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Sangean DT-120 Radio

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the radio orientation vertically on your belt to maximize reception.i really don't care much about fm but it seems to perform well - at least until we get some stations here worth listening to.
from www.amazon.com
this radio was worth it i have been listening to it for weeks with the same batteries.
from www.amazon.com
but it's 1/3 the price and 1/8 the volume of the sony and damned good for casual am listening.
from www.amazon.com
i walk a lot in an urban setting, and like to spend the time listening to the radio, including some weak fm stations.
from www.amazon.com
manual leaves something to be desired, but it is a great little unit) it has a little button where you "lock" in what you are listening to so that it doesn't inadvertently skip to another station.

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

2 RECOMMENDED by 22 people for LISTENING

Sangean SR-33CL Radio

$30.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you are interested in listening to the more popular shortwave radios and not the faint hard to find stations this radio would be ideal give it a try.
from www.amazon.com
i am new to shortwave listening and am so far impressed with what i have found so far with this radio, but it doesn't seem to have great selectivity.
from www.amazon.com
the radio orientation vertically on your belt to maximize reception.i really don't care much about fm but it seems to perform well - at least until we get some stations here worth listening to.
from www.amazon.com
this radio was worth it i have been listening to it for weeks with the same batteries.
from www.amazon.com
so she is homebound, can't see tv as she is legally blind, and her only read entertainment is listening to the radio.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 8 people for LISTENING

Sangean DT-400W Radio

$71.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is a very light and small portable radio with very good battery life that can be taken almost everywhere for full as well as easy listening capabilities.
from www.amazon.com
although the speaker is small, it is more than adequate for listening to music and sports.
from www.amazon.com
i like to listen to radio talk shows when i am not listening to music.
from www.amazon.com
i mostly use this for listening to baseball games (am band) in a situation where i need to move around some and a larger stationary radio would not be practical.
from www.amazon.com
if you're like me and enjoy listening to those far away stations (50,000 watt am) that come in clear at night (if you're looking for one, do a search and there are lists of them, basically the rocky

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 6 people for LISTENING

Eton S350 DELUXE AM/FM/SW Radio

$79.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
just tune the well lit lcd display to a frequency and if there is anything on it worth listening to it's there.
from www.amazon.com
i made the plunge and now own a great shortwave radio with more than the listening power i had as a youngster.
from www.amazon.com
for casual listening, this radio is extremely stable and very good for field use and trips.
from www.amazon.com
i originally ordered a sony icf-sw7600gr world band radio thinking i would sit here at night listening to radio stations from around the globe.
from www.amazon.com
for general world band programme listening, this radio is fantastic.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for LISTENING

Panasonic RF-P50 FM/AM Radio

$14.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i haven't tried fm so i don't know how that would work but i'm a talk radio junkie and i love listening to michael savage at night on wtmj milwaukee and it comes in great.
from www.amazon.com
the sound quality is of course typical of a little radio, but for listening to news and talk shows, it can't be beat.
from www.amazon.com
i am not sure i would be as pleased listening to music with it--its a small mono speaker.
from www.amazon.com
a larger radio will give you slightly better long-range am reception, and better sound for listening to fm (stereo, bigger sound and more bass), but this thing does a great job for its size.
from www.amazon.com
it is durable and it is obvious i will be listening to it for some time.

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

Sangean DT200V AM/FM/TV Radio

$58.00 Est. at Amazon

from Dean from Lubbock, Texas, clickfrom.buy.com
overall, the sangean dt-200vx is easy to use, is of good value, is great for everyday listening on all bands and is excellent for mw (am) dx'ing for its class.
from www.amazon.com
i wanted it for running while listening to the radio.
from www.amazon.com
radio has a very sensitive receiver and will pick up stations the others wont.it also has a great stereo sound if your into fm listening.i may buy another just in case they quit making this one.
from www.amazon.com
it's very good and sensitive radio with good stereo quality of sound when listening with headphones.
from www.amazon.com
this is a great little radio with hi fi sound which is especially useful for listening to tv (vhf) sound while watching the video without bothering non viewers in the same room.

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Nice Battery Life, Design: Pocket

Sony ICF-SW7600 AM/FM/SW Radio

$145.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pricegrabber.com
one charge on the 4 nimh aa's i initially installed, a week ago, is still going strong with a couple hours per day of listening.
from www.amazon.com
that's useful for someone who uses it for listening to shortwave stations which change frequencies a lot depending on the time of day and the season.
from www.amazon.com
i came across a thread on a messageboard describing the "conet project" which is basically a cd collection of various "numbers stations" that have been collected through listening to shortwave radio.
from www.amazon.com
people new to shortwave listening are usually disappointed when they turn the new radio on and hear nothing but static.
from www.amazon.com
the yb400 has a ``slow'' agc, which makes it almost impossible to use with a mw loop because you can't tune the loop, if am daytime distance listening is important.either of these two radios is a

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

Sangean DT-200VX AM/FM/TV Radio

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from www.amazon.com
i wanted it for running while listening to the radio.
from www.amazon.com
it's very good and sensitive radio with good stereo quality of sound when listening with headphones.
from www.amazon.com
radio has a very sensitive receiver and will pick up stations the others wont.it also has a great stereo sound if your into fm listening.i may buy another just in case they quit making this one.
from www.amazon.com
sophisticated shirt pocket radio for personal listening.
from www.amazon.com
it has a really nice 90-minute automatic off feature that is great for night listening when you happen to fall asleep.

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

Sangean DT210V AM/FM/TV Radio

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the radio orientation vertically on your belt to maximize reception.i really don't care much about fm but it seems to perform well - at least until we get some stations here worth listening to.
from www.amazon.com
but it's 1/3 the price and 1/8 the volume of the sony and damned good for casual am listening.
from www.amazon.com
i walk a lot in an urban setting, and like to spend the time listening to the radio, including some weak fm stations.
from www.amazon.com
manual leaves something to be desired, but it is a great little unit) it has a little button where you "lock" in what you are listening to so that it doesn't inadvertently skip to another station.
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.

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

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

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.abt.com
i have had several readios for morning listening to catch up on the days news etc while getting ready for work and this one is by far the best!
from www.amazon.com
it is great for listening to sports play-by-play because you can hear it (no static) and you can carry the radio everywhere with the carry-cord.
from www.amazon.com
i really enjoy listening to the high quality music from this radio as i shower.
from www.amazon.com
i'm listening to the morning news while i brush my teeth and dry my hair and put makeup on, and i can put it on a classical music station for a soak in the tub after work.
from www.amazon.com
the radio also has a nice battery saving feature enabling you to easily set a timer based upon your expected listening time.

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

Sangean H201 Radio

$78.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it also serves as my bathroom radio for listening to espn sports while i shave in the morning.
from www.amazon.com
you can set your favorite radio stations and set the timer to shut it off, so you can continue listening after you're out of the shower.
from www.amazon.com
btw, i typically listen to npr rather than freebird while listening to this product.
from www.amazon.com
it enables me to continue listening to my morning edition without interruption.
from www.amazon.com
for me this is a nice portable that is good for bath, bedroom, kitchen, and listening to ball games in the garage.

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

Sony Walkman SRF-59 AM/FM Radio

$23.00 Est. at Amazon

from Mark from Mountlake Terrace, WA, www.circuitcity.com
i bought this radio for listening when i walk outside.
from www.amazon.com
with this in mind, i purchased another srf-59 yesterday and spent all last evening listening to it.
from www.amazon.com
the friend i gave this to was able to go to sleep while listening to the radio without worrying about using up the batteries.
from www.amazon.com
i love listening to the quake, because it speaks to me and for me.
from www.amazon.com
i bought this for the purpose of listening to my favorite radio station while on the train to commute to work.

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

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

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

from M.G. from Mandeville, LA, www.circuitcity.com
i live in the suburb of a large city, and purchased this radio for stationary listening on the deck, and have also used it on the beach.
from ErnieM from Charleston, SC, www.circuitcity.com
have used one for a couple of years and found it excellent for what i bought it for - listening to talk radio when away from home or out of vehicle.
from DaveM from Pasadena,MD, www.circuitcity.com
now i can get a 'rush' listening to my talk radio shows when my wife takes me on her 'power shopping' trips!
from thatbobguy, www.pricegrabber.com
they do work great for listening to sports or talk radio.
from MattS from White Plains, NY, www.circuitcity.com
great little unit for listening to news/talk stations on the am band.

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

Tivoli Portable Audio Laboratory AM/FM Radio

Tivoli Portable Audio Laboratory (PAL) AM/FM Radio

$118.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.shopping.com
the bottom line: mono never looked or sounded so good and you can plug in stereo headphones if you're listening to "rubber soul." lol
from www.crutchfield.com
the pal, however, is not designed for listening to your music at high volume and the price is fairly outrageous.
from www.amazon.com
i can get sufficient volume for talk radio listening by setting the volume control at one-quarter turn.
from www.amazon.com
to me to be better in quality than on the table radios that tivoli makes (where the volume control has a very sharp ramp up in loudness and is harder to regulate well for lower volume listening).
from www.amazon.com
front of the radio, so you'll need to plug the ipod into the radio when you want to listen to your ipod through the tivoli, then unplug your ipod when you want to go back to listening to the radio.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, High Quality, Good Battery Life, Design: Desktop

Peltor 90534-80000 AM/FM Radio

$50.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
she often says that i like to tune out the world because i'm always listening to rock on fm radio and with these i could both do that and send a message to any and all who see me, saying something
from www.amazon.com
my solution to listening to the radio while mowing was to use ear buds with my walkman radio under my regular hearing protectors.
from www.amazon.com
adding tunes is great though i like them best when listening to various talk radio programs.
from www.amazon.com
these are such a great improvement from just listening to my mp3 player with in-ear headphones while i am mowing (i do lawn care for a living).
from www.amazon.com
start with low volume and turn them up as little as possible till they satisfy your listening needs.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, Nice Battery Life, High Quality, Design: Headset

Grundig S350 AM/FM/SW Radio

$93.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.circuitcity.com
i hope it suits my radio listening needs and antenna tests..
from www.radioshack.com
i use my s350 for listening to talk radio.
from cowboyind, www.shopping.com
if you love listening to the radio, you'll love the s350.
from www.amazon.com
i enjoy listening to the radio (seems like one of the few that actually prefer it to the tv), and found this one to be absolutely perfect.
from www.amazon.com
it was fun listening to the sw bands, picking up stations from around the world.overall, a great radio at a super low price.

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

Kaito KA1103 S

$80.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you are into listening to fm radio, and want something compact and discreet, well this little beauty can replace your entire stereo system.
from www.amazon.com
i've been spending late nights (when tv and computers are all turned off) listening to radio from all around the usa on am, and many obsucre stations on fm.
from www.amazon.com
i while back i decided to get into shortwave listening, and ultimately decided on the kaito 1103 after reading many reviews.
from www.amazon.com
since 1985 i've been using a realistic dx-400 for the majority of my listening.
from www.amazon.com
i highly recommend this little radio to anyone interested in listening to shortwave broadcasts or to anyone else who is interested in obtaing a well priced, feature laden, well constructed little

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

RCA RP7887 High Performance Super Radio

$55.00 Est. at Amazon

from neuro.ophthalmology@gmail.com from Lubbock, TX, clickfrom.buy.com
easily the best value for actual reception and listening.
from www.amazon.com
when listening to talk radio on am, it sounds better than my bose!
from www.amazon.com
the box says it has built in loudness compensation for low volume listening--but it is not adjustable nor can it be turned off.
from www.amazon.com
one disadvantage is that the am antenna is not rotatable separate of the radio--so if you are listening to a weak signal, you may have to turn the radio to an undesirable direction for best reception.
from www.amazon.com
thanks for making a great sounding radio and i'm looking forward to listening to am radio again without static.

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Positives: Excellent Sound Quality, Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Tuning: Analog

Sangean ATS 909 S

$282.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i would highly recommend it to any one who takes radio-listening seriously.
from www.amazon.com
the radio is well built and appears to have a greater "quality feel" than the grundig yb-400 pe.treat yourself to the joy of radio listening with this set.
from www.amazon.com
here's the exciting news - within 2 minutes of unpacking this fine little radio, i was listening to radio havana, then radio netherlands, and then...well, you get the idea.
from www.amazon.com
i have been listening to sw for 20 years or so and it ranks at or near the top for portables.
from www.amazon.com
my bedtime listening has been restored and i spend blissful hours turning that tuning knob and scanning the dials!

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Positives: Good Sound Quality, High Quality, Portable, Design: Portable

Sony SRF-HM10 FM Radio

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from Susie from Great Falls, www.circuitcity.com
i have it on in the kitchen, on walks, when mowing the lawn, even when listening to local tv stations early sunday morning with the tv itself muted.
from Mark from Mountlake Terrace, WA, www.circuitcity.com
i bought this radio for listening when i walk outside.
from www.amazon.com
it is great for talk radio and listening to sports.
from www.amazon.com
i love listening to the quake, because it speaks to me and for me.
from www.amazon.com
with this in mind, i purchased another srf-59 yesterday and spent all last evening listening to it.

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

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