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Sony SRF-HM10 FM Radio

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i liked how compact it was and the digital tuning but was worried about reception.
from www.amazon.com
2) this radio can only be manually tunned by pressing the + (forward/up) or - (back/down) frequency tuning button.
from www.amazon.com
it keeps its tuning, takes only one aa battery, and does not drain the battery nearly as fast as other models.
from www.amazon.com
it is hard to even find a small am-fm unit with a rotary tuner (most are digital) which is essentail for fine tuning.
from www.amazon.com
dialing in your stations is a bit tricky as the slightest adjustment to the tuning dial will send it across many channels.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for TUNING

Sony ICF-SW7600 AM/FM/SW Radio

$145.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pricegrabber.com
coarse 1 khz tuning step makes signal recognition difficult when manually tuning across a band.
from www.amazon.com
tuning the radio is another problem since it doesn't have a knob, only buttons.
from www.amazon.com
the radio is light weight and the buttons are laid out in a perfect fashion for searching the waves and fine tuning.
from www.amazon.com
most importantly it has synchronous tuning which is generally only found on high price professional models .this function allows you to always get a clean locked in signal even on the weakest signals
from www.amazon.com
not only does it have an excellent tuning section across all advertised bands, but it also has a stereo line level output.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 16 people for TUNING

Tivoli Kloss Model One AM/FM Radio

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.vanns.com
when you turn it, the station selection turns slowly, which makes it easier to refine the tuning.
from www.vanns.com
they love the compact size, superb sound, and simple tuning.
from www.crutchfield.com
that is, when turning the volume or tuning dial there will be some scratchy noise caused by the turning.
from www.crutchfield.com
there is something so nice about the retro type controls and analog tuning.
from llamaguy, www.shopping.com
fun to use (love the analog tuning).

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for TUNING

Sangean DT210V AM/FM/TV Radio

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from Charlotte from Ponca City, OK, clickfrom.buy.com
it does a great job in tuning them in and the fm reception and sound is great!
from neal from kirkland, wa, clickfrom.buy.com
tuning is also easier for me; id swap the positions of the side recall and front memo buttons, but one handed tuning is much easier.
from www.amazon.com
any other radio might be able to pick up a scant few of the more powerful stations with some antenna positioning and tuning trickery, but the sangean gets them all casually, no hassle or drama.
from www.amazon.com
the reception is far superior to any other radio i've owned, and the digital tuning keeps the stations from fading in and out.
from www.amazon.com
the sangean dt-210v is not perfect, and it is much more expensive than the sony and panasonic conventional analog tuning "transistor radios" that i have used before this model.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for TUNING

Sony ICF-S10MK2 AM/FM/RDS Radio

$19.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.abt.com
the tuning led helps too.
from www.abt.com
good clear sound and i especially like the led tuning indicator.
from www.amazon.com
any radio that has analog tuning with a dial thats two inches across is a challenge, but thats ok.
from www.amazon.com
this radio also has an led tuning indicator, so you will know when the station is right on; also, i have not noticed the typical drifting one gets with analog-tuned radios.
from www.amazon.com
i can pick up stations many states away at night,tuning is fine, sound is what you'd expect for a pocket radio.

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

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

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.abt.com
this radio is easy to setup and easy to use.push-button tuning and large accessible volume knob make it ideal for persons with physical limitations.great sound quality and station
from www.pricegrabber.com
presets and digital tuning allow quick navigation among favorite stations.
from www.amazon.com
this was purchased to replace a previous sony product that never lived up to its sonic potential- you had to think about tuning it or adjusting how it was hung every time it was used.
from www.amazon.com
i can't figure out if it is due to the weak signal generated by my favorite sports talk radio station, or due to the tuning power of the radio just not being there.
from www.amazon.com
i like that the on/off and tuning buttons are on the top of the radio because it's easy to reach up a push them rather than fiddle with buttons on the front of the radio.

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

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

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

from MarcK from El Segundo, www.circuitcity.com
i needed a small radio with digital tuning, but didn't want to spend the money for the sony sports stuff.
from Dinko from Akron, Ohio, www.circuitcity.com
i have had the previous analog tuning and without weather band model for quite a while, and it still works great after being dropped many times on all kinds of surfaces.
from MB from New Jersey, www.circuitcity.com
the sony walkman digital am/fm radio with tv/weather tuning is well worth the money.
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 cvssimon, www.pricegrabber.com
strengths: strong signal for reception , compact , digital tuning weaknesses: headphones are subpar , summary: bought this radio 2 weeks ago at sears for 27 dollars .

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

Grundig FR200 S

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have found the reception to be pretty good and i like the tuning mechanism, a dual knob that allows for fine tuning or surfing.all that being said, i'm happy with the product.
from www.amazon.com
the inclusion of a fine-tuning knob is critical for shortwave and "dx" am reception and, with the addition of a long wire clipped to the telescopic antenna, the radio really can pull in some of the
from www.amazon.com
the tuning is well engineered, the tonal quality is satisfactory, and the radio excells at picking up shortwave broadcasts.
from www.amazon.com
the radio is enhanced by a nice long antenna and a fine-tuning knob set into the larger tuning knob.
from www.amazon.com
it recieves am (mw) broadcasts well as does it fm and shortwave.the dual tuning (fast and fine) is handy.

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

Sony Walkman SRF-59 AM/FM Radio

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from LS from Texas, www.circuitcity.com
there are only 5 buttons and dials - on/off, volume, tuning, am/fm and fm sens/dx/local.
from LB from Narberth, PA, www.circuitcity.com
i have come to dislike digital tuning so this is a good thing.
from www.amazon.com
digital radios have the convenience of station presets, but background noise is often a problem, so as long as you don't mind the analog tuning this is the radio for you.
from www.amazon.com
better than a sony digital tuning portable radio, better than the various cassette/radios i've owned, better than an expensive sangean portable that i tried.
from www.amazon.com
it is hard to even find a small am-fm unit with a rotary tuner (most are digital) which is essentail for fine tuning.

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

Grundig S350 AM/FM/SW Radio

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.radioshack.com
battery life is excellent sometimes it drifts a little tuning knob is difficult to get to stay on frequency great reception good radio for the price.
from www.radioshack.com
it would be better if it had some presets and digital tuning, but overall this is a great radio.
from www.circuitcity.com
the sw bands are good but there is no fast enough tuning to get to the other side of the band, its like a analog radio withno pll pushbuttons keypad for direct entry.
from www.amazon.com
the radio has wonderful knobs that allow fine tuning, and it is fun to occasionally tune into stations from other countries.
from www.amazon.com
the old fashion tuning takes a little bit to get use to and it can be a bit of trick sometimes to get it right on the exact frequency, but the look and feel and sound of this radio outweigh any of

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

Sangean SR-33CL Radio

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
big plus with this radio: it has analog tuning.
from www.amazon.com
it worked fine for several months, and then the connection between the tuning dial and the tuner came loose, and it was impossible to tune it.
from www.amazon.com
the advantage over a more expensive radio includes simplicity in operation and a more traditional old fashioned "turn the dial" tuning knob.
from www.amazon.com
there are no sleep timers, alarm clocks or digital tuning; but there is a lot of radio in very small package at a fantastic price.
from www.amazon.com
the tuning presets are non-intuitive, otherwise i'd five-star it.

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

Kaito KA1101 AM/FM/SW Radio

$53.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the digital pll tuning is nice because i don't have to fiddle with the tuning knob.
from www.amazon.com
either way, you are going to have to deal with the bizarre but minor tuning.
from www.amazon.com
6) numerous tuning methods available.
from www.amazon.com
i originally was a ge super-radio freak (bought one over 20 years ago--sold it to my brother when ge super-radio iii came out--it worked for him untill being destroyed by katrina) and liked my

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Positives: High Quality, Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Tuning: Digital

Sangean DT-120 Radio

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
any other radio might be able to pick up a scant few of the more powerful stations with some antenna positioning and tuning trickery, but the sangean gets them all casually, no hassle or drama.
from www.amazon.com
the reception is far superior to any other radio i've owned, and the digital tuning keeps the stations from fading in and out.
from www.amazon.com
the sangean dt-210v is not perfect, and it is much more expensive than the sony and panasonic conventional analog tuning "transistor radios" that i have used before this model.
from www.amazon.com
because i enjoy listening to am radio, i'd been taking the only digital tuning portable that i had, an aiwa.
from www.amazon.com
it is impressive - 9/10 khz selectable tuning so trans-oceanic dx is a possibility from the coasts.

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

Panasonic RF-P50 FM/AM Radio

$14.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's controlled by the three standard radio controls: (1) an off/volume wheel, (2) a tuning wheel, and (3) an am/fm band slider.
from www.amazon.com
great manual tuning---the radio won't "forget" your station when you change batteries.
from www.amazon.com
this am/fm radio has analog tuning, thus no presets.
from www.amazon.com
it has regular dial tuning, a fold out antenna, strap and most importantly clear reception on am and fm channels.
from www.amazon.com
good sound from the built in speaker and the tuning light helps to lock in your station.

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

Grundig Mini 300 S

$27.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the tuning dial is a little touchy but one quickly gets used to it after the first day of using it.
from www.amazon.com
the analog tuning knob is firm and tight, but it takes some practice to coordinate your finger movements with the digital readout (which really flies if you have jumpy fingers!).
from www.amazon.com
the tuning can be tricky as there is no fine-tuning knob and it takes some patience and practice to dial in the exact frequency.
from www.amazon.com
it is important to note that although the read-out is digital, tuning is analog - not dds or pll controlled; thus the small amount of drift i mentioned.
from www.amazon.com
it has such fine tuning that you do have to roll the dial to set it, but that's what we always had to do years ago.

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

Sangean H201 Radio

$78.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is a great improvement and works well in a room in our house that for some reason has difficulty tuning some stations.
from www.amazon.com
i was specifically looking for digital tuning and presets, and this radio has both.
from www.amazon.com
stable synthesized tuning, station presets, decent volume (it's not a boom box) and an adjustable length antenna really do the trick.
from www.amazon.com
i like the digital tuning (no more fiddling with a little dial to find your favorite station), and appreciate the excellent reception (cannot be taken for granted around here).
from www.amazon.com
digital tuning really nice.

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

Radio Shack R1605

$4.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the tuning knob only works in increments of 1 which makes it slower to tune than an analog radio.
from www.amazon.com
it is used in frequency tuning, time setup, memory scanning, volume controlling and more...
from www.amazon.com
6) numerous tuning methods are available including a fine tuning knob that extends slightly outside the main body of the radio.
from www.amazon.com
i especially like that the dial light will come on if you touch any of the radio's buttons, including the tuning knob---makes for easy nightime tuning around.
from www.amazon.com
you have to push the volume button and then either turn the tuning dial or input a numerical value to change the volume.

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Positives: Excellent Performance, Inexpensive, Easy To Use, Design: Portable

Eton S350 DELUXE AM/FM/SW Radio

$79.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the only negative thing i've found about the radio so far is that its fine tuning knob has a tendency to jump past the frequency you're trying to tune up to, then, when you tune back down it jumps
from www.amazon.com
the wait was worth it, since the digital tuning and very good reception make the radio well worth the price paid.
from www.amazon.com
the old fashion tuning takes a little bit to get use to and it can be a bit of trick sometimes to get it right on the exact frequency, but the look and feel and sound of this radio outweigh any of
from www.amazon.com
it is always on regardless of signal strength or clarity; thus it is rendered useless as an assist in tuning.
from www.amazon.com
all the neat things i remember when tuning in a fine tuning radio 1 hertz at a time to receive a far off station.

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

Kaito KA1103 S

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the tuning knob only works in increments of 1 which makes it slower to tune than an analog radio.
from www.amazon.com
it is used in frequency tuning, time setup, memory scanning, volume controlling and more...
from www.amazon.com
wife loves the old look analog appearance of the tuning display.
from www.amazon.com
well, there is a reason for this- a regular tuning wheel would lead to noisy "chuffing" (that chuf-chuf sound you get when auto-scanning).
from www.amazon.com
the feeling of the tuning knob is very nice.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Great Performance, Inexpensive, Tuning: Analog

Sangean PR-D7

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the digital tuning is excellent, and why i purchased it.
from www.amazon.com
i bought it to pull in our weak kpbs station in san diego, and was shocked to hear the station when i first turned it on, without diddling with the tuning or the antenna or anything!
from www.amazon.com
excellent sound, reception and digital tuning.
from www.amazon.com
the digital tuning is sensitive.
from www.amazon.com
digital tuning beats the slide dial style hands down.

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

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