio is off, the clock is always displayed on the LCD screen (two AA batteries built in underneath to power it). Power strips are cheap enough--anyone can get by without those annoying pass-throughs.Four strong cord clips stick out the back to protect jacks and bag's contents. Heck, better yet, they should have utilized their quick-change tool cord.
GRRR. Reference to speakers being weatherproof likely refers to only changes in humidity and temperature.I gave it four stars only because of the annoyance presented by the cord. Bag disattachment: Undo Velcro on lower back of bag by pulling it towards you. Lift back straight up off of two hooks in its upper back.Battery compartment is held shut by a strong, "toolbox-style" flip clasp.Radio gets loud and projects well. There is no reason why they couldn't have put on a grounded pass-through. Cord has small snap-hook on it to keep itself from unraveling.
I bought this radio for my dad about 4-5 years ago as he is absolutely careless with everything, he's a contractor so its kind of expected. They had two huge lock boxes, one of which was pried open. Every time Id visit the job site he'd point to this painted, dirty radio and say "remember you bought me that, all the guys love it". Well I JUST got a phone call from him and their job site was robbed last night. A $1,200 wet saw along with other very valuable tools werent stollen but the radio was. At least fathers day is coming up soon.
I bought this unit to use at construction sites and at home on weekends. The cord exits the bottom of the pouch in such a way as to protect it from weather as well.The sound quality is very good on all settings. After purchasing an MP3 player and cord I was able to download 24 hours of my favorite music, attach to the unit, set the unit on AUX and enjoy commercial free hand selected music all day. The MP3 player fits in the back pouch protecting it from sawdust and other debris. I am very pleased with the ruggedness and quality of this radio. The weather band is very weak but that is due to my proximity to the nearest transmitter and not the fault of the radio.
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