Today it's 75 degrees and not a cloud in the sky so I thought I would go hiking!
I took the General Electric 3-5286A with the Blu_Fuz clip on strap which works awesome with the built in strap clips on the GE 3-5286A. I used my cell phone with a small FM transmitter plugged into it to deliver the music selection.
It wasn't the longest hike, only 2.19 miles. I tracked it all with the MapMyHike app. You can see the details here: http://www.mapmyhike.com/workout/452365989
This is the first time I took this radio hiking and I have to say, it was great! The size is really good, even with regular Duracell's the weight is reasonable and was never an issue. Volume was never an issue either. I was in a small canyon most of the time and the sound was bouncing off the walls so I didn't need MONSTER BLASTER power. Running the volume knob at 35-50% with the loudness switch on gave me great full bodied sound.
With the strap extended all the way, my arm hung down right in front of the radio and when I needed too, I could just grab the cassette deck crash bar and hang on to the radio and swing it around bushes and rocks making it a very controlled situation. Plus with the controls on the face of the radio, all the knobs and switches were right where I needed them to be.
I had my music selection set to shuffle, which varied from Hard Rock to Dub Step which required some adjustments while on the move. One thing that is nice about the GE 3-5286A is the loudness switch. It changes the sound curve so dramatically that when the music changed from Sammy Hagar to Venetian Snares all I had to do was throw one switch and never missed a step.
All in all, it was a great day out in the sun with one of my favorite radios!
(BTW, I got this GE from member Reli last year and I'm still lovin' it...Thanks Reli
)
I took the General Electric 3-5286A with the Blu_Fuz clip on strap which works awesome with the built in strap clips on the GE 3-5286A. I used my cell phone with a small FM transmitter plugged into it to deliver the music selection.
It wasn't the longest hike, only 2.19 miles. I tracked it all with the MapMyHike app. You can see the details here: http://www.mapmyhike.com/workout/452365989
This is the first time I took this radio hiking and I have to say, it was great! The size is really good, even with regular Duracell's the weight is reasonable and was never an issue. Volume was never an issue either. I was in a small canyon most of the time and the sound was bouncing off the walls so I didn't need MONSTER BLASTER power. Running the volume knob at 35-50% with the loudness switch on gave me great full bodied sound.
With the strap extended all the way, my arm hung down right in front of the radio and when I needed too, I could just grab the cassette deck crash bar and hang on to the radio and swing it around bushes and rocks making it a very controlled situation. Plus with the controls on the face of the radio, all the knobs and switches were right where I needed them to be.
I had my music selection set to shuffle, which varied from Hard Rock to Dub Step which required some adjustments while on the move. One thing that is nice about the GE 3-5286A is the loudness switch. It changes the sound curve so dramatically that when the music changed from Sammy Hagar to Venetian Snares all I had to do was throw one switch and never missed a step.
All in all, it was a great day out in the sun with one of my favorite radios!
(BTW, I got this GE from member Reli last year and I'm still lovin' it...Thanks Reli
)
But what you really need is the optional strap. That makes life GREAT!
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