{"id":19543,"date":"2016-06-19T06:54:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-19T10:54:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=19543"},"modified":"2016-06-19T06:54:20","modified_gmt":"2016-06-19T10:54:20","slug":"jeff-reviews-the-sangean-wr-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/jeff-reviews-the-sangean-wr-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff reviews the Sangean WR-2"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sangean-WR2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

I’ve just learned that my buddy Jeff, over at the Herculodge<\/a>, has reviewed the Sangean WR-2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jeff writes:<\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t had a Sangean WR-2 in a year because a year ago Southern Cal Edison fried all the electronics on our block doing unauthorized work. They had to pay tens of thousands of dollars to residents. I was paid about $400 for the loss of some of my electronics, including my Sangean WR-2.<\/p>\n

[…]I decided to get my beloved black WR-2 back. This radio, which I first purchased in 2005, is one of those radios that marks my entry into being \u201cradio-minded,\u201d a guy who is very aware of the radio performance hierarchy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read Jeff’s full review on the Herculodge.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve just learned that my buddy Jeff, over at the Herculodge, has reviewed the Sangean WR-2. Jeff writes: I haven\u2019t had a Sangean WR-2 in a year because a year ago Southern Cal Edison fried all the electronics on our block doing unauthorized work. They had to pay tens of thousands of dollars to residents. 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