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I opened up the radio to put the battery in and the battery cover snapped off. Then, when I used electrical tape to hold it back together it still didn't work. Yeah it was cheap but I got the same result as if I went to a website, ordered an empty box, got it in two days (free shipping because I'm prime), threw out the box, tore up a couple of twenties and threw them in the garbage.My search for a decent portable radio continues while I miss some decent local sports.Bummer.
I needed a pocket radio for walking - and this does the job. and I can get the stations I need. I want to pick up the local NPR stations, which can be a little difficult because there are higher-power stations nearby on the dial. This radio is tiny (yeah). There is some interference from other stations - but there is on my clock radio at home, too. Controls are easy to use.
This product is terrible. I cannot get the thing to stay on a station, it jumps all over the place. For some reason the FM doesn't work at all and it is built really cheap. I expected alot more for my Thirty bucks.
He wasn't sure if the AM would work well but in fact, it does. I bought this as a present for my husband for Christmas. He absolutely loves it. It's perfect since it's pocket-sized. Definitely would recommend this product.
Besides the ruggedness of the design, the components that would usually give you trouble were obviously top quality - I am speaking of the potentiometer (volume control) and the variable capacitor (tuning wheel).Not the first hint of scratchiness in either.Uses one AAA battery which can be easily changed in the dark, although at the volume level I use the battery will last a week or about 4 days 24-7.The bad - Nothing really except: The tuning is sensitive, especially in the dark when I travel. I have left it outside in the rain a few times. Crane Co. But, if I only wanted an FM receiver, I might consider something cheaper or an MP3 player with FM.
I have dropped it about every third day. I bought this little radio from C. At home, I usually keep it tuned to one station. It will not receive signals that other radios can't. I have probably torn up 50 pair of earbuds that were connected to it.
When I travel, I usually get into bed and then realize I have to find a station, and if I am trying to tune into a faint station the tuning is easy to overshoot and with no visual reference (the dial isn't easy to see even with the light on), I have to hunt it down again.This Sangean is as good as it gets for it's size; the AM reception is fantastic for the size, and the sound on FM is Big through good earphones.I can honestly recommend this little radio, and unless you run over it or flush it down the toilet, it'll probably last you a lifetime. It uses the wire to the earphones as an FM antenna. six years ago and it's still going strong. NOTE: I hadn't read the other reviews before I wrote this. I use it primarily to go to sleep, as my wife can't abide the sound of talk radio.
I usually turn it on and stick it into the pillow case, sometimes it makes it all night and sometimes it gets jerked out. Regarding the one star review: This is a very small radio. The neat thing - it will receive MOST of the signals larger radios can.
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