Excellent Radio
This radio is fantastic. Clock w/ alarm, lighted display can stay on for a few seconds or indefinitely.
Scans a huge range for shortwave and picks up AM and FM especially well. 2 AA batteries seem to last forever. It's very small and I only paid $28 on ebay w/ shipping for a brand new radio (unopened & unused).
Doesn't get the sideband & ham, but I didn't really want to listen to that smack-talk anyway.
An excellent radio!
Please understand that this radio is NOT a DXer's radio. It lacks single side band (listening to hams and utility stations) and dual conversion circuitry (image rejection). However, it is a superb radio for listening to major broadcasters such as the BBC World Service or Radio Canada International. It is very small (about the size of a pack of cigarettes) and only requires two AA batteries. The signal/battery life indicator are handy features. It is also has very good weak signal sensitivity. If you are looking for a small, basic radio that DOES cover the full SW spectrum, then this radio is a good buy.
Poor Performer
I have 2 other SW radios with a lower price than this one and the reception for each is much better. Disappointed.
SUPER radio!
This radio works great! It's compact and sturdy. It has a lot of nice features. The best one is the reception and digital tuning. I have a favorite station on FM that is difficult to receive. It's frequency is too close to a more powerful station. This radio can single out my favorite weaker station. I love it!
Quality, small size, performs
I use this radio mostly for newstalk; especially late at night with earphones so it doesn't bother my spouse. I like the configuration for station presets, and the simple "sleep timer power-on arrangement" which makes this radio easy to operate in the dark. Nice backlight when needed too.
AM and FM tuners are excellent. Pulls in favorite FM jazz station that comes in weak on our other portables. Haven't listened to a lot of shortwave, but we live in SF Bay Area and radio easily picks up Hilversum in the Netherlands, and stations sounding like PRC.
Radio speaker is not bad considering how small it is. Good headphones sound great. The included earbuds also sound good.
Case is solid with a nice bump resistant finish.
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