Product DescriptionThis high quality world receiver receives all the stations in shortwave spectrums. The special designed circuit is a high sensitivity one, but no noise.
What Others Say
REMEMBER THE SONY?
Twenty-five years ago, Sony made 'em this way, and even then, the Sonys were more expensive.
This baby puts the world back in your hands.
Exceptional value.
Useful for the travel bag, but not for exploring the SW world
Pro:
Cheap and cheerful, small and light-weight, the right size for a travel bag, well built, good AM, reasonable FM and SW performance, low power consumption. Easy and intuitive to operate. No 100 page manual, no switch to set the radio to a "9kHz frequency spacing".
Con:
High pitched and annoying speaker, amplifies the hiss, unfortunately FM only in 'mono'. No Long Wave "LW" (a must in Europe if you speak French, or live in the UK).
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Other:
This radio is ideal to listen to English language NEWS when traveling outside of the country. I.e for those moments when you cannot figure out any of the three or four local radio stations, coming in "loud and clear" in Arabic, Hausa, ... Read More
Fun Radio for "Tuning Around" on Shortwave.
This is an "old fashioned" dial and pointer radio, lacking all of the features of a modern digital set... no preset stations, poor indication of the actual frequency that is tuned, no clock, no alarm. Somehow, it is still great fun to use!
Band scanning has been a weak point of digital radios... the sound is usually muted while slewing through the frequency range, leaving just a tuning indicator light to show that a station has been found (most will not stop scanning on weak signals), or if not muted, a loud "chuffing" noise is produced as the frequencies are scanned. With this set you just turn the knob and listen for stations!
If you want to easily find, say the BBC on 5.975 Mhz a digital radio will get you there much faster, but ... Read More
Great Radio
This radio is wonderful. The reception is great. I was able to get stations from Taiwan, China, Japan, Sweeden, Britain, Germany, many Spanish speaking countries and lots of morse code, too. If you want to hear worldwide broadcasts, this is for you.
Good Thing In A Small Package
My WRX911 has seen over 9 months of regular use/abuse, and still remains a usual suspect in my roster of "grab and go" radios. The radio is only a dash larger than a pack of cigarettes and comes in either black or metallic blue. I've found the blue color to be quite the conversation generator when tuning the dial in public. It comes with a carry strap, pouch, earphones and AC wall adaptor. The radio sits horizontally, with a tilting stand mounted to the back for just the right angle to keep it stable while tuning the dial. Reception on FM, AM, and the 9 shortwave bands is very good for a radio this size. Overall quality is good, with solid construction, a decent feel on the switches, and the tuning dial moving smoothly through the frequencies. ... Read More
