I am mainly interested in am, because my husband listens to a lot of talk radio. Are these good for that?
1495999
FM Talk, yes, AM Talk, f* no. To get AM stations in you have to get a good shortwave radio that can get AM radio, then use an FM transmitter to get the AM piped over to FM. Pain in the but. I love talk radio so that is what I had to do. None of these portable earmuff style radios get in AM reception. They might if you are within a block of a tower and outside with no obstructions.
1496000
I would have to say no, actually. The reception on these just isn't very good. You will be able to receive the closest/strongest AM stations, but that is all.
1496001
Not really. FM stations come in clear however AM stations have a lot of static. Plus I must turn my head to keep the head phones 90 degrees to the station or sound fades. That being said I still listen to talk radio when on the tractor and can hear despite the static in the background. They are comfortable and have held up well, battery life is good but it is easy for the on off button to be accidentally turned on. I think that all headsets have this orientation problem with AM stations. Overall I would buy these again should this pair get lost or damaged. I like mine.
49624
My experience has been it performs very well. I purchased it precisely for AM radio reception and haven't been disappointed.
1569086
I use my BESTEK adapter to power my radar detector, iPhone, and car phone device. I generally listen to XM radio, but I have experienced NO interference with either XM or FM the few times I have listened to it. I haven't listened to AM in probably 30 years, so I can be of no help there.
783786
I don't know, that's a good question. I only use them for phone media and talking.
236820
At this point I have used them only for listening through my CPU and volume has not been an issue. Reasonably comfortable for long periods. I hope to get to the big stereo soon, but have to rearrange the furniture first:)
1360293
Seems a little overkill to me, but these will definitely work for that. On the plus they are very comfortable for long listening periods (3 hour +) so there is that benefit as well.
975093
Yes, it has a better AM receiver than the last headset that disappeared.. There is a small directional dead spot as you turn your head on the weaker stations but if you can hear it on your house radio he can hear it on this one. Note it is not as good as a car AM radio but that has a 3 foot vertical antenna that does not have a dead spot. I think the vertical antenna you see in the picture is for the FM receiver and like most small radios it has a ferrite antenna on the circuit board for AM which is directional.
2084302
DH uses these in workshop and he said reception is fair, compared to his stationary radio that he uses in workshop. Hope this helps.
797239
yes they are very nice and better if you have to be in a public place and prefer conversations to be more private. So instead of pushing a button to talk on the walkie talkie you have an earpiece and a clip on piece that you press a button and talk into. We use them for church security so there might be 6-8 people who have them and we set them all to the same channel. When one speaks all the radios hear them. We have had to change channels sometimes to avoid interference but all radios in the building can hear via this earpiece adaptor. We love them.
223013
It wouldn't be my first choice. This radio is ok but it's overly complicated and quality of speaker is not good. If you want good AM reception get a Sangean PRD5 or PRD7. Both are excellent AM radios. If you want a small pocket radio a Sangean DT400 is really good.
2219596
I listen to AM & FM on it with ear phones and the sound is great. And the little speak of its own belts out good sound too. Remember tho, this isn't an i-pod, its an 'old school' am/fm pocket radio that is a big improvement from the ones I used as a kid in the 60's. Perfect for listening to a baseball game which is my main use for it. Enjoy.
2081320
All the AM stations I have in my area come in very good with this unit. Hope that helps.
39030
Don't really know how good the AM frequency is but the FM is great, you just have to use an antenna :)
1596780
I originally bought the headphones for myself since I walk a lot.My husband ended up with them.He drives a Semi and has used them for the past 2 years, no problems,very powerful.
17409
Yes, with the plug in antenna the FM reception is good. However, AM is terrible.
1019505
I use mine at sprint car races listening to the broadcast from a local FM station. Even with the track noise the reception is great. You may experience fading with distant stations but these are by far the best inexpensive radio phones I've ever owned.
2018472
Yes!!!!! I bought them a few months ago when my Family and I went on a cruise to Mexico. They were lifesavers and a lot of fun too!! Place each radio on the same channel and they all will work perfectly together!