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Kaito KA1102 AM/FM/SW Radio

$63.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
then place it against its competition, the sangean 505 (about 20 dollars more), the sony icf sw35 (about the same price) and you'll notice that the kaito beats the other two for different reasons.
from www.amazon.com
the instructions for using the memory feature has it's own sweet little logic.
from www.amazon.com
i've owned countless sw radio over the years, and never had a mini-portable that worked well.
from www.amazon.com
the 1102 has a wide/narrow bandwidth switch, with well chosen bandwidths, allows fine tuning of am in 1khz steps and fm in 10 khz steps, provides an indication of signal strength, and outputs stereo
from www.amazon.com
the ka1102 also has a news/music switch that alters the sound quality to your liking.

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Positives: Nice Sound Quality, High Quality, Nice Performance, Tuning: Digital

2 RECOMMENDED by 25 people for SW

Sony ICF-SW7600 AM/FM/SW Radio

$173.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.pricegrabber.com
even though the speaker is small and not room filling,it is adequate.the biggest feature,and one that should not be overlooked when buying a sw radio,is the fact that this sony has a synchronous
from www.pricegrabber.com
to operate until you get the hang of it summary: i purchased this radio as a replacement to a cheap old radio shack sw receiver that i had been using with limited success for several years.
from www.pricegrabber.com
i purchased this radio as a replacement to a cheap old radio shack sw receiver that i had been using with limited success for several years.
from www.amazon.com
the icf-sw7600 gr fulfills what it promises to be: a high-build quality portable am/fm shortwave radio with excellent sensitivity on all bands.
from www.amazon.com
this is the best sw radio you can buy for under $150 but it does lack a few features that would have made it the best radio ever.

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

3 RECOMMENDED by 10 people for SW

Sangean DT210V AM/FM/TV Radio

$57.00 Est. at Amazon

from Bob from Omaha, clickfrom.buy.com
the signal of my favorite station at 90.7 mhz was totally swamped by harmonics from more powerful nearby rock stations.
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
i like the swivel belt clip which keeps the radio from being jammed off when getting into the car.
from www.amazon.com
i love this radio.after about 4 months, the power switch stopped working.
from www.amazon.com
setting the dx/local switch to local helped, but there were parts of my walk where i just couldn't get the stations i want.this radio has solved that problem.

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

4 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for SW

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

$75.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.abt.com
the radio being replaced still runs well, but the on/off switch died.
from j7daniel, www.pricegrabber.com
the buttons on the top are easier than switches on other radio's i have had.
from georgekeese, www.pricegrabber.com
strengths: has a positive on/off switch that will not turn on inside a travel case by accident.
from www.amazon.com
when i purchased this radio seven weeks ago, i was swayed by the unheard of 180-some reviewers recommending it.
from www.amazon.com
i'm on my second one - had my first one for a year before my sister swiped it and took it back to alabama with her.

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

5 RECOMMENDED by 7 people for SW

Kaito KA1103 S

$70.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
every time i get a radio i have not had before, i test it on fm and sw against my old and trusty national panasonic dr28, which has one of the best fm reception capabilities available, and is very
from www.amazon.com
it is basically mid-way in size between radios such as the rf-b65 and grundig yachtboy 400 and the sony icf-sw1.
from www.amazon.com
the least they should do, is provide a "mute" button so that you do not have to switch the radio off when the phone rings.
from www.amazon.com
much more more i can't get into not being a true sw techie but look up on countless sw websites & read the reviews.
from www.amazon.com
the bandwidth selector (news/music switch on the picture) does a good job of cutting back some annoying background noise.

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

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

$32.00 Est. at Amazon

from TechPro from Brooklyn NY, www.circuitcity.com
the sound is crisp clear, no static.if you select local the sound quality will decrease except near radio stations where local is a choiceand don't forget the lock slide switch on top or it will
from VFS from Alabama, www.circuitcity.com
it's easy to switch between favorite stations but you can set it to stay on one station and prevent accidental switching.
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 thatbobguy, www.pricegrabber.com
also, make sure you lock the keys (lock switch on top) if you are moving around, or you will inadvertently change channels and bands, or shut off.
from www.amazon.com
i keep this radio in the car, use it almost exclusively at the gym, and i switched out the headphones for a sport pair.

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

Grundig G5 Radio

$143.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i also own the kaito ka1102, and sony icf-sw7600gr.
from gccengineering, www.shopping.com
pros: has great reception on sw/mw and fm.?
from dane1234, www.shopping.com
pros: an excellent portable am/fm/sw radio.
from www.amazon.com
although a bit more expensive than the sony icf-sw7600gr, and does not offer synchronous detection, it is worth the price.
from www.amazon.com
fm selectivity is good, and quality through earphones is excellent, on sw the ssb feature is necessary to listen to ham radio..its just a shame its not synchronous sideband detection..you must fine

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Positives: Nice Performance, Durable, Easy To Use, Tuning: Digital

Sangean DT-400W Radio

$71.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
like its predecessor, this radio also has a monaural/stereo switch (bandwidth control) for fm listening improvement, but there is no rf (radio frequency) dx gain switch on the dt-400w as there is on
from www.amazon.com
on the radio i received, there is now a separate switch to control the speaker, even with the headphones inserted.
from www.amazon.com
the dt-400w provides excellent am and fm reception, with 19 presets available, a bass boost switch, and very good sound quality for a pocket radio.
from www.amazon.com
batteries seem to last forever and the radio also has 19 random preset buttons with a lock switch - very handy.
from www.amazon.com
although it has a lock switch that disables the buttons, a button press will still illuminate the the radio's back-light for a few seconds.

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

Sangean H201 Radio

$76.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one great little feature that is not described well in the listing is that the fm antenna in the back swings around to become a beautiful and very solid semi-circular handle for the radio, so you can
from www.amazon.com
another feature i like is a handle that swings up from it allowing it to hang from the shower head pipe.
from www.amazon.com
it also comes with a strap so you can hang it on a hook, or hang it from the attached handle (which swivels out of the way if you don't need to use it).
from www.amazon.com
i was unsure of the options to hang it, but was very happy when it arrived and i realized there are 3 different options - cord that can be used on a hook, a "swing arm" on the back that can also be
from www.amazon.com
fantastic, great sound for a portable radio, comes with mounting brackets (for wall), swing-up handle, carrying strap.

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

Sangean SR-33CL Radio

$28.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the radio is sensitive to any excellent signal but has more difficulty with good or mediocre signals that other sets such as much sony icf-sw7600gr or older but good shortwave units can make audible
from www.amazon.com
the radio is great and the broadcast reception both sw and fm from stations is terrific.
from www.amazon.com
i couldn't think of a more carefree way to maintain my connection to the world at large.when i began listening to sw many years ago, i couldn't find a halfway decent radio that wouldn't make a
from www.amazon.com
it does take a little practice to get the preset swiching down as it is a two button process.
from www.amazon.com
i like the swivel belt clip which keeps the radio from being jammed off when getting into the car.

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

Radio Shack R1605

$5.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
every time i get a radio i have not had before, i test it on fm and sw against my old and trusty national panasonic dr28, which has one of the best fm reception capabilities available, and is very
from www.amazon.com
it is basically mid-way in size between radios such as the rf-b65 and grundig yachtboy 400 and the sony icf-sw1.
from www.amazon.com
i needed a portable lw/am/sw/fm radio that was ssb capable and have compared several receivers including the sony icf-sw7600gr, the grundig g6 aviator, the sangean ats-909, the kaito ka1102 and
from www.amazon.com
the bandwidth selector (news/music switch on the picture) does a good job of cutting back some annoying background noise.
from www.amazon.com
the ads for this sw radio are a bit exaggerated and, in my opinion, misleading.

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

Grundig S350 AM/FM/SW Radio

$95.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.circuitcity.com
i too had some trouble with reception - sw until i hooked up about 300 feet of speaker wire to the telescopic antanae, winding it up and down around it.
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.radioshack.com
i've found it to pick up signals where other am/fw/sw cant find anything.
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.
from www.amazon.com
in a comparison with my sony icf 2010 this radio on sw picked up about 95% of my readable catches just as well,it does however have images all over but, not to bad, that to be expected with single

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

Sangean DT-120 Radio

$46.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i like the swivel belt clip which keeps the radio from being jammed off when getting into the car.
from www.amazon.com
i love this radio.after about 4 months, the power switch stopped working.
from www.amazon.com
setting the dx/local switch to local helped, but there were parts of my walk where i just couldn't get the stations i want.this radio has solved that problem.
from www.amazon.com
when i take it running i can clip it onto my water bottle belt and i don't even know it's there, or i can slip it into my running shorts pocket and the button lock switch keeps it tuned in and
from www.amazon.com
it has a switch to choose between mono and stereo and the reception is always better and with less distortion in mono for the distant ones.

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

Eton S350 DELUXE AM/FM/SW Radio

$96.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i knew absolutely nothing about sw, but this friend gave me some pointers, discussed radio choices, recommended the magazine "monitoring times" (which i now purchase faithfully each month), and a
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
it has long battery life and allows you to choose aa or d size batteries with the ease of a selector switch.
from www.amazon.com
than any other model i've ever owned, and if you take the time to hook up a "soft" antenna, look out you'll get so many signals you will have to use your gain and filter switch to sort them out.
from www.amazon.com
flipping sw band switches / fm-afc / rf gain / wide-narrow filters / dial-type volume control.

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

Sangean ATS 606 S

$155.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it is hard to swallow an idea of $100+ for a radio.
from www.amazon.com
fm reception is un-equaled by any other radio i have, plus very good am and sw sensitivity.
from www.amazon.com
the dial they installed is one of those cheap dails where dirt builds up on the switch and then you hear static when you turn the dial - not good for the price of the radio.
from www.amazon.com
but when using the ac adaptor i would like the option of leaving the light on (like a clock radio) so you can wake up and see the time without groping in the dark for the display light switch.
from www.amazon.com
it has full sw coverage with a 1kh tuning increment which is essential for serious dxers .

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Positives: High Quality, Nice Performance, Durable, Design: Portable

Grundig Mini 300 S

$29.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it would be nice if it had a dail light and expanded coverage to receive the out of band domestic sw stations, but you can't have everything for $40.
from www.amazon.com
i listened to radio sweden and radio netherlands, among other stations today.
from www.amazon.com
pretty basic sw radio, but for the money, its quite good.
from www.amazon.com
sw-i believe it might have an amplified antenna or an additional rf stage.
from www.amazon.com
i live in central il and was able to receive radio from canada, sweden, china, and cuba loud and clear.

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

Sangean DT200V AM/FM/TV Radio

$54.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
one in the sequence--a better way would be to use a rocker switch that goes backward or forward (hope the manufacturer will read this and take note.) reception is outstanding for a pocket radio.
from www.amazon.com
i'll try to keep this short and sweet.
from www.amazon.com
both allow for stereo to be switched on and off.
from www.amazon.com
battery life is great, sound quality is good and the unit has all the features i could want, including many presets and a stereo-mono switch for fm.
from www.amazon.com
because the first two died the same death after about 5 or 6 yrs of use: the blue "on/off" switch died (i think) and could not turn the thing on :-(

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

Kaito KA1101 AM/FM/SW Radio

$53.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
received this product and tried to pick up any number of sw channels from my camp in ny.
from www.amazon.com
this radio has a lot of pulling power on the sw bands for a radio at this price, and i tried a few in this price range.
from www.amazon.com
i needed a small am/fm/sw radio for travel and have compared several including the kaito ka11, the new grundig g6, the older grundig yb-550pe, the sangean ats-606, etc.
from www.amazon.com
it is very sensitive on fm and sw just like all the reviews stated.
from www.amazon.com
there's a local/dx switch and a music/talk tone switch.

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

Kaito KA11 Radio

$50.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
if you're a swl, or a ham, i think you'd consider it required reading, or just another one worth a place in your collection.
from www.amazon.com
this shirt pocket am/fm/short wave radio is similar in size and performance to the very expensive sony icf-sw1, which has been discontinued for many years.
from www.amazon.com
1) the ka11 is a very small and highly portable pll (phase locked loop) synthesized, dual conversion (with image rejection capability) fully capable digital am(mw)/fm/sw radio receiver.
from www.amazon.com
it may be slightly less sensitive in mw and slightly better in sw.

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

Sangean DT-200VX AM/FM/TV Radio

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from www.amazon.com
the audio quality of fm reception is very good for a radio of this size, especially if you use the deep bass boost switch.
from www.amazon.com
09 when they switcth to digtal signals.i would recomend this radio
from www.amazon.com
both sangean units have a monaural/stereo switch (bandwidth control) for fm listening improvement, but there is no rf (radio frequency) dx gain switch on the 200-vx as there is on the sony srf-37v,
from www.amazon.com
one in the sequence--a better way would be to use a rocker switch that goes backward or forward (hope the manufacturer will read this and take note.) reception is outstanding for a pocket radio.
from www.amazon.com
the switches, materials, fit and finish are of high quality.

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

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