Note this looks to be being discontinued as Amazon no longer list the DMR102 and claim the DMR108 has replaced it, that said the DMR108 has been around for over a year. It's possible stores are starting to clear the DMR102 and other stores may well reduce.
Robust AM/FM radio suitable for use on building and other work sites, battery or AC power (adaptor supplied), excellent sound quality and multi-channel selection.
Frequency Range FM: 87.50 - 108Mhz
Frequency Range AM: 522 - 1629 KHz
Years Guaranteed: 1
Power Type: AC Adaptor or 7.2v-18v battery
Brand Name: Makita
Range Description: Power Tools
17 comments
DennisG
13 Aug 17#1
please note as per building site regulations, this will be permanently locked onto the Heart FM frequency
sb170 to DennisG
13 Aug 17#2
Wish it were regulations,had a couple of young plasterers on site who insisted blasting out radio 1 after a few hours the radio went missing and miraculously reappeared in their van when the job was finished.
the__cat
13 Aug 17#3
An AM/FM radio at this price is criminal.
stanno to the__cat
13 Aug 17#5
That will explain why it's discontinued.
Also the audio from these is very bass-heavy.
ebble
13 Aug 17#4
A block of offices at the end of my road is being converted to 'luxury, prestigious' flats.
After an outcry from the locals, including me, the workers are banned from having any blaring music whatsoever.
derryneeve
13 Aug 17#6
Is the FM signal not due to be turned off sometime time soon? Just like they did with analogue TV.
Superman_turbo_pro_3000
13 Aug 17#7
I'm not a trades person so i wouldn't know how tough a radio needs to be but if you put an ordinary radio on the floor would it really stop working?
...there was a Bush DAB for £20 not that long ago. you could have 3 ordinary DAB radios and a pizza for the same price.
bma1445 to Superman_turbo_pro_3000
13 Aug 17#10
These are actually really useful to have (even around the house if you're doing anything big).
I got one that uses the same batteries as my drill/driver etc. It's not so much that a normal radio wont sing, but the buttons get jammed up with crap, among other things.
You can throw this across the room and cover it in plaster and it'll still work!
chiccosanchez to Superman_turbo_pro_3000
14 Aug 17#11
"I'm not a trades person so i wouldn't know ", you should have left it at that
Superman_turbo_pro_3000 to chiccosanchez
14 Aug 17#12
I'm not sure what you contribute with that comment....but
..I was curious what others thought to using a normal radio
Rickardo to Superman_turbo_pro_3000
14 Aug 17#13
As well as the toughness, it's the ability to take the same batteries as your tools (if you have Makita, of course).
There's a DeWalt DAB one posted on here that's better (if you have DeWalt tools!) as it also accepts your phone input (possibly charged it too?) and has a protective compartment for it.
pinkmonkey
13 Aug 17#8
Don't forget you need a licence to play this in a work place at a cost of £000's!
RichardBRiddick to pinkmonkey
13 Aug 17#9
A cost of £000's doesn't seem a bad price.. :wink:
ray1066 to RichardBRiddick
14 Aug 17#14
Funny. That's what I like about this site.
gtd65
14 Aug 17#15
I've got one of these in the shed, got it in a house clearance.
Missing an antenna unfortunately, so looks really good with a length of wire hanging off it, until I find a replacement.
£72 is madness for a radio!
Gwadinina
14 Aug 17#16
Great deal :sunglasses: Thanks OP
dave1111
14 Aug 17#17
Oh for the good old days, I remember when builders just used to whistle !
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Opening post
Screwfix = £99.99,
B&Q = £104,
Fastfix = £89.95,
PowertoolsUK = £99.79,
Powertool World = £95,
Toolstop = £89,
FFX = £98,
ITS = £113.99.
Note this looks to be being discontinued as Amazon no longer list the DMR102 and claim the DMR108 has replaced it, that said the DMR108 has been around for over a year. It's possible stores are starting to clear the DMR102 and other stores may well reduce.
Robust AM/FM radio suitable for use on building and other work sites, battery or AC power (adaptor supplied), excellent sound quality and multi-channel selection.
17 comments
Also the audio from these is very bass-heavy.
After an outcry from the locals, including me, the workers are banned from having any blaring music whatsoever.
...there was a Bush DAB for £20 not that long ago. you could have 3 ordinary DAB radios and a pizza for the same price.
I got one that uses the same batteries as my drill/driver etc. It's not so much that a normal radio wont sing, but the buttons get jammed up with crap, among other things.
You can throw this across the room and cover it in plaster and it'll still work!
..I was curious what others thought to using a normal radio
There's a DeWalt DAB one posted on here that's better (if you have DeWalt tools!) as it also accepts your phone input (possibly charged it too?) and has a protective compartment for it.
That's what I like about this site.
Missing an antenna unfortunately, so looks really good with a length of wire hanging off it, until I find a replacement.
£72 is madness for a radio!