RetekessTR618 AM FM Radio Plug in Wall, Portable Shortwave Radios, Support SD, Micro SD and USB Flash Drive, AM FM Radios with Best Reception for Home Kitchen or Drive in

The purpose for shopping for a radio came about because I was tired of having to struggle with LED displays you have to "beep beep" through or knobs that were too small or tight to adjust the radio. This one appeared be what I was looking for, and it is. The sound is clear, it picks up stations great, and the knobs are easy to adjust, with a clear, easy to read channel panel. It plays AM and FM. It has a nice handle which makes it easy to carry if you need to. I am very happy with the purchase. It also arrived in good time and in good condition.

This is an excellent tabletop radio that's portable enough to carry anywhere to listen. D batteries and AC cord options make it versatile. The Micro/SD and USB slots (all 3) are very nice. Sitting near an exterior wall of my house, and near a window, it tunes in SO MUCH MORE than I can tune in any of my cars or other tuners in the house (AM and FM). Shortwave is usable with the telescopic antenna, but a long-wire out the window really makes it come alive. Of course, time of day, weather, other factors influence SW more than AM and FM. It also picks up stations that overlap, and it's possible to tune them sometimes better when coming from either side of that frequency (sweeping from R to L or L to R on the dial back and forth VERY slowly, I find I can tune some stations in better when they're close to others). For Shortwave, there is a TON of frequency space jammed into one little dial (some radios have 8-12 separate bands on a switch, but here, there're all on the same single dial) - PREPARE TO TUNE VERY S L O W L Y, or you'll miss stations. This isn't difficult though.Sound quality is very nice. It's won't reproduce deep bass, and it doesn't have screaming highs. It won't shake the table, or itself much for that matter, but sounds full and will play loud enough to fill a room for all in it to hear. It won't shake the walls, and is certainly no boombox.Pros:- D Batteries and AC option- mp3/wma compatibility, 32GB max card size for SD/MicroSD- Very selective and sensitive tuner- Controls are easy to read, use, and have a positive feel.- Decently long telescoping antenna, feels sturdy and heavier than some smaller radios- Great sound for all day listening, music, talk radio, background, but can be increased to fill a room so others can hear too.Cons:- Handle feels cheap - very thin plastic, but heavy enough to do the job. Doesn't feel like it's going to break.- The display only works in mp3/USB mode.- The light stays on all the time in mp3/USB mode. This will reduce battery life- The tuner has an odd gain control function where a station will be faint, but then get a lot louder all of a sudden. This really isn't a bad thing, but it takes getting used to. It doesn't tune like a completely manual tuner since it's DSP.I'd recommend this radio to anyone looking to get a functional, easy to use, solid radio that's easy to move around and sounds decent for low to medium listening volume either close up or from across a room.

Excellent indoor reception on both the AM and FM bands. Very clear sound and no distortion. Easy to tune and does not fade. Lighweight and can be used via included wall plug or with 3 D cell batteries. Under 1 pound in weight without the batteries. The carry handle is sturdy. The SW function is worthless, but I am awaiting delivery of an external SW auxillary antenna to see if there is any improvement. I especially like the SD card function but be aware it will not work if capacity exceeds 16g. NOTE: The listing made no mention that this radio should not be used in a hot, humid environment but this limitation is stated clearly in the user manual. I note this because I purchased it to use on the veranda of my house on an island in Greece with the intent to also take it to the beach. Since my veranda is covered and I sit under a cabana at the beach, I am hoping this will not be a problem.

I had spare change to buy something for my belated birthday, so I bought this. This radio came the next day thanks to 1 day shipping, shipping was fast. I took it out of the box, and it came with a cord, and also took the D cell batteries out of an SW boombox that I hardly use. I powered it up for the first time using the cord, and set up was very easy.The AM Band (MW Band) is permanently set by default to tune from 522 kHz to 1620 kHz at 9 kHz increments. The AM reception is very clear, and I bet it will be very good too at night. To pick up distant stations you will need to use a tunable loop antenna and couple to the receiver or use a ferrite rod coupler for your active and passive antennas that is for the AM bands. Since it only tunes 9 kHz stations, you will have to enter the local / distant AM stations you want to hear and enjoy or take your time to slowly tune the tuning know at 1 kHz increments. It's a very good AM receiver to use on the bedside or anywhere day and night.The SW bands are great, and this receiver give you, the listener the ability to tune from 2.3 MHz (120 meters) to 21.195 MHz (15 meters) to hear the world such and international news, music and events, and sports. You will need to use the telescoping rod antenna for moderate the strong signals on the short wave bands, and a wire antenna indoors or outdoors for weak to moderate signals during the day and night. This radio is very easy to use, even for a beginner, and since it's digital tuning it should be much easier than using a analog dial. It does give you the ability to preset the memories as many as you need to through the ATS tuning or memory feature. I would recommend that you purchase also a reeled up wire antenna to use indoors and outdoors since there is no external antenna input jack.FM Band is great since it's able to tune from 76 MHz to 108 MHz which is likely you will hear TV NTSC channels 5 which is 81.75 MHz, and channel 6 for NTSC audio on 87.75 MHz, and also the entire FM broadcast band. If you happen to be around Japan when travelling, this radio is able to tune the local Japanese FM broadcast band from 76 MHz to 90 MHz, and the rest of the world from 88.1 MHz to 107.9 MHz. For best reception use the telescoping rod antenna and move away from noisy sources. Also you can still use a dipole antenna by clippng one lead to the telescoping rod antenna. It does have th ability to receive local and distant FM stations without the receiver overloading. The best time to listen to distant / remote FM stations is mostly during the late spring to early fall season.The Recording / Playback feature is a great addition which has the ability to use a up to a 32 GB micro card (not included, but required) to collect your local and distant radio programs and talk shows, and international short wave radio broadcasts and share your recordings with your friends and family. There is no settings required to change the bit rate or anything, so everything is set and ready to go already. It can playback MP3 and WAV files even from a USB WAV recorder that I used to plug in and tested the playback feature which most of the files on it were MP3 and WAV formatted.This radio is a very easy to use radio, and it will give someone started in short wave radio listening and eventually get prepared for bigger complex receivers with single side band and other modes, and eventually help prepare that short wave radio listener for to get on the air with a amateur radio license to talk and help support the world in need.