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Pros

Used periodically since '99 or '00 purchase. The clarity and volume are perfect.

The antenna seems to do a good job pulling in signal in forested valleys. I need it for emergencies just in case the electricity and cell phone towers go out as it did in hurricane sandy.



Cons

Too much drift on am - signal from our most powerful station in the midwest is nearly impossible to maintain. Radio goes off and on.

Works great -- when it works. But it shuts off by itself after it has been on a few minutes. It's embarrassing to think how far down quality control has sunk. Useless as a product for being mobile, the slightest touch or move causes the transistor to ...  Read More

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This radio has an excellent sound ,its very portable an easy to handle,batteries last long time ,very happy with this purchase ...  Read More


Sound quality good, but since i only want it for the news, i don't know about the music.

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My grandmother used to cradle her old-school transistor radio to her ear to listen to the soothing voice of vin scully as he ca...  Read More

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    radio, good, great, quality and easy.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 77.5% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 2,937 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 5 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    By the time i was in my late teens boom boxes with stereo sound and bass were the rage so i never bought one of the high end transistor radios


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its supposed to have a 34power on34 light which doesnt work and a 34luminous bar34 which doesnt show in the dark


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Sound quality good but since i only want it for the news i dont know about the music


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It takes 2 aa batteries not included and is about the size of a cigarette pack


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Elderly technophobe with limited vision and dexterity


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Need to be in a good reception area some stations i wanted just won’t work that work on my car radio


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I like talk radio not music so it needs to be clear and not fade in and out or have static


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Speaker is clear even when volume is turned up

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