| Ever notice how almost any construction site tends | | | | work in states that get a great deal of rain and |
| to have a Makita radio playing tunes on the jobsite? I | | | | thunder storms. |
| guess this is not surprising, when you take into | | | | Last buy certainly not least, is the fact that the |
| account the quality of ALL of the Makita tools. But | | | | Makita radios are extremely rugged and durable, just |
| why is are their radios so good, and why have they | | | | like any of the Makita tools. They are reasonably |
| become so popular among construction workers? | | | | small and compact, but offer amazing durability, and |
| Well, first of all, there is the convenience factor. | | | | are actually quite hard to damage. Dropping them is |
| They can be plugged into either an AC outlet (or | | | | not going to phase them much, if at all. And they are |
| extension cord), or they can run off of virtually ANY | | | | very easy to carry around, so you probably will not |
| Makita battery, which are used for many of the | | | | have to worry about dropping them anyways. But |
| other cordless devices (drills, saws, flash lights, and so | | | | we all know that accidents happen, and that most |
| on). | | | | construction or work zones are prone to things |
| Another great thing that the Makita radio systems | | | | getting bumped and beaten around, but with these |
| have going for them is the fact that they are | | | | amazingly durable radios, you wont even have to |
| extremely loud, making it easy to hear them while | | | | worry about these things for the most part, within |
| working outdoors. Considering how loud that most | | | | reason. |
| busy construction sites are, it is worth a lot to have | | | | Basically the only downfall to a Makita jobsite radio is |
| a radio that is loud enough to hear clearly over all of | | | | the price, which is usually around $150 and up in most |
| the noise and the chaos surrounding the work zone. | | | | stores. However, the quality that you get make sit |
| And these Makita job site radios do not sacrifice | | | | well worth it, and in the long run it is certainly a |
| sound quality for loudness either; they offer | | | | worthwhile investment, especially when compared to |
| exception sound quality and clarity. They easily pick | | | | a cheaper radio that is never going to hold up in the |
| up the popular AM and FM radio stations, even when | | | | construction business. So wouldn't you rather dish out |
| the weather is less than pleasant. They even offer a | | | | a little more cash and invest in a quality piece of |
| good amount of rain resistance as well, for when the | | | | equipment that will stand the test of time in your |
| weather gets rough. When you go with a Makita | | | | busy construction industry? It seems like a pretty |
| radio, you will never have to run and put it under | | | | easy decision, and you will certainly not regret |
| cover every single time it starts to rain, which can | | | | purchasing one of these Makita job site radios. |
| get very annoying very quickly, especially if you | | | | |