Sangean Digital AM/FM/Weather Alert Pocket Radio DT-400W

Pros: Easy to program. Bought for my 86 year old mom who likes AM talk radio and FM. This radio lets her quickly scan through AM and FM stations sequentially. Very versatile. The weather radio is activated by a simple touch of a button.

Cons: Some stations come in weak requiring a cheesy wire to be plugged into the radio. Fortunately, most stations in my area do not require this wire.

Overall Review: Kinda expensive for a radio

Pros: I have gone through a half dozen similar radios. I live in an area surrounded by mountains which translates into not very good FM reception. This radio comes with a plug-in wire antenna which does the job very well.

Cons: The speaker is OK, but, it needs to be improved. My dilemma was choosing a radio with a bigger speaker - - or - - this with superior reception. i choose reception.

Pros: No problem getting it working without reading the manual. Reception in my area for AM radio with computers in my home is awful, this unit gets the stations and with minimal rotation reduces staic and noise. FM is weak - until you plug in the included antenna. Didn't try headphones yet, but it works well on the builtin speaker.

Cons: It is just a radio - as big as my cell phone but no camera or keyboard or display.

Overall Review: I got it half price on NewEgg special - still not a cheap radio you get what you pay for - it is a good radio. I got the memory to record my station presets and like how it works.

Pros: Nice color, good size body and function button designs. Option to switch to speaker with ear plug plugged in is a geat features. Speaker sound is clear even speaker size is very small. Reception is great. Solid make.

Cons: None so far.

Overall Review: A bit pricy.

Pros: When combined with my Etymotic Research ER 4P's this 54 dollar radio is one of the best deals available.Sound is outstanding!! From central Ma. I can pull in 3 NYC AM stations.The local stations (AM & FM) and Boston stations have very good reception.Weather station is a total Bonus.Major help before long out door runs.

Cons: Placement of weather band button.(MINOR)Press it by accident when running.No Big Deal.Could have more sturdy belt clip.

Overall Review: Solidly Built!

Pros: *Small and sturdy *Good battery life *Pretty good AM/FM reception for size

Cons: Somewhat pricey for a pocket radio, but worth it in quality.

Overall Review: Weather band is an added bonus. Haven't used yet, but could come in handy this summer while camping.

Pros: Excellent build quality and reception, when used with supplied wire or headphones for FM. Can program any mix of up to 19 favorite AM or FM stations, and step through them in your chosen sequence. One touch weather button jumps to local NOAA broadcasts, touch again to return to previous setting. Belt clip seems sturdy for the type, time will tell.

Cons: Earbuds supplied not up to the quality standard of the radio, and a right angle plug is preferable to the straight line plug provided. A bit tricky to program the favorites, but instructions are clear as is the display. Can not leave in NOAA Alert mode indefinitely, as it draws the battery down. Manual warns that clock and favorite settings will be lost if the battery is removed and not replaced within a minute.

Overall Review: Should stand up to a couple years of daily use, and go through several sets of earbuds. Analog thumb-wheel volume control will probably be the first point of failure. A couple operational notes: Mode button cycles FM - AM - Favorites. Auto shut-off in 90 minutes, can override by holding power button for a second when turning on.

Pros: excellent sound,durable some-what hard to figure out

Cons: once you make a favorite cant delete it