{"id":27531,"date":"2017-08-11T06:58:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-11T10:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=27531"},"modified":"2017-08-11T06:58:26","modified_gmt":"2017-08-11T10:58:26","slug":"sangean-tr-108-italker-ante-seeks-more-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2017\/08\/sangean-tr-108-italker-ante-seeks-more-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Sangean TR-108 iTalker: Ante seeks more information"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sangean TR-108 iTalker<\/p><\/div>\n

Many thanks to SWLing Post<\/em> contributor, Ante Milisa, who writes:<\/p>\n

I came across a new product from well known radio producer Sangean: the Sangean TR-108.\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

I believe this is a successor to Sangean’s well-known Sangean PR-D8<\/a>, which I had and which was great.<\/p>\n

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The Sangean PR-D8<\/p><\/div>\n

It seems like this one is currently only produced for the Asian market though. It would be great if they would produce a version for Europe\/America as well.<\/p>\n

I am sure it would sell well.<\/p>\n

Anybody heard anything about this product?<\/p>\n

From what I can see, it has FM\/AM, radio recording with preset recording, and SD card capability. Everything I need. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

Click here to view details on the Sangean website.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Thanks for your message Ante, especially since I was unfamiliar with either model.<\/p>\n

The Sangean PR-D8 had a very unique design with split recording and radio functions on the front panel. Indeed, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. C.Crane sold them<\/a>, but they now appear to be discontinued. There aren’t any currently on eBay<\/a>, either (though one did recently sell for $100 shipped).<\/p>\n

I read a Google Translate version of the Sangean TR-108 spec sheet. Sadly, I think the TR-108 lacks the AM (mediumwave) band–FM only–so it might not be a direct replacement for the PR-D8. Plus, the TR-108 recording function doesn’t appear to be as full-featured as that of the PR-D8.<\/p>\n

Still, I like how the TR-108 buttons appear to have raised, tactile dots for those who are visually-impaired. Looks to be pretty compact as well!<\/p>\n

Post<\/em> readers: please comment if you have more information to share about the Sangean TR-108 iTalker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Ante Milisa, who writes: I came across a new product from well known radio producer Sangean: the Sangean TR-108. I believe this is a successor to Sangean’s well-known Sangean PR-D8, which I had and which was great. It seems like this one is currently only produced for the Asian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,3781,836,3],"tags":[6416,1253,1584,6419,6417,6418],"class_list":["post-27531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-fm","category-new-products","category-news","tag-ante-milisa","tag-digital-recording-radios","tag-fm","tag-sangean-pr-d8","tag-sangean-tr-108","tag-sangean-tr-108-italker"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-7a3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47420,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/the-new-sangean-sg-108-portable-hd-radio\/","url_meta":{"origin":27531,"position":0},"title":"The new Sangean SG-108 portable HD radio","author":"Thomas","date":"January 19, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks for SWLing Post contributor, Zack Schindler, who shares the following: Sangean released a new MW\/FM\/HDRadio this year, the SG-108: https:\/\/www.sangean.com\/products\/product.asp?mid=261&cid=3 It seems to be identical to the HDR-14 except for the color https:\/\/www.sangean.com\/products\/product.asp?mid=230&cid=3. 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