Hi Guys,
I admit I am very new to Boomboxery. I did however grow up in the 80s and always enjoyed the big power and presence of ghettoblasters in my youth. I always had my good ol' Sanyo at hand whilst attending the FM104.5 river fire. This event was a huge nightime fireworks display in Brisbane, QLD where the fireworks display was synchronised to rock music played over the local radio station. If you had a big, powerful radio on hand, you enjoyed a much more enhanced viewing/listening experience. Bystanders always thanked me for providing the big audio as it really did make a huge difference to the display. Throw in a F111 flyover including afterburners at the end of the show to provide the climax.
There weren't that many of us prepared to carry a heavy beast all night tearing through $30 of D cells in one night!
They always transmitted the radio conversations between the pilot and control tower from take off to when the pilot hit the afterburners so you always knew how far out the F111 was!!
Great memories! Now where did that old Sanyo go?!
The riverfire event is still staged to this day. I might just take down my newly acquired (and now fixed) Hitachi TRK-9140 this year for old times sake! 
Anyone care to share their own period 80s memories when these beasts were really kicking ass on the street, or the train, or the bus?
James..
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I admit I am very new to Boomboxery. I did however grow up in the 80s and always enjoyed the big power and presence of ghettoblasters in my youth. I always had my good ol' Sanyo at hand whilst attending the FM104.5 river fire. This event was a huge nightime fireworks display in Brisbane, QLD where the fireworks display was synchronised to rock music played over the local radio station. If you had a big, powerful radio on hand, you enjoyed a much more enhanced viewing/listening experience. Bystanders always thanked me for providing the big audio as it really did make a huge difference to the display. Throw in a F111 flyover including afterburners at the end of the show to provide the climax.
There weren't that many of us prepared to carry a heavy beast all night tearing through $30 of D cells in one night!
They always transmitted the radio conversations between the pilot and control tower from take off to when the pilot hit the afterburners so you always knew how far out the F111 was!!
Great memories! Now where did that old Sanyo go?!
The riverfire event is still staged to this day. I might just take down my newly acquired (and now fixed) Hitachi TRK-9140 this year for old times sake! Anyone care to share their own period 80s memories when these beasts were really kicking ass on the street, or the train, or the bus?
James..
.
and that sucker can crank like nobody's business but I don't take it out because it's one of those 3 piecers where the handle has to be up to lock the speakers on :annoyed: . Also have a Fisher PH-418 like that 