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HD Radio Portable Player
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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4 out of 5
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Works well, gets many local stations
on July 25, 2010
Posted by: bratch
from San Diego, CA
This has to be the lowest cost HD radio available. I wanted HD because many of the local stations use HD2 and HD3 for other versions of their stations. For example, NPR has talk radio on HD1, classical on HD2, and Groove Salad on HD3, for no extra cost.
Reception for me depends on what stations I am trying to get. Some stations have antennas in the south part of the county, and others in the north. I am closer to the south antennas so I get those stations clearly, but the north antennas are harder to receive from, especially when inside an office building. I have a long 3.5mm headphone extension cable plugged in, which seems to make the indoor reception better, since the headphone cable acts as the antenna.
Everything about it works fine, with one exception. At my desk I like the LCD display to be always on. The display menu allows this option, but every time I turn it off and back on again it forgets that setting. The setting is still always on, but the display turns off after about 20 seconds. In order to get it always on again I must go to the menu, change it to some other value, and then change it back to always on.
If you have large biceps the armband that comes with it doesn't have a long enough Velcro strap. I mostly use it at my desk or just put it in my pocket when walking. Prior to this I used a RadioShark from my desk, and my phone for walking, but there is no RadioShark HD available yet, so this is the next best choice.
What's great about it: Gets HD stations for low cost, small size, good battery life.
What's not so great: Possible reception issues, minor menu issue.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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