RaddyRF75A APP Control Shortwave Radio, Portable Shortwave Radios AM/FM/VHF/SW/WB Weather Radio, Pocket Radio Rechargeable w/ 9.85 Ft Wire Antenna (Army Green)

Although I own a couple of other digital radios, its more of a hobby thing than collecting, and I wasn't looking for another radio when I first ran across this thing.But its cuteness and features kind of sucked me in because the price is pretty low under 50 USDs. I was afraid it might be just a toy but in testing it out I found this tiny thing means business!I can listen to 2 meter Ham radio just great without pulling out the antenna, weather comes in more clear than most weather radios. Only the AM broadcast band is a little weak in getting really far stationsand the antenna does not seem to help.This little thing will accept a micro SD card big enough to hold my entire collection of MP3s easily, and some headphones sound great with it. That feature alone blows away the the oldmusic player I used to carry which was just as big but only held 8G max. And this is only one feature...The names of tracks being played is only available on the phone appRun time is about 6 to 12 hours depending on volume level.It has a number of pro's going for it:- It can be a BT speaker that sounds way better than most phones or even laptops.- It can be a u-SD card player up to 256G (plays in stereo to headphones)- It can be a USB speaker for a PC (I think)- Receives AM, FM, SW, VHF, and weather bands- Doing a scan on any band will automatically store all found stations in preset memory locations for you, this seems to work well for most of the bands- I think you can record audio from the radio onto your phone but have not tried this yet- You can set timed power on or power off, and alarms- Has emergency flashlight and/or siren- It has a written Guide that comes with it and a separate guide for the phone app - nice touch!- It has a clock display- Its little - like only half a shirt pocket- Has 1AH lithium battery and modern USB-C charge port conveniently located on top where any USBC connector will work.- Has a lock key which at first seems WTF, but after having it turn On in my pocket, it is a nice touch to be able to lock out the power button! But see Cons.- Being so small, the accompanying phone app lets you access the features a little easier and use some you might never have known were even therefor example it has an equalizer with built-in presets for the audio output- The speaker is surprisingly powerful for the size of the unit. Having said that, I don't mean to say it sounds like a JBL or something,yet it sounds so much better than it looks like it should, that it just seems acceptable.- Comes with a nice little kit of goodies like charge cable, Ext antenna cable, etc.CONS:- FM is Not Stereo to headphones- The portion of the VHF FM band that corresponds to Air cannot demodulate the AM air band properly- AM broadcast band is a little weak compared to bigger radios with bigger ferrite loops in them- No file navigation tools to deal with the possibly huge TF cards of up to a quarter terabyte- The lockout button does not lock out the flashlight/siren button (so it can go off in your pocket). looks like a bug to me.- Oh yeah, in the display the word "Level" is spelled "Lever". That's a real dumb one.Okay it may have a bug or two, but is a lot of fun for the price! I would buy another one if they fix the bugs...

There is a lot to like about this radio:• It has surprising good sensitivity. If it has a weakness, it is MW, which is to be expected for a small radio. Other bands are highly competitive (as good or better) when compared to other pocket radios that cost considerably more (I have Sangean, C Crane, and Eton pocket radios). Additionally, the RF75A has broad band coverage.• Full rich sound from the speaker with more than adequate volume. It's hard to believe the quality of sound that comes out of this small device.• Solid build quality.• LOADED with features with nice touches, like the backlight that changes colors for the different bands.• High quality accessories.• Uses a USB C port. Too many radios are still using mini/micro ports.• Good user manual.Thinks I don’t like:• The antenna is very thin. My first thought was: “this is definitely going to break”. After using it, I found that it is very flexible and I suspect it will be fine, but it is something to be careful with none the less.• Given its size, it makes sense that it uses an internal battery, but it’s nice being able to swap out batteries in a pocket radio. It’s a tradeoff for sure and the battery life is certainly good enough for a day of usage, but if this will be your only pocket radio, it’s something to consider.I purchased this out of curiosity and didn’t expect to be so impressed with it. This is a very serious and fun little radio that is an easy 5 star product.

This is an amazing little bit of technology. It is tiny and powerful. It would get 5 stars easily if it were not for the very poor instruction manual.For one thing, the tuner is very good: it receives FM stations other radios in the house cannot. For a small device, it is remarkably sensitive. And the speaker sounds great for a pocket size radio.It receives just about all the bands you would want, AM, FM, Weather (with alerts!), VHF, and SW (in the continental US you will not actually receive much of the latter two). But wait! There’s more! It can connect as a Bluetooth speaker. And it has a flashlight and an emergency alarm (which you can disable). It comes with a small wire antenna to clip onto the whip, handy in low-signal areas.Stuffing all this into a tiny radio must have been an engineering challenge. And actually using all the features is therefore a challenge as well. It scans and auto-programs local stations. Fine. But there does not seem to be a way to just tune a favorite station and assign it a memory number. So accessing stored stations is chore. And of course, given the size, a number of buttons do double duty.I like having a clock radio when I travel. (Yeah, I can use my phone, but would rather not, and clock radios are just disappearing from hotels. And maybe everywhere.) This radio actually features what they call a “power on” alarm. Fine. But it is tough to set. There is an app for your phone, and setting an on-time is actually easier there.The instructions are written in a brave attempt at clear English, not always successful. There is a steep learning curve. The app does help: it is easier to navigate than the device itself, but of course you won’t always want to reach for the app just to use the radio.Despite that steep learning curve, do not be deterred. For the price, it will do what you need for an emergency or just a travel pocket radio—with pretty remarkable sound and sensitivity hard to find in a small package like this, at a good price.