Will my australian fm radio work in america ?
KeithA at ZFM Net Radio (http://www.zfm.com.au) and http://www.aussieseek.com
Will my australian fm radio work in america
Willysnout
Posted: 30 Dec 2006
2:23pm
1.
Only if you turn the crank in the other direction.
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erebus
Posted: 30 Dec 2006
2:47pm
2.
What are the frequencies, Kenneth?
Sorry - are you asking whether it will receive and make sound from FM
signals in the U.S., or whether it will operate on 115 VAC?
I am not a radio guru, but I think the answer to the first question is
yes.
The answer to the second question should be on a label on the radio.
denver_mugwamp
Posted: 30 Dec 2006
3:28pm
3.
Well, the US "FM" band is frequencies from 97.5 to 108 Mhz. The
broadcast radio frequencies are mostly set up by international
convention rather than by local governments so there's a strong chance
your radio will work. Only problem I see is that most of the music will
suck.
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nickered
Posted: 30 Dec 2006
10:40pm
4.
You'll need an electric adapter
Australia to US Plug adapter
Universal Grounded US Electrical Plug Adapter
Drovers_Dog
Posted: 31 Dec 2006
2:36am
5.
Disregard the crank @#1.
The only way your radio will work is if you sit it upside down and coat
the aerial in vegemite.
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DominicKelly
Posted: 31 Dec 2006
7:12am
6.
If it's battery operated, no worries. As #2 says, if it runs on 'mains'
or 'outlet' power, then the two issues are the 110V vs 240V and the
different plug format. Some appliances (more commonly things which can
be charged like laptops, digital/video cameras etc) have a transformer
in the line that breaks down the mains power into a lower voltage.
These will generally accept both 110 or 240V. If so, the text moulded
into the case of the charger will say something like 'Input 110-240V'.
In terms of accepting the US FM signal, should be no problem.
traveler429
Posted: 01 Jan 2007
12:52am
7.
Not sure about Australian radio but as an FYI, Euro AM radios are set
to different frequencies than American ones. I bought a radio in
France, and when I brought it back to the States all the FM stations
came in fine, but the AM stations didn't work at all.
The American AM stations all end in 0 (e.g. 680 AM, 1070 AM, etc.) The
European AM frequencies don't end in zeroes which made it impossible to
get any AM reception in the States with a digital tuner. As it turned
out, there's an obscure setting that allowed me to toggle between the
two.
grichard
Posted: 01 Jan 2007
6:56am
8.
American FM stations are located at 0.2 MHz intervals, ending in odd
numbers. Example: 101.3, 101.5, 101.7. So you will be fine if your
tuner is analog or if it's digital and you can tune these stations.
DominicKelly
Posted: 01 Jan 2007
3:59pm
9.
>From #8's comments, it sounds like Australia uses the same spacing
between frequencies on the FM band as the US. We definitely have 104.9,
104.7, 101.3 etc.
froude1
Posted: 02 Jan 2007
12:05pm
10.
It will operate but you will only pic up Australian stations,be sure to
use American batteries as foreign batteries will not operate
electronics here unless you have a battery adaptor
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alanR
Posted: 02 Jan 2007
2:53pm
11.
#7 some European AM frequencies do end in zero - however Europe uses a
9Khz spacing so only 10% of the channels end in zero
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traveler429
Posted: 02 Jan 2007
7:27pm
12.
Ah. Thanks for the clarification alanR.
erebus
Posted: 03 Jan 2007
9:04am
13.
#10 is joking. You don't need a battery adapter; just put them in
reversed, to compensate for the Coriolis effect. And those "Australian"
stations are actually American; the speaker in an Australian radio just
makes them sound Australian
Seagull
This reminds me of the old Kingswood Country episode where Thelma
insisted on taking her tranny on a visit to Melbourne.
When asked why she responded that she still wanted to be able to listen
to John Laws.
Glenn Hampson
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