Has anyone else had trouble with the radio not being loud enough. All other sources blow my ears out. Radio maxed at 30 not nearly as loud.
1007573
Hi...I had that radio for 3yrs and still got it in my car....actually it's to loud...One of thee best radio ever. But to answer ur question it goes higher then that, I thought the same when I got it but u have to go into MENU and then to AUDIO and set each individual one and when u do trust u will never really turn it to the max....it is stupid loud
548326
BS"DThank you Imrational. I was about to return this and buy a different one and I followed that link and it worked really well. http://www.outlawradio.us/CCrane_Mod.html
1195686
Yes! I live in NH and with my other radio's (basic cheaper tabletops, run of the mill variety) I couldn't listen to many of my favorite more distant stations unless I was in a particular room of my place, and even then it was often not worth listening to as there was too much static interfering with my listening pleasure. With the new Sangean I get all the stations I wanted and they come in GREAT! Really good sound! I am thinking of getting one for my Dad for Christmas as he listens to radio all night as do I.
914366
Hi M., sorry I didn't get right back to you...Yes, I'm surprised that people aren't commenting. Sound is not an insignificant element! Soooo... Does the 210 sound more "lively" and "present"... more Sony-like!? :-) If so, I certainly should have bought THAT one recently when I went to Sangean (El Monte, CA) distribution and swapped 400's, after I lost FM reception on my old one!Thanks,Alan
2153231
Ours doesn't work either, we don't have much use for it so it's been ignored figuring I would check it out someday. Otherwise we are very pleased with the radio.
1990776
I had zero issues with mine, definitely remove the radio again and check your antenna connection
198037
Max,I got a new HT via A,azion.com and it came from Radio mart in KY. Just way to many of you are worried about the newest version. My newest version is a 5RA and it has the 2nd to the last firmware.But that means nothing at all. All you need to know is here. http://www.miklor.com/ Please join the list but those guys will just tell you to read up in the files.I like mine,it has a siren,the case is beautiful but it has it's quirks. Guys are downloading software but I did mine manually. Some need WIN XP and others using VISTA need to download an updated driver. PLEASE DO NOT WORRY ABOUT LATEST FIRMWARE as i may only be a restriction on what you can or can't do out of the ham bands. I called this pure junk because it is hard to manually program it and at timed I'm in FREQ mode and it jumps into memory mode. Keep in mind that the mailing list is very,very large and many still do not have a TECH license. Use it as it was intended for and don't try making a queen mary from a canoe. Many are still using the very first unit and have no problems http://www.409shop.com/shop_displaynews.php?id=608&userid=100556 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baofeng_uv5r/ These links will help BOB AF2Q
1044980
The radio just lowers allowing voice to talk over it. You can still hear radio play in background. Their is a minor delay for radio to turn back up.
268658
Sounds like your mic is too close to the radio speaker. Not sure what else it could be. You're getting feedback for some reason.
1429153
Everyone says its about the speaker but this is only partially true. The radio only outputs 7watts on the audio output. Weather you use a 7watt rated speaker or a 15watt rated speaker, you are still only pushing 7watts of audio through that speaker and a bigger speaker won't necessarily make it any louder.
1015933
The radio records mp3's. As far as complaints regarding noise, I don't have that problem, in fact I would have to categorize this as the clearest sounding radio I have ever owned. I wonder if some of the problems that people have are due to the enviroment in which they are using their radios.
758376
It is not wise to buy this radio. These people are not responsive after the sale. I tried to resolve my issues without success. I might have the power supply. I will have to look for it.
857990
Not very loud when your radio is on. I hardly noticed it until I received this question...
2098361
You would need to pick a station that is the most optimal for reception. Here, live 106.7 is really bad on my car - I can only hear just a faint, but 105.9 (unused station) did it for me. Now it sounds really clear without any humming noise during intermission.
274273
I like this radio a lot, but it is not a high volume radio. In a noisy car, like my old VW Bug, it wouldn't be loud enough. Even in the bathroom, with the shower running, it's barely loud enough.
1185471
Thanks M. MasonI have had 2 of these radios. The first one was good in reception, on am., but the off on switch went bad.and the tuner also broke. The second one is not very good on am or fm, I wasted my money on it. Thanks
2115779
Not my experience. I find the radio very loud, usually on 2/3 in the office and maintains its clarity as the volume is increased.