On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:47:24 -0700, Roadie wrote:
On Aug 28, 11:48 am, dead of night wrote:
Hi. This radio is claimed to come with a built-in 200mm AM ferrite
antenna for "unmatched am reception."

A long ferrite rod antenna is only one part of the equation. Who has
verified that it has unmatched am reception. Unmatched AM reception
is a level of performance I would not expect in a dressed up clock
radio.

Assuming for a moment that it does have excellent reception, using
that AM antenna to null signals will require that a radio loaded with
6 C batteries be lifted on one end and/or rotated.

I'm going to guess something like a Sony 7600 or Degen will have
better AM performance and be a whole lot easier to handle.

I'm hoping this is going to be
one of the best am radios out there. Any opinions?

$100.00 for an AM FM radio seems pricey. But it is a big impressive
white box with 2 speakers and a yellow backlit display, so those
features have to be worth something I suppose. And it has 5 yes count
'em folks 5 memories each for AM and FM.


But comrade... COMRADE!...

"... it includes RDS technology to display station name, call sign,
song title or other transmitted information..."

What WOULDN'T you pay for that???

"...plus it can set the clock automatically."

Top that magic! Other clock radios require you to adjust the minute
value every 3 months or so. (And the hour value TWICE a year!)

And, when you consider it's FM stereo to 2 speakers -- that appear to
be a full 6 inches apart -- you got to hand it to the guys at Sangean!

[Note to original poster: No offense, but for $100, I think this is a
lousy value. You can get as much for less; or a lot more for a little
more. Although Universal's including the FM Atlas does sweeten the
deal.]


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