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Wanted: Sansa Fuze

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meyertime:
Anyone willing to part with their Sansa Fuze?  I may be willing to pay good money for it!

But I'm looking for a specific hardware variant: It has to have the RDA5802 FM chip.  From what I understand, only some v2 Fuzes have this chip instead of the SI4700 series.  You can check quickly using Rockbox:

1. In Rockbox, go to "System" -> "Debug (Keep Out!)" -> "FM Radio"
2. After "HW detected: yes" it will say "SI4700 regs:" or "RDA5802 regs:"

If you have one, reply here or send me a direct message.  I also have 2 Fuzes in fair shape that I would be willing to trade in addition to cash.  One black v1 and one blue v2, but they both have the SI4700 FM chip.

cereal_killer:
Hello, I just checked, but my Player has the SI4700 chip. May I ask, what the advantages of the RDA5802 chips are?

meyertime:

--- Quote from: cereal_killer on May 09, 2023, 04:47:04 PM ---Hello, I just checked, but my Player has the SI4700 chip. May I ask, what the advantages of the RDA5802 chips are?

--- End quote ---

Thanks for checking!  The RDA5802 chip can be tuned to frequencies lower than 76 MHz.  According to the documentation I found, it can go as low as 50 MHz.

meyertime:
Exciting update: I did manage to find a Fuze with an RDA5802 FM chip!  However, I am still interested in more such devices.

An eBay seller finally responded to me, and their device had the chip I was looking for.  So once I get it, I'll be modifying Rockbox to make the extended FM frequencies available.  If I'm successful, I'll be searching for more devices for friends and for backup.

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