Best Personal Radios for Good Reception

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Sony ICF-S10MK2 AM/FM/RDS Radio

$17.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.abt.com
for a small unit it is easy to operate and gets good reception.
from www.amazon.com
it gets good reception and has very good sound quality for it's size.
from www.amazon.com
for a small radio, this sony has robust sound and good reception.
from www.amazon.com
the plus of this radio have been stated earlier by others: small enough to fit into your pocket, a good reception and clear voice all at a great price.
from www.amazon.com
good reception, especially on am, and it's nice looking too.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, High Quality, Durable, Design: Pocket

2 RECOMMENDED by 9 people for GOOD RECEPTION

Sangean DT-120 Radio

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it has good reception and good interference rejection (i live downtown and radio signals like to bounce off of buildings and mess up reception!) controls are intuitive and easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
this little radio is great, it is clear and gets good reception.
from www.amazon.com
it's annoying for station-flippers.despite these minor annoyances, i heartily recommend this radio to anyone looking for really good reception in an urban area.
from www.amazon.com
it has very good reception, sound and is small enough to fit in a shirt pocket.
from www.amazon.com
it even has pretty good reception inside a multi-story garage...usually only fails in the elevator in a high-rise.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Great Battery Life, Tuning: Digital

3 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for GOOD RECEPTION

Sony ICF-S79V FM/Weather/AM/TV Radio

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

from Thksnow, www.pricegrabber.com
strengths: good combination of small size and decent sownd, good reception, ledgible lcd display, well made, good combination of features weaknesses: hard to use if hanging from the shower head
from www.abt.com
gets good reception and holds up to the humidity pros: accurate controls, clear signal, easy to set up, good sound best uses: basement, smaller rooms
from www.abt.com
large volume range and very good reception.
from www.amazon.com
the radio sounds nice and is easy to use, but does need to be positioned a bit for good reception.
from www.amazon.com
it has good reception, buttons to program in your favorite stations and weather and tv bands, too.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Easy To Use, High Quality, Tuning: Digital

4 RECOMMENDED by 14 people for GOOD RECEPTION

Sony Walkman SRF-M37V AM/FM/Weather/TV Radio

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

from sbrother from Bucharest , Romania , East Europe., www.circuitcity.com
good reception - sensitivity & selectivity(dx/local switch) - in the city or outside , good stereo sound (frequency response & power) but not with original headphones & at just 1.5volts battery(works
from Bill from Rancho Santa Fe, www.circuitcity.com
this little radio has everything we were looking for: digital tuning, good sound, good reception, and reasonably compact size.
from www.bestbuy.com
"i used this at work and at the gym it had really good reception...
from shopping.yahoo.com
this one has pretty good reception compared to the other radios i have had and has some good features like digital tuning and easy radio presets.
from C.T. from NYC, New York, www.circuitcity.com
pretty much has all the features i wanted, light weight, cool looking, tv band (weather band is a bonus), and good reception (i live in nyc and can not vouch for other locations as reception may vary

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Great Battery Life, Tuning: Digital

5 RECOMMENDED by 14 people for GOOD RECEPTION

Sony SRF-HM10 FM Radio

$33.00 Est. at Amazon

from Y.K. from Bristol, RI, www.circuitcity.com
i just got this radio and it works very well, good reception, fairly easy to tune and you can't go wrong on the price or the brand.
from DougH from St Charles MO, www.circuitcity.com
this is light weight and good reception, i can use thebelt clip or even put it tin a pocket as small as it is.
from Brooks from Middleburg, PA, www.circuitcity.com
good reception.
from www.amazon.com
this radio is the cheapest price in all sony radios, but it has good reception in both am and fm.
from www.amazon.com
good reception, especially on am, and it's nice looking too.

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Positives: Nice Battery Life, Inexpensive, High Quality, Tuning: Digital

Sangean H201 Radio

$76.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this radio works well: it gets good reception, is plenty loud enough, and has large, easy to use buttons.
from www.amazon.com
no complaints whatsoever even though she had trouble getting good reception with her prior shower radio and is using the sangean in the same location.
from www.amazon.com
wanted a cordless radio for my bathroom with good sound and good reception.
from www.amazon.com
we recently remodeled our main bathroom and i was looking for a battery powered 'white' radio that was powerful enough to get good reception.
from www.amazon.com
it has a large east-to-read, backlit display and gets good reception.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, High Quality, Easy To Use, Tuning: Digital

Sangean SR-33CL Radio

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this little radio is great, it is clear and gets good reception.
from www.amazon.com
it has good reception and good interference rejection (i live downtown and radio signals like to bounce off of buildings and mess up reception!) controls are intuitive and easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
i still have good reception in known deadspots that would make me lose reception with my old radio.
from www.amazon.com
i live all the way in the country and to get a good reception on a radio station here where i live is next to impossible.
from www.amazon.com
gets pretty good reception at my offce where's it's mostly used.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Good Battery Life, Easy To Use, Tuning: Analog

Grundig S350 AM/FM/SW Radio

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i found the radio had very good reception.
from www.amazon.com
this radio has very good reception and the batteries last a reasonable length of time.
from www.amazon.com
i have several other large shorwaves but this one has as good reception as my 1960s large sears model (even though the sears model has fine tuning).
from www.amazon.com
i was really surprised, its small but gets very good reception.
from www.amazon.com
good reception on all bands and decent sound from the small speaker.

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Positives: Great Battery Life, Easy To Use, Nice Sound Quality, Tuning: Analog

Sangean DT-200VX AM/FM/TV Radio

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from www.amazon.com
it gets good reception, has a feature that allows you to program in your favorite stations even though they may be on different frequency bands and also has a great, auto-off in 90 minutes feature
from www.amazon.com
this radio has good reception while walking down the street.
from www.amazon.com
1) it has generally quite good reception on all bands, but no noaa weatherband reception is available.
from www.amazon.com
really good reception, great ear buds, handy, easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
the sangean dx200vx gets good reception on the train and fuel buses.

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Nice Battery Life, Easy To Use

Sony ICF-36 FM/Weather/AM/TV Radio

$63.00 Est. at Amazon

from "Zeke the Mailman", www.abt.com
good reception in vehicle.
from www.amazon.com
in general, if you want a portable (not pocket) radio with good reception and reasonable price, this is the one for you.
from www.amazon.com
good reception ...probably get another one because my college age children keep taking this one.....
from www.amazon.com
the tv band gets good reception (i'm in a metro area with few hills).
from www.amazon.com
at the end of the day, that's what my wife needed -- good reception.

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Positives: High Quality, Great Sound Quality, Excellent Battery Life, Design: Portable

Sangean PR-D5 AM/FM Radio

$85.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
other than that, if you're looking for something portable that has good reception and digital display it will do great.
from www.amazon.com
it got very good reception on every station i wanted to listen to where the others had failed.
from www.amazon.com
very good reception and sound quality.
from www.amazon.com
the sangean pr-d5 was recommended to me by a person with expertise in radios with unusually good reception in the am and fm bands and i found its performance to be outstanding.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Good Sound Quality, Inexpensive, Tuning: Digital

Grundig Mini 300 S

$29.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this radio has very good reception and the batteries last a reasonable length of time.
from www.amazon.com
good reception and tone for its size.love the color,metellic red.very easy to use.
from www.amazon.com
good reception on all bands and decent sound from the small speaker.
from www.amazon.com
i have several other large shorwaves but this one has as good reception as my 1960s large sears model (even though the sears model has fine tuning).
from www.amazon.com
i found this radio to get good reception.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Excellent Sound Quality, High Quality, Tuning: Digital

Sony Walkman SRF-59 AM/FM Radio

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from Y.K. from Bristol, RI, www.circuitcity.com
i just got this radio and it works very well, good reception, fairly easy to tune and you can't go wrong on the price or the brand.
from DougH from St Charles MO, www.circuitcity.com
this is light weight and good reception, i can use thebelt clip or even put it tin a pocket as small as it is.
from Brooks from Middleburg, PA, www.circuitcity.com
good reception.
from www.amazon.com
this radio is the cheapest price in all sony radios, but it has good reception in both am and fm.
from www.amazon.com
great radio very light and very good reception!

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Positives: Great Sound Quality, Good Battery Life, Inexpensive, Design: Pocket

Midland WR-100 Weather/RDS Radio

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the radio has good reception even though i live in a hilly area, but what i really, really like is the "same" function so i can get some sleep when there are alerts in localized areas a hundred miles
from www.amazon.com
it gets pretty good reception.
from www.amazon.com
for someone looking for a dependable weather radio with good reception and s.a.m.e.
from www.amazon.com
pretty easy to set up and i get good reception.
from www.amazon.com
good reception and programming avoids all the irrelevant weather forecasts - especially important when you live close to one of the great lakes.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Nice Battery Life, Inexpensive, Tuning: Digital

Sangean PR-D7

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you need a small high quality radio with good reception and tone, this is the model to buy.
from www.amazon.com
good reception for the price
from www.amazon.com
i get good reception even with the antenna down.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, High Quality, Portable, Tuning: Digital

Panasonic RF-P50 FM/AM Radio

$12.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's got very good reception, much better than any other portable radio i've had in the past.
from www.amazon.com
the radio recieves good reception when indoors.
from www.amazon.com
it's fairly inexpensive, gets pretty good reception, and the speaker is surprisingly good for the cost.
from www.amazon.com
i have discovered that this radio pulls in all the major fm stations quite easily - although sometimes i have to fiddle with the tuning and antenna to get a good reception.
from www.amazon.com
good reception and sound, about as good as my portable (and expensive) grundig am/fm shortwave with digital tuner.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, High Quality, Inexpensive, Design: Pocket

Sony ICF-S79W Radio

$54.00 Est. at Amazon

from "Dallas", www.abt.com
good reception with the external antenna wire.
from www.amazon.com
it has good reception/sound.
from www.amazon.com
good radio with good reception.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Excellent Battery Life, Tuning: Digital

Sangean DT210V AM/FM/TV Radio

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from A Customer from DFW, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
this portable has both good sound & good reception, though it's not user friendly in using basic "memory" tuning settings..
from www.amazon.com
it's annoying for station-flippers.despite these minor annoyances, i heartily recommend this radio to anyone looking for really good reception in an urban area.
from www.amazon.com
gets pretty good reception at my offce where's it's mostly used.
from www.amazon.com
i still have good reception in known deadspots that would make me lose reception with my old radio.
from www.amazon.com
but, the unit does have very good reception and audio quality (especially with the dbb) when paired with a good pair of headphones.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, High Quality, Design: Pocket

Sony Clock Radio

$22.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
this clock radio is very compact, easy to operate, and gets good reception.
from www.amazon.com
dual alarms, digital tuning, small footprint, good reception, adjustable light levels, mp3 jack (though no power in), and a battery backup.
from www.amazon.com
finally the price is very low for such quality electronic device, which incidentally has a surprisingly good reception of am and fm radio stations.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Good Battery Life, Display: LED

Midland Weather/Hazard Radio

$40.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the radio has good reception even though i live in a hilly area, but what i really, really like is the "same" function so i can get some sleep when there are alerts in localized areas a hundred miles
from www.amazon.com
for someone looking for a dependable weather radio with good reception and s.a.m.e.
from www.amazon.com
good reception although we are outside the normal station range.
from www.amazon.com
this unit is absolutely great - small, good receptions, and amazon had the best price i could find on-line.
from www.amazon.com
good reception and programming avoids all the irrelevant weather forecasts - especially important when you live close to one of the great lakes.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Great Battery Life, Inexpensive, Tuning: Digital

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