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FM Receiver Booster? Decent Internet Radio?

  1. Guest former user
    #16 May 2008, 7:34 AM

    Is there such thing as a booster that'll help improve FM radio reception is a cheap desk radio? My desk at work is in a bit of a hole and I've got to have something to listen to. I'm going to go nuts if I have to keep listening to "soft mountain hits of the 80s, 90s, and today" or mariachi music.



    The other option is a decent, low bandwidth internet radio station. Got any suggestions on something I can fly below the IS radar?

  2. Guest former user
    #26 May 2008, 8:12 AM
    "Bender" wrote: Is there such thing as a booster that'll help improve FM radio reception is a cheap desk radio? My desk at work is in a bit of a hole and I've got to have something to listen to. I'm going to go nuts if I have to keep listening to "soft mountain hits of the 80s, 90s, and today" or mariachi music.

    The other option is a decent, low bandwidth internet radio station. Got any suggestions on something I can fly below the IS radar?



    i dont know about a booster but didnt you get a mp3 player? the radio on mine works great when i use it. i mostly listen to my mp3's though.

  3. Guest former user
    #36 May 2008, 8:13 AM

    o ya. and its may 6th and i'm still at work. 😈

  4. BKGM Jeepers President Joined: June 2003
    #46 May 2008, 8:15 AM

    What about XM or Sirius? You should be able to list at your desk with the newer systems.



    How about an MP3 player with a ton of songs? WOOT usually has 4GB players for about $50 (referbished). I use an 8GB player at my work. I have about 400 songs, and just shuffle them all day. I even leave the player on continuously and turn the volume down when I leave. It's on 24/7 and has been for a year without any problems.



    I use XM in my garage at home. The unit can record live content, and also accept MP3's via micro SD card? I have an extra unit at home, I'd sell for $30. I can give you a car kit and even show you where to get the home kit for cheap. One unit for everything (it's even portable) is pretty nice.

    Kathleen and Brad
  5. Guest former user
    #56 May 2008, 9:58 AM

    Geez...you guys and your technology. 😀 Kelly has an MP3 player. The only one I have is a couple of years old and isn't real user friendly by any standards. Maybe I'll just throw a decent sized memory card in it and bring it to work.



    I don't really have any interest in the whole satellite radio thing. I'd rather spend my dough paying to download music which I would never do illegally becuase that makes you a bad person. 😀



    Alex, you want me to have a talk with Heidi? Have the baby already!

  6. Guest former user
    #66 May 2008, 10:19 AM
    "Bender" wrote: Geez...you guys and your technology. 😀 Kelly has an MP3 player. The only one I have is a couple of years old and isn't real user friendly by any standards. Maybe I'll just throw a decent sized memory card in it and bring it to work.

    I don't really have any interest in the whole satellite radio thing. I'd rather spend my dough paying to download music which I would never do illegally becuase that makes you a bad person. 😀

    Alex, you want me to have a talk with Heidi? Have the baby already!

    trust me. you dont want to talk to an overdue pregnant lady. she gets phone calls all day....."did you have the baby yet???". 🙄

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