solarDAB Solar Powered DAB Radio
SolarDAB Solar Powered DAB Radio
Find out more about the world's first solar powered DAB radio
shopping | solar | newsRecently launched,
solarDAB is the world's first
solar-powered DAB radio - made by
Roberts and offering digital
Band III and L band coverage.
As with the many
wind up powered radios we have covered (e.g.
EyeMax Freeplay and the
Freeplay Companion), solarDAB contains a rechargeable battery pack (3 x AA NiMH) and has an integrated
PV solar panel to keep it charged up.
If
solarDAB is to be used away from the sunshine, the internal battery pack will power the radio for up to
27 hours (from a full charge). A plug-in AC adapter/charger is supplied which can be used to charge up the batteries quickly if requried.
Such a radio is ideal for use in the garden, or left on a windowsill where it will charge up during the day, and it is of course perfect for use on camping trips, at the beach, while fishing, or anywhere else where conventional power is not available. The integrated
solar panel is sufficiently powerful to provide "
continuous play under adequate sunlight".
Other Specifications
solarDAB weighs in at 672g, and has the following dimensions: 190 (w) x 100 (h) x 80(d) mm. A standard 3.5mm stereo
headphone socket is built in, as is a
line in/
auxiliary input socket for playback of iPod/MP3 etc. The 80mm
speaker is rated at
1 Watt.
The frequency coverage offered by solarDab is 174.928-239.200MHz in DAB Band III (using fitted telescopic aerial), and 1452-1492MHz in DAB L-Band (using internal aerial).
Click here to view the
Roberts solarSAB user manual now (20 page PDF).
NEW Click here to read our
solarDAB Product Review.
Buy solarDAB
solarDAB is available in white, black, pink, red, or green. It is now available at
Ethical Superstore in all five colours for
£74.95 (including
£5.00 discount obtained by entering discount code
X5WFF at checkout). Click here for more information and to
buy solarDAB now.
Article Last Modified: 10:51, 1st Nov 2008
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