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I was looking for a small AM/FM/SW radio to carry in my "man bag". I have a Sangean 909 but it was a little too heavy, the skywave is just the right size and weight to keep up with world news without having to lug around a heavy radio. The controls are intuitive and anyone will be able to use this radio. I have not had a good opportunity to test out the SW portion of the radio yet but I will as I like to get up early and fool around before work. The antenna seems a little small for any serious SW listening but I have an old reel type roll up antenna that can be installed is ne be. One thing to be aware of and this is a problem with the Sangean as well, is the on/ off button protrudes out from the front a little and it is too easy to accidentally turn on the radio. once I pulled the Sangean out to find dead batteries only three days after installing them and once I pulled the Skywave out and it was already on so, be careful about accidentally turning the radio on. Bottom line, for the money, this is a great radio and every body should have a SW for emergency use for when it "hits the fan".Read full review
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Good reception, excellent radio with great features in a small package. Obviously due to its size the speakers size doesn't help with the sound quality. Still it's a great little radio.
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so far radio, so small is /makes a very good travel companion,i like the weather band, and a major reason for buying. I have not heard anything on the Air Band, even though about 15 mi. from a major airport. I have not used SW but assume external ant, is needed to really pull out signals. AM/FM bands most used and seem very good. Unit only needs two AA batteries and can be recharged via mini USB jack(not supplied) and using rechargeable NiMh batteries. Overall only thing I would like is RDS on FM. Other than that a very impressive 'ultra light' radio.
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Excellent radio and reception. Happy with it. Receiving stations not able to before. If you want features, excellent choice. After getting radio I realized I didn't really use the extra features. Same radio without features: Shortwave, weather and AirBand, would be cheaper choice without giving up quality and reception.
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The radio has so many bells and whistles and it works well on all bands. The scan feature is great especially on the air band. A lot of fun to use. Read the manual there is a lot to this one
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