Sony ICF-S10MK2 Pocket AM/FM Radio, Silver
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Customer Review: A nice small radio for a small price.
Summary: 5 Stars
I read the reviews here, and I figured for 10 bucks I'll take a chance. I needed a small radio I could listen to at work, yet not be too big and bulky.
I have big hands, but this radio fits in my hand easily. Sound and reception were better than expected (picked up a couple of radio stations from 200 miles away). For most local stations, I don't even have to raise the antenna. For stations farther away, I need to raise the antenna, but it's not a problem.
I'm still on my first set of batteries, so I can't comment on the life of them yet. For the batteries I have in it currently, I have Eneloops AA's in it. I have about 6 hours of usage so far and still sounding good.
In closing, I'd buy this product again, and am happy with my purchase.
Customer Review: My new buddy
Summary: 5 Stars
This radio is the best thing I've ever bought on the internet. It looks good, its real easy to use, and it sounds good. I carry it with me constantly. It just has 2 knobs, on-off volume and tuning, plus a switch for am / fm. Couldn't be easier. I carry it in my pocket, and sometimes the knobs turn from me taking it in and out of my pocket, but thats ok. I also use the carrying cord to tie it onto my belt loop, that works well. Its a little hard to tell what station you're on with the analog tuning. The "tune" led is nice and works well. I can get local fm stations find without extending the antenna. This is a "throwback" radio, like radios in the 1970's.
I paid under $20 including shipping. Its a real bargain. I highly recommend it!
Customer Review: It's hard to explain - I just like it.
Summary: 5 Stars
This little radio is simple, small, lightweight, and sounds decent for its size. I mean for such a cheap radio it seems pretty well made and the tuner actually impresses me quite a bit. This little thing brings in both AM and FM stations as well as some of my larger radios. Just remember the dial is pretty small and you have to turn the wheel very slowly to lock in the station, but that's not a big issue. The antenna has the ability to tilt, which helps FM tuning even more and is a rare feature on such a small radio. The sound isn't going to blow you away on the bass department, but it doesn't sound as "tinny" as you might expect, and the volume is more than adequate. Overall very pleased, and I'll likely order another one or two.Customer Review: Looking for an AM/FM pocket radio? You found it.
Summary: 5 Stars
Based on all the great reviews here, I bought two of these a couple of years ago (when they were still $10). I keep one on my workbench and one next to my easy chair. Both radios get an hour or two of use per week, and both are still on their original batteries. In an era when no electronics sound good unless they cost at least $300, these radios are amazing. Of course you can't expect them to be something they aren't - but you can turn the volume up a long way with no distortion and for a mono pocket radio the sound quality is quite good. I still think it's a bit odd that they use a pair of AA batteries instead of the 9V "transistor radio" battery that was invented just for radios this size, but that's OK. Highly recommended.Customer Review: small and durable
Summary: 5 Stars
I almost always take this radio along when hiking, camping and kayaking because I don't like deafening myself in the wilderness with earbuds and it's small, tough and cheap and plays for days on a pair of AA's.
I've had it covered with water from heavy fog and played it all night in 15*F weather and never had problems.
Cons; volume and station dials are somewhat coarse so you need to lever your fingers off the case to get it just right, and of course it falls short in the base frequency range.
I twist a 4' length of 24 ga. steel wire onto the end of the antenna and string it horizontally between branches to improve reception and I just wrap it around the radio when packing it.