By JOBLESSINUSA
from SKIATOOK,OK on 4/3/2009
THIS LITTLE RADIO IS A WONDER! CHEAP, LIGHT,SENSITIVE, TOUGH.ONE AA BATT. LASTS A LONG TIME! WILL RUN ON NIMH RECHARGEABLE.THE PHONES PROVIDED ARE SO-SO. GET A MONO EAR PIECE FROM CCRANE (THE KIND THAT HOOKS TO YOUR EAR) FOR A PERFECT RADIO!ONLY DOWN SIDE IS THE STIFF TUNING. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WAS INTENTIONAL OR NOT. MAKES IT A LITTLE HARDER TO BUMP OFF STATION I GUESS BUT MAKES HARD TO TUNE TOO.SMALL. IT TUCKS INTO THE SMALL BAG I USE WHEN I TRAVEL. THE BATTERY LASTS THE WHOLE TIME I'M GONE! RUNS ALL NIGHT FOR SEVEN DAYS AND SOME MORE WHEN I GET BACK!I HOPE THEY KEEP MAKING IT...IT'S ANALOG BUT ANALOG IS GOOD TOO.
By Patch
from Orlando, FL on 2/13/2009
The price and appearance of this little radio belie the incredible AM performance hiding inside. This radio is absolutely smoking on AM. It's truly hard to believe what it can do. The internal antenna is highly directional, allowing you to often null out interfering co-channel stations. It is highly selective, eliminating interference from adjacent channels for all but the strongest of local channels.I've not spent as much time using it on FM, but I have to say the sound when using good ear buds (not the included headphones) is very impressive. If you didn't know better you'd never believe such sound could come from such a small and unimpressive looking radio.On the downside, the tuning is purely analog. There is no digital readout and the tight scale used on the tuning dial makes it virtually impossible to determine what frequency you're on without hearing a station ID. The tuning dial is also very stiff and extremely sensitive. The tiniest movement of the dial will move you one or two stations on the dial. Tuning requires a steady, accurate hand.Reports from a number of friends indicate this radio is very voltage sensitive. Use an alkaline battery. The rechargeable batteries just don't provide enough voltage to let this little gem shine like it should.
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