Just before Christmas my trusty but rather elderly portable radio gave up the ghost. I needed another one. But this was just before Christmas and my mind was on other things. Like Christmas shopping!
Whilst wandering round ASDA in Telford for a number of Christmas presents my wife drew my ... Read review
Stylish stereo radio with charging and playback of all iPod models (except Shuffle). With ... more
AM/FM radio. PLL tuner. Preset equaliser with Classic, Pop, Jazz and Pop settings. With dual alarm function and the choice of being woken up by buzzer, radio, or music from your iPod. Multifunction LCD display with blue backlight and hi/lo dimmer control. Aux input/output and earphones jack. Output power 2 x 2 W R MS. Power supply AC 230 V - 50 Hz. DC battery backup system (9V). Accessories include remote control and dock inserts.
Postage & Packaging:£3.89 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Advantages: Fantastic radio/alarm at a modest price Disadvantages: None
Just before Christmas my trusty but rather elderly portable radio gave up the ghost. I needed another one. But this was just before Christmas and my mind was on other things. Like Christmas shopping!
Whilst wandering round ASDA in Telford for a number of Christmas presents my wife drew my attention to a small but very attractive silver-coloured radio.
It boasted digital tuning (it is not a DAB radio, however) and three ... ...a built-in alarm clock function and a dial light of a rather nice amber/orange colour.
I was amazed at the price. £6.95? Surely it can't be any good for that price? It was actually remarkably good!
Controls are push button on the front and very well laid out, save for the slider switch for the two FM bands and the rotary tuning knob on the side.
The AM band covers 525 to 1510khz and the two FM bands are ... more
Just before Christmas my trusty but rather elderly portable radio gave up the ghost. I needed another one. But this was just before Christmas and my mind was on other things. Like Christmas shopping!
Whilst wandering round ASDA in Telford for a number of Christmas presents my wife drew my attention to a small but very attractive silver-coloured radio.
It boasted digital tuning (it is not a DAB radio, however) and three wave bands. One AM and 2 FM. It also has a built-in alarm clock function and a dial light of a rather nice amber/orange colour.
I was amazed at the price. £6.95? Surely it can't be any good for that price? It was actually remarkably good!
Controls are push button on the front and very well laid out, save for the slider switch for the two FM bands and the rotary tuning knob on the side.
The AM band covers 525 to 1510khz and the two FM bands are interesting as they cover from 70.0mhz to 87mhz and 87.00mhz to 108.0mhz. Such wide FM coverage on a modestly priced radio such as this is pretty much unheard of.
FM bands use a small telescopic aerial and sound quality (remembering that this is a small speaker is not too bad. Though normally I use headphones as this is the radio I use whilst walking to and from work. Sound quality through headphones is most acceptable. FM reception is fair to good.
I mainly use the AM band for listening as I like to listen to BBC Radio Wales, though I sometimes listen to BBC Radio 5 Live or RTE, sometimes. (I am a news and talk junkie) It provides very good AM reception.
It is genuinely pocket sized and runs on 2 AA sized batteries. I can heartily recommend this radio to anyone who wants a cheap but effective portable radio.
This is ideal for the traveller who wants to take an arlm and a radio, but who might not have room for both.
