Eton - Elite Mini Compact AM/FM/Shortwave Radio, Internal AM Antenna and Telescoping FM/SW Antenna, Clock and Alarm, Sleep Timer, Custom Leather Case Included, Commitment to Preparedness

This is a great radio . . . if . . . you understand what its strengths and weaknesses are: namely, it has a dim screen and a somewhat tinny speaker, which makes it not a good outdoor, bright sunlight radio, and not very good when around competing noises. Use earphones of good quality and the FM stereo is fantastic and everything else is great. For shortwave use the scan feature, it is very fast at finding the next tunable station. Also, there is a quick tune button that jumps to the next shortwave band. The quick tune button also will jump 100 kHz on MW (ie 600, 700, 800 etc.), and 1 mHz on FM (I.e. 89, 90, 91). The earphone wire becomes your antenna for SW and FM when plugged in. MW is very good, but AGC (automatic gain control) can be slow maximizing the signal. If you use the sleep timer and lockout button you can use the radio to go to sleep in bed. This radio is fantastic at tuning in FM stations. It beats out all competitors. This is one of the best pocket radios you can buy for earphone use.

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For a small radio, it has great reception and the sound is acceptable in this small size. The reason I purchased this radio is because of the small size which is similar to a cell phone and about the same thickness. In fact it fits perfectly in the cell phone holder on my bike so I cane now take a bike ride listening to my favorite station.The only negative is that it eats batteries pretty quickly (2 AAA). Probably a little more expensive to operate than other radios that take 2 AA’a. But for the small size and thickness I think it is worth it.

This is the first and probably only time I could afford a Grundig related radio. I'm sorry to report all the other comments are true, especially the negative ones. My main problem is it's basically unusable because of the controls on every edge and side of the radio. It has two wheel knobs on one side for volume and manual tuning which is good because without autoprogramming or presets the button tuning process is hair-pulling frustration. You have to go to each station, one at a time, to get anywhere on the dial. And there's no direct entry. That leaves the side-wheel which of course changes the frequency every time you pick it up or put it in a pocket. Volume likewise. The band selector opposite edge is very stiff and you cannot switch to a specific shortwave or AM band with any accuracy. It also mutes sound while tuning so you won't know if there's a faint signal to be heard unless you wait a second on every frequency. The autoscan bypasses most AM stations including local moderately strong ones. If you do take the time the actual AM reception isn't bad, just tuning is tiring. Reception on shortwave is far better with my cheap handhelds. The stereo signal on FM has a problem and even strong local stations are usually monaural. Even when it's on the stereo field is almost absent.I originally was going to say good design, poor execution but trying to use it it's just poor design. I would hold the brand and the price to a higher standard and it fails miserably. You're much better off with a cheaper product. I'm glad I paid half-price.

Everything would be good, but here's the catch - I can't give either you or the manufacturer of this device a big rating because the display of this receiver, or rather its brightness, is not adjustable in any way, and I'm an elderly person and this is apparently my last mine ...

This is a good radio for the price. The case is plastic, but it's nicely finished, and thoughtfully designed (right down to the four tiny feet on the back for placing it face-up on a surface). There are buttons for station scanning, and a digital scroll wheel for manual/interactive tuning. When the radio is on, the "time" button will advance the tuner in larger increments, which makes moving up the dial easy (I stumbled on this feature by accident). When tuning, it wraps once the end of the chosen band is reached. The volume control is analog, and warrants attention, especially if using headphones. Sound quality with good headphones is nice - it's a stereo radio for FM (with stereo headphones), the tuner has decent sensitivity, and the radio has frequency response on par with an FM walkman. The internal speaker is on par with a smartphone speaker. A caveat: -- plug headphones in AFTER turning the radio on, it will pop when turned on, and that can be quite loud with headphones on. It has a backlit LCD that can be toggled with the "HOUR/Display" button when the radio is OFF; settings are bright, dim, or off. Leaving the backlight on all the time will lower battery life. It also has a clock with an alarm. A lock button will prevent buttons from functioning (e.g., useful when it's in the case, a pocket, a bag, etc.) and this lock includes the digital tuning wheel. It does not come with an external power adapter but has a jack for one (3v dc -shield/+center).A few downsides. The band selector switch, the tuning dial, and the analog volume control can easily move when the radio is moved in or out the included case, so best to do that with the radio switched off - and remember to unplug headphones or take them off before turning it on. No memory presets make changing stations a rather interactive experience, but it remember each band's last station. Shortwave bands are fun, but for that, a proper shortwave radio (such as those Eton and Sangean make) would be much better.

This sounds good for it's size and is very portable. The one thing I don't like is the lack of a kickstand. Good performance on all bands.

Very bad quality, the band selector stay in FM, is very hard to set AM and even when is set, sometimes it switch to FM by it self, sometimes the battery lead opens.Couldn't get any shortwave station.don't recommend it.