Sony ICF-S10MK2 Pocket AM/FM Radio, Silver
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Customer Review: Great Radio! A tip for you also...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great radio. It's inexpensive, good quality, and does what it needs to do. I have a few AM stations I like so I figured out a simple way to rapidly find the stations. I first found them using a digital radio and then tuned it in with this radio. Next, I marked a small black dot, with a permanent marker, on the screen where the orange tuner pointer is located for that station. I did this for each station. Now I can rapidly tune the radio to my favorite stations, just like a digital radio, by tuning it to the dot. Also, the sharpie dot can be removed with rubbing alcohol if needed.
Update: I've been using this radio for six months now and I can say without a doubt that it's the best ten dollars I've spent in years! The batteries do last a long time and it's well built. I use it every night in the bathroom before I go to bed. The sound is excellent for a radio that size. One minor flaw is that the volume drops off rapidly when you adjust the dial down. It's a little difficult to get a low volume without it going silent. Not a big deal at all though.
Customer Review: Very nice little radio with unbeatable price!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have many radios and also listen to radio regularly, I bought this radio mainly because it was so cheap and it was Sony, plus it's got so many positive reviews. Thought I might give it a try.
I am very pleasantly surprised by how well this little radio performs. It almost picks up all the AM and FM stations that my other radios do, the sound quality from the speaker is decent too. Not to mention I paid only $10 for this thing with Prime shipping, whereas other radios each cost me several times more. The price may be cheap, but this radio is not cheaply made in any way. Operation is a no-brainer. It would have been even better if the earphone output was stereo, also the size is a little too big to fit in a pocket. Another pocket radio I have is the Kaito KA200 Kaito KA200 Pocket AM/FM Radio, Black with very good reception, the size is a lot smaller than Sony.
I am gonna buy another one or even more just in case this one breaks or stops working.
Customer Review: This is the Radio so called....
Summary: 5 Stars
Sony ICF-S10MK2
The reason I purchased this radio is that I need listening to AFKN(american forces korean network).
I am now living in Seoul,korea... my location is in the middle of small mountain...
This radio is only catching the signal I want to listen here with similar price levels.....
I have changed a few small fm radios until buying this.
Oh, another nice one is Bose wave radio system that was paid 800USD a few years ago..
If you are thrifty style and need a radio, no hesitation to buy it....
Of course, there are some cons..
1. This is designed for listeners without earphone..
2. on/off is operated by dial. (I hate this, very inconvenient. it should be a button)
3. antenna is only moved to right or left.
4. a little bigger as a portable radio...(maybe my hands are so small)
Overall, this is the best buy ever I have done with that money....
I am really ready to recommend this radio to everybody who need a small radio.
You won't be disappointed....
Customer Review: Compact, Plastic, Great Reception/Price
Summary: 5 Stars
Just like the main reviewers of this little gem, I getting several of these for home and family.
I grew up with a pocket radio with me all the time as a kid. So first, I bought one for the kids to use up in their treehouse- not sure they would really appreciate it. We live somewhat rurally, away from the city with subsequent poor TV and radio reception, but this thing comes in clear with a ton of channels. The little ones tote it around playing music while swinging on the swing or playing in the yard. They love it. The batteries(2 AA's) seem to last with the kiddos constantly leaving it on.
It has a plastic case- we'll see how it wears under fire. Wouldn't want to drop it on the sidewalk. But so far so good. Has stated in prior reviews, there's no AC option and the antenna doesn't swivel around- just forward up and down. I use only a single earplug so headset/stereo is not an issue for me.
The best points are the reception, cost, and pocket size. For that, 4-5 stars.
Customer Review: Brings back the good 'ol transistor radio days
Summary: 5 Stars
Having lost a family member's cherished portable radio, I bought five of these Sony's so we'd never want for a portable am/fm radio again...for awhile. I visited every Walgreens I could to find the same radio he had had, to no avail...and can you believe they had no pocket radios at all?! Internet searches proved all but fruitless, because I finally found this wonderful Sony potable am/fm radio at a very low price. Most other radios I found were a bit pricey; $50.00 plus...
This radio is easy to use, has great reception in places where I had none before, is wonderful in size for portability, is kinda cool looking, and has been a pleasure to use. I have it with me often; it's just great riding around on my bike listening to the baseball game on a lazy Sunday, or a favorite radio show. I may have to buy five more, soon, because I'm afraid if I wait too long, I won't be able to find anything like it again. Me? I recommend it! Oh, and we found the lost radio.