How good is the radio on A.M. /F.M. can it hold the radio station with out a lot of static
599774
The radio plays fine with no static but the CD player on mine stopped working not long after I got it.
518937
that depends of course on the power of the radio station. Simply put, at this time: of all portable receivers that i have played with (and i have owned too many) this is the most sensitive for FM. For AM: It is not in the same league as the PL-310ET (the ferrite rod is too short). For SW: distance is not the issue, but time of day and sun activity -but it is quite good. In worst case, Amazon is very generous in understanding that this was returned because it did not meet your requirements
1132623
I don't know. However, I can say the radio reception is terrible. FM was weak and AM was worse. I sold the unit on eBay. Sorry I couldn't help more.
358968
it' been a good little radio.i always have it with me.i drop it all the time.it takes a lick'en and keeps on tick'en.be sure not to cheep out on the battery's (99 cent store)however 99 cent store battery's will work just fine.it has an old school speaker.so you don't need head phones.and every one will know how smart you are for having kfi am 640 on your radio.(Bill Handel)
640376
Hi, it's pretty good. My favorite station is hard to pick up where I live, but it comes in very clear on this. It's also easy to set the stations. On my last Sony, after the batteries died (for back up), I couldn't ever figure out how to set the stations again! BTW, I just tested the AM band as well as the public station that is probably about 60 miles away, and the reception is clear on those too!
623541
It is not good for that. AM, FM, and Weather band frequencies only-- plus, the antenna can be expected to receive from only so far.[For proper reading of this post, please set you snark tuner to level 8]
1906571
No problem with my radio. Pulling in FM stations loud and clear from over 100 miles away using the internal antenna. AM reception is rather weak so I've added an external antenna to get better AM reception
595647
Yes. Lots of static...and I have NO radio reception where I live so it shouldn't be an issue.
2220686
The speaker itself is incredible! The FM transmitter is not. On every station I tried, the call and music came through with a great deal of static, and there is no AM feature either so if you live in an area with plenty of well-broadcast FM radio stations, it will be difficult to find an FM station not in use. I returned mine I'm fact.
1615173
That's the only thing I don't like about it. There is no switch. You put it on AM ( because there's less stations on AM) and you dial it in between stations so it's not picking up radio. Then you can't turn it up to high or else you get the static from AM. Just turn up the AU device and it's fine. If you move around a lot you might have to adjust AM again to get off an AM station if you pick one up as you move around. Buy them there really good for the money. And I'm cheap!
759383
No - the reception isn't that good. I wouldn't rely on it for its FM receiver.
310672
FM reception is fine. We live in an area with a lot of radio stations and sometimes you run into one station stepping on another's signal, but that's not a function of the radio. The stations we have programmed in come in perfectly clear. In my opinion you can't beat the sound or quality of this radio for the money.
1511137
I agree this is a great radio (a little wide on the FM band, but very sensitive.) Batteries last a long time, I rarely use the adapter.
1038575
Since I've only listened to FM,I had not listened to any AM stations, but tried a bit since you inquired. I was able to pull in AM stations, but I'm not well versed on AM stations in my area my test wasn't very satisfactory. I did bring in some and they were ok. Hope someone else can respond to this issue better than I've been able to. I do really really like my Sangean PR-D9W radio. I compared and conducted quite a lengthy research marathon before purchasing. Good luck!
1130085
Reception is great for me. AM stations will break up after sundown here in Philly, but that happens with nearly every stationary radio. FM is consistently strong - never had a proble
180091
The AM and FM reception is very good with the use of the Shark Antenna. I'm pleased with it.
1384
So far, my reception has been pretty good. There are times that it is a problem from more distant stations, but for the stations I listen to, the reception has been very good.