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Jam to your favorite AM/FM radio stations and get current weather updates with this portable digital AM/FM radio that features 20 AM/FM station presets and weather band reception.
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Disappointed in Engineering and Quality Control
on July 9, 2015
Posted by: UncleDoug
For I wanted to do the design is Great but was really disappointed in the engineering and quality control from Sony.
This is my 4th try, with all the tuner will show overmodulating across several frequencies for the close stations and the same for several transponders that have cropt up in the area. It is near impossible now to listen to FM stations over 30 miles. AM what I expected a lot better out doors than inside.
The Weather band transponder is less than 17 miles from me and to hear it, I have to turn the volume up over 1/2 way and it is a 1000 watts.
The tuner + - changes but only the same transponder comes thru even though there is another about 65 miles. The FM reception is probably the same for the weather.
The tuner + - changes but only the same transponder comes thru even though there is another about 65 miles. The FM reception is probably the same for the weather.
The biggest disappointment was the cost to operate the 3rd radio..I listen an average of 2-6 hours a day.
I would expect a battery in a radio to last 2-3 months. In the 3rd radio store brand batteries lasted 4-5 days, tried rechargeable and they lasted 5 hours. Bought the best batteries Engergizer Lithium (20 yrs unopened and 9 times the operating life of the regular alkaline battery). This time the battery lasted 10 days. At a cost of $10.99 for 4 batteries, that radio will cost me over $100 a year to use.
I would expect a battery in a radio to last 2-3 months. In the 3rd radio store brand batteries lasted 4-5 days, tried rechargeable and they lasted 5 hours. Bought the best batteries Engergizer Lithium (20 yrs unopened and 9 times the operating life of the regular alkaline battery). This time the battery lasted 10 days. At a cost of $10.99 for 4 batteries, that radio will cost me over $100 a year to use.
Hope this 4th try the batteries will last longer, IF Not this radio is going back and I will be taking the Best Buy Card.
Sony needs to improve battery life, tuner seperation and AM and FM reception, add a plug for both the home and and auto.
IF they are able to resolve the battery life problem, then for good measure add an mp3 player to it.
IF they are able to resolve the battery life problem, then for good measure add an mp3 player to it.
The mp3 players with AM/FM radio look TOO Fragile compared to this radio.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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