How many had these

[James Curry]

How many when packing to join a ship put these in the luggage more or less straight away.

Sanyo.jpg

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Also a box of pop music cassette taps.

Radio was for BBC sports world with Paddy Feeny

When I think back I really did not pack a lot of gear.

[happy daze john in oz]

Yes, had a tape recorder and a voltage converter to go with it.
It was quite common for many of the catering crew to have such, turn to in the morning and hear a number of them playing, so many different songs at one time.

[James Curry]

Yes forgot to add the AC/DC voltage converter. First trip I bought a radio in the USA Roberts!! delighted with it until I plugged it in and fried it, forgot to flick the voltage over from 110 to 220 daft git that I was at that time.

[john mc dermott]

I bought one in Japan, it was like a briefcase .the bottom half was a record player, cassette tape player and a very good radio. The top half when opened split into 2 speakers, and could be placed about 12 feet apart .It even ran on batteries, a very well designed piece of equipment.

[John Arton]

My first trip to sea I was lugging a big suitcase full of mainly useless uniform gear and work wear, by the time I retired many years later I was down to a small suitcase plus a briefcase for documents, certificates plus a mini iPod for all my favourite music and a small Gameboy type of thingy that I could play my golf game on. Brought a Sony tadio in the duty free store in Rotterdam. Most of my ships had a record player or cassette player provided by the company in the bar. By the time I had to give up we had satellite t.v, and play station supplied by the owners.
Rgds
J.A

[Michael Black]

#4 John, had similar think it was a Sony or Sanyo. It was stolen in Wellington when my drunken cabin mate went to his bunk and didn't lock the cabin door. They left the converter though. Had a Phillips radio as well and that was stolen in Auckland by someone putting their hand through the porthole and grabbing it. Didn't bother after that.....
Regards Michael

[Tony Taylor]

My first trip to sea I was lugging a big suitcase full of mainly useless uniform gear and work wear, by the time I retired many years later I was down to a small suitcase plus a briefcase for documents, certificates plus a mini iPod for all my favourite music and a small Gameboy type of thingy that I could play my golf game on. Brought a Sony tadio in the duty free store in Rotterdam. Most of my ships had a record player or cassette player provided by the company in the bar. By the time I had to give up we had satellite t.v, and play station supplied by the owners.
Rgds
J.A

Snap John, first trip bought a National Panasonic Radio in Sarneckis, gave it to my mother who used every day until she passed away at 92. I got it back and it still works.

[Doc Vernon]

I had just my Record Player at Sea, was not too large and only the Records all 45,s wee the biggest worry to carry around .
Was similar to this .
Cheers

[Ivan Cloherty]

Most of my ships had a record player or cassette player provided by the company in the bar. By the time I had to give up we had satellite t.v, and play station supplied by the owners.
Rgds
J.A

Different MN to my era, but we did read a lot mostly Harold Robbins if we could get them (banned in UK at that time, like Forever Amber, would be considered nursery reading these days

[john mc dermott]

Michael, yes it was a Sanyo and as i said a nice piece of kit and a target for the opportunist thief. When i went home on leave my younger sister acquired it.