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Benss Portable Radio AM FM SW $22.39 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Benss-AU Amazon AU

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Benss Portable Radio AM FM SW $22.39 + Delivery ($0 with Prime/ $59 Spend) @ Benss-AU Amazon AUAffiliate
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spacemannn on 25/10/2024 - 19:32 amazon.com.au (2640 clicks)
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World in complete chaos due to WW3? Electrical grid targeted by foreign military to spread chaos within the nation and you can't access your Plex server or charge your electric car? Can't turn on your generator as Petrol is sparse and prioritised for the war effort? Use your 10 year shelf life AA Amazon batteries to tune in for some good old fashioned apocalyptic radio or just listen to military broadcasts on repeat and find out what's what. Keep the family entertained at the end of the day after a hard days work of pillaging local supermarkets and your neighborhood for toilet paper. Use the low powered LCD screen to shed a dim orange light in your nights to remind you of the times when you took your tech for granted. Use the 20% off coupon to bring the price down to $22.39 and stash it in your go bag. Money is now worthless, but this handy companion will make your impending demise just that much easier to see through till the end.

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Comments

  • morpheous on 25/10/2024 - 19:35
    +33

    Haha love the description

  • Snoovey on 25/10/2024 - 19:41

    360° rotatery is Korean dance legendary style y

  • Thrifty Dan on 25/10/2024 - 19:42
    +1

    The description is the best, but what about the product? Usually Aliexpress sells same for less.

    • spacemannn on 25/10/2024 - 20:02
      +19

      This will be delivered tomorrow if you buy it now by a robust courier system that is currently functioning and relies heavily on working technology. Do you want to risk not having one for at least a weeks time, when anything could happen?

      • Agileduck on 25/10/2024 - 21:23
        +2

        Buy it on Ali as well. If the world hasn’t ended by the time it comes, return it to Amazon. Hedge your bets!!

      • Save 50 Cent on 25/10/2024 - 22:01
        +3

        You must be a salesman by day and ozbargainer by night.

  • countmein on 25/10/2024 - 19:58
    +1

    +1 for the description, to bring back memories, and to remind me of Resident Evil games/movies

  • paulaus on 25/10/2024 - 20:00
    +6

    Thanks bought WW3 is a few months away.

  • Gwilli on 25/10/2024 - 20:02
    +1

    Top marks for the description!

  • mousie on 25/10/2024 - 20:02
    +2

    High yield investment radio

  • xpllmmff on 25/10/2024 - 20:12

    it's interesting to see both us and China are pushing mandate adoption of AM radios in their cars, event though there are way more advanced ways of communication available such as 5g or starlink
    https://www.radioworld.com/global/chinese-project-to-mandate…

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/bradadgate/2024/10/08/congress-…

    • LoftyAu on 25/10/2024 - 20:15
      +16

      Pretty simple really - AM radio has long range and is pretty low tech.

    • RedHab on 25/10/2024 - 20:50
      +7

      Because it is simple, reliable and works.

      Too much tech = too much fragility.

  • Barry off EastEnders on 25/10/2024 - 20:17
    +2

    I can imagine you writing this description in a dank basement at table set up for a prepper podcast - Love it OP - bought!

    If you have a blog or broadcast then I can't wait to listen to it on my new radio!

  • SORCERER on 25/10/2024 - 20:22

    I dont have this particular model but SW radios are a lot of fun. updooted

    • bonezAU on 25/10/2024 - 21:30

      Which one do you have? I had a SW radio donkeys years ago but would like to get back into it, bit of fun to tune around the globe and show the kids.

    • Loopholio on 25/10/2024 - 21:50
      +2

      What is fun about SW radio?

      • mkhannah on 25/10/2024 - 22:09
        +4

        When you are out n the middle of BFNowhere, under the stars, you can listen to the world old person style. It’s magic.

  • BertieBrown on 25/10/2024 - 20:30
    +2

    I’d be very tempted if it was a Radiation King! If it all goes to hell, I at least want to listen to Billie Holiday on the most aesthetically appropriate audio device.

  • cashless on 25/10/2024 - 20:45

    Love it. Nice post OP
    My old SW radio died some years back and had thought about replacing it
    With the orange screen matching the colour of the likely new POTUS we can all remind ourselves what he has in store for us

  • iratepirate on 25/10/2024 - 20:50
    +6

    This will have terrible reception on short wave and no external antenna jack.
    You will be lucky to pick up Radio New Zealand with it.
    It also isn't SSB capable so pretty much useless for the scenario OP describes.

    • Willy Bargin on 25/10/2024 - 22:35

      any cheap recommendation - pretty much want to buy /test/ throw in a survival box . youtube mention wire antenna , i don't even know where to start - is there any different from cheap $5 amazon vs $50 ?

      • aussieprepper on 25/10/2024 - 23:08
        +2

        Yea get a Xhdata when they are on sale, I regularly use the Xhdata D808 it's an awesome radio. You should be able to get the Xhdata D109 for under $50 on sale, it seems like a decent radio. It has no SSB but you don't need SSB to listen to broadcast stations, SSB is good for Ham radio but I don't see much activity now days.

        • Willy Bargin on 28/10/2024 - 15:55
          +1

          thanks heaps , end up finding 109 for $40 on amazon but i dont know which Antenna , could you recommend one ?

  • RecklessMonkeys on 25/10/2024 - 20:50
    +5

    Some reviews are complaining about it's failure to survive an EMP attack. I'll pass.

    • RedHab on 25/10/2024 - 20:51
      +1

      Yep, you're gonna need an old valve set to survive EMP. Modern silicon will be toast.

    • yoho on 26/10/2024 - 20:01

      Keep it an old biscuit tin and it will be fine

  • Willy Bargin on 25/10/2024 - 21:26
    +3

    would it be better for prepping to spend $20 more and get XHDATA D-109 ? ( i am a radio noob tried to learning )

    • Rebsphere on 25/10/2024 - 21:56

      Yeah, I'd also like to know. Need a radio for our family cyclone kit.

      • spacemannn on 25/10/2024 - 22:19
        +3

        In an emergency situation, you'd want a low battery drain device that you can have back up and running with a cheap, widely available power source (assuming civilisation is somewhat intact). The one above is a rechargeable 18650 battery, charged via type C. Assuming your cable is intact, doesn't fray and isn't broken, it's another liability you need to worry about, not even considering drawing from a power source. You can buy 40 AA batteries, throw them in a bag knowing you have power to receive news for days or weeks. Any AA/AAA battery powered radio would be better than one requiring charging in an emergency situation.

        • Willy Bargin on 25/10/2024 - 22:30

          thanks , one thing i want to do it buy a few 18650 - have a USB 50w solar panel + VC4 ( which i use for AA and AAA but can also use 18650 )

    • aussieprepper on 25/10/2024 - 23:13
      +3

      Get the Xhdata D-109 it's a much better radio you will actually pick up stations. I can get Radio NZ inside my house with my D-808 Saturday nights is request night on RNZ national you can hear modern music. You can probably pick up the 10000 radio China stations with any radio.

      • iratepirate on 26/10/2024 - 00:06
        +2

        The XhDATA D-808 is a solid choice, got mine for $80 delivered.

  • TEER3X on 25/10/2024 - 21:37
    +2

    Wtf is SW?

    what have I been missing out on my entire life?

    • R4 on 25/10/2024 - 22:16
      +6

      Really?

      Short Wave - old school radio. Growing up in Africa back in the day without TV and SW was our way to get real news and information - mainly the BBC world service.

    • battler on 25/10/2024 - 22:35

      Superrock KYOI
      https://kyoi.ru/audio/jingles/kyoi5.mp3

  • Bill Burn on 25/10/2024 - 21:40

    I'll use my $10 scrapyard solar panels and ex Telstra batteries to charge my ev thankyou very much while all you muppets got Buckley's of finding or pumping fuel

  • vladsyd on 25/10/2024 - 22:02

    I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire… (c)

  • Spacexyz on 25/10/2024 - 22:13

    I see this guy is from Broken Hill…

  • Ethan Bargain-Hunt on 25/10/2024 - 22:41

    Is this good for a drive in cinema?

  • Tougherburger on 25/10/2024 - 22:46
    +2

    OP, I haven't seen a sell that good since Shawn Michaels vs Hulk Hogan at Summerslam '05. Bought, and I'll see you all in the caves after the big red button is pushed!

  • unity1 on 25/10/2024 - 23:11

    Which AC adapter would work with this?

  • Cluster on 26/10/2024 - 00:59
    +7

    Short wave has pretty much died out. Everything now makes far too much radio noise and stations have closed down after listeners switched to online streaming.

    People will never…… exPERIENCE the….. joys of…. shorTWAVE signals…. drifting in AND out… a TrUE LIStening PLEAsure…..

  • edfoo on 26/10/2024 - 09:09
    +1

    OP must be a fan of Fallout games.

  • HunterxHunter9000 on 26/10/2024 - 11:39

    wheres the %20 coupon?

  • shabaka on 26/10/2024 - 12:25
    +1

    if targeting WW3 scenario (god forbid) you need one of those radios that come with a dynamo built in, you don't want to depend on AA batteries

  • bailbondsh on 26/10/2024 - 15:26
    +1

    Radio… who needs the radio, ready Harr?

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