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 WorkTune Radio makes mowing less of a chore July 16, 2004
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
As I've been getting older, now 36, I am beginning to notice that noises bother the heck out of me more. This year the noise of my riding lawnmower was driving me insane as allergies are extremely bad this year as well. I asked my wife to buy this for me for father's day. It works great, I no longer am bothered by the noise of the riding mower or push mower. The only complaint is that the tuning knob is to small and that it is hard to fine tune in a station. Also, once a station is tuned in, it gradually fades out, and you have to retune. But this is better than nothing. And hopefully, I am saving my hearing with its usage.
 Junk October 21, 2004
Michael Bockhold (Temple, TX)
15 out of 19 found this review helpful
I say Junk, Junk and Junk.
I bought this thing when it was new. I wasted $90. A digital dial would be helpful. The knobs turn when you turn your head. The on/off and FM/AM button are the same so you can't tell if its turn off or not on a station. I once used it once a week until I chunked off and ran it over with the mower, that was the best sound it ever made. I also had to changed the batteries every time I used it cause you bump it the radio turns on and you'll never know it. You might get one or two FM stations and you can forget about any AM stations. I bought a cheap $15 headset at Wal-mart and its million times better. don't waste your money!!!!!!! Wait until they improve it big time. I wouldn't be so mad if i spent $20 on it. This company needs to be taken behind the tool shed for selling this thing.
These are GREAT! November 30, 2004
A. L. Cafasso (Pittsburgh, Pa)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Hi,
I received these last christmas as a gift, and usually do not write reviews on products, but these headphones are AWESOME!
I do all kinds of yardwork and it blocks out ALL the noise that is there but still lets you comfortable listen to AM/FM radio!
I actually do MORE yardwork than I ever did before becuase of these suckers, and it also blocks out noise from your nagging wife and child when you are doing work inside and just want to not hear anything...
Great for landlords.. Sorry tenants, Can't hear you, Im listening to Michael Savage baby!
Great product!
 I have very few complaints about this product January 30, 2005
Timothy B. Dereg (Redmond, WA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have owned this Pelto AM/FM WorkTunes for about two years now. Here's my experiences.
PROS:
I use NiMH AA batteries (I highly rcommend the Power 2000 NiHM AA, which is sold by J&R Music), which last a looooong time, and I find the headset very comfortable to wear for extended periods of time. And it does a good job of reducing noise levels. I still grab them whenever I need to do any job that's noisy (lawn mower, circular saw, leaf blower, etc.).
CONS:
These cons are more like minor complaints.
The volume and tuning knobs are too similar in size, shape and location - both on the left ear muff - for new owners not to get them mixed up. It takes lots of trial-and-error before you learn which is which. The volume knob is slightly smaller and located below the tuning knob. And they stick straight out from the earmuffs to the sides, so if I happen to turn my head and bang them against something I find that I have suddenly changed the volume or frequency.
I do agree with other posters that the reception could be better - I sometimes lose reception simply by bending over or tilting my head, although I find that poor reception often is caused by weak batteries. I had a problem with the power switch not working, and I took it apart to find that a small piece of metal in the power button had worked loose - maybe from the last time I dropped the unit. I was able to repair it with a dab of silicone rubber and haven't had any problems since.
Poor reception June 11, 2003
G. Johnson (Hedgesville, WV United States)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
These hearing protectors work well at noise reduction, but the radio is awful. It is very difficult to turn on the radio. Once you get it to turn on the reception is terrible. Local radio stations fade in and out while walking around my shop. The unit is useless when mowing the yard; I could only receive one radio station. In the same application my Sony Walkman works well. My solution to listening to the radio while mowing was to use ear buds with my Walkman radio under my regular hearing protectors. I thought this unit would eliminate the cords and "what to do with the Walkman unit". I never did get the unit to switch from FM to AM and back. I'll be donating these to Goodwill.
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