Which Powerbank ?

flaneurs_lobster

For the next visit I had purchased a Tecsun PL-330 transistor radio that runs 24 hours continuously on a charge and uses original “Nokia phone” style batteries (not sure they are exactly the same, look the same though).

The radio is quite sophisticated and not particularly cheap, but it is pocket size and works very well. While I don’t have a spare battery, it can be charged from a battery bank via USB.

Reminds me, somewhere I have a Sony radio that will be be similar. Seem to remember it was a lot of money 20+ odd years ago but don't think terrestrial analog radio receivers have changed too much.

My DAB radios (is it a radio or a receiver?) are either mains-powered home boxes or pocket earphone-only devices for taking to rugby matches. Would DAB go down before SW come the zombie apocalypse?

QrizB

Would DAB go down before SW come the zombie apocalypse?

DAB doesn't propagate well (it's rather like broadcast TV in that respect) so you're relying on local transmitters being powered.

Shortwave travels better, so (at least in principle) it would let you receive radio broadcasts from outside the UK if the problem was national but not international. But best get the hang of tuning your shortwave set now, to save having to learn its oddities in a crisis.

Meanwhile the BBC have plans to keep FM radio stations on the air:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck5ynnj05z8no