Message-ID: <RM:c0d83d13.000bb610.0> Date: Mon, 6 Nov 1995 12:33:10 -0800 From: "Joseph Lischka (via RadioMail)" <mailto:jlischka@RADIOMAIL.NET> Subject: Re: Wind Up Radio...ideal for 3rd World? To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
I believe the radio referred to here is made by Sony. It is an AM/FM radio with a flashlight at one end, a generator cra k at the other end and a strip of photoelectric cells on the top. It appears to be popular on the survivalist circuit an sells in the $30-40 range. The generator crank does not appear to be too sturdy. There is reportedly also a shortwave m del.This is not the radio under manufacture in South Africa. Any further information, particularly with respect to compariso testing, would be welcome, as the NGO I am working with is looking for appropriate radio technology for use in rural Ti ray province, Ethiopia.
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Date: 4 Nov 95 09:50 -0500 From: "Wendy B. Lowe" <mailto:wendlon@ALCOR.CONCORDIA.CA> Subject: Re: Wind Up Radio...ideal for 3rd World? To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU> Reply To: "Wendy B. Lowe" <mailto:wendlon@ALCOR.CONCORDIA.CA>
Sir:
With regard to wind-up radios..I have seen a small, very effective model for sale in Haiti, manufactured (or at least imported)somewhere in the U.S. It actually doubled as afairly large torch and batteries could be used optionally. Not much information to go on, but someone is thinking. The owner of the shop told us that he had not been able to get hold of any more. Since I will be returning to Haiti shortly I will try to discover which American distributor was selling the radios.
Wendy Lowe Concordia University Montreal
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