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 Wish it had digital pre-sets, a hold switch, and was smaller September 25, 2005
Bill Staley (Santa Monica, CA USA)
15 out of 22 found this review helpful
I only use this for AM. Mostly sports, some news. When the station is clear, it is fine - loud and clear. It is hard to find stations, at least in L.A. where the bands are full of stations. It is very, very hard to go from station to station (back and forth between two games, for example).
Before this I had a Radio Shack 12-802, which had digital pre-sets, decent reception and was smaller and lighter, with a hold switch and a wire FM antenna that I left at home. It was great, but the sliding hold switch broke and it turns on easily in my briefcase. I think I paid $30 for it when it was discontinued. It lasted a couple years.
This Sony does not turn on in the briefcase, although it does not have a hold switch. It is very retro, but I would prefer function.
I wish that Sony could put the functions of the excellent ICF-M410V into a unit smaller than the ICF-S10MK2. maybe without clock, weather or TV, (although TV audio is very nice for listening to games outside, away from the tube). I would pay more for it than for the already small ICF-M410V. To me, the weight and size and function are most important. It does not even have to have a speaker, because I carry around speakers for my iPod. (Yes, if the iPod had a good AM radio, I would not be in the market for a stand-alone AM radio.)
 Super Cheap & Fully Functional - Good Memories attached! December 12, 2007
Biffybeans (Northeast, PA)
15 out of 16 found this review helpful
How can't you write a good review about a $9.99 portable AM/FM radio? I wanted a small radio that I could hang from my bedpost to listen to music at night without having to get up and turn a radio off across the room.
When I was very young, I used to have this stuffed raccoon that had an AM radio in it's stomach. I'd lie in my bed at night playing with that radio, quietly listening and giggling to Dr Demento.
In this digital age, sometimes I think there's something wrong with me for liking the tinny mono sound of AM radio. My only disappointment is that I didn't realize that there's not so much music on AM radio anymore. It's all talk radio & sports. All is good, and now I can play with this radio late at night, listening quietly as I did in the past.
At $9.99, it's a bargain.
Rugged February 13, 2007
Frank Chordas (Berkeley, CA United States)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have used this radio on the job for 6 months and dropped it scores of times, kept on the floor of my truck,subjected it to temperature extremes and it always worked like a charm. It pulled in distant and weak stations, had good sound, and put out high volume before distortion kicked in. I finally caused the internal ferrite AM antenna to break in half by dropping it 18 feet to the sidewalk and even then it would work if I shook it just right. I am ordering a new one today and I thought that I would say to all of you perspective buyers that I agree with all the good things said in other reviews and let you know that mine withstood 6 months of extreme abuse.
A great use of $10 June 26, 2006
Skip Klauber (near Hollywood, Florida, United States)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Reminds me of the transistor radio I brought into school while in fifth grade (1969- the Miracle Mets!), except much better reception. I bought it to have a small radio in my computer room, and it fits the bill. Sure, I'd like digital tuning, but for $[...] buy it, I promise you will not be sorry.
A little marvel ! November 29, 2006
analogAMforever (Wash., D.C. Metro)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I received three of these radios from J&R Music today for $30, including shipping (just ordered two more). The radios were very well protected and were received undamaged through UPS. I own some larger and more expensive digital PLL-tuned radios, but this radio is truly unbelievable - too bad, I wasted time and money on the other radios. This is an analog-tuned radio, which evidentually, has a tuned loop input and may contain the same receiver chip and ferrite-bar, as the much more expensive Sony PLL radios. There is an excellent review of this radio on RadioIntel and look under the "reviews" tab; this radio has almost the same AM DXing capabilities, as a $700 receiver ! The radio is simply handsome and about the size of a 3x5 card and 1 1/4" inches deep, so it definately has some bulk (this is not the typical 1960's-style transistor radio, that I grew up with). This radio has the feel of a quality piece of electronics for only $10 ! The fit-and-finish is very good, the tuner is very tight, the battery compartment cover and antenna fit tightly, handling the radio does not affect reception, and the 2 1/4" speaker much better, than one would expect. I compared its AM nighttime reception to my more expensive digital PLL radios and it could pick up exactly the same stations (West to WHO 1040 Des Moines, South to 870 WWL New Orleans, and North to Canada, all from Maryland), but without the typical static of cheap boom-boxes, or the typical PLL synthesizer noise. This radio also has an LED tuning indicator, so you will know when the station is right on; also, I have not noticed the typical drifting one gets with analog-tuned radios. I hope Sony doesn't make the mistake of discontinuing this excellent radio.
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