invaluable for a ex pat living far from home and pining for good radio stations in english.
can i connect to my home wifi: yes
this radio won't work for you if you use wpa2 security for your home network.
i was somewhat disappointed with the reception as i could not get the weaker stations that i can get in the car, come to think of it my home radios have the same trouble with those stations.
it was not only ear protective, but the tunes came in great (note: due to location, we do not normally have the best reception at our home- very rural and surrounded by trees).
i have always enjoyed radio whether in my home, driving in my car or at the office.
this item did not receive good reception at our home at o.h.ivie.
however, when i received it i got absolutely no reception in my home and outdoors i had to be physically turned to the right spot to receive the signal without a lot of static.
i took it home, attached the external fm antenna and it was not even as good as my old beat up radio at getting my npr station from another town (fm).
i have four radios in the house, all of which can not get stations in clearly when placed in certain areas of the house or when i travel to my daughter's home in pennsylvania.
the strong am antenna allowed clear reception of a station that other radios in the home could not bring in as well.
for fun i even checked a map to see where they came from, and they're all within 10-15 miles of my home.
with this one, i take pics two or three times a week and see the results both right away, and as soon as i get home and download to my computer for a bigger, better look.
i keep it in the car on a charger w/ nimh batteries; when we're on the road, i will add more counties and states, and change them when we return home.
that 1/3 mile distance with loudness and clarity through homes packed with all sorts of electrical appliances is impressive enough to suggest the full 5 watt output is being emitted from the xt511.
lastly they say weatheradios should be as common in homes as smoke detectors
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