jamman wrote:
The overall build appears solid although I wish it had a handle rather
than the carrying strap. I've carried it from the garage to my shed a
couple times, and I would have appreciated a handle. The metal braces
on the front feel pretty solid, but I wouldn't be surprised if they are
more ornamental than functional -- only time will tell, I guess.

The selector buttons for the AM/FM/WX setting and for the WIDE/NORMAL
setting have a cheap feel to them. The Treble and Bass knobs are
plastic. The other knobs and controls appear reliable, however.

Apart from concerns about the selector buttons, my only other complaint
is that there is no owner's manual or specs. I was curious about the
size and type of AM antenna (and the store employee was clueless), but
there's no specs anywhere on the radio, box or the lone piece of paper
that was in the box. That kind of makes me afraid of the quality.

I haven't experimented with the presets or memory yet.

The sound is nice for the stations that I've pulled in ... about 550
miles away.

I have really limited knowledge about these radios compared to the
other folks that I've seen post messages. So please take any of my
comments with a grain of salt!

Any other info that folks can share would be greatly appreciated!

Thanx.

Jim

On Nov 5, 7:51 pm, "Dorpmuller" wrote:
wrote in ooglegroups.com...



I just purchased the Radio Shack model that Rich included the link for,
but unfortunately, this is the first radio that I've bought to try and
pull in distant AM stations.

Are there any kind of performance tests that I can do to check the
quality of this radio? Like I said, I haven't used any of the other
popular models in order to make a comparison.

Jim

On Nov 3, 12:56 am, "Dorpmuller"
wrote:
That is exactly what happened to me - after I got my S350, I tried my
little RS PLL radio and my PLL car radio and was able to get exactly
the same stations - I guess, I fell for the S350's pretty face and all
the hype. I'de love to be able to check out the new RS 12-150, but it
is not available in stores in Maryland, yet. But, if AM nighttime IBOC
gets approved, all these are moot points !Whoa... haven't seen this.
Here's the
link:http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...tId=2472950&cp

Sure would like to try one of these.

RichWhat the poster after me said... also, how is the build quality? Pretty
solid or does it look/feel chintzy?

Rich

Thanks for your review, but this radio must be a re-packaged S350, or
the old "high-performance" radio RS used to sell. Being only one pound
for such a large radio, and having cheap switches, sounds just like the
S350. I am sure that the metal braces are just ornamental, too. The
S350's "metal" plate on the front, just turns out to plastic, as its
speaker grill. The RS radio looks nice, but don't drop it !