8 Best Clock Radios for External
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Out of thousands of reviews for 110 products, over 50 people recommended Clock Radios specifically for External. These 8 are the most highly recommended products we found.
Boston Acoustics Recepter
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13 People Recommend
"note: ba did discontinue the battery backup when they added the external input jack.…" - Crutchfield.com User "in fact, i have an amplified antenna for my stereo system, and the boston acoustics radio has better reception without any external antenna.…" - Amazon.com User "using the supplied antennas the radio performed very well, connected to a high quality external fm antenna the reception was moderately improved (however the supplied antenna worked quite well).…" - Amazon.com User |
Midland WR-300
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$42 - $80
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6 People Recommend
"my one beef with the unit is the radio reception - even the included external antenna, it's spotty - especially the weather radio reception.…" - Amazon.com User "this radio also has the ability to have external alerts, such as attached strobes or horns, so it would be very good for the hard of hearing or disabled.…" - Amazon.com User "the external antenna jack is a definite "plus," especially if the radio is to be used inside a vehicle and/or in a fringe area.…" - Amazon.com User |
Sangean WR-2
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$120 - $205
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3 People Recommend
"the built in (am/fm) antennas are quite adequate, which adds to the simplicity of installation, but external antennas can be added.…" - A Customer from DeKalb, Illinois at Buy.com "i unpacked the radio in my basement, where reception is terrible unless you use an external ( outdoor antenna), and this radio pulled in all of the stations.…" - Amazon.com User "with the sangean, you don't have to keep fiddling around with the back of the radio, taking the cable in and out when you want to hook up your external device; you just leave the cable in all the…" - Amazon.com User |
Sony ICF-C492
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$17 - $24
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3 People Recommend
"radio reception comes from both an external wire (used in fm) and interior ferromagnetic antenna (used in am).…" - Pricegrabber.com User "the only downside - the external antenna cord that seems to always float around behind the radio.…" - Amazon.com User "radio reception comes from both an external wire (used in fm) and interior ferromagnetic antenna (used in am). …" - Pricegrabber.com User |
Sony LIV
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$40
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3 People Recommend
"the only downside - the external antenna cord that seems to always float around behind the radio.…" - Amazon.com User "when i found the sony icf-c318, i was just happy to discover it had no external antennae to deal with.…" - Amazon.com User "radio works just fine since no external antenna is attached.…" - Amazon.com User |
Boston Acoustics Recepter HD Radio
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$300
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2 People Recommend
"i had an external fm antenna plugged in to it tied to a rooftop, and we had a thunderstorm that night, so it's possible a surge through the antenna fried it, but all of the other signs of life on it…" - Crutchfield.com User "i would have bought another receptor, however, there were two drawbacks, it's mono and there's no external input for an ipod.…" - Amazon.com User "display is hard to read and an external antenna is needed for good reception…" - Circuitcity.com User |
Sony ICF-CD863V
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$220
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2 People Recommend
"they have terrible reception and no external antenna.…" - Amazon.com User "there should be connectors to be able to attach external fm & am antennas. …" - Amazon.com User |
Tivoli Model Three
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$226 - $299
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2 People Recommend
"this thing is very impressive, it sounds fantastic for a very small mono radio and by just using the supplied external antena i was able to pull in difficult fm stations from more than 80 miles away..…" - Amazon.com User "radio: real wooden case, simple to operate dials, am/fm + aux input, snooze button on top, external fm antenna (included).…" - Amazon.com User "to support my claim regarding the tuner is that i have used the same external coax antenna (note the model three can be switched to use and external or internal antenna, both work well, but i find a…" - Amazon.com User |
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