I forgot to mention: When the radio start to mess up, I hear a something
like a car motor sound. As if a car is about to start up. That is the
sound.

SR

SR wrote:

I went to Radio Shack today looking for a pocket radio. I came across
the Eton E100 Radio for $99.00. It offers am, fm & many SW bands. (No
Side band).

After I asked the sales person to bring me one of these radios so that I
could read the box, I notice that there was a little tape on the box
saying "power supply not included." Yet, when I opened up the box there
was a space large enough for a power supply. Hmmm!

So I bought the small radio and the power supply for about $15.00.

After leaving the store, I go to a little park to try out the radio. In
the box was a nice little booklet, batteries and ear plugs. The ear
plugs were a bit to big for my ears (and I am a large man), but some how
I got them on. They looked like a rip off copy of AWAI.

The plastic craftsmanship and buttons of the radio is very impressive
looking. After reading the booklet I then turn to 770 am WABC. It came
in good. I then go to other stations both weak & strong. Then FM and
then SW.

Everything was fine. Finally, I turned back to 770 am to listen for a
while as I walked around heading towards the river area. Then all of
the sudden, I hear strong interference and can not hear 770 am. I move
the antenna around, nothing but interference. I change stations, then
bands , reset button, took the batteries out then put them back in, I
even walked away from the area, but nothing but interference all over
the radio.

Finally I turn the thing off and went to McDonnell. Then I turned the
radio back on and everything now was fine.

After I got back home. I tried the radio again. I turn it on to 770
and it came on. But after about 15 minutes the interference came back.
And I go through all of those steps or changes that I already mentioned
above. I even used the power supply. Nothing.

I then realized that I was near my lamp. So I then take the radio to
the other side of the room and I turned it on and it worked until I
tuned on my PC. Then the problem started again.

It seems that the radio as nice as it is, it can not tolerate any
interference.

So, I may just take it back to Radio Shack and get a refund. Or find a
better pocket radio. If not I might exchange it for Grundig S350.

I hope the Grundig S350 is a little better.

SR 73!