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Charlie · #1 05-24-2006, 12:41 PM

Interesting... I've never seen a boom-box styled radio with shortwave!

Jeffhs · #2 05-24-2006, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie

Interesting... I've never seen a boom-box styled radio with shortwave!

I seem to remember a few Aiwa and Panasonic boom boxes with at least one SW band, though they are rare. Most garden-variety boom boxes/ghetto blasters were AM/FM/cassette only, though some of them were huge--they must have weighed 20 pounds (less batteries) if they weighed an ounce. It always amazed me how anyone could carry one of those on their shoulder while walking down a city street for any length of time.

I bet a lot of kids all but cheered (and got rid of their large systems) when Sony came out with their Walkman headphone stereos.

kg4cna · #3 09-26-2007, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie

Interesting... I've never seen a boom-box styled radio with shortwave!

I have a JVC boom box with SW as well as AM/FM/CD/Cass & CD player. It even has a subwoofer, a five band EQ, AUX input and CD output. Bought it from a local electronics store back in 1987. It was my first boom box...and it still plays fine today..except for the CD player (it died long ago...probably from overuse on my part. I played the hell out of it!). It won't spin up when you load a CD. Otherwise it's in great shape.

I'll get a picture up as soon as I can.