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HD Radio Portable Player

When you're on the go, listen to your favorite HD and FM radio stations using this portable player that features a belt clip for easy portability.

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Finally HD Radio Without a Car Attached

on August 12, 2009

Posted by: BobM2

from Washington State

I've waited a long time for portable HD Radio. Before this unit only car radios or home table radios or tuners had HD.

How well it will work for you obviously depends on how good FM reception is in the area you want to use it. Like all other small FM radios without external telescoping antennas, the earphone cable is the antenna so if you live close to a lot of stations it will work well for you. If you live further away you may find reception depends on how you locate the earphone wires. Do you remember messing with rabbit ear antennas on TV's to get good reception? FM on portable radios works the same way. I live 35 miles away from most Seattle FM stations in a relatively hilly area and yet I can receive all of the HD subchannels (hd2, hd3, etc) that are listed in the area. I usually listen to Jazz 24 on hd2 indoors while reading and have no problem with signal loss. I recently took the radio with me on a trip to the Portland area and found reception much more solid there. I agree with a previous reviewer that this radio has the best analog FM reception and sound of any portable FM I've owned and they cost up to five times this price.

I like the size, shape and control layout of the radio. The display is very readable. I'd like user a replacable battery since the idea of this being "disposable" does not appeal to me but that would also affect size and shape of the unit. Battery life seems very good.

I did not try the supplied earphones but the sound for HD channels with my Sony's is great and noticibly better than analog FM.

Some reviewers criticize the radio for no AM HD. Since AM requires a larger built-in antenna, the size and cost would grow considerably. It does not have built-in MP3 capability. Fine with me, I already have an excellent player and don't want to pay for another. I would expect those will be on the market in time.

The bottom line is this is an excellent radio. It will not perform miracles in very bad reception areas but definitlely worthwhile if you will use it in an area of reasonable FM reception.

What's great about it: Good reception, great sound and excellent physical layout.

What's not so great: Battery is not user replacable.

I would recommend this to a friend!

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